Do those good people who so vehemently oppose the idea of Christian Scientists making charges for their healing work, stop to think how inconsistent is their position? The argument is that because Christian Scientists claim the healing to be of divine origin, they cannot consistently exact remuneration for their time and labor. The minister is undisputedly entitled to remuneration. The physician, who claims his remedies are provided by God, makes his charges and receives his pay without question. If their premises are well-founded, upon what principle can they deny the right of Christian Scientists to fair remuneration? if it is because the latter are doing God's work, is it not an admission that, the minister and physician are not doing God's work? If Divine work is worthy of compensation in one instance, is it not in all?
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From the November 1897 issue of The Christian Science Journal
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