As a free discussion of Christian Science is invited in this morning's editorial it is surely the privilege of any respectable citizen to participate in the same.
The Advance counsels the Congregational churches to dismiss without censure all Christian Scientists who wish to join Christian Science churches, but without the letters of recommendation to these churches, on ground that they are not evangelical in doctrine.
We
have read with considerable interest an account of the proceedings recently taken at a meeting of the Medico-Legal Association of New York City, held on the evening of June 21, at which was discussed the advisability of prohibiting the practice of so-called Christian Science healers.
Periodicals
of the leading Protestant denominations and the public press have recently published many articles and editorials in regard to the growing number of empty pulpits, the unsatisfactory standard of average ability among preachers, the insufficiency of the right kind of men now preparing for the ministry, the apathy of the members of large city churches.
Perhaps
there never was a time in the history of our movement when the matter of class teaching should be more sacredly considered or carefully guarded than at present.
To my thought the most beautiful demonstrations that are given us through the always helpful columns of our montiny messenger and our weekly watchman, are those in which the healing came as a natural consequence of reading and assimilating the wonderful words of Love and Truth contained in "Science and Health with Key to the Scriptures," by Mary Baker G.
