The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-01-24

ence is more felt than seen; for He
inspires goodness in place of evil; low
ing-kindness in place of hate: health
In place Of sickness: and life in place
Of death; 1t is this Mind or intelli-
gence which includes all actual Life,
Truth, and Love.
Mrs. Eddy's Discovery.
The first case of healing that led to
the discovery Of Christian Science was
that Of Mrs. Eddy. She had met with
an accident which those about her
considered must result fatally. She had
always been a devout student of the
Bible. and when confronted by that
her Bible for some comfort and ION.
ISOLATION. and there While she was
studying the Scriptural passages she
suddenly seized on their spiritual
meaning and VAS instantly healed.
This was in the year 1866. She recoe.
nized for the first time that her health
was not a personal possession, to be
lost or impaired. but that it was the
gift of God. as indestructible as God
Himself. and that God had no more
purpose Of withdrawing that health
than He had of withdrawing goodness
or honesty. She was liberated-freed
by the spiritual recognition Of this
Truth. She could then say with Paul,
the law of the Spirit of life in Christ
Jesus hath made me free from the law
of sin and DEATH" 1t was indeed q
in fact. that she had difficulty in en-
planning it to those about her. Then
she recognized that she never could
explain it properly until she more
thoroughly understood tbs Principle
and rule of action. She recognized,
as We may. that Jesus, before He went
away, promised to send another Com
forter, VIII should abide with us for
ever. He established by his deeds that
into subsection to the law of the Spirit
OF life. He declared. moreover. that
the expected Comforter should be the
Spirit of TRUTH" not a man, nor a
person but the impersonal spirit Of
truth" that is the same yesterday,
today and forever. He also proceeded
to explain that this spirit OF truth
should lead into all truth. e to the
truth Of Christian healing. 1t was
this meaning, or explanation, that
Mrs. Eddy sought to know. because
without It she could not explain her
own healing. She therefore resumed
her study of the Bible for a period Of
years. until finally she r~ediscovered
that same divine law that communi.
Gates the healing power Of God to
humanity: She proceeded to write out
eH%A oocSA oSbOAlS COIlCCTUIIK InI0 law,
and these writings formed the basis Of
the more complete record known as
Science and Health with Key to the
Scriptures" first published in the wear
1875.
Not an Opinion.
Many people have asked the ques.
ton. how do you know that Chris.
tian Science is not the result of an
opinfon?" We might to advantage
ORA u RnNnA 0no1n0r, PNA~A -o--.
tics. The text book writer Of mathe.
mates confines himself to stating the
facts concerning the Mathematical
law with such accuracy and truth that
when understood and obeyed they
may be demonstrated. Even so Mrs.
Eddy confined herself to stating the
facts concerning the divine law or
Spirit Of truth" with such precision
and simplicity that when understood
and obeyed they may be demonstrated
In healing all manner Of sickness and
sin. Therein Is 1t Science. Therein Il
1t eliminated from the realm OF opin.
ion.
Mrs. Eddy Honored.
1t may be Of interest to learn that
the simple reading of Science and
q has healed disease and sin.
the only book since the writings Of the
primitive Christians to effect cures Of
mind and body by the simple study
ana contemplation Of Its truths. The
last chapter Of this text book, called
"Frutta9e." contains a hundred pages
Of testimonials. in evidence Of the fact
that the simple study Of the book has
healed such diseases as consumption,
locomotor ataxia. cancers. tumors
curvature Of the spine. and so on. In
recognition Of her distinguished sery.
ices the French government has hon.
ored Mrs. Eddy by causing M. BRAND:
at that time minister of public in.
struction and fine arts. to decorate
Mrs. Eddy oficer Of the French Acade-
my. It Is a most fitting way Of reco9.
nizing In her q worthy Interpreter OF
the Bible. This Christian Science text
book 10 not q Bible. and Il can never
displace the Bible. Its sole purpose
10 % to unlock the spiritual meaning
OF the Bible 40 to reveal the power Of
it, eternal truths. in" order that ali
may employ them for healing and re-.
formation.
Friendly Biographers.
The true character and nature Of an
individual can be known only by his
friends. We can learn best the real
character Of Jesus from the beloved
dtsctple-the one who rested on his
breast. He knew. more Of the inner
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