The daily morning journal and courier., 1899-03-28
FOUNDER OF CHRISTIAN SCIENCE
 IN THE UNITED STATES.

l FOONDIIIL oT SIlINio l. IAN DSlGANSL
 IN THE UNITED STATES.
 Address by Rev. Mary Baker G. Eddy
 First Church of Christ, Scientist, Con-
 cord, N. FL: My Beloved Brethren:-
 In the annals of our denomination this
 church becomes historic, having comple-
 ted it's organization February 22-Wash-
 ington's birthday. Memorable date, all
 unthought of till the day had passed! | Then we beheld the omen--Religious
 Liberty-the Father of the universe, and
 the father of our nation in concurrence. | To-day with the large membership of
 seventy-four communicants, you have
 met to praise God I, as usual, at home
 and alone, am with you in spirit, joining
 in your rejoicing; and my heart is ask
 ing, What are the angels saying or sing ing of this dear little flock, and what is
 each heart in this house repeating, and
 what Is being recorded of this meeting
 as with the pen of an angel?
 Bear in mind always that Christianity
 is not alone gift, but growth Christ ward; it is not creed or dogma,-a philosophical phantasm, nor the opin- | ions of sect struggling to gain power | over contending sects, and scourging | the one in advance of it. Christianity | is the summons of divine love for man | to be Christ-like-to emulate the words
 and the works of our great Master. To attain thereunto men must know some what of the divine principle of Jesus life work, and prove their knowledge by
 doing as he bade--"Go and do thou likewise"
 We know principle only through sci ence. The principle of Christ is divine love, resstless life and truth-then it's science must be Christ like, or Christian Science More than regal is the majes- ty of its meekness; and it's might is the ever-nowing tides of truth that sweep the universe, create and govern it.-and it's radiant stores of knowledge-the mysteries of exhaustless Being. Seek ye these, till you make their treasures yours.
 When a young man vainly boasted T am wise for I have conversed with many wise men" Epictetus made an- swer: And I with many rich men. but I am not rich" The richest blessings are obtained by labor; and vessel full, must be emptied, before it can be re- filled. Lawyers may know too much of human law to have a clear perception of divine justice! And divines be too deeply read in scholastic theology to ap- preciate, or to demonstrate Christian charity. Losing the comprehensive in the technical, the principle in it's access sories, cause in effect, and faith in sight we lose the science of Christianity; predicament quite like the man who could not see London for it's houses.
 Clouds that swing in the sky with dumb thunderbolts parsimonous of rain, are seen and forgotten in the same hour; while those with a mighty rush that waken the stagnant waters, and solicit every root and every leaf with the treasures of rain ask no praising. Re- member, thou canst be brought into no condition, be it ever so severe, where love has not been before thee, and It's tender lesson is awaiting thee. There fore despair not nor murmur, for that which seeketh to save. to heal, and to deliver will guide thee, If thou seek this guidance.
 Pliny gives the following description of the character of true greatness: Doing what deserves to be written, and writing what deserves to be read: and rendering the world happier and better for having lived in it'' Strive thou for the joy and crown of such a pilgrimage the service of such mission.
 A heart touched and hallowed by one chord of Christian science can accom- pllsh the full scale; but this heart must be honest, and in earnest and never iv, estV fn r, for fleet the divine life truth and love.
 Stand by the limpid lake, sleeping mid willowy banks dyed with emerald see therein the mirrored sky,--and the moon ablaze with her mild glory will stir thy heart. Then, in speeches. ask God to enable you to reflect | God-to become His own image and | the calm, clear, radiant | reflection of Chrst's glory, healing the sick. bringing the sinner to repentance, and raising the spiritually dead in tres passes and sins to life in God. Jesus | said "If ye abide in Me, and My words | abide in you, ye shall ask what ye will, , and it shall be done unto you"
 Beloved in Christ, what our Master said unto His disciples when He sent ! them forth to heal the sick, and preach | the gospel-I say unto you: Be ye therefore wise as serpents, and harmless as doves.' Then, if the wisdom you manifest causes Christendom, or the disclaimer against God to call this "a subtle fraud. ''let your peace return to you. D
 I am patient with the newspaper wares, and the present schoolboy epi- hets and attacks of portion of Chris endom:
 CD Because I sympa thize with their ignorance of Christendom Science:
 CD Because I know that no Christian an or does understand this Science and lot love it:
 (3) Because these attacks afford ap- oortunity for explaining Christian Sci nee; and,
 (D Because it is written: "The wrath if man shall praise Thee: the remain Ter of wrath shalt Thou restrain"
 Rest assured that the injustice done 1y press and pulpit, to this denomina- ion of Christians will cease, when it no onger blesses it. This I know, for God S for me" Psalms. And in the words # St. Paul, If God be for us, who can ,e against us?'
 Pass ye the proud fane by. Ii The vaulted aisles by Haunting folly
 trod, nd meath the temnle of unified orv-