The herald., 1921-03-17

the receptive thought of the child in
the saving grace of God. 1t was this
Christian culture that Mrs. Eddy, the
Discoverer and Founder of Christian
Science. received from her mother; for
Mrs. Eddy was taught from her youth
to look to God for deliverance in every
time of trouble. When Mary Baker was
once taken with a fever, her mother
reminded the little girl of Gods
loving care and protection, and assured
her of His healing grace, If only she
| would turn to Him in prayer. Mary
did pray fervently to God for deliver
ance from the fever, and she was
| quickly healed. Naturally her mother
! was glad; for the healing had con-
| frmed her loving trust in Gods care.
Many proofs of healing attended
Mrs. Eddy's walk through life, attest
ing Gods ever presence and confirming
her faith in His goodness and power.
Her faith was put to the seyerest
test in 1866, when she was facing
death itself. Turning for consolation
to her Bible, she began to read from
Matthew the healing of the palsied
man. The account of the healing
held her attention as never before,
and she must have glimpsed the great
Truth that the divine power which had
restored that man in Jesus time was
still operative; for Gods power can
never change. The result was as i'm
mediate; for she arose from her bed
prefectly we'll, dressed herself and
startled her family by her sudden ap
pearance. This was a most wonder
full proof to her that God is the great
Physician, whose healing power Is
changeless; and then and there she
determined to search for the scientific
Law which must underlie such in
/ stances of healing.
Personal Items.
Mrs. Eddy is known to thousands o.
, grateful men and women Throughout
the world to be the Discoverer ant
Founder of Christian Science, and be
, cause Of that, she commands our pro
!, foundest reverence and gratitude.
!, 1t was my privilege to know some
: thing of her as loving, unsettled VIC
| man,-the kindest friend I ever had
e My father was a deep student Of tn
e Bible, and when Christian Scienc
4 healed two members of our family, h
!, began the study Of this Science an
J, became an earnest Christian Scientis
e For many years my parents were close
ly associated with Mrs. Eddy, who wa
t their pastor, teacher and friend. A
= one time Mrs. Eddy spent a week a
t our home, and l then had the oppo
l. tunity of seeing her to be gentle, a
d fectionate woman, interested In OF
O pets and problems, laughing with U
e and sympathizing with us, yet alway
d mindful of her great mission to suffe
d ing humanity.
70 An incident that occurred during HI
= visit with us has always stood o.
wildly in my memory. One mornir
8 before breakfast, my sister sat dow
y at the organ and began to play al
~ sing the good old gospel hymn TAKE
from the psalms, Weeping may e
dure for a night, but Joy cometh
# the morning." My father Joined
If the song, and when it was finishe
a Mrs. Eddy's door opened and she a
N peared, her face radiant. Then s.
IN told us that she had continued ;
nj night in prayer over some proble
ID and the answer had come when s
e. felt the spirit expressed in that sor
" This incident evidently impressed he
81 for several years later, she referred
gs it in letter to my father.