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HE strictures on this volume would condemn to oblivion that Truth which is raising up thousands from

helplessness to strength, and elevating them from a theoretical to a practical Christianity. These criticisms are generally based on detached sentences or clauses, separated from their context. Even the Scriptures, which grow in beauty and consistency from one grand root, appear contradictory when subjected to such usage. The apostolic injunction is, “Prove all things; hold fast that which is good.”

In Christian Science mere opinion is valueless. Proof is essential to a due estimate of this subject. Sneers, at

the application of the word Science to Christianity, cannot prevent that from being Scientific which is based on divine Principle, demonstrated according to a given rule, and subjected to proper tests. The facts are so absolute and numerous in support of Christian Science, that misrepresentation and