In the Christian Science Bible Lesson

FROM OUR EXCHANGES

[Allan Hoben in American Journal of Theology.
No comparison of method or value is intended, and none exists between the Bible and the Christian Science text-book, "Science and Health with Key to the Scriptures," by Mrs.
Our critic declares that the Christian Science text-book is absolutely irrefutable because it is utterly meaningless.
The measure of the fulfilment of Bible teachings, as manifested in the daily experience of its devotees, furnishes the best proof of the efficiency of any denominational belief as a practical religion.
It is very true that to the human sense of things, sickness, sorrow, discord, evil of various sorts, seem to abound and to counterfeit reality, but the hope and expectancy of all Christian people is that some day, under some circumstances, that which is real will be so manifested as to destroy forever these phases of mortal belief.
The more the utterances of Christ Jesus are studied the more forcible becomes the fact that he was the world's greatest orator.
Our critic says that the testimonials of physical healing by Christian Science are, in the great majority of cases, entirely worthless.
Jesus said, "God is a Spirit: and they that worship him must worship him in spirit and in truth.
When we talk of salvation, what do we mean?
The command to heal the sick as well as to preach the gospel was given with the utmost distinctness by Christ Jesus, and is recorded directly in three of the Gospels, while in not one of these Gospels is there the slightest excuse for the attempt to confine the command to any particular time or persons.