I First heard of Christian Science, in an isolated hamlet among the foothills of California, yet near enough the sea to realize Whittier's lines:
"We heard the roar
Of Ocean on his wintry shore,
And felt the strong pulse throbbing there
Beat with low rhythm in inland air."
I had no hypothesis as to the future. The general religious belief was wholly rejected, and I only answered to all questions either from within or without:
