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on the other hand can always be I'M
derstood, and the understanding of
the sun. We are learning in Chris |
tian Science to recover orr divine in.
heritance Of dominion over all sick.
ness and sin aud in consequence we
are learning to experience more of
the joy OF that blessed freedom from
error by the understanding of Truth.
Mrs. Eddy's Discovery.
Before Mrs. Eddy discovered Chris.
tian Science, she had been searching
for years along this line OF mental
causation. She had been studying
homeopathy and learned the mental
nature of disease, and that the higher
attenuations of medicine which con-
tanned the least of the drug and the
most mind were the most powerful,
She continued her Investigations be-
yond homeopathy to a mental stand
point with the question ever before
her, whether matter or mind heals the
sick.
In her subsequent Investigations Of
mental influences she learned that
the carnal will or magnetic healing
was absolutely opposed to her own
ideals of mental healing as practiced
by the inspired Christians. and she
turned from it. She possessed spir-
itua insight that others failed to ap-
preciate. Surely God was even then
guiding her up to the right under.
standing of primitive Christian heal
| ing. Indeed she submitted to all man
| ner of stress and trial. but withal
| proving special fitness to receive
the revelation of Truth, by clinging
so naturally to her ideal of right and
Iforsaking the counterfeit.
| II was at this period of her exper-
fence that the great spiritual light
! dawncd unon her consciousness, and
fourd her waiting and prepared to re-
ceve the message The circumstance
which brought this spiritual awaken
| ing and thereby established her con
illusions was her remarkable recovery,
in the year 1866, from an injury
caused by an accident. She was seek
| ing 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 quckened and she knew it.
Now that Mrs, Eddy had found the
Comforter, which is the Spirit of
truth" and which Meals the sick, she
resumed her search of the Scriptures
for scientific explanation of it, that
she might impart it to others, She
soon learned that the healing oper
ates according to a divine law. and
she began to write out her observa-
tions. 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 Chris.
tian Science presents so accurate an
exposition of its Science that thou
sands of people have been cured Of
all forms of chronic and acrte dis
eases, by the simple reading Of that
book, fulfilling the Scripture. "Ye
shall know the truth, and the truth
Ishall make you free Mrs. Eddy has
religiously excluded any mere opinion
on the subject. combining herself
strictly to declaring the facts as they
exist IT cannot for that reason be
the human opinion Of a woman, for nc
one can either make or change the
law, The facts Of the divine law have
been presented with such precision
and grace that all may real and un.
derstand, and lie free indeed. The last
chapter in this book, Science and
| Health" known as the chapter on
'Fruitage" contains a hundred pages
Of testimonials in evidence and proof
Of the fact that its study has healed
all manner of sin, sickness, disease
and infdelity. Surely by such works
of redemption, Mrs Eddy has become
the greatest benelactor TO suffering
humanity since the time Of the print.
tive Christians
There are some, however, who have
found it difficult to grasp the authors
meaning in their study of the Chris
tian Science text book, Indeed there
are some intelligent people who have
confessed to this difficulty. On the
other hand the smallest school boy
has been known to gain sufficient
understanding OF its teachings to heal
himself and others. The seeming OBJ.
security to the ripper intellect is occa-
STONED by wrong method Of an
Iproach. He approaches the study oil
Christian Science from as material 2
viewpoint as he would the study OF
PHYSIOLOGY But as one has to tHjHl
mathematCally TO learn mathcuaUtS
so ono must think spiritually TO IN
| dcrstand Christian healing,
| The Master said, "I1Ncept vc be
converted and become as little chill