In all the centuries that have intervened, it is doubtful if one single person has been prevented from believing on Jesus because of his refusal to cast himself down from the temple.
The fact that we see to-day, as the critic himself affirms, "many intelligent men and women" seeking Christian Science, is possibly no more "surprising" than it is significant, and is in itself a strong argument in support of our contention that the Rev.
The healing which results from Christian Science is entirely different in Principle and effect from that of faith cure, mental science, hypnotism, and other methods which the uninformed think are akin to Christian Science.
Christian Scientists are not satisfied with saying that because our fathers had no exact or demonstrable knowledge of God, therefore we should be satisfied without such knowledge.
Editor Herald:—Having once held the same opinions as your correspondent "Fairplay," regarding Christian Scientists and their asserted neglect of the children's health, I feel it my duty to enlighten him as to why those opinions changed.
In your issue of May 19 you comment at length upon Christian Science, and in the course of your remarks I note that you refer to the science of spiritual healing, which Mrs.
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great king and wise man who is supposed to have imbibed more of material knowledge than all his predecessors, near the close of his earthly career summed up his conclusions with the words: "Vanity of vanities,.
