Christian Scientists do not deny that Jesus Christ was the Son of God, but they accept the Master's own statements: "I and my Father are one:" "My Father is greater than I;" "My Father worketh hitherto, and I work.
With reference to the editorial comments as to the cure of locomotor ataxia through Christian Science, it should be stated that Christian Scientists do not claim that a cure is effected through their treatment in every case, for they have not yet learned how to apply the Principle of this Science with such certainty as to avoid an occasional failure; but they have satisfied themselves through investigation and their own personal experiences that there have been many cases of permanent cures of such diseases through their system of healing, and they have abundant confidence that similar results can be secured in other cases through the same method of treatment.
I do not decry, nor do I in the lightest way oppose, the gifts of healing; but I do say they are very meager, and poor, small, starving gifts, as we see them and use them to-day.
If the pastor of any one of the thirty-five churches in this vicinity should take the position in his pulpit that the healing of the body would one day be one of the distinct departments of church work, his position would be regarded as little short of revolutionary.
One of the main stumbling-blocks to our critic is the fact that Christian Science holds to the unreality of sickness, sin, matter, mortal mind and mortal bodies.
