The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1908-10-23

ness a. the buifeiihgs Of Satan and not q
| God and he sought his release fhr0ugh A
better undsrsi9nding. not u hi, disease. bgi
Of the power 81 God,-ihe truth ihsi make
| free le was exhorted 10 "acguaini han
| myself with him and be Of peace FINALLY
he cried out, II have heard " thee BIZ he
hearing Of the ear but now mine eye s-e,A
thee. and be was healed-resi0rsd to
| life and health.
Mrs Eddy's Discovery
Before Mrs. Eddy discovered Chris,i,s
Science, she had been searching for yssn
along this line Of mental rausa-idu She
had been studying homeopathy and learned
the mental nature Of disease, and that tie
higher sttenuations Of medicine which con
tanned the les~s Of the drug and the most
mind were the most powerful She continued
her Investigations beyond homeopathy 70 1
mental standpoint, with the question ever
before her. whether matter or Mind heals ih.
sick.
In her subsequent investigations Of mental
influences she learned that the carusl will or
magnetic healing was absolutely opposed 10
her own ideals Of mental healing, and she
turned from IL. Surely God was even then
guiding her up to the right understanding Of
primitive Christian healing. Indeed she sub.
mltteu 10 all manner OF stress ana lEAl' Dal
withal proving special fitness % receive
the revelation OF Truth by clingiHg so nat.
urally to her ideal Of right and forsaking ihe
counterfeit.
1t was at this period Of her experience
that the great spiritual light dawntd upon her
consciousness, and found her waiting and
prepared to receive the message The cir
cumstance which brought this spiritual
awakening and thereby established her con
illusions was her remarkable recovery in
the year 1860, from an injury caused by an
accident. She was seeking TO console her
suffering sense by reading passages from
the Scriptures, when she caught the depth
OF its spiritual import and was instantly
healed. This was the vindication Of her long
search, for it was the Spirit that quickened
and she knew it.
Now that Mrs Eddy had found the Com.
forter. which is the "Spiri, Of truth, and
which heals the sick, she resumed her search
Of the Scriptures for scientific explanation
Of 1t. that she might mpart it to others. She
soon learned that the healing operates at.
eordng to divine law, and she began to
write out her observations These writings
formed the basis of her more complete work
known as Science and Health with Key to
the Scriptures, which was first published
in 1875.
The Text Book
This wonderful treatise on Christian
Science presents so accurate an exposition
have been cured of all forms of chronic and
acute diseases, by the simple reading Of iha h
book, fulfilling the Scripture 'Ye shan
know the truth, and the truth shall make
you free. Mrs. Eddy has religiously ex
,luded any mere opinion on the subject con.
lining herself strictly to declaring the iacts
rs they exist. 1t cannot for that reason
De the human opinion of a woman, for M, no
me can either make or change the law. Inc
acts of the divine law have been presented
With such precision and grace that all ma!
cad, and understand, and be free. Indeed
iealth,' known as the chapter on Fruit
ge, contains hundred pages Of test'
nonials IN evidence and proof VI the iac'
hat its study has healed all manner of sn'
ickness. disease and infdelity,
There are some who have found 1t dhcglI
o grasp the authors meaning in their study
I the Christian Science textbook. Indeed
here are some intelligent people who nave
onfessed to this difficulty. On the CrAer
and, the smallest school boy has been
s. teachings to heal himself and others
he seeming obscurity to the ripper inteliee'
occasioned by a wrong method Of ~
roach. He approaches the study Of mrs
an Science from as material Ne"pyp,n.
he would the study of physiology. bus
athematics, so one must think spirltuai!
~ understand Christian healing; .,,
The Master said, Except we be converted
nd become as little children ye shall no.
tier into the kingdom of heaven. We
scover therefore certain needfu qualities
the child, as first footsteps to an under
anding of Christian healing, These az
lmility, spiritual receptivity and teaGa,
qualities so native 10 'ae
Md that. if lost, they must be reganed u
ach the verities of Spirit.
Conclusion.
Whatever else may be said about hef
is fact should portray the true enarae.ea
fence; for those childlike qualities mus
We been uppermost in her thought TO az,
yer so accurately this spirit OF truth
divine Comforter. Indeed she is llue
end to all lovers of Truth. She has PR
nted its true meaning of liberation a.u
lie of humanity. -
How clear it is that book Indicates .II
ahty or character of the author MIN i
can know the mind of Shakespeare toass
reading his books. We can discern, Inc br
Id of man, whether he was good or evil y
writings. In ike manner the purity S O
s. Eddy's thought is clearly portrayed ~
writings, for she is faithful dlsciRe
her own teachings. To understand 'i "
rks is to understand the author ana y
terstand the works. This is why jesus
q, no man can do miracle IN my nam IIanis
| lightly speak evil of me, and II IoIlU"ts
as truly that no one can lightly Speass
of the author of Science and HeaiA anu
ierstand its teachings. Paul had e chanss
thought concerning the early Chrislla9n,
their teachings, and his underestimate
coincident with his life Afterwards, !,
uld be reasonable thing in Chr'SuS
for the teachings of our Master anS
yshower to be fulfilled. Christian Selen,S
penetrated the mystery of his words a lnS
ks; and in all that we do, we are aSh.r
observe Mrs. Eddy's ENJOYMENT f4liu~ s
r Leader only so far as she follows
ist."
abstraction means that which saliII
- JTsa "Saladav Tao and you VIII