The Nenana daily news., 1920-07-23
Continued from Yesterday.)
Charitable Work.

It has been objected that Chris tian Scientists do not participate ir the work of public charities. This however, is an erroneous impression which has grown out of the fact that Christian Scientists do not pur- sue the methods that are generally followed in raising and distributing so-called charity funds. While they are liberal subscribers to funds for the alleviation of human suffering and urgent need, their thought in regard to charity is best expressed by statement in the first para graph of the Preface to "Miscel. i laneous Writings" by Mrs. Eddy, reading as follows: "A certain apo thegm of a Talmudical philosopher suits my sense of doing good. IL reads thus: The noblest charity is to prevent a man from accepting charity; and the best of all aims are to show and to enable man to dispense with alms.'"
 There are approximately six thou sand Christian Science practitioners whose names appear in The Chris, : tian Science Journal at this date. IL is not an overstatement to say that there is an average of one patient calling upon each of these prac. titioners daily and receiving treat ment for which the patients are not in position to make financial pay ment. There are, therefore, six thousand persons throughout the world who are daily receiving from Christian Science practitioners the treatment and help which is healing them of physical, moral, mental, and spiritual ills. Add to this the number of persons who are being treated by Christian Scientists other than listed practitioners, and it would be safe to say that there are at least ten thousand patients throughout the world receiving adily this necessary help gratuitously. Furthermore. and here is the unusu- al fact that distinguishes a Chris tian Science treatment from any other form of treatment. these ten thousand persons who are being treated daily are not only being healed of their ills, but are being put in a position to dispense with charity in the form of aims, and are equipped to occupy positions of re- spect, responsibility. and independ- ence in the communities in which they reside. Christian Scientists do not feel that they are entitled to any especial commendation for work of this character. Since the criti- cism has been made. however, that Christian Scientists do not engage in any charitable work, the above facts are stated simply as facts which may not be entirely without interest and significance.
 The World War.
 The activities of Christian Science during the world war which has re- ently closed are so we'll known that it is not necessary to rehearse a his- tory of those activities at this time. In this connection it is only neces- sary to state that, since the out break of the world war hostilities, Christian Scientists have been a unit in supporting the policies of our government and it's allies. This support on the part of Christian Scientists has been given through every line of right activity estab- lished by our Government at home and abroad Christian Scientists recognized quite generally at the outbreak of the war that the battle was not so much struggle between men or between nations, but, III the language of St. Paul, the war. fare was against municipalities, against powers, against the rulers of the darkness of this world, against spiritual wickedness in high places"
 Today, as the atmosphere of peace and justice settles upon the nations of the world, Christian Scientists understand that the victory is not a victory of men over men, or of na- tions over nations, but is victory of right over wrong, of good over evil-a victory of the true idea of government by Principle and Truth as distinguished from the autocratic personal control of men over men. It is in this demonstration of the