La Junta tribune., 1903-06-27

subject Oi astronomy. Tor ILLUSTRATION.
you would naturally and properly ex-
pect me to refer you to an authorized
work or textbook upon that subject.
You would wish to know the source of
the Information l sought to impart.
IL referred TO such a textbook. you
would as naturally and as properly
expect me To give you some idea of
the author of the textbook and the
founder of the system OF astronomy
whose principles essayed to expound
as you would expect me to speak of
the textbook.
assume. therefore. that you will ex-
pect me to tell you something OF the
Science textbook and also
OF its author. the Discoverer and
Founder OF Christian Science.
The Textbook.
A few words. then. as TO the text
book This book. of which the Rev.
May Baker C. Eddy is the author.
was first published in 1875. As re-
vised and enlarged at various times
since then. II has reached at the pres
ent time over 270 editions OF 1000
copies each. II bears the title OF
Science and Health with Key to the
Scriptures" and contalns within its
covers. in comprehensive and compre-
hensible form. the entire text OF Chris
tian Science. II is true that Mrs.
Eddy has written many other books
and numerous articles and essays for
and newspapers. as well as
messages to the Mother Church in
Boston, but these are In explication
of the textbook. This book is a trea
tise on healing through the power of
God, or the divine Mind, and is. there
fore. properly called an exposition OF
More specifically. 1t Is
q thorough exegesis OF the Scriptural
method OF healing all manner OF dis
eases. and of curing all manner of sin
the understanding Of God as
all-present, all-powerful. all-wise. and
Mind. In short. this book
is a spiritual Interpretation of the Bi-
BILE: hence its title: key to the Scrip
lures" I am aware that am making
for the textbook OF Christian Science
a tremendous claim. but shall en-
deavor to make good this claim before
l close.
The Oiscoverer and Founder.
Mrs. Eddy is at once the Discoverer
and the Founder of Christian Science.
She discovered for herself how God
had healed her of sickness. the re-
suit Of an accident. which. according
to all ordinary evidence. had placed
her at the very door Of death. This
may be said TO have been her original
discovery. This aroused within her
burning desire to know how God had
healed her. and also to impart to 9TH
ers the knowledge OF how the sick
are healed. This led her to search the
that she might fnd the
healing Principle. She pursued her
search until she found the healing
Principle to be God. She proved this
by healing all manner OF diseases. and
she proved as well that the same un-
derstanding OF God which healed sick
ness also destroyed sin. Having so
found and proved the healing Princi-
pie. she proceeded to teach others.
to found . college for teaching this
healing system. TO found periodicals
for it, propagation. to found = church
wherein the healing Gospel could be
preached and expounded through pub
lie services; and she adopted. from
time to time. such other propaganda
~ became necessary to the establish
ment Of . healing and saving religion.
That such . system has been success
fully established l need not say, for
II II matter Of common knowledge.
Thus I say, Mrs. Eddy IL both . dis
coverer and founder.
Life and Character.
And what Of the life and character
Of one who has accomplished so much? ?
am sure . few words in reference
to these will be welcomed BY every
sincere inquirer.
Born amid the beautiful but rugged
hills Of Bow. near Concord. New
Hampshire. OF sterling and strictly re
ligious parents. descended from long
line Of worthy and distinguished an
cestors, Mrs. Eddy was favored BY
nsfnra and natures God with advan-
tagss Which lifted her for her future
earee1- Her early environments were
such - to nurture and enlarge her
inharited gifts- She was . student
~ haanfa1 heat and intuition. This
nativ0 tresl vns strengthened by care
~ ssnining - schools and academies.