In an article bearing the above caption, editor of The Arena, in the October number of that magazine, discussing the status of the modern church in its attitude toward the religion of Jesus Christ, thus refers to Christian Science:—
"His [Christ's] command to his disciples was to preach the gospel and heal the sick. ... The writer is not a Christian Scientist; but he is a believer in fair play, and he knows many persons who have been greatly benefited, both spiritually and physically, and many whose lives have been made happier by Christian Science; and to this degree the cult founded by Mrs. Eddy has his approval. But what is the position of the orthodox church on this question? Hostility like that of the dog in the manager. Its usual method of opposition is persecution through pulpit, magazine, or newspaper attack by persons knowing little or nothing about the subject, for nine tenths of what is said and written against the science of spiritual healing is utterly false, as any one who cares to look into the matter may prove for himself.
"Why is this concerted attack made on Christian Science? ... There is no room to-day in the pulpit for men who are spiritually and intellectually free—men who believe in the cause of righteousness, and who believe that the golden rule is something more than a dead letter."
