The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1898-09-18

and promulgated by Mrs. Eddy after
many years of religious, scientific and
metaphysical investigation and culture,
which alone could prepare the mind for
the supersensible perception and grasp
of such a vast and profound subject. At
ter years of demonstration, which includ-
ed her own recovery from what was re
garded as a fatal sickness, she began to
make known to the world this gospel of
healing and deliverance. Thirty years
ago this minister of God, immovably
fixed on the basis of aScertained and de-
monstrated scientific intelligence, appear
ed at the portals of human thought with
her message of supreme good disclosing
the science of Jesus teaching and works,
and the exact way of salvation from sin
and misery.
If a stricken humanity had formulated
all of its needs in one vast petition to
God it might have found it's answer in
the revelation of Christian Science with
its limitless possibilities and availability.
In the reception which the world accord
ed this announced science which reveals
and declares the right and might of in
telligence divinely bestowed, history has
repeated itself.
As of old the ignorant and carnal
mind, true to the genius of its historical
enmity against good. rose in its hateful
wrath to scorn the message and to re-
vile, insult and prosecute the revelator
and yet in spite of the malignant tide
lessly appalled, one who was unsustain-
ed by divine wisdom, this woman, in
whom the very spirit of self-sacrifice and
godly perseverance was incarnated,
pressed on with the knowledge that good
is omnipotent and will prevail
AS time wore on the sick. were healed
and taught the rudiments of this science
and the nucleus of the great Christian
Science organization was formed The
Massachusetts Metaphysical College was
founded and thousands of people from all
parts of the land were taught there and
returned to their homes to engage in the
work. and in this way the growth of the
denomination has advanced after the
manner of geometrical progression To-
day the denomination has hundreds of
churches in America and foreign coun-
tries and hundreds of thousands of peo-
pie are either members of these churches
or in immediate utilization with them.
AS a religious organization there is no
national policy. Each branch church
has an independent form of church gov
eminent and the only semblance Of CEN
trail authority is that which is lodged In
the mother church in Boston. The de-
nomination has publishing house in
Boston which publishes weekly paper
books on the subject of Christian Science,
including the works of Mrs. Eddy. Her
original work, Science and Health, With
Key to Scriptures is the only text book
of genuine Christian Science 1t has
passed through more than $50 editions
and has hundreds of thousands of con-
slant readers and students. AS the fault.
less key to the revelation contained IN
the Bible this book is accomplishing more
to-day for the veal of mankind than any
other scientific or religious work that Is
known to the world. 1t rests largely on
scriptural authority and sanction, and
enables the learner to grasp the true,
! spiritual import of the Bible.
| The scope of Christian Science is in
finite. 1t is the truth about God. man
and the universe; about law. government
power, action and substance. To even
summarize this scope in the narrow area
| of a newspaper article is obviously i'm
possible. The Christian Scientists who
are taking their primary footsteps on
this great scene of science have not, as
yet reached the fullness Of an under
| standing thereof nor wrought out all OF
the possibilities of demonstration, but al
ready far more than a million cases of
sickness have been healed and nearly. If
not quite ALL of the known forms of
disease have been mastered thereby
! Tens of thousands of drunkards have
been reclaimed: the sinner has been
| turned from evil thoughts and ways
the sorrowing have been comforted and
every conceivable phase of miserable
conditions have either been exterminated
| or geatly relieved.
). The paramount object of Christian Sci
| ence is to institute and procure a moral
reform. It not only presents hiRha1