St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1898-11-16

-eo anu clVii war, Wnen great cities
are leprous with vice, when men and wo.
men are longing for the liberty of IN,
sons and daughters of God, is it strange
tnat holy womanhood should hear the
word OF God and proclaim liberty to the
capHves?"
Mrs. Eddy was religiously inclined from
her very childhood, and becoming a mem.
Der OF an orthodox church at twelve wears
OF age, was active and earnest therein.
ana mad large list Of friends. AS a
writer and lecturer she was known to the
word In years long prior to the discovery
o. Christian Science which is that under
standing OF the Divine which enables men
10 have the same mind In them which was
IN Christ Jesus. This knowledge also has
demonstration and power; and tens of
thousands In the land now can testify to
meaning from sickness and to publication
OF thought through Christian Science. But
before she became the Discoverer of this
provabe and benefcent science she who
was TO be the author of it's textbook.
science and Health with Key
u tne scriptures" had been influencing
Pubic thought by her writings from tile
time when she was sixteen. One would
expect to find her who now is the cham
pion Of the highest liberty to have been
eager for the abolition of slavery. Her
earnest work In this behalf led General
Butler to express to her his opinion in n
letter, saying, IF we had many women
IKE yourself the war would soon be over"
PREVIOUS to this in 1862 lecture on the
North and South in Waterville College,
NAME given by her, was pronounced ly
irof. Sheldon the most able lecture on
the subject ever delivered before that in
stitution.
There are three of the Scriptural writer's
whose names seem to be prominent
Moses Isaiah and Paul. Each of them
was learned In the highest wisdom of his
Time Moses added forty years of refec-
ton and solitary thought to the study of
Egyptian learning which had occupied
him like time. Then he was able to gain
that self-obliteration which enabled him
10 be led by God, and so lead the Israel
or God out of their slavery. But more
IMAM that he was capable of making an
apiding record of the events that occurred
under the divine leading. The writings of
Isaiah show what the man of affairs, of
education, wealth and accomplishment.
can express of beauty and truth when he
sets the unseen God first In his life. Paul
stands forth prominently as an Apostle OF
Christ. though once a Pharisee of the Phari.
sees: He utilized all that was of value
transn uted his critical and destruc.
tive logic into. the logic of truth, where.
by he upbuilt the cause he had at
tempted to destroy. The Author of the
christian Science textbook had the pre-
paration of education as these mentioned
writers mad, before being called to her
work. The singular purity and. consecra-
ton of her life made the revelation of
Good come to her naturally. There was
no catastrophe as in Pauls case. Since
the meaning of her mission dawned upon
her she had labored with a devotion un-
ceaslng and zeal untiring for the good
OF humanity, in line with former inten-
TONS but now In accord with the under
standing of Science whereby the whole
world Is to be regenerated. The singleness
OF her purpose, the continuity of her sense
OF Gods presence, the simplicity of her
obedience to Gods will, encourage every
working Scientist to follow her example
and furnish an Illustration of the unity
of Good in character which is to bless all
mankind.
There is a quaint story told in the Ger
man tongue of Holland burgomaster
who descended from the height of his
austere self-importance one day to soothe
the woe of child crying over a broken
toy. After his death when he came to
heavens gate, as the story told, he was
satisfied that the many good deeds of his
life had procured an easy entrance; but
page, and every one was a blank. At last
In corner of nearly the last page was
one kind act-the mending of a toy for
child; but that was enough to procure
him admittance, for even a cup of cold
water given with love for Christ's sake
brings certain reward. A single brave or
kindly act has been enough to set a name
In history, as for example Sidneys self
denial In passing the water his own lips
craved to the thirstier soldier on Zut-
phen's field But what If life be filed
with kindly acts? What If the record of
years has every hour designated by self
denial and tenderness and loving rebukes
that healed sin, and wise counses that
helped the good of the world? Would not
such life Illustrate heaven here, and as
sure the world Of the certainty of Gods
Will being done on earth as in heaven?
would not such life call out love- and
would not men honor themselves by
loving?
THE DANGER OF PREJUDICE.
A man who is pEejudiced is one who
judges in advance of the evidence. He
does not wait for the facts and found his
Judgment thereon but he comes to a con-
clusion because of certain mental con.
ditions of his own. He does not view the
external conditions, but from some inter-
nal irritation or unhappiness within his
own person he forms an opinion which
may be justified by no evidence. There are
too many who allow prejudice to close
their eyes. They do not know whence
these influences come but when they find
themselves at enmity against those who
are doing only good they would do well
to question the source of the feeling; for
1t can only come from that which pre-
vents the good, and Whatsoever loveth
and maketh lie" If a scholar gain pre-
JUDGE against his teacher, the poisonous
influence of distrust, fear, and malice. will
faint all his thought, and make him I'M
able to come at the sense of the teaching
given. Or suppose a case of famine in In
Ola, and superstition to cause prejudice
against the Commissioner of Relief in a
district so that some famshed natives
had too much fear to go to him and re-
ceive the freely offered supply; the real |
hurt Of prejudice would in that case be |
apparent. And careful thought will show |
that there Is similar hurt in all cases; the |
most noteworthy example being the re- |
lection by his own race and people of
Christ Jesus who came to teach the truth |
about God. Prejudice prevented the Jews
from discerning the Goodness incarnate,
which governed the man Christ Jesus, and |
failing to accept that, how could they re-
ceive the higher revelation of Good as the
supreme, incorporeal, divine Principle,
governing the universe?
A BOOK AND ITS VALUE.