Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1900-01-10
UNIQUE GIFT.


The following. which is of Interest
to the local mem bers of the Christian
Science faith, is taken from the Con
cord Monitor:
Concord has recently had two Wis.
itors who came here upon an unusual
and unique errand. These visitors
were Frau Bertha Gunther-Peterson
and Fraulein Ida Schoen, of Hanover,
Germany, who crossed the water to
pay their respects TO an eminent citi-
zen OF Concord. Mary Baker Eddy,
and to present her with Il beautiful
and valuable copy Of the German
Bible, the gift of the Christian Scien-
lists of Germany.
Frau Peterson, who is the leader
OF Christian Science work in Han
mover, Germany. i the daughter of a
celebrated physician, and is a woman
OF great intellectually and marked
ability. Through the healing of a
friend who had come TO America, she
was led to send for copy of the
Christian Science textbook. Science
and Health With Key to this Scrip
tures.' of which Mrs. Eddy is the au-
thor. 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 Chris
tan Science Institutes. On her re-
turn TO Germany she at once entered
actively upon the work OF applied
christianity with great success.
This movement has large follow
ing in Germany, and, rs else where, is
growing rapidly. Among the first to
visit Frau Peterson for help was the
son of the famous Count Won hOltke,
the great field-mars hal of the
German empire. Herr Won A1Oltke
was completely healed of long stand
Jag ailments, for which he had in
vain sought far and wide for relief.
His restoration to health was so re-
markable that it attracted wide spread
interest in the court circles of the en-
pire; and among others who became
interested is the sister of Emperor
William. who Is now reading Science
and Health with interest and profit.
Herr Won Moltke, thoroughly con-
WINGED from careful study and from
his own practical experience of the
trustworthiness of the ChIistly relig-
ion which had healed hiH. identified
him self with the movement. and. be-
ing a talented musician OF exceptional
ability, gladly gave his services as
soloist for the religious services of
First Church of Christ, Scientist, in
Hanover.
Among others to receive physical
and spiritual help in Hanover from
1 L he Il
doctor of medicine, who said TO Frau
Peterson: Your religion is doing
greater things than have ever done. >
a clergyman WAS healed Of many all
ments after an unprecedented and in
tclligent study of Science and Health,
and is now performing his Chlistly
in healing the sick and
restoring the sinful in the light of
Christian Science. After being con-
WINGED from thorough investigation
Of the Christ spirit made manifest in
its followers, he declared that he must
put in practice its divine principle.
The studious habits, the profound
scholarship. the kindly nature, and
the simple faith of the German peo-'
Pile make easy the acceptance of the
Christ science which Mrs. ESdy has
named Christian Science.
In the past. only the State church
of Germany has had n charter from
the government. On application,
however. from the Christian Scientists,
an exception was made in their favor.
Apart from the State church this is the
only denomination which has ever
been granted q charter by the empire.
Gases of healing have occurred so
at the meetings of the Hau-
mover church that now people attend
their services for that purpose, and
sim pie faith is thus manifested.
The gratitude ofthe German people
for benefits received and their pro-
found reverence and esteem for the
founder aud discoverer of Christian
Science is especially marked and not
able. This gratitude found express
sion in the presentation of the gift for
which Frau Peterson visited Concord.
This copy of the Holy Scriptures,
which is n rare specimen of the prin-
ter's and book binders art, is sub
stantially bound in leather with rich
silver trimmings and clasp, upon the
latter of which is engraved the name
of Mrs Eddy.
From the title-page one learns
that the sacred work is a translation
OF the Holy Scriptures according to