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science during the last half century, does it not seem strange that the vsrld should have waited SO long since the time of the early Christian era tor some one to appear and call attention to the promises of the Bible and the
 possibility of their practical fulfill ment in our human experience? Even more strange, is it not, that when Mrs.
 Eddy, a sweet, gentle. pure minded woman did appear and began to heal the sick and 10 perform many of these wonderful works and meekly and low ingly called the worlds attention to her demonstration as being at least in part a fulfillment of Biblical prom
 ise, that she should have been suo-
 iected to persecution at the hands of Jesus professed followers? Ignoring, however, the persecution. the lack of sympathy and interest manifested by the world in her discovery during the early years, Mrs. Eddy never wavered
 in her task. but patiently and earnestly studied the Bible. that she might find
 the positive rule for. the solution of this problem of Mind-healing which had
 been so graciously and wonderfully re-
 vealed to her through her own instan- taneous healing from what the doctors had pronounced an incurable physical condition. The result of her studies
 she has since given to the world in the 1 Christian Science text book. Science and Health with Key to the Scrip tures." commonly called Science and Health. which was published m 1875. ! In this book there is a chapter de-
 voted to Genesis. and another to the
 Apocalypse. or Revelation of St. John
 wherein Is set forth the spiritual cor
 rect interpretation of the Bible, thus | justifying that part of the title, "Key to the Scriptures" The last chapter
 of the book, called "Fruitage." is a se-
 ries of wonderful testimonies from men and women from widely separated localities. testifying to having been
 healed of blindness, deafness, rheuma- tism. BT-ight's disease, tumor, dyspsp' sia. cancer, tuberculosis, fever. colds and nearly every known disease sim ply by reading this book. Science and Health. The book itself needs to be
 read, for therein is unfOided with mar vicious simplicity and power, the the
 ory of healing and salvation as taught by Jesus of Nazareth.
 One of the. practical tributes to the
 book is seen in the fact that it is tC
 be found in public libraries all over th'
 civilized world.
 Contrary to some critics of Christiaf T science, Mrs. Eddy never intended tha the text book should take the plac' , of the Bible. but it is to be studied 7 and read fin connection with the Bible , It was meant to be just what it's nam
 implies. a "Key to the Scriptures, , and a text book on Christian Science , Within ,the pages of the book itsel
 Mrs. Eddy says. AS adherents o
 Truth, We take the inspired word 0 | the Bible as our sufficient guide t : l-. F-
 ID. 497). Again she says. Tn follow f ing these leadings of scientific revela ton, the Bible was my only text book. q Science and Health, p. 110).
 s As the years have come and gon e during these more than fifty year e since Mrs. Eddy's discovery, an ever | widening circle has been covered b # Christian Science. and an ever iI e tcreasing host of its adherents, men er n women, are daily bearing witness { z its healing and saving power. and rer s dering their tribute of praise an .e thanksgiving to it's revered Discover. a land Founder. There is. howeve )f nothing of worship or deificstion 10 the attitude of Christian Scientists |, .e ward Mrs. Eddy, but rather the na ,- ural spontaneous expression of grat d. tude. which one might expect fro of persons whose lives have been uplift' al and are upilfted by the power of h le inspired teaching.
 ee It is possible that up to the time
 her discovery of Christian ScienC
 Mrs. Eddy never thought of becomil l- a great religious teacher or leader. al ns yet no other of the worlds great lea ne CTS ever lived to see such a su lg stantial and extensive growth and O ne ganization result from his own teac lg ing Such results, however, are to 1s lexpected always when work is done lX was Mrs. Eddy's work The presen ie of God was not mere theory to + k- but an actual fact on which she reli r. in establishing the Christian Scien by movement as well as Tn all oth Of things.
 he Early in the practical operation of Christian Science Mrs. Eddy saw tf ho the then existing churches were T D. ready for Christian Science. Accor CT ingly she established the Christi
 Science Church, The Mother Chur to The First Church of Christ. Scienti .th of Boston. Massachusetts. From If he to tune as occasion demanded, and ,se she was divinely led. she wrote ny Bylaws now comprising the Man n- of the Mother Church for the govel is- ment of the Mother Church memb his and for the organization Of bral ms churches and societies and the e my ernment of their members. That ley Manual is the work of Inspiration
 attested by the fact that it's provisi nd have been broad enough to cover ev md question that has arisen in this r sus idly growing worldwide organizati si- Mrs. Eddy ever looked to the Man the in making decisions and she said er- it, "Of this I am sure, that each R hat and Bylaw in this Manual will gs, crease the spirituality of him '
 Of obeys 1t. invigorate his capacity to our the sick. to comfort such as mol
 and to awaken the sinner" (AIis
 lany, p. 230). Loyal Christian Sc ian lists have always been grateful for