"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.
"That's the point exactly; none of our learned men have been able to prove that the claims of Christian Science are true," said the pastor quickly.
"That is because they do not go to those who can furnish the proof."
"Who can prove it, Walter?"
"Many thousands of those who were healed and the practitioners in particular."
"Parson Jones said they are a lot of hair-brained women."