The Bismarck tribune., 1919-04-04
Mother Church. The First Church Of Christ Scientist Boston, Mass

figure in history stands out so dig
tinctly as the exponent OF the doc
trine of works, but in all ages great
men and women have been immOrtaltz-
ed because of what they did for the
human race, father than because OF
what they said in doing it. For, ex-
ample, the uterance of Abraham I'm
coin have not been excelled in beauty
and truth by those Of any man Of
modern times Yet If the wordsof Lin.
coin should be forgotten, he would con-
tinue to live in what he did for a
stricken race and for q nation whose
very existence was threatened. No
modern movement more strongly en-
phasizes the Importance Of works than
the movement which has been built
upon the discovery Of christian
Science One cannot be a Christian
Scientist unless he is willing to do the
works of Christian Science. The way
of Christian Science is not a flOwery
pathway leading to distant Elysian
fields Of ease and peace The way OF
Christian Science is the straight and
narrow way of, Principle. 1t leads di-
rectly to that harmonious mental nc.
tivity which constitutes the Kingdom OF
heaven within-right here and now.
The life Of the genuine Christian Scien-
tist is life of constant service, and
he learns that in serving God and his
fellow men he is laboring in the. field
of eternal life. The very foundation Of
the Christian Science. church was. laid
in healing works. Before the Chris
tian >Scienca-.textbook was published,
its author and her early students had
already demonstrates the propositions
afterwards laid down therein. Since
then students Of that book in all parts
Of the world Have been able to- prove
the truth of. its teachings by Removing
sickness, poverty Iansl other ihs from
their experience according, to definite
rules 5of practice, This book is build
ing for itself and; for its author a mon
llment Of good works which cannot be
destroyed : but which will endure to
the end ofstime as IAN reimbursement
to those who are in distress.
- ULTIMATE ACCEPTANCE OF.
II. = IEaa&t@ !. TRUTH r7t.2fS 4. &c
Undeniably, however, the tendency
Of the human mind Is to resist that
which in any manner differs from the
existing order OF things. Thus 1t
stands in the way OF its own progress.
When Marconi announced that he had
discovered method Of transmitting
telegraph messages without the use of
wires, he was scoffed at as dreamer;
but he had faith in his discovery and
perseverance in perfecting it, so that,
in spite Of the erstwhile skeptics, the
transmission of wireless messages is
now an hourly occurrence.
When Mary Baker Eddy announced
that she had discovered the Principle
and law of primitive Christian healing,
and that because of this discovery It
would become universally possible for
the sick to be healed by divine power
as in the time Of Christ Jesus, her an
nouncement met with ridicule ami
sc0rn. But Mrs. Eddy too had faith
in her discovery. Yes, more than
faith-ahe had the absolute conviction
and confidence begotten of under.
standing and demonstration. There.
fore, she was not dismayed by the
storm Of doubt which beat in upon
her rs the result Of her proclamation
to mankind. because she knew her
discovery te be genuine, she had the
courage and, faithfulness tos perfect it
and give it to humanity in the form
of textbook Of demonstrable& Sci,
ence. Little by little, scoffers and
skeptics were compelled to admit that
there Is power on earth to-day which
heals sickness and Sin as it did cen.
turies ago. When the works of Chris
tian Science thus compelled recogni.
tion, effort was made to discredit Mrs.
Eddy as its discoverer; but this too
sfgnally failed. To-day, when there
are in different parts Of the world
more than seventeen hundred Chris.
ttan Science organizations founded nm.
on the rock of Christ-healing. Mrs.
Eddy is justly acknowledged not only
as the DiscOverer Of Christian Science
and the revered Leader Of the Chris
tlan Science movement, but as one Of
the worlds greatest religionists. And
Christian Science is gradually coming
10 be recognized as the reestablishment
or restoration Of primitive Christian
ity. AS this understanding becomes
more general and consequently the re-
sistance to Christian Science Mind
healing lessons, distressing conditions
of human existence will continue to be
amefiorated until they finally disap-
pear. Each case healed in Christian
Science practice makes hunanityss
burden lighter and even now. through
ITS beneficent ministrations, those who
still feel obliged to doubt are being
Drought nearer to the light.
Mrs Eddy has said OF her discovery
and OF its reception, II have never
supposed the world would Immediately
witness the full fruitagc Of Christian
Science, or that sin, disease, and death
would not be believed for an Indefinite
time; but this I do aver, that, as a
result Of teaching Christian Science
ethics and Temperance have feceiyei
an impulse, health has been nestored
and longevity increased II s,Ich are
the present fruits. what will the har.
vest be, when this Science is more
generally understood" (Science and
Health, p 34&) -