If the author of the following would comment as justly on the moral influence of the Church, as he does on a work which is theological as well as hygienic, his article would be welcome in our Journal:
True Christianity began to wane, as Truth became hid in churches and ritualistic forms; and just in proportion as you lay more stress on the formation of church-organizations and high-sounding institutes, than you do on the work of healing, will your cause decline, and eventually be lost. It is the practical work of doing good, so beautifully illustrated in Science and Health, that appeals so forcibly to others, and draws so many to you and the Cause.
Not all your churches and preachers will do as much to win people to the Truth, as the few good healers, who are never heard of except in the homes of the people. But the Cause is now greater than Mrs. Eddy, who, having given the truth to the world, cannot recall or control it. Science and Health, her masterpiece, is greater than any Church which she or her followers can establish. This book, or, rather, the truth therein, needs no church to proclaim it or bolster it. The author far outranks any ministerial title; and Mary Eddy will be remembered when Rev. Mrs. Eddy is forgotten.
