Arizona republican., 1920-02-08

50 until Mrs. Eddy, discoverer and founder of Christian Science, restored this healing to US through our text book. Science and Health with Key to the Scriptures"
 l, as one. can testify of gaining my understanding and healing through the study of the Bible and our textbook Ano others are privileged to go and do likewise
 I will now introduce you to MT. John Sidney Braithwaite of London, Eng land. Member of The Board of Lectur- ship of The Mother Church. The First Church of Christ Scientist in Boston, Mass.
 John Sidney Braithwaite, Nj. A., C. s. Member of The Board of Lecturship of
 The Mother Church, The First
 Church of Christ, Scientist, in Boston,
 Massachusetts.
 In seeking for a test to apply to any form of religious teaching one hardly would expect to improve on the words of an eighteenth century writer who says "Thateis the truest doctrine which hath a tendency to make thee live in the best and wisest manner Chris tian Science nevertheless proposes further test. for it says that if such doctrine is based on the teachings Of
 
 it should be found to confer in addi- tion the best health. It is just because Christian Science has helped and is helping so many people to a better and wiser manner of life, besides healing them of physical ailments and keeping them well, that so much interest has been aroused in it.
 The essential sanity and health and optimism which permeate Christian Science are helping to Ieaven human thought, and to supply the moral quail ties that are needed to hold it steadfast in the midst of present storms and beating waves
 Christian Science strengthens the weak hands. confirms the feeble knees and says to those that are of fearful heart. Be strong. fear not"
 Many of us are here, no doubt in the spirit of enquiry, we want to know in what way this teaching substantiates it's claim to be both Christian and Science. we want to know how the healing is done. and perhaps also whether it is applicable to our own case. These points I shall try to ex- plain. and also I shall try to show that in seeking the truth about Gods gov ernment of His universe. we find the truth about individual self government. There is no lesson more needed today than that of self-government- for until that is learned one cannot be ready, as all should be. to participate in the gov ernment of the people, which means government in obedience to divine Law. It is not clear that a nation or a move ment will be safe when self govern ment is the first concern of the individ uals composing it?
 Mary Baker Eddy
 When one considers the place tk>e the Discoverer and Founder of Chris tian Science, Mary Baker Eddy, occu- pies in the unfoldment of Christianity. one finds it to be unique. You cannot compare her to such religious teachers or reformers as Luther, Calvin. Wesley or George Fox for this reason, that while each one of those men had his distinct messag ge to the age in which he lived and each one had a certain genius for organization. not one ever claimed the full measure of the Masters prom ises. It seems that they did not see far enough to associate his teaching with the word Science. neither did they dare to advocate physical healing as an essential part of the Masters in- structions to his disciples throughout all time They did not know how to do so. and in some instances where healing occurred. they even feared lest I. should result in a darkening of their message. through a building up of their own personality. in place of the Christ And. mind you. they were not very wide of the mark in estimating this danger, but Mrs Eddy saw IL LOO ana 1dc6u H. She fearlessly insisted on healing essential feature of Christianity, but she also saw that nothing but strict adherence to the truth could qualify fo-- this demonstration. She Moses to this age, saying. as Moses said to the children of Israel, If thou wilt diligently hearken to the voice Of rhe Lord thy God. and wilt do that which is right in his sight. and wilt give ear to his commandments, and Eeep all his statutes, I will put none of these diseases upon thee. which have brought upon the Egyptians: for | am the Lord that healeth thee"
 Mrs. Eddy brought to Christianity that which it had hitherto lacked-the science of it's teaching. Nothing could be added to the spirit of the Masters teaching, but the age was demanding it's scientific and systematic explana- tfon. Mrs. Eddy supplied both. Her book Science and Health. with Key 10 the Scriptures" is the textbook of Christian Science. and her Church Manual provides the rules by which this healing system becomes an integral feature of the Church of Christ. These two books never can be separated nor superseded.
 The story of Mrs Eddy's own healing which was occasioned by a sudden flash of illumination. thrown on a pass nre of Scripture. has been so often sold that l will not repeat II now but It is perhaps not so generally known that it was a regu-ar physician who urged her to embody her discovery in a hook and thus give to the world her curative system of divine metaphysics. He had good reason for doing so, for he had seen her heal pneumonia instan- faneously. when he himself had de- cisred that the patient could not live
 One might dwell at considerable length on Mrs. Eddy's deeply spiritual nature. her unselfish and statesmanlike leadership Of the Christian Scienr~ movement. her far-seeing wisdom. he. loving warning, her stern rebuke. and her gentle entreaty, but I think that the world today IS more willing to con cede these things than it formerly was and to give to her her rightful place.