Students
of Christian Science are sometimes asked by others who are interested in the subject, whether they place greater emphasis upon denial or upon affirmation in their Science work.
The
children in a Christian Science Sunday school class were once asked by their teacher why it was necessary to have a lesson on "Unreality" after studying one on "Reality.
Although
we do not nowadays hear so frequently as formerly the assertion that "Christian Science is neither Christian nor scientific," the belief expressed in these words still prevails in many quarters; namely, that the followers of this faith are outside the pale of evangelical Christianity.
The
Scripture teaching that "God is our refuge and strength" is theoretically accepted by many who also think of Him as the creator of the physical universe and its laws.
Many
persons who notice communications to the newspapers signed by a "committee on publication," wonder why it is necessary for the Christian Science church to maintain a committee of this kind, and some have jumped to the conclusion that the intention is to secure publicity in order to proselyte from other faiths.
A good
many persons fail to distinguish between economy and parsimony, the former being admittedly a virtue which stands for the prudent and orderly management of a household or state, the regulation of expenditure in such a way as to avoid loss or waste.