Oh!
Divine Intelligent Love, we worship Thee, we praise Thee; Thou the Beauty of all that is beautiful; the purity of all that is pure; the one altogether lovely.
The
progress of the church lies in its manifestation of the presence of God and the fidelity of its members in the acknowledgment of God in what he has done and is doing for us all.
When
are we, as students of Christian Science, to be self-reliant, self-supporting, and when are we to lean only on God, the giver of every good and perfect gift?
No one objects to the healing of sin by spiritual means alone, for the forgiveness of the sinner is the foundational belief of all Christian religions; and this result is sought without recourse to human devices or material aids.
Much
as an improved standard of medical education is to be desired, anything in the way of restrictive legislation to this end savors both of protecting people against their own voluntary acts and of fostering monopoly.
In
attempting to discredit Christian Science, your correspondent groups it with theosophy and the religions of the Orient, and while it is not the intent of this article to depreciate the highest sense of good entertained by any individual, yet the classification of Christian Science with these religions is manifestly unjust, as even their own adherents regard them more as philosophies than religions.