In
last week's issue of the Sentinel we quoted an editorial from the Philadelphia Public Ledger concerning the prosecution of some Christian Scientists in New Jersey, and in commenting upon the case we said that "such prosecutions are always based upon the fallacy that the attendance of a physician—whether he administers drugs or does not do so—is the one thing essential to the recovery of the patient.
Though
it blow ever so gently, a prevailing wind will give the sapling a lean which is retained even until the day when, a mighty tree, it thunders to its fall.
The
able discourse of our "learned Judge," his flash of flight and insight, lays the axe "unto the root of the trees," and shatters whatever hinders the Science of being.
It
was his last Sabbath in Jerusalem, a day crowded with most interesting experiences, and with the approach of the sunset hour his feet instinctively turned toward the slopes of the Mount of Olives.
In
many of the smaller cities and towns where Christian Science churches or societies have not yet been established, it has occurred to those who are banded together in a less informal way as Christian Scientists that a lecture is the one thing needed to establish their work on a more stable basis, but in this we believe they are mistaken.
The time has arrived when it is necessary to take steps toward the erection of a suitable publishing house for The Christian Science Publishing Society in Boston, and contributions for this purpose are requested from Christian Scientists throughout the world.
