Christian Science has been widely discussed and criticised, more or less kindly and unkindly, but those who have undertaken to antagonize it have overlooked the paramount fact concerning the subject; namely, that it is a matter of experiment rather than of controversy. No one is properly equipped for the discussion of any scientific subject unless he has himself demonstrated its statements. This is preeminently true regarding Christian Science, which is an exact scientific statement of Christianity, adapted to universal demonstration. This science, which has been aptly termed the "Science of sciences," lifts its students to higher planes of thought, gives them a broader outlook on the possibilities of man, and takes them farther toward the Truth of being than all systems of human knowledge combined have ever done or attempted to do.
The question as to whether Christian Science is true is not decided by discussion nor influenced by argument. That it differs in many things from the common opinions of men may arouse protest and excite adverse criticism in some quarters, but this does not affect the issue involved. It would be well for opponents of Christian Science to remember that while words may sound loud and heavy in the ears of mortals, they have neither weight nor worth at the bar of Truth. One cluster of the sweet, ripe fruit of this tree of healing has more value there than all the books, lectures, articles, and sermons that have gone forth against it since it began its divine mission.
Christian Science is not a mystery. There is no occultism nor secrecy about its teachings, and none, consequently, in its practice. There is no hidden or private interpretation of its meaning, which is simplicity itself. Its text-book, "Science and Health with Key to the Scriptures" by Mrs. Eddy, declares plainly, in clear, forceful language, what Christian Science is, and what is required of its students in order to demonstrate it successfully. There is therefore no reasonable excuse why critics should not suspend judgment for an honest, impartial test of its scientific feasibility and utility, especially as the world is in such sore need of what Christian Science promises, but which nothing else has been able to give. If it will not stand the test, not many words will be needed to dispose of it.
