Dear Editor:—After I was healed of long-standing ailments by Christian Science, I wrote to my niece of the great change I had experienced. I wrote in the joy of my heart, hoping that they might try the same remedy, for all three of their family were invalids, and the mother has since passed on. But the reply came promptly, "We don't wish to discuss Christian Science with you. We believe it is of the evil one." They are Baptists and really excellent people.
Over a year ago I asked to be dropped from my church—Baptist. A committee, consisting of a deacon and a retired minister, came to see me, and invited me cordially to remain, if I could only keep still about Christian Science. I assured them I could not promise that, since I considered that God had healed me, and I wanted to tell it freely. They then said plainly that they could not approve of my doing so, as they believed Christian Science healing was "of the devil." So I went forth, after having taught the Bible class in their Sunday School for almost twenty-three years, whenever my health permitted. To my class I always insisted that healing by the power of God direct was taught in the Bible, and this was not objected to, although no interest was taken in it; but when Christian Scientists—the only people who actually obtained and conferred such healing—were mentioned, they and the healings were promptly repudiated. Alas for the blindness of the old church!—
Over and over again it is said by members of the Orthodox church that Christian Science healing is of the devil. There must be some reason for this, to us, preposterous claim, else otherwise intelligent, kind-hearted people would not say such a thing. I desire to give what I believe to be their reason for so declaring, and answer it.
