Los Angeles herald., 1907-12-01
| NY view Of the work and teachings ,f

IA count of it's founder and leader,
Mrs. Mary Baker G. Eddy, would be quite
imperfect She has been the subject OF
the most bitter vituperation. ridicude and
persecution, eliminating at last In an un-
lust and unwarranted attack in the
courts, with the ultimate object of assail
ing her religion. This step was so unjust
and 40 manifesty violation OF the right
guaranteed to every citizen In this coun-
try of ours TO worship God according TO
tie dictates yof his own conscience that
the warm indignation. Of the people was
aroused and newspapers and other publ
cations all over the country denounced u
Ia unmeasured terms. Tho action was so
entirely without merit that its instigatoss
were forced to dismiss It,
Little II any better than this is the spec
tacle OF one of the magazines OF the coun-
try stultifying itself by the publication of
a series of articles intended to bring this
good and respected woman into public dis
grace and shame. This publication was
inaugurated with a spurious photograph
cS another woman as that of Mrs. Eddy,
sid opened with scandalous attack upon
her father, whom she loved and respected
who was long since dead and VINO ieIt
behind him an enviahle reputation as a
good and highly respected citizen. Wnat
mas followed is such as might have been
expected after such beginning.
Where Is Our Tolerance?
Strange to say much of the abuse OF
Mrs Eddy has come from good women,
nrofessed Christians, from whom she
might have expected kindness and gym
pethy whether they agreed with her or
net; and from ministers OF the sospei
who should be examples Of tolerance ana
Christian charity.
we are living in boasted age OF re-
ljgious tolerance. The constitution of this
country declares for 1t. the puipits OK
Christian churches are pleading for II, al
good Christian people are praying 1or IL.
It is one of the foundation stones OF our
republic, but in spite of all this the at
ia acks that have been made upon Mrs
L,ddy. her religion and her followers have
Favored of the worst times Of religious
bIgotry and persecution. lacking nothing
of its savagery but physical violence ana
hloodshed But this Is history repeating
itself.
Every advance in religious beliefs or
opinions has aroused the savasery anu
Intolerance of religionists whose beiiets
and convictions were assailed or brought
in question 1t has been so always from
the crucifxion OF Jesus down to this day
ef civilization and vaunted religious rree-
dem Every leader of a new religion OF
| of changing religious convictions mas pesh
| the victim of persecution and abuse pc
cause of his religious convictions so ~
was with Jesus Christ, with Luther, Cal-
| vim. Wesley and many others, and 80 IL
| is, or has been, with Mrs. Eddy.
Will Triumph In the End
But these great and good men estae-
Lljshed their faiths and their churches
and overcame all opposition. So 1t is
with Mrs. Eddy. Her church is estab-
lished and is spreading throughout the
| world bringing health, happiness ana
peace. She is respected by all VINO khoW
! her and her life work Alright, as never
before She is recognized as one OF the
leading women of the world today, m
tellectually and spiritually. Fhe good
she has done and is doing, and the works
her followers are doing under her teach
ings, have silenced the tongue OF malice
and Islander anu command the respect OF
all thoughtful people. She Is Q native OF
New England, was nurtured and brought
up by God-fearing, self-respecttng pa
rents, highly respected for their upright
lives, and reared in an atmosphere OF
purity and refinement, She received
liberal education and was from her child
hood up imbued with the highest ana
most sacred religious ideas. She early
united with the Congregational church
and was for many years faithful and
consistent member and worshiper in that
church. She was frail in health in her
younger days, but mentally was unus-
ually bright, quick and intelligent She
married quite young and went to the
south to live She lost her husband in
few months by the dread disease. yellow
fever, and returned to live with her
father. After some years, she married
second time, but her husband was un-
faithful and she was forced to separate
from him. In later life, after she had
organized the work of Christian Science.
she married her third husband, who was
faithful co-worker with her in estab-
fishing her cnurcn, and with whom she
lived and worked for the good of her
fellow m,n until his death. He was
noted as man of loving qualities and
tender disposition, and was greatly re-
spected by those who knew him,
Made Study of Bible
Mrs Eddy's discovery of the principle
of Christian Science was the result OF
her own personal experience, She met
with a severe injury. from which the
doctors gave her no hope of recovery.
In this extremity she turned to God and
the teachlrSs and works of Jesus In
healing the sick, and was herself healed.
This experience aroused the desire in her
to know more of this healing power and
to learn how 1t could be again made
available to man as 1t was In Jesus
time She devoted herself to study of
the Bible for three years, seeking con-
seientiously and with Christian fortitude
the means by which the religion of Jesus