Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-11-02

about success than failure, more about
! JOY than sorrow, more about love than
hate. and with earnest desire and
honest endeavor our faith in God will
grow until we begin to experience
some of the peace of God, which
passeth all understanding.
Love For Mrs. Eddy
/ The love and gratitude which
| Christian Scientists feel toward Mrs.
| Eddy is not to be wondered at when
one takes into account the great
good which has come into their lives
as the result of her teachings. People
are grateful to one who has helped
! them out of a serious difficulty, sup
/ piled some great need or rescued them
| from some disaster. How much more
grateful would they naturally be TO
| one who has made 1t possible for them
to be healed of incurable disease
! hopeless sorrow, the bondage or de-
grading sin, of anger, lust, hatred,
! jealousy, revenge, poverty, Ignorance,
superstition and fear, and more than
| this who has healed them or agnosLl-
cism and atheism by revealing TO
them the naturalness, simplicity ana
truth of the Bible teachings and the
possibility of their fultilment.
The whole world is indebted to her
| for her Scientific and spiritual inter-
probation of the Bible, especially the
words and works of the Master, anu
! for her demonstration of the truth OF
his teachings. In the face OF the SO
called higher criticism and the doubt
resnecting the correctness of much
Scripture teaching and the possibility
| of chewing Christ Jesus commands.
Mrs. Eddy's proof that the Biole Is
true stands out as the greatest, most
significant achievement OF TINS age 10.
hereby the truth of Christianity ana
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caIly established.
Mrs EDDY early learned that the
R;ble is the word of God, the spiritual
teacher of the ages. She turned 10 /.
for light and leading when human
ways and means failed to give heaitl
and hope. In its inspired pages sil
found Christian Science, the splrituai
fulfilment of Jesus teachings anu
nractice and she thus rediscovered the
Science of Christianity. The PROOF OF
the sincerity of her aspiration ana OF
the truth of her teaching is FOUND III
her own life and works and In the
Lives of those who honestly STUDY anu
daily strive to practice Chrlstlaii'
Science. She did not leave her work
here until it was so established as u
remain intact and inviolate.
With wisdom and foresight she in
sured the safety of the Christian
Science organization and the preser-
walton of the purity OF her teachlhSs
by establishing The Mother Church
| as the anchor of the Christian SCIENCE
movement and by providing Manua,
for the government of the church' ana
a Board of Directors to administer lts
affairs.
| To Christian Scientists Mrs. Eddy
lis a living example of the triumph OF
faith in God, a faith deep and vital
because rooted in spiritual experience.
She knew God Alright. She looked to
divine intelligence and proved that
God is Mind. She was governed by
spiritual law and proved that COO is
Principle. She looked to God for
health and proved Him to be Life.
She loved all mankind and probed that
| God is Love. She gave all for the
pearl of great price" the knowledge
of God, and offered 1t to all the world.
| Christian Science is the renaissance
of Christianity, the re-birth and re-
esta blishment on a scientific demon
strable basis, of the Christianity whlcn
Christ Jesus taught and practiced. 1t
is the fulilment of his mission OF
bringing to the world salvation from
sin. sickness and death. It's modest
achievements of to-day prove the
truth of its Principle and rule and en-
able any sincere seeker to begin to I'VE
lit. 1t is a clarion call to every aspir-
ing heart, TO awaken 10 lllS present
privilege of freedom and spiritual au-
thority over human ills, and to
demonstrate that the day of human
redemption is at hand.
Mrs. Eddy writes:
"When will Jesus professed fol-
lowers learn to emulate him in all
his ways and to initiate his mighty
works? 1t is possible,-yea, it is the
duty and privilege of every child,
l n
degree the example CT the Master by
the demonstration of Truth and Life,
of health and holiness. Christians
claim to be his followers, but do they
follow him in the way that he COM
manded Hear these imperative COM
as your Father which is in heaven is
mands: "Be We therefore perfect. even
perfect Go We into all the world,
and preach the gospel to every crea-
ture!' Heal the sickn" (Science and
Health, p. 80.