Objections
have been raised against the practice of Christian Science healing, on the ground that it cannot properly be classed as a religious or Christian practice.
It is now an obstacle to belief to hold that since the closing of the New Testament no one upon the earth has been authorized to speak in the name of God or has been inspired by Him to utter divine truth fit to be called holy Scripture.
The mid-week testimonial meeting at the Christian Science church last Wednesday evening may well be denominated as having been distinctly western in nature, from the fact that all the testimonies and remarks were by visiting Scientists from the far West.
In
working out the problems of mortal experience it would sometimes seem that an error of long standing is more difficult to overcome than one of recent appearance, and with this belief comes the thought "too late.
"And
why," I asked, as I looked toward a rise of ground on the New England shore commanding a broad, beautiful stretch of ocean, sand-dunes and islands, sky and clouds, "why should it be called 'Heartbreak Hill'?
Christian Science
shines into every nook and corner of the human consciousness, and chases away the shadows which otherwise lurk there, unseen and undisturbed.
When
nearly three centuries ago the first settlers came to the country which has now become this great republic, they fronted not only hardships and privation, but terrible risk to their lives.
One cannot do well with life as a whole unless he does well in the infinite array of small affairs out of which life is composed, and he connot do his best in these unless he is interested enough to do them with all his heart; but most of them are so simple, so commonplace, that they have in themselves no power to stir the heart.
Christian Scientists do indeed claim that their system of healing is "a rediscovery of the healing power employed by Christ Jesus," and their claim is ably substantiated by thousands upon thousands of authentic cases of healing without the use of drugs or mesmerism, but as Jesus healed, through divine power.
When the Christian church awakens to its God-given opportunities, it will welcome Christian Science, and recognize the practical nature of its teachings.
