The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1911-03-25

NdIi9 9lHs III NY puNhCi loi 6pou many
years, that answers this question in
Mrs. Eddy's own words great deal
better than could possibly answer
it, This is a little article written by
Mrs. Eddy herself and printed in the
New York World February 1, 1895, in
which Mrs. Eddy writes this: There
never was, is not now, and, never can
be but one God, one Christ, one Jesus
of Nazareth. Whoever in any age ex
presses most of the spirit of truth and
love, the principle of Gods idea, has
most of the spirit of Christ, of that
Mind which was in Christ Jesus. II
Christian Scientists find in my writ.
ngs, and example of greater degree OF
this spirit than in others. they can justly
declare it. But to think or speak OF
me in any manner as a Christ is sac
religious"
1t does not seem possible there is
anyone who believes that the CHS.
tian Scientists have ever thought OF
the Leader of our movement as Christ
The meekness and humility of our
Leader is pointing us always away
from her and to Christ as our Shep
ard, it seems to me, should have before
now settled this question everlasting.
ly. Christ? No. Jesus of Nazareth ?
No But one of the meekest and
most humble followers our Master ever
had on the surface of this earth. Striy.
ing not for personal advancement.
striving not for personal glory, cap
able of having an adulation that would
exceed anything in this world if she
demanded it, Mrs. Eddy has adiured
everything of that kind, and has said,
Look away from me, and unto Christ
She watches, strives and prays in sea.
son 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 for
us, and so prove unto the whole world
the truth of Christ's teaching, so that
man may read as he runs, and the yer.
lest child may understand and know
God and his Christ. The position that
Mrs. Eddy occupies is that of chan-
mel. channel of giace that has been
so cleansed and so purified by striv-
ing, watching and praying, that
through her has come into this world
the Comforter and our Master prom.
ised he would send, and that should
never leave us comfortless; the Com
forter that is in our midst today, bind
ing up broken hearts, healing us from
all diseases, and delivering us from
all diseases, and delivering US from all
of our iniquities. 1t has been said that
we Christian, Scientists worship Mrs.
Eddy, and that statement has gone
hand n hand with the belief that we
have placed her on plane with Christ.
/ want to tell you there is not a
Christian Scientist who worships Mrs.
Eddy, or any other person, for the in
slant that personal worship enters into
consciousness, that self-same instant
oen ceases to be Christian Scientist.
No, no, we do not worship her. but
we do love her. We love her with
love that transcends any that may
be described We love her fir her
self-sacrifice. 1t is beause of her con-
stancy in season and out of season,
sitting always at the feet of our Mas
ter, striving, watching and praying for
more of that spirit to be in her, which
was in Christ Jesus, that she is the
channel through which this Comforter
comes to man! And because through
this Comforter, thousands have been
raised out of sickness and ruin and
pain and death, do we give to the one
who made this possible, the love and
devotion which she is justly entitled
We give our allegiance to, Mrs. Eddy
and she occupies the position of Lead
er in our Cause, because to her first
came the efficiency of Christian Sci
enc. Then she left friends, relatives
everybody, and secluded herself that
she might study to find out the law
that was back of what Jesus had ac
complished on earth. She grew tc
the absolute knowledge that those
things were not exceptional. not oc
casional, but were the manifestation OF
Gods law, and realized when that law
was known, those selfsame things
would be accomplished by every man
woman and child on the face of the
earth. Never was one so blessed and
so wonderfully cared for as was she
while she communed with God in those
years. The result of her communion
1t has meant to me personally, the diff
ference between a dead boy in Brook
line, Mass, many years ago, and q
live man now 1t has meant the differ
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