The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1903-12-15
Comments on the Life ormrs. Eddy.

Inc Semi Centennial edition o
the New Hampshire Patriot, o
Concord, N. H., briefly recount
the history of that famous cit,
and also tells the life history O
IT'S faithful citizens.
The following clippings are
taken from the page or more de
voted to the life and work of Rev
Mary Baker G. Eddy, discoverel
and founder of Christian Science
which was written by Hon. Henry
Robinson, postmaster and ex-
mayor of Concord. Since he is
not Christian Scientist his at.
titude toward her, shows the re-
spect and honor due this noble
woman
$50 unostentatious, reserved,
and gracious, is the unaffected
discoverer, founder and teacher
of Christian Science that half of
her own townsfolk may not re-
alize that history will recognize
in her one Of the brightest and
and most beneficent beacons of
the last and present century, "a
radiant spirit, a wonderful intel
lectuality, a tremendous factor
for universal good, whom the
whole community respects, APP
preciates, holds in high esteem.
Believing Christian Science
to be of God, and desiring to aid
mankind, Mrs. Eddy labored con
stantly for 26 busy years unaided,
and much of this time healing
people of all manner of affection.
The testimonials are voluntary
and voluminous; the Notifications
authoritative, reputable and be-
You'd question.
"She maintains that now as
then, they are not supernatural,
but supremacy natural. They are
those mighty works which were
the signs of the Emmanuel or
God with US" an influence ever
present in human consciousness.
and coming now again, as was
promised aforetime,
To preach deliverance to the
captives (of sense),
And recovering sight to the
blind.
TO set at liberty them that are
bruised, Science and Health
preface, page 9, line 11).
The Bible is their guide. their
aid. The Sermon on the Mount
is the essence of Christian Sci
ence. The eternal life, not the
death, of Jesus, is it's outcome.
II has been we'll explained that
Christian Science involves no
new revolutionary truths, but
old-time principles and facts.
Christian Science aims to be
rational Interpretation of the
teachigns of Christ. Divine SER
vice is daily service.
There is an influx of life, love.
truth; something higher than
faith, broader than prayer; the
puritication of mind so that the
divine mind works through it.
The healing power is God.
Her standard text book Sci
'nce and Health, With Key to
he Scriptures, which has al
'eady reached so many editions.
5 thought by many to be the
most wonderful volume, with the
exception of Holy Writ, since the
mt Of printing began. At the
owest estimate that can be put
lpon it,it gives comprehensive.
Ineligible statementoft the great
'clence, and many have felt
themselves healed merely by
'eading its pages. It's high ex
'ellence and splendid moral tone ;
places its gifted author in the
ront rank of the foremost minds
# all time. {
Her life is one of the noise
ess charities of gentleness and
enderness, of interchangeable toll,
md unparalleled self-immolation;
'et she unsparingly rebukes sin
n all its forms and phases.
Mrs. Eddy has undoubtedly s
'een greatly misunderstood and !
'rossly misrepresented and +,
ruelly maligned. but it has been
lone by those who did not know {
Ter, or who could not appreciate {
he credit, the gratitude, and the
owe to which her worthy motiv-
IS entitle her from all who desire /,
better and grander humanity
md who believe it to be possible {
Q establish the Kingdom of S
ieaven upon earth, in accord I
nee with the prayer and teach
ngs of the Son of Man. Thew ,
ould not have known what her
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