Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1900-01-25
!. rQUR GIFT FROM
saH'~ GERMANY.
German students Present q
Bible to Row. Mary
Baker Eddy.

COOCOTA udS ItCeutly LdN VWV
visitors who came here upon an |
unique errand. These
visitors were Frau Bertha Gun
aad Fran!ein Ida
Sshoen of Hanover, Germany, |
who crossed the water to pay
their respects to an eminent eiti-
zen of Concord, Mary Baker Eddy, |
and to present her with q beauti-
full and valuable copy Of the Ger
man Bible, the gift of the Chris
tian Scientists of Germany.
Frau Peterson, who ia the leed-
or of Christian Science work in
Hanover, Germany, is the daught-
or of u celebrated physician, and
is woman of great intellectual
ity al d marked ability. Through
the healing of friend who had
come to America, she was led to
send for copy of the Christian
Science textbook, Science and
Health with Key to the Script
ures,' of which Mrs. Eddy is
the author. From her study of
this treatise on the Science of life,
she was herself healed of severe
maladies and restored to perfect
health. She then visited America
and took thorough course Of
study in one of the leading Christ
ian Science institutes. On her
return to Germany, she at once
entered actively upon the work Of
applied Christianity with great
success.
This movement has a large fol-
lowing in Germany, and, as else
where, is growing rapidly. Among
the first to visit Frau Peterson
Cor help was the nephew of the
g. ,,o,s Count Won Moltke, the
great feld-marsha. WIG No' "'an
Empire; aud among others Wv
became interested is the sister of
Emperor William, who is now
reading Science and Health with
intertst and profit.
Herr Won Moltke, thoroughly con-
WINGED from careful study and
from his own practical experience,
of the trustworthiness of the
Christly religion which had heal
ed him, identified himself with
the movement, and, being tall
ented musician of exceptional
ability, gladly gave his services as
soloist for the religious. services
| of the First Church of Christ,
Scientist, in Hanover.
Among others to receive phys
ical and spiritual help in Han
mover from this healing religion
is distinguished doctor of medi-
cine, who said to Frau Peterson:
"Your religion is doing greater
things than I have ever done.
A clergyman was healed of many
ailments after an unprejudiced
and intelligent study of Science
and health, and is now perform
ing his Christly ministrations in
healing the sick and restoring
the sinful in the lighto of Christian
Science. After being convinced
from thorough investigation Of
the Christ Spirit made manifest
in its followers, he declared that
he must put in practice its dlvips
Principle.
The studious habits, the pro-
found scholarship, the kindly ma
tu1e, and the simple faith Of the
German people make easy the &C.
ceptance of the Christ Science
which Mrs. Eddy has named
Christian Science.
In the past, only the State
church of Germany has had {
charter from the government. Or
duplication, however, from the
Christian Scientis tie, an exception
was made in their favor. Apar'
from the State church this is til.
onlydaaenination which has eve1
been granted q charter by the en-
Epire.1..-'
'"Cases of healing have occurred
so frequently at the meetings o
this Hanover church that nov
people attend their services TO
that purpose, and their simpl'
faith is thus mnnifestsd.s. !.
mi. ...A:l-l. .e kLo no.n.