The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-03-20

founder OF Christian Science. Claim
ing ne infallible grasp Of the ways OF
Infnit O. Wisdom and no monopoly Of
the reins Of divine government, she an
nources herself in the preface Of her
book, Science and Health, with Key
to the Scriptures. - She refers to
herself as an earnest student, humbly
waiting and working for the solution
of the great questions Of Life.
This very attitude Of humility indi-
Gates the absence Of personal sense
and shows her fitness to receive high
er message from above. The glory OF
the sunlight floods the landscape, but it
must find freest access into your room
through the window that Is cleanest
and clearest. The light Of Truth is
everywhere present, but it has even
found its way into human conscious
ness through the thought that was
freest from material hindrance. The
Head of this movement, through whose
clear consciousness this most spiritu-
ally metaphysical teaching came as
divine revelation, and through whose
boundless patience, energy and faith
fulness it has been established, is be-
ycnd question, the greatest Teacher
and Leader Of this age. She has amply
earned this distinction because she
has broken the error Of human belief
in bondage to the flesh, and has made
! known the divine power which, when
properly understood and applied, re-
| deems from sickness, sin and death.
On the very verge Of the grave, when
all earthly hope had failed, she turned
| ~ l,a1v &ho,
ear caught Truth g triumphant tone,
proclaiming that God is Life and that
man is His deathless child. Her speedy
and complete recovery and the sue
ceeding years Of utmost devotion to
her divinely appointed task amply at
test the verify of her revelation.
Through wonderful works Of healing,
through extensive class teaching, and
through her written works, chief
among which is the textbook, "Sci-
ence and Health with Key, to the
Scriptures" she has impressed upon
the thought of this generation the one
ness and allness of Mind and it's har-
, monious and immortal manifestation.
This conviction of Truth came to
Mrs. Eddy at the point Of well-rounded
womanhood," characterized by more
| than ordinary mental and spiritual en-
| dowments: Having received liberal
, education under the careful guidance
z of we'll qualified instructors, hel
thoughts found ready and graceful ex'
, preston in both prose and poetry; and
? she was frequent and valued contrib
utor to the papers and magazines OF
: the time. Born Of deeply religious par
t ents, and reared in the atmosphere
. of strictest morality, she was early
imbued with the love Of the things OF
9 Spirit. From early girlhood she was
consistent member of the Congrega
, been devoted to the purposes Of good
9 With loftiest ideals before her and I'M
9 daunted integrity and fidelity Of pur
: pose within, she has discovered anc
8 made known plan of salvation that
/. has already emancipated multitude
l. from the letters Of false and needles!
v bondage to sin and suffering.
e Christian Scientists do not worship
t Mrs. Eddy, as some suppose. They
simply thank and love and reverence
y her for the good she has done. Should
y not the children of Israel have lovet
}, and reverenced 70 Moses for leading
IS them out Of bondageg And did they
II thereby worship hime Is there an.
a question or criticism of the fact tina
IS the early colonists of our country ap
y preciated and loved George Washing
|, ton? That they designated hin
It i" first in war, first in peace, an>
l. first in the hearts Of his country
memo That their Rlial affection
s. for their loyal leader and deliv
s. erer, combined with their patriot
n zeal, found expression in the endearin
n name of "Father of His Countrys"
L. Surely it would be deplorable stat
II of things If the common and universe
~ impulse of the heart were not in the d
le rection Of due appreciation and CRATE
full acknowledgement Of benefits RI
e. ceived, and Of just recognition Of or
es legations to, the benefactor; and natu1
Of ally, the depth Of gratitude and affet
Of tionate regard would be commensurate
b. with the extent of the benefactiol
ly Who, then, shall lift up his voice Q
he protest when even 1.-THE Of the DEB
Y. Of gratitude, and reverential love du
is for such full deliverance, such III
w bounded benefit, has been discharged
s. When Christian Scientists, out of tn
I'd simple sense of the fitness Of rende
to ing to all their well-earned dues, {
ed out of their transporting joy at fndin
We their lost heritage of freedom, an
en- health, and peace, have given vi
st, abashed utterance to honest thanl
it to their wise and loving Teacher an
h. Guide, and, in remembrance of the
re- own childish and Intellectual efforts
,o- find the light, and Of her ceaseless te
a derness and care and self-sacrifice, hay
of voiced their reverence and love accor
CHI inglyg
er- When mortal thought nisjudges I
,ly misrepresents or maligns Mrs. Eddy
to must be out Of total lack Of appreci
tion Of her mission, and of the wond
in of her fulGllment Of it. No one, ha
in ing any adequate conception Of b
Mt, history, can but be stirred to the dept
to of his being by the unutterable patht
IA and the unmeasured majesty Of Ii
ere lived so near to God.
an AS direct result of the advent
The Christian Science more unity OF pr
ial pose and more concerted action are
w, evidence along all higher lines
human progress. The teaching reves
cal one fundamental Principle named Lii
18th Truth, Mind, Love, Spirit, God, Infini
ute Being, hence the only One III tt
ce, profoundly simple doctrine of the OF
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