The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1909-07-19

serene confidence. the implicit faith,
that He who heareth In secret viii re-
ward US openly: which. AZ the Master
taught. is our birthright and heritage.
The Diseoverer Of Christian Sciences.
The revelation Of Christian Science
came to Mrs. Eddy rs the result Of .
lifetime spent in continuous search
and desire for the spirit of the Word
and the things OF God. As a religious
reformer she occupies a position uni
que in the history of the world-un-
swerving in her trust in the goodness
of God and unquestioning in her obed-
fence to His commands. This calls on
her for such meekness, humility, self
sacrifice that she never could live q
life were it not for the protecting care
of q real. livable. demonstrable relig-
ion. wherein she finds immunity from
the sufferings of those who turn away
from the Christ-concept of God.
Ever since 1866 Mrs. Eddy's life has
been devoted to the work of bringing
to mankind this revelation of the way
of salvation. She has done this with
such singleness of purpose. that man.
kind is awakening to the recognition
of her work as inspired. that Christian
Science is the spirit of the Word
which Jesus portrayed. Christian
Scientists do not worship Mrs. Eddy.
nor do they in any sense of the word
defy her in their thought. The whole
teaching of Christian Science leads us
to put self under foot: to have no way
and no will save Gods way and Gods
will: and Mrs. Eddy asks the world
each one of us. to follow her only so
far as she follows Christ. In her
following of Christ she has been the
instrument whereby the feet of humid
reds of thousands have been planted
upon the rock of the proved truth OF
in the words of the Master. "the gates
Of hell shall not prevail" We do
love our leader. and we give her the
allegiance and devotion to which her
tireless labor in mankind's behalf il
entitled.
have related what Christian
Science did for me physically. let. me
add more. AS a boy and young man
heard continually that God was re-
sponsible for all things; that suffering
and sickness and misery and wretch
edness were in some way associated
with His great plan as salvation. and
in my hours of agony and helplessness
l was SO overwhelmed with fear of
God that I reached point where I
had no belief in Him. and my whole
desire was to get away from Him II 1t
were possible. to find something that
would shield me from the sickness and
misery that I was continually called
! upon to suffer. I had no God. I had
nothing to trust, nothing to love. moth.
ing to look forward to. and had come
to feel that did not care to hear
about God. and church-going had be-
come a burden to me.
Then Christian Science came, with
the assurance that God is Love; that
He has nothing to do with evil: and
this teaching took away my disease
and my suffering, and took with 1t my
fear, my dread of God. Christian
Science came to me and gave me God
and when l tell you this as my exper-
fence, ! am telling you the experience
of countless thousands all over the
globe. Is it any wonder that we love
the one who has been SO selfless and
SO faithful in her endeavor that
through 1t God has come to US. that
salvation has been brought within our
apprehension? We are willingly. joy
fully obedient to her every teaching.
because it is through her continued Ia