It
is almost universally admitted at the present time that Christian Science does heal the sick and ennoble character, but an effort is made to attribute this good result to the human mind.
We
have had frequent occasion to comment upon the marked change in religious views which has taken place in the past thirty or forty years, during which time Mrs.
Much
interest has been expressed in the recent utterance of a professor of English literature at Yale, in which he advocates the use of the Bible for college entrance examinations.
Upon
the occasion of the recent dedication of the new buildings for Harvard Medical College one of the distinguished representatives of the institution spoke eloquently and at length respecting the relation of materia medica to chemistry, bacteriology, biology, etc.
Because
of the wide circulation given McClure's Magazine, and the general concern manifested in its attempt to write the biography of the Founder of Christian Science and the history of the Christian Science religion, all will be interested in reading the communication that appears to-day in The Patriot and in the other papers of the State and of the country, from Rev.
At
this season, when thought turns so naturally to Christ Jesus, we remember with love and gratitude that he was the first to awaken the true sense of man's possiblities as a spiritual being.
One
of the crowning moments of the Master's earthly career was that in which, having been awakened by a clamor of tempest and of fear, he spoke to the raging elements about him, and immediately there was a great calm.
It
is interesting to learn that quite a number of officers of the British army and navy have become Christian Scientists, and the genuineness of their interest in the movement is apparent from the fact that several of them are Readers in the churches.
We
do not wish to be understood as endorsing the general course or policy of the newspapers from which we quote in the Sentinel, and while we believe that in the main our readers so understand our position it seems proper to make this statement in order that there may be no mistake as to our views and intentions.
