THE
writer of the following article does not adequately represent the teaching of Christian Science, but his apprehension is far in advance of religious thought in general and is specially interesting as an earnest of things to come.
Every
Christian and believer in the Bible will admit the statement that God is Love, and yet how many pureminded Christian men and women deny in their extremity the very statement they know to be true.
We
should not sentence ourselves by admitting traits of character or a disposition adverse to the Christ character, any more than we should admit the reality of sickness and its many phases.
It
was my privilege to attend the World's Congress Auxiliary, which was held in Chicago in connection with the World's Columbian Exposition of 1893; also to be present at the meeting of the Parliament of Religions, when the address written by our Leader marked an epoch in the world's history.
No one can find fault with the statement that "the doctrine of no-doctoring is not doctoring, and of doing without medicine is not medical," unless reliance upon God, as taught by Christianity, can be defined as medical practice.
Occasionally
there appear in some papers uncharitable reflections upon the church or organization popularly known as the Christian Science Church, its teachings, leaders, and followers.
