St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1893-02-06
Miss Mary Sutton Visits St.
Paul and Talks Chris
tian Science.
Taking Occasion to Draw a
Comparison Between the
Old and New.

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cherished hopes that the breezes OF
your more southwark city would whis-
per of spring in t he near distance; but
these hopes lie buried as L peer
through a thawed place upon the win
dow pane about the size of mans
hand and watch the snow seurrying
before the wind in the most Dakota-like
fashion.
This Scrlptural passage recurs to my
mind: The wind Dloweth where it
lIsteth, and thou nearest the sound
thereof, but canst not tell whence it
cOmeth or whittier 1t gOeth: so is every
one that is born of the Spirit" How
realize the similarity between the
sweeping Of the wind and the swift
workings of the Spirit as | look back
over the rapid. yet stately. goingS OF
Christian science since | came INTO the
truth five years ago. After spending
twelve years of suffering upon an inYa-
lids bed, | heard Of cures Though
Christian science. mental science
and mind healing. | addressed letter
to protested healer of each class. OF
each asked the question, 'What IS the
difference between Christian science
and mind healing?" The mental sci
enlist and mind curist declared there
was no difference. and wrote cOpiously
to prove the statement. The Christian
scientist simply replied: The differ.
ence between Christian science and
mind healing is the difference between
truth and lie," and then proceeded to
make statements of that truth, leaving
the lie to die a natural death. Upon
comparing the three letters. instinct
lively
Turned to Christian Science.
and made the journey OF 100 miles to the
scientist. feeling sure this was the heal
ing Jesus and His followers preached
and praCticed.
| was not disappointed; healing OF
body and more wonderful spiritual heal
ing followed, and since then these COM
mandS have been the controlling power
Of my life: "Go We into all the world
and preach the gospel to every Great
ure and heal the sick that are
therein"
About one year and half after my
recovery went to Grand Forks, \. D..
and found that throughout nearly the
entire territory the eyes of the people
were closed to the real light of the
Word. Materially speaking L was a
stranger in strange land, but in the
spiritual fact | was at home in my
Fathers house. | felt this, and was
satisfied. Bat tie experience was a
peculiar one. Five years ago it was a
fearful thing Gin human sense TO be
the only Christian Scientist in a town
where everybody knew everybody else,
and the world did not ID the least I'M
derstand the motives, nor believe i'll
the healing works of Christian Scent
lists, The most indifferent senti-
ment was that they were crankS or
demented, while the positive feeling
against them was hatred and contempt.
Physicians did not scruple to work Sc
cretly for their defeat. and to blaCken
their characters. The clergy hestated
not to pronounce them blasphemers,
intidels, atheists. disbelieYers in Christ
all this without any real knowledge
of the doctrines of Christian Science,
forgetting that prevaricators do not in
| heTit the kingdom Of heaven. Editors
freely published all the inconsistent
stories antagonIstic to Christian Science
healing under such headings as AN
other Christian Science Victim" Died
From the Effects of Christian Science
Treatment" "A Man Made Insane
Over Christian Science Doctrines, etc,
and it was war to the knife if they were
requested to correct their misstate-
mentS.
All this is changed. Dakota is rapidly
coming over to Christian science. But
her history in this respect has been the
history of every other state where the
great saving truth is now we'll known.
People outside Of Christian science, ab
! sOrbed in the things of this world and
man-made beliefs, cannot understand
! how this has been brought about, but
are waking up to the fact that it is true.
Ask scientist how the change was
wrought, and the answer, in substance,
would be that ii came i'll the
Minds of the People.
The first coming of Christ was long
before the world, in general, was ready
to comprehend His character, mission
| and teachings. But He came and spread
out before mankind the open book Of
His life and 1.-THE Word" and for more
than eighteen hundred years they have
had their eyes fastened upon the les
son. 1t has required that length Of time
for the ages to work up to the inter
| probation of His mysterious teachings.
And now, behold it is science. The
science of life, whose principle and
! rules may be understood. whereby man
may work out the harmOnieS of life
! escaping sickness, sin and death.
"Whos0ever belieYeth in me, the works
! that do shall he do Also This word
believe, as Jesus used it, seemed to have
two meanings. AS quoted above, it GER
| tainly applied to those who believed UNI
| derStandingly. for one who believed III
| Jesus ever SO much, could
Not Eso His works
as long as they were mysterious to Him.
| Jesus miracles were 10 miracles tOHim
! else He could not have performed them,
and if we wish to do the same works we
must understand the spiritual principle
upon which they were done. This is
understood only in divine science. He
used the word believe in different
sense when He once asked a man who
| wished his son to be healed, "BelieveSt
thou | can do this ." The man, burst
ing into tears, replied. II believe, help
| Thou my unbelief." This kind of be
lieving is blind and helpless. 1t cannot
destroy sin nor sickness, only believing
Jesus can do SO. But that faith or con-
fidence, which is based upon under
standing. does Jesus works. To-day
these believers number thousands upon
thousands, and the leaYen is still work
| ing.
At first it worked slowly after the
! manner OF heaven, verifying Tie sig
nihcance of jesus words, when the
Son of Man cOmeth will lie find faith
upon the earth ?"
1t does not seem possible that the
recognition of the realities of this truth
was known to Mrs. Eddy tWcnty-Sevcn
years ago. AT that time she stood alone.
Not person upon the face of the earth
believed III her revelation. wv ho shall
believe our report?" But study of
its irresistible growth confirms the
affirmation that it is alI-pOWerful truth /;
nothing has overcome what it has i'll
error and advanced in so short time
70 where it has today.
But healing the sick is not the object
of Christian science. but is the effect of
a spiritual healing, and The spiritual
healing is the object. Christ came to-
save from sin. Sin is the cause of sickaf
ness, as well as all other evils, and tn OF