Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1917-01-02

placed in other than material RENE
dies. Her first glimpse of this spir
itual law through which she was ther
healed was followed by complete re
tirement from society for severa
years in order that she might the
more diligently devote her time te
the study of the Scriptures and glear
from them fuller understanding Of
this law and its application to hui
man needs. In 1875 the textbook OF
Christian Science, "Science and
Health with Key to the Scriptures,
was published by her, setting fortl
the result of her labors The Bible
with which all the teachings of Chris.
tian Science are in agreement, ano
this book, have ever remained the
basis of all Christian Science teach
ing.
For her unfaltering courage in the
face of a world opposed to her, fol
her unfailing devotion to Principle
for her love for God and her devo-
ton to the cause of universal bet
terment, and for her wise and loving
leadership, Christian Scientists hon,
or and respect Mrs. Eddy. They rec
ognize her great work for them and
for all mankind, even the reopening
and making plain of the way for in
dividual and universal salvation. To
hold a lesser opinion of her and her
life-work would be to deny what is
true. 1t would be to shut out homes
ty and leave the heart frozen with
the ingratitude which shuts the door
on good, to him who is thus deceiv-
ed. We all need gratitude, for graf
itude goes hand in hand with right
thinking. Gratitude is indeed the ac-
Acknowledgement of good present. Grat-
titude is the recognition of God with
us and opens the doors of thought to
heavenly things.
Many expressions of the highest re-
gard and respect for physicians and
ministers are to be found in the writ
ings of Mrs. Eddy, although she could
not concur with their views upon med
ical and religious subjects. Christian
Scientists entertain no hostility to.
ward the medical profession nor to-
ward those whose religious opinions
differ from their own. They respect
in the fullest degree the right of ev-
cry individual to think as he or she
may choose upon medical or religious
matters, free from interference from
others, and they ask but the same
privilege for themselves.
CONCLUSION
My friends, but two things are hap
pening in the world today. Every ex
perience, every phenomena, howsoever
insignificant or howsoever important
it may seem, from the mortal combat
of nations to the kind thought of the
little child, is but part either of
the temporal and disappearing phe-
nomena Of evil destroying itself, or,
a part of the true and enduring phe
nomena Of God manifesting Himself.
Neither you nor can swerve hairs
breadth the immutable operation of
these laws of God. What you and |
may do is to choose whether we shall
be dominated and deceived by evil
hastening to its final destruction, with
its attendant hell of suffering, or
whether we shall be obedient to the
divine Mind, God, and partakers of
the genuine happiness, health and
well-being to which We are rightful-
ly entitled.
Christian Science does not argue
with any one. 1t does not urge any
one to accept its teachings. 1t sim
ply presents them TO the world as
they are and points to the evidence
of the multitude of men and women
who have tried them and found them
not wanting. The choice must be in
ulNluudl. NO one cdu WOTk out our
salvation for us. No one can know
God by proxy. Like the river that
floweth for all and giveth freely to
him who cometh to it, whosoever he
may be, but goeth not out Of its
course for any man, so Christian Sci
ence is stream of living water flow
ing out into human consciousness. free
to all who will partake of its bless
ings.
As stated on page 102 of Science
and Health, "There is but one real at
traction, that of SPIRIT and sooner
or later every man, woman and child
must find his or her correct relation
ship with God, and find it in the wav
that the Bible teaches, through right
the understanding and dem
onstration of God and His idea.
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