Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1910-11-24

I The majority OF those who are Chris
tan Scientists today became such
originally not 90 much because they
wanted to as because they had to. They
were miserably. wretchedly. desper-
ately, hopelessly sick. had tried every
human means to gain their health ana
had found no relief. and SO turned unto
God and there found the fulfillment OF
promise and were made free. myself
belong to this class, for. born with an
incurable organic disease, never
found relief from suffering until l
turned unto God.
The decree OF dissolution had been
pronounced against me when Christian
Science was brought to me by rela-
/, tive who had been healed thru its min
istry and / found indeed that mans
extremity Is Gods opportunity. After
three months treatment by Christian
! Science practitioner, our family physl-
clan again examined me and stared
was as perfect a physical specimen as
he had ever examined in his profession
al career That examination took place
f, in the month OF March, 1855. and from
that day to this. Christian Science. as
revealed to the world thru Mrs. EDDY.
has met every diseased condition that
has presented itself has destroyed II
and left me free.
Tho Discoverer and Founder.
A question often asked is what posi- :
ton do the Christian Scientists ac-
cord to Mrs Eddy? DO they place Mrs
Eddy on the same plane with Chr,st :
DO they consider her n mediator IL
happens that have something l have
been carrying in my pocket for a GOOD
many years that answers the question
in Mrs E,ddys own words great dea'
better than I could possibly answer H.
This is a little article written ny Mrs.
Eddy herself and printed in the New
/. York World Feb ! 1925. In when she
writes this:
"There never was. is not now and
never can be hut one God. one CHRIST
one Jesus OF Nazareth. Whoever in any
age expresses most OF the splTh or
truth and love. the principle OF Cod
idea has most of the spirit or CHRIST.
o fthat Mind which was in Christ Jesus.
If Christian Scientists find In my writ
ings and example a greater degree OF
this shirt than in others. they can just
ly declare it, But to think or speak Oh
me in any manner as n Christ Us sacre-
lgious.
/ 1t does not seem possible there Is any
one who believes that the Christian
Scientists have ever thought or the
Leader of our movement as Chrlst.
The meekness and humility OF our
Leader in pointing US always away
from her and to Christ as our Shep-
herd should have. before now, seuleu
this question everlastingly CHRIST :
No Jesus OF Nazareth NO. But one
of the meekest and most humble fol-
lowers our Master ever had on the sur
face OF this earth.
Striving not for personal advance
Iment striving not for personal glory
capable Of having an adu!atoh thal
would exceed anything in this world N
she desired it, Mrs. Eddy has ahJured
everything of the kind. and has saia
Look away from me. and unto Christ.
She watches. strives and prays in seas
on and out OF season to have more OF
that Mind in her which was also IN
Christ Jesus. in order that she may
emulate the example he has set 10Y u.s.
and so prove unto the whole world the
truth of Christs teachings so that maj
may read as he runs. ana me NerleSt
child may understand and know God
and his Christ And because thru this
Comforter. thousands have been raised
TOUT OI SlCkueSS, ttA'a' l'tA'' 1890
do we give to the one who made TINS
nossible the love and devotion to which
she is justly entitled.
The position Mrs. Eddy occupies Is
that of Il channel, a channel OF grace
that has been SO cleanSed and so puri-
fed by striving. watching and praying
that thru her has come into this world
the Com forter that our Master prom
ised he would send. and that should
never leave us comfortless: the Conn
i, forter that Is in our midst today. hlnd-
ing up broken hearts. healing us from
all disease and delivering us from al!
OF our iniuuities.
Love; Not Worship.
1t has been said that we Christian
Scientists worship Mrs. Eddy. and
that statement has gone hand In hand
with the BELIEF that we have placed her
on q plane with Christ. Christian Sci
lentiSts do not worship Mrs. Eddy OF
any other person. for the instant per-
sonal worship enters into conscious
ness that selfsame instant one cease
to be a Christian Scientist. No, we
do not worship her but we do love
her. We love her with a love that
transcends any that may be described.
We love her for her self-sacrtfice.
We give our allegiance to Mrs. Eddy.
and she occupies the position OF Leader
in our Cause, because to her first came
1.-THE efficacy OF Christian Science. Then
she left friends. relatives, everybody.
land secluded herself that she might
study to find out the law that was back
of what Jesus had accomplished on
earth. She grew TO the absolute
knowledge that those things We're not
exceptional not occasional. hut were
the manifestation of Gods law. and
realized when that law was known.
those self same things. would be &C
cornplshed by every man. woman and
child on the face Of the earth. Never
was one so blessed and go wonderfully
cared for as was she while she com
,nuned with God in those years.
The result of her communion! 1T mas
meant TO me personally, the difference
between a dead boy in Brookline. Mass.
many wears ago. and live man now,
II has meant the difference between n
wrong comprehension OF God which
engendered hate. and a right compre-
hension of Him which has made me
desire nothing on earth 50 much as TO
he found good enough to speak the
word unto those who are seeking light.