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scriptureat Tor n them - think ys
have etsruAl life: and they are they
with testify Of me-" OF course he
alluded p the jevtsh scriptures.
for the new tsetament WAS written
at : later data. However. I am osr-
tain ron win al agree that ws may
rightfully include the new tAata-
ment, tor the latter 70 simply the
fulnllmsnt oe the former. For rs
years before her healing Mrs.. EDDY
had bean Q devout student Of the
bible She was instantaneous,y
healed while reading In the bible.
She saw - NO other person had
seen IN this or any other age sincs
the early Christian period, that be-
cause the scriptures are spiritual
they are Tor that very reason prac-
teal. and she has magni1led the
teachings Of the scriptures In ali
her works - no other writer Of
modern times has done. In coo
pages Of Science and Health with
Key to the Scriptures" the literal
quotations from the bible aggregate
= solid pages. All the spiritual
wisdom and understanding which
came to her was from the unfolding
Of bible truth. Many books have
besn. written on the bible. The
greater part Of them are called
commentaries, . title fttingly ap-
piled. for they are comments ON
the bible rather than calculations
OF II. Mrs. Eddy's writings upon the
scriptures from the inside out. On
page at Of Science and Health
with Key to the scriptures," We
read: The scriptures are very sac
red. Our aim must be to have them
understood spiritually. It 10 this
spiritual perception Of the scrip
ture. which lifts humanity out Of
disease and death and inspires
faith"
The Textbook.
It is fitting at this time to soy
something about the Christian
Science textbook, Science and
Health with Key to the Scriptures, %
by Mrs. Eddy. This book II not q
commentary on the bible, but key
to It Other writer's claim to bring
out treasures from the scriptures
and hand them to W: Mrs. Eddy
gives 10 the key. saying, open the
book and help yourselves. Any
claim to excellency can be sus-
tanned and maintained only BY re-
sults-"by their fruits 70 shall
know them." The spiritual virility
and illumination which the stud
emit Of the bible receives through
earnest study of the Christian
Science textbook Is undsniable
proof that the latter II what Is
claimed for ia key to the scrip
lures. The dominant thought Of
the textbook IL spiritual. II any
thing else Is sought in its pages 1t
will be unresponsive. To those
who are hungering and thirsting
and to the sick and sinful who are
seeking peace, 1t Il as deep re-
spending unto deep. Simply the
reading Of 1t has lifted thousands
Of sufferers out Of despair. Friends:
the man who Il really homesick to
know his heavenly Father, God,
from whom he seems, to be sep
arated. IL ready to study this text
book, and to gain through its teach
ing. healing and purity and peace.
The Christian Science textbook,
through informing and guiding the
truth seeker. dispoeess tAofpnghly
OF cold storage bible. by. throw
ing the doors wide open and expos
ing it, treasures. to all who desire
them.
Credible Witnesses.
Many professional men and wom-
en- today are testifying to the truth
Iof these statements. They are
teachers, professors, authors. &C.
tors, medical doctors, clergymen
and lawyers, most Of whom were
members Of the orthodox churches
and students Of the bible, yet could
not see, through it, the way to
peace, until Christian Science
came to their aid. One does not
find these people flippant critics Of
the church to which they formerly
belonged. They are tenderly CRATE
full for many blessings in the past,
nor do they forget the dear ones
with whom "they walked in the
house of God as friends" Unto
them q light has shined from the
bible as 1t never shone before.
These men and women are among
you. They are sensible people,
credible witnesses to the supreme
value of the Christian Science text
book, through the spiritual study
of which healing is wrought and
the peace Of God, which passeth
all understanding" Is realized.
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