The statement that "the cure of man morally and physically is not Christian Science; it is Christianity," calls for explanation from a Christian Science point of view.
The Christian Scientist feels that the creator has provided a science which is as practical in solving his life-problems as the science of mathematics is practical to the mathematician in solving his problems.
The critic declares that "the therapeutic benefits which sometimes result from this treatment do not establish the correctness of the theories or doctrines promulgated by that cult.
The clerical critic represented Christian Science as "affected mostly by the well-to-do, idle, and luxurious living class, who overate, overdrank, and overslept themselves, and never doing any work, made themselves ill.