Christian Science does not teach "the power of mind over matter" in the sense of human will-power being a healer, but it recognizes the power of divine Mind, God, over all His universe.
Christian Science is not the offspring of Swedenborg's teaching, as alleged by a critic, and much less can it be said to bear any relationship whatsoever to that of Mesmer.
Christian Science demands a lively faith, rising, through constant translation into works, into the higher planes of spiritual understanding and knowledge; and while it enforces calm and orderly habits of thought, it induces a mental activity of the highest quality.
