"Another one of those wise men that know all about a science without
instruction, study, or reading."

"What do you mean, Walter?"

"Father, if Dr. Thompson had told you that he knew all about medicine
by simply glancing into a medical book, would you believe him?"

"Certainly not!"

"And if he had found therein some quotations that he did not understand,
would you think it strange?" said Walter.

"No."

"And if he should tell you that those quotations which he did not
understand were rubbish and nonsense, would you consider him a good
authority?"

"No, how could he be," replied the pastor.

"Then, why should you believe him in regard to Christian Science, when
he confesses that he never studied or read the text book of this
science?"

"But everybody says there is nothing to Christian Science," said the
pastor.

"So did everybody say the earth was flat until it was proven round,"
replied Walter.