The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-01-11
LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
Christian science Is Not Mwave Matter,

 To the Editor of The Age-Herald:
 An undulation is defined as waving motion or vibration, and a certain class of present-day writers have much to say about the vibration of the human mind by which it is fancied that something may be accomplished. It is quite well under stood that that which wavers is unre- liable. The Apostle James says, "He that wavereth is like wave of the sea driven with the wind and tossed" and also, Let not hat man think that he shall receive anything of the Lord In pleasing con- trast to this condition is the declara- tion in the Psalms, Be still and know that am God"
 If the writer on "Undulations" in your Sunday issue had confined his story to the likeness between the passing phases of the human mind and the waves of the sea, no one would take exception to his remarks even if not therein interested. He actually speaks, however, of "the welter- ing inanity of discontent, the blind anger Of fear and general wrath" passing out to the infinite. Since he writes Infinite with capital he must mean God-the in finite, perfect mind Can this perfect mind receive and harbor the pitiful meannesses, the fear and hate of the hu- man mind? No. This is entirely con- trary to the nature of the Infinite, ''the One altogether lovely
 The gentleman has no correct founda- tion for his remarks connecting Mrs. rddx, xr;tb cpirit,,alists and what he calls "other strange kinfolk." Mrs. Eddy, then Mrs. Glover, like many other thinking men and women during the middle of the nineteenth century, investigated "spiritu- alism' and spirit rappings" so-called. and her conclusions were that such mani- | festations had no sound basis. Some- times she kindly explained her views to others interested in the subject. with the object of gently correcting their false impressions. She was never a spiritual ist, nor does Christian Science, which came to her many years later through her growing realization of the real nature of God, resemble in any degree these manifestations of human mind
 Christian Science, which the gentle
 
 ter," is showing how the pillows of the human mind, it's clashing jealously, envy, fear, anger and hate, may be stilled by looking into the mind that is love. It is his misfortune not to be able to see this, but many do catch a glimpse of the fact through the light received from Christian Science and are comforted Tot oy1x ad but they are enabled to bring out better health and morals and to live more joy ous lives The tree that brings forth good fruit cannot logically be condemned | even if one does not understand how 1t came to reach such sturdy. benehcent growth.
 The accusation of patent rights on the discovery of God falls to the ground. | All honor to the pioneer who blazens the way to a new and fairer country, to the miner who discovers gold where the care-
 less foot had unthingingly trod.
 | The gentleman has much to say vague l ly of amalgamation, and he prognosti- cates that some wind of God will blow l Christian Science away by mixing 1t with some wave of the human mind. Christian Science simply teaches that the winds of God" will blow away all the waves and line wavering of the human mind. This blowing away is needed, and the poet | Whittier expresses it we'll when he says in his poem on Immortal Love:''
 "Blow winds of God, awake and blow | The mists of earth away"
 Christian Scientists will agree with the idea of the last statement in the article mentioned, namely, that the waves pass and spirit abides. Mrs. Eddy expresses this finely where she says on page 4Ss of "Science and Health, Spirit Is the real and eternal matter Is the unreal and l temporal" IDA HODNETT. Mobile, Ala, January g, 1911.
 RuhOnlc PIague Rnwinw