The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1904-06-23

them of so-called incurable diseases,
through the perusal of this book. In
some instances this testimony has
been given in courts of law, and has
not been in the least shaken by cross
examination. Many of these cases in
yolyed the most terrible diseases
known to mankind, such as cancer,
tuberculosis, locomotor ataxia, and in
other instances such diseases as asth-
ma, hay fever, st. Vitus dance and
others.
ct is erroneous to suppose that
Christian Scientists deny the reality
of things. They affirm the eternal ex.
istence of all things, and that they
exist in the divine mind in their per.
feet individuality and proper order
1t denies the materiality of things, in,
GLIDING all the discordant conditions
that material things manifest.
Christian Scientists are in no wise
arrayed against those who believe in
materia medica. They were all believ.
ers in it themselves until they found
in Christian Science a more efficacious
way of healing. This way they believe
to be the very best one, because it is
Gods way, as shown in the works of
Jesus. Although charitably disposed
toward those who practice the materia
medica, Christian Scientists are fully
aware of the fact that it is merely an
experimental system. Surely after four
thousand years it ought to be beyond
this stage. furthermore, it is a self.
confessed condition of weakness that
combinations of medical societies and
the medical fraternity generally should
come before our legislatures, the ten.
dency of which is almost invariably to
shut out all other systems. Nor can
any valid excuse be given as far as
Christian Science is concerned on
the, ground of protection to the public,
since Christian Scientists do not ad.
vertise nor sanction quackery, and
they believe in obeying the regula,
tions of healthboards in relation to
contagious and other diseases.
'Those who believe that mentality
plays some part in disease and its
cure generally look in the wrong di,
rection, and say that the cures of
Christian Science are effected by men.
tai suggestion, hypnotism, mental
science, which is spurious and not re.
lated to Christian Science, will power,
or to some other erroneous or mater.
ial belief Christian Science, how,
ever, declares that it is God who heals
diseases through Christian Science
and they of all people know best.
I'VE scarcely dare to think what the
world would have been had not there
appeared from time to time a man or
woman good enough and great enough
to be touched by eternal truth, and
brave and self-sacrificing enough ia
stand for 1t. Mrs. Eddy, the discover.
er and founder of Christian Science
discerned and proclaimed to the world
the God-given freedom of the race
from all sickness, sin, want and woe
She revealed the science by which
men may begin to realize that freedom
| and enter upon their heritage of do
| minion over evil. Some time this
knowledge had to come According t,
the promise OF Jesus, it was to be tn,
spirit of truth, the Comforter leadin,
| into all truth. Some one had to BIZ
| good and pure above all others in or
der to perceive it. Any great discov
cry along a given line is always made
by one whose thoughts, desires and
studies are reaching beyond those of
other people.
THAT Christian Science has a place
in the worlds thought today is due en-.
tirely to Mrs. Eddy. There was a time
when she stood absolutely alone with
God, and incurred the ridicule of liz,
norance and the hostility of theoreti.
cal reforms of religion and material
modes of medicine because of her dis.
covery of Christian Science. Today
the whole world is uplifted by her
teachings and example, and because
of it, human thought is arising some
what from the depths e. gross mater.
1alism. These are the simple facts. |
should consider it presumptuous to
praise Mrs. Eddy. A character touch.
ed by the deepest humility and illum.
ined with love to God and compassion
for man is Christ-like; it needs NO
eulogy. Her life is an open book
wherein are recorded only good deeds
The signs of these times are prophetic.
They point to the gratitude to God
that is appearing in the hearts OF
men for the life and works of the
leader of this great movement, des
tined as it is to accomplish the regen
Grafton of mankind"