Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1910-12-08

$4,000" In 1879, the first edition OF
Science and Health" was published
and from that time on Christian Sci
ence grew apace.
Some idea OF the methods of Chris
tian Science can be gained from the
description Of the preses,bed treat
ment that was given to Mrs. Eddy on
her death bed furnished by Alfred
Farlow, chairman of the Christian
Science publication committee. az fol-
lows:
AN EFFORT to possess clear con-
seriousness Of Divine power and pres
ence, with the understanding that
when the consciousness of tho individ-
ual is illumincd by realization OF
what God is. that realization over
comes the disease, as the light dispels
darkness"
that great difficulty must necessarily
he experienced in any effort to trans
late into simple language intelllgible
to the average reader OF plain English
n statement Of what Christian Science
means as regards both disease and
religion. Here is what Mrs. Eddy
herself said about her religious .ys-
tenn Of thought ard treatment:
"Christian Science is the science Of
God ana Ills universe including man.
Its principle Is the divine trinity Of
Life. Truth and Love. There Is but
one God, ono Christ and ono Jesus Of
NAZARETH God IS mind and All-in- all.
The compound Individual idea OF the
Divine Principle is Christ. the spirit
ual idea Of Truth personifying the
primal order Of Being. and as perfect
as It's source"
"1f matter is first. It cannot pro-
ducc mind. Hence the irresistible
logical, cardinal point in Christian
ccionce-Thcro Is no matter. All Is
Mind. Christian Science defines Soul
and Dreams. In truth Soul is God"
That matter Is substance, or includes
mind. Is pantheism which has no kim
ship with Christ"
Mans origin is not material but
| spiritual. The universe Is not the
result IF physical prorulsion, but is
en- evolution from INFINITE Mind. God
Is Spirit, Truth. AS matter is the OPP
poste of Spirit. Truth, so must it be
the opposite Of God"
"Practically Christian Science Is the
fulfilling If the law ST Love, namely
flowing God supremely loving your
neighbor as yourself, and loving you,
enemies
Mrs. Eddy's definition Of DEATH TAX
IN from the glossary Of her book
"Science and Health, with Key to The
Scriptures" follows:
"Death-An illusion, the lie of life
in matter; the unreal and untrue; tht
opposite of life.
Matter has no life, hence 1t has NJ
real existence. Mind is immortal. The
desh. warning AGAINST spirit, tina
which frets itself free from one be
lief only to lie fettered by another
until every belief of lifo where 1t l.
not. yields to eternal life. Any mate
rial evidence of death is false. for i
| % 1,n
ing"
on page 424 Of the same book sh
Gays;
THE REIMBURSEMENT of all faith II
death, and also OF tho fear Of its STING
would raise the standard of healtl
and morals far beyond it's present ele
walton. and would enable us to hol
the banner of Christianity aloft wit
unninching faith in life eternal. Si
brought death. and death will disap
pear with the disappearance Of sir
Man is immortal, and the body cnnno
die, because it has no life to surren
der. The Illusions named death, dis
ease. sickness and sin are all that ca
he destroyed"
II we turn from what Mrs. Eddy
religion ana system OF healing are t
what has been accomplished, tn
whole world must recognize the fac
that she was one Of the most remark
oblo personalities Of the age. In spit
of the fact that she did not begin he
work until after she had passed tn
meridian OF life, Mrs. Eddy was abb
to do a tremendous amount OF wof
and exert remarkable influence upo
the world. At the present time thei
- are no less than 800 Christian Scien'
churches in the world with 100000
Il followers ana the property value
i their churches Is estimated at 800
i 600, 900.
Regarded from a material poll
clone this result must be consider
rs remarkable work for one Won
ans influence to accomplish, but VINE
one considers the influences whl'
have been set in motion through OF
Of the most influential and merito
lous daily newspapers in existence, 4
Christian Science Monitor, PUBLISH
in Boston, and through various oth