Show of interest to in A recent article on christian science alfred farlow Per hapa no greater has been paid to christian science than baa been 0 ered by or john II 11 houghton in the mere act tha he deelii in necessary to establish a competing school of abera to arrest its progress the gen aleman appears to preer christian science but nevertheless proposes to all other mental methods ol 01 treating the sick the good man will earn that christian science is exactly ag far above mental suggestion of tl e hudson description a the divine mind a above the carnal mind and he will discover that the high degree of respectability ability of the christian science church which ha so graciously con ceded as well as its growth la due to the power therein employed in contradistinction to the human attributes used IQ thiea mental method which depend less god it certainly Is the privilege of the churchea to attempt the healing 01 the sick provided of course bey do not abuse the privilege aad undertake to animal force and carnal influences for the of mind I 1 have read with no email in terest the published references to the matter have appeared in the denver papers and am now writing on the that dr is correctly reported in re gard to the methods which he proposes to employ since be hag made no public denial concerning them have no more concern in a movement ol 01 chii kind than the general public they may be to the danger that may await the boja cannity in the its being collated to resort to burr anly instead of the divine influence in the treatment of the bick dr will learn if indeed he out hia proposition that he cannot vouchsafe latie faction to bis or to the public by the various magnetic methods for christian science an understanding would be lent to any other sort of a method it is an imposition the public to undertake to give the imkea ion that the various forma of carnal in fluence which are not new but have been practiced during past age can take the place of the pure ethical in fluen cea of conation Ch nation science the world Is not wanting in human methods I 1 but is lacking in divine methods me are not in need of a revival of magmer ism and incantations what we need ia the power of god in human affair oil in tha lives ot men our clergyman who to rival the christian science church and abas lesain the demand for christian science by adopting leas christian methods than those which are in the chris dan science church will do well to weigh the matter car ealr before ad vaccina we are reminded of the time abea the theologians cried away with thise man tad release unto as Ba rabbas if the churches feet the necessity of a healing department they should look well to it that they do not try to withhold from hoir member the christ method and lei loose upon them the magnetic influence which in reality is the cause of all the troubles ia existence again since dr Hou gliton mention christian science as one of his caca methods why does he object to ali e continuance of the christian church llan scientists out by methods and thus their teaching asa christian gentle man ought not to wish IL bo aba chris tian science church be ause it has taken the lead in chris danity in healing am aahl he could not practice n science without accepting it and IA accepting it and ing U ha become a christian ajo he has bis proposition overlooked taba most ua feature ol 01 tha cj christian that ling is not de sta but is the ra fult anre of th chriatian alv t the ejiri ual generation vf from a life in anna with maa inevitable livo as celii as aa core of I 1 haw me bean given to the cap ut have heard it said that mixed drinks alake the individual irmok certainly een ittem that mixed metaphysics mate ine nin tally and ui orally drunk bat nj unadulterated christian and the in improves the boain conui alon of every individual alio it |