The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1904-06-12
The Discoyerer and Founder Of Chris
tan Science.


Along the vista of time we see here
and there the great characters that
have illumined the history. of the race
We scarcely dare to think what the
world would have been had not there
appeared from time to time man or
woman good enough and great enough
to be touched by eternal truth, and
brave and self-sacrificing enough to
stand for it. Mrs. Eddy discovered
and proclaimed to the world the God
given freedom of the race from all
sickness, sin, want and woe. She re-
vealed the science by which men may
begin to realize that freedom and en-
ter upon their heritage of righteous
dominion over all evil. Sometimes
this knowledge had to come. Accord
ing to the promise of Jesus, it was to
be the spirit of truth, the comforter
leading into all truth. Some one had
to be good and pure above all others to
perceive it. Any great discovery along
a given line is always made by one
whose thoughts, desires and studies
are reaching out beyond those of 9TH
er people. The world is somewhat ac-
customed to Christian Science today,
and it is welcome subject in many
circles, and it's wonderful and blessed
achievements are generally acknowl-
edged, all Well-informed people, but
there was time when Mr.. Eddy was
the only Christian Scientist on earth
when she stood absolutely alone with
God before the whole world, and in
CURED the ridicule of ignorance and
the hostility of theoretical forms of
religion and material modes of medi-
cine because of she had discovered the
science of the gospel Today all reli-
gions and all methods of healing are
somewhat touched by it. The world
is uplifted by her teachings and eX-
ample. Through the silent and loving
influence of the Science which she
teaches, human thought is rising
somewhat from the depths of gross
| materialism. Where would it be to-
day, where would we be, but for the
purity of purpose, answering perse-
Verance, and sublimity of courage dis
played by Mrs Eddy through all those
years of trial and persecution? Who
that has gained any knowledge of
Christian Science but regards with a
shudder the memory of the time when
he did not possess it, when in the Ian
guage of Scripture, "the earth was
without form and void; and darkness
was upon the face of the deep" The
gratitude of such a one will never let
him forget that in his individual ex-
perience through Mrs. Eddy's discov-
cry of Christian Science, 1.-The spirit
! or COO moved upon the lace of the
waters and God said Let there be
| light, and there was light"
1t is strange that every epithet of
Vilification and hatred should have
been directed against this consecrated
woman, and yet history shows that
| every person who has revealed a step
! in moral or religious reformation has
/ been hated and maligned by that
which was in need of such reforma-
ton. Though unnatural and repre-
hensible, yet the pulpit which ought
to welcome every hope of deliverance
and every message of peace and good
will, has Joined in the cry of condem-
nation. To all of this Mrs. Eddy has
never made an unkind reply. What
ever others may do, she practices the
| gospel that she teaches, the gospel of
Christ, the gospel of love.
These are the simple facts. | should
consider it presumptuous to praise
/ Mrs. Eddy. A character touched by
. the deepest humility and illumined
wined with love to Cod and compass
sion for mankind is Christ-like. 1t
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 tae