The
history of nations and of men pictures many a defeat which was directly due to avoidable ignorance regarding the character of the enemy and his point of attack.
It
is a notable fact that Jesus had promised his followers that certain signs should "follow them that believe," these same followers "went forth, and preached every where, the Lord working with them, and confirming the word with signs following.
"I have
all respect for the Christian Science movement, and unhesitatingly accept the fact that it is accomplishing great good, but I cannot understand why you turn down and discard the products of scientific investigation; as for instance when you treat materia medica as of no value.
In
the 4th chapter of Matthew's Gospel we read that Christ Jesus healed those who were afflicted with "divers diseases and torments," including lunacy and palsy,—"all manner of sickness and all manner of disease.
With
wonderful wisdom and foresight our revered Leader has directed that the first lessons of the children in our Sunday Schools shall be the Ten Commandments, the Lord's Prayer with its spiritual interpretation.
The
extent of man's God-given authority is graphically outlined in the first chapter of Genesis, where man is spoken of as having "dominion over the fish of the sea, and over the fowl of the air, and over every living thing that moveth upon the earth.
When
Christ Jesus declared that "a good tree cannot bring forth evil fruit," he enunciated that unvarying law of identification and estimate which is divine, and which Christian Science insists upon and is ready to submit to as a final test of values.
We
are often reminded in modern times of the proud boast of the Laodiceans, "I am rich, and increased with goods, and have need of nothing;" and of the stern rebuke of Spirit, "Thou.
It
sometimes appears to those who are engaged in slowly and patiently building up a Christian Science church or society in a small city or town, that perhaps more aggressive methods than those ordinarily in use might be employed with advantage, in order to secure more quickly the desired growth in numbers of the church membership.
We
again call our readers' attention to the fact that authorized Christian Science literature, whether books, pamphlets, or periodicals, is published only by Mrs.
