The Bismarck tribune., 1919-04-04

A little more than half A centur!
ago an earnest seeker for Truth
one who had long been buffeted by tht
unsatisfying philosophers Of the hu
man mind-was driven to the very
bOrderland of mortal existence by the
all but fatal cruelty Of an accident
In the last extremity Of human need
this deeply religious woman turned
unreservedly and forever away from
matter to divine Mind as the one and
only savior, and was restored to nor
NAL health Having been healed by
the power iof God. it was only natural
that she should have turned TO tho
Word of God for an explanation OF
her cure. Patiently and prayerfulls
studying the Scriptures for the pur'
pose Of discovering the Principle and
law Of her deliverence this faithful
woman-Mary Baker Eddy-continued
her search until, it was revealed to
her that the eternal Christ, which
enabled Jesus to heal the sick and
raise the dead, is present with and
available TO mankind now.
This revelation Of the truth was put
10 practical test by Mrs. Eddy and
demonstrated beyond shadow Of Il
doubt, and was then embodied by her
2 in the Christian Science textbook,
"Science and Health with Key to the
Scriptures" which was first published
in 1876. Through the study Of this
book and the practice Of its teachings,
many were redeemed from sin and
healed Of inveterate disease, and some
were turned back from the very gates
oi death. In this manner was formed
nucleus for the Christian Science
church, which in 1879 was organized
to commemorate the word and works
Of our Master" and to "reinsrate prim-
tive Christianity and Its lost element
Of healing (Church Manual, p. 40
This church was later organized rs
"rhe First Church Of Christ, Scien-
fist, in Boston, Massachusetts" Of
which all authorized Christian Science
churches are branches. The Mother
Church and its many branches, tOgeth-
ef with the denominatiOnal activities
Of Christian Science, now constitute 2
mighty movement that is literally en-
circling the globe.
The CHRISTIAN SCIENCE.
. CHURCH.
Without adaptation to the needs Of
mankind the Christian Science church
as an institution would have no good
reason for existence. In order tOajus"
tify its presence among men, the
Church Of Christ, Scientist, must be
ready to answer, not theoretically but
practically. the all-important question
What is Christian Science able to do
for suffering humanity?'
The answer which it makes to this
question is, christian Science heals
sickness and sin. Y 1t breaks the bands
Of appetite and passion. 1t lifts the
burden of fear and care"
Through the ministry Of Christian
Science, many thousands have been
raised from beds Of unspeakable pain.
sof immortality anH vice. Others, still.
have been freed from the bondage OF
poverty and incompetency. Now, it
is possible that some of these persons
would have recovered from their sick
ness under other forms OF treatment
or without any treatment. 1t is prob
able that some would have been re-
formed by different means and that
others would have become prosperous
in another way. But it is a. fact that
many Of them were utterly Hopeless
and apparently helpless in theirAmisery
until Christian Science showed them
n way out Of it,
How were these people healed of
1vyhtphgr ~
had baffled the physiciansA They were
healed by the Christ, Truth, which
takes away the SIN and heals the
sickness of the world.f& They were
healed by reason Of the knowledge that
sickness Is not natural to Gods man,
that it is no part Of mans true ma
tnre. They have found that the fear
Of sickness and Of other forms Of evil
Is unnecessary because. every phase
OF evil is temporal and destructible
And, best af all, they have gainen
through Christian Science a more per-
feet understanding 6f God. They have
learned tha4 God il as the Scripture
declare, Life, Truth. Spirit, Love-. God
was revealed to Moses as I An.y and
surely / Am mcan. he nothing less than
the one sSaflexistent and eternal Be,
ing or Life III the thirty second chap
ter Of Deuteronomy Sod is referred te
as "a God Of truth, and without iniq
uity, just ana right is he" Jesus said
"God is a Spiffts or, as the revised
version Of the New Testament put it
God is Spirit !. ana they that worship
him must worship him In spirit anf
in truth" John, the beloved disciple
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