The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-04-14
A Christian ScIenNe story.

Some Of the Christian Science stories
are told with restraint and skill, but not in
all cases does so much seem to have been
thought necessary. Lillian Bell ~startles
lis rather more than we should have sup
posed would be sufficient where she tells
us in Carolina Lee" Il. C. Page & Co.,
Boston, of Cardinals rebellious outburst
when her father died. Passing through
nature to eternity is common. but it was
disturbingly particular in this instance.
1t says at page 20: a steel blue light
seemed to blaze from the girls eyes as she
raised her tiny hand and shook it at her
CREATOR Carolina added speech 70 this
defiant sign. She said to her cousin, Mrs.
Winchester: Il am SO little, 1t is a brave
thing for God to pit His great strength
against mine, isn't it? Listen to me, Cousin
Lois, | am done with religion from now on.
| will never say another prayer as long
as | live. The worst has happened to me
which could happen. Nothing more counts"
he was beautiful and rich, but per-
sistent and morose grief made inroads upon
her beauty and her fortune was dissipated
by the weak person having it in charge.
She continued to be defiant and to say
dreadful things. After one particularly
shocking speech she was thrown from
her horse and her hip was broken. This
bore out what n friend had said to her.
The friend had declared: God always
sends Affections to those who defy Him"
The most eminent surgical opinion in New
York condemned her to lameness for life
and to the use of crutches. On learning
this her angry grief became quite unre-
strained. The story says that at times
"she relapsed into such a savage state
that she tore her hair and bit her
tender flesh 1t was in this extremity that
Rosemary Goddard told her of Christian
Science.
Rosemary had had a remarkable ex-
perience. She had loved a man who APP
parently did not love her. MY home
was full of discord, " she said to Carolina
\ had only a big. beautiful house. WANTED
the love of a certain man. He held aloof
while all the others were at my feet. I
prayed wildly TO my God for help. and He
Knocked me. Then l grew bitter and venge-
full After much stormy rebellion she
went to Mrs. Seixas, a Christian Science
practitioner, and all her trouble was dis
sipate1. In the words Of her story to
Carolina: "When God had made me worthy
Of a good mans love, the desire of my heart
came to me-" Mrs. Seixas, at the same
time, cured Rosemary's mother of cancer.
Said Rosemary. Il took her to m that
SAINT day, and mammals com plete healing
is so great a marvel that we can never get
used TO it. Our happiness is almost too
much to hear"
The story goes on to tell how Carolina
was treated by R0semary's mother, and
how health and fortune were restored to
her Her broken hip was cured imme-
diately. She was not left anne and she
did not have to use orutches. She re-
covered Guildford, the ancestral home
OF the Lees, 1t had been m~ortgaged, and
the mortgage had been foreclosed. 1T
viii I've restored to YOU" said Rosemary's
mother. we do not know the way, nor
must we make laws nor dictate means.
But God is even now preparing the way
which shall lead your feet straight to the
gates Of Guildford." The story carries
the reader to Guildford. which is made the
scene of a number Of Christian Science
manifestations. The description and the
dialogue throughout are of the quality
that We have indicated, The tale ends
with a tender emotional scene in which
Carolina and Moultrie La Grange are the
happy characters.