Lord Lothian was for many years deeply interested in Christian Science and ardently devoted to its study and practice. Yet when the supreme test came in December, 1940--that is to say, when he was entrusted with the most important mission of his life time as British Ambassador to the United States at the most critical period of the relations between the two countries--he suddenly died from a form of blood poisoning known as uraemic infection. That is to say, at the time when it should have justified itself most, Christian Science completely failed to cure him. Not only that, but he died at the comparatively early age of fifty-eight. The proof of every theory is its consequence in practice. We hear much about the success of Christian Science, but nobody ever takes the trouble to inform us about its failures which must outnumber the former by hundreds to one at least. If it were really scientific, it would not be afraid, as it is, to publish the record of its failures. The discrepancy between exaggerated claim and modest result, between far-fetched theory and defective practice, is as noticeable here as in most other cults.
-- Perspectives > Chapter 10: Healing of the Self > # 29
