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CHRISTIAN SCIENCE
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the wise may gain from it simpli-
city.
1t was written in solitude by a wo-
man whose spiritual hearing was cute
enough to catch the words that God
has been speaking aloud to dull cared
mankind ever since time began. The
mes sage that rang in her ears was not
for her alone, but for all her fellow
men, living and TO live, and she could
no more smother its silence than the
trees can knot their eager leaves when
they have the message OF Spring to
unfold
Emerson says in his essay on
character, There was time
when Christianity existed in one
child" and it can be likewise said
that there was time when Christian
Science existed in one devoted wo-
man But she was faithful TO her
trust. aud before giving her discov-
cry. TO the world she tested it criti-
cally. She became Christian Sci
cncc practitioner the only one in all
the world. and put her Science TO the
tombstone OF healing the sick. It
showed as pure gold.
Then followed the writing OF her
book, Science and Health with Key
to the Scriptures, giving the sub
stance of her discovery to the public
in concrete and Understandable form.
Men may differ in their understand
ing OF inspiration and revelation and
may haggle over it being a present
day possibility They may even deny
10 woman the spiritual perception ac-
coded to man, but neither wrangling
ever brought to poor humanity the
roses of health or the fragrance OF
gratitude. The book. Science and
HEALTH has done both in gracious
proiusion.
1t has fallen to my lot 10 have
known lis author intimately in the
last few years of her earthly activi-
ty One November day in 1905, Mrs.
Eddy called me to her side from my
home in Colorado. and there re
manned until that once happy house
hold At Chestnut Hill was left joy
less and desoate by her going.
was privileged To share her daily
counscls for more than two years,
and from the time of my first half
hours hcart-to-heart talk with her,
down 10 the afternoon. when stand
ing al her side | saw her marvellous
hands shape her last written words.
God is my life, l have never wavcr-
ed in my belief that she has been the
chosen cvangGl OF Truth. entrusted
with those good tidings OF great JOY
that have been waiting mans readi-
ness since the days when Jesus trod
the dusty fields of Syria, and sailed
the blue waters of Galilcc
The establishment. of great reli-
gious organization whose twelve
hundred growing branches belt the
globe. the installation Of a simple
form ,of service which fills those
churches twice each week with
throngs of worshippers who are
drawn neither by music, eloquence.
nor sensational entertainment; the
building UP of efficient agencies and
institutions for the dissemination and
protection of a radically new system
OF ethics: and the launching of a
great metropolitan daily in the inter
estS OF clean journalism whose sue
cess has set new mark in the news
paper wor1d-thesc things or any OF
them would give cminence TO the
life work of the most ambitious of
men. To a modest woman, Mary
Baker Eddy. belongs the credit of
them all
But these achievements, grand as
they are, weighed little with her com
pared with the fruits of her conse-
Grated endeavors 10 bring more and
more OF peace ON earth and good will
20 men. and to guide us to "A clearer
and more practical understanding of
the Fatherhood OF God and the broth
erhood of man. The applause of men.
like their abuse and condemnation.
were brushed aside as cobwebs when
she was once assured OF the approval
OF God.
] could by the hour recite TO you
incidents of Mrs Eddy's wisdom and
sagacity, of her strength and deter
mination. of her wit and humor. of
her love for little children and her
delight in the beautiful. OF the mex
pressible charm OF her manner and
the cloquence Of her voice. but it is
not of these things that she would
have me speak.
1t was her almost daily cx-
pressed-that her followers should
disregard her personality and address
their thought to the things of God
which she has disclosed to them. She
would have us study her books and
not her personality She would have
us know her by what she wrote and
not by how she looked. Years ago
she instructed her students to follow
her only as she followed Christ, and
though she was rare Leader She
was an ideal follower of all that was
truly good.
1t is often charged against Christ
ian Scientists because they RELY wholly