The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-10-21

whom spiritual freedom had besu ,.- emplified in political and rai NA freedom--a nation whose strNNflos for freedom had prepared it Tor nhis higher light. This great ligat v4& revealed to Mary Baker Eddy ,lla discoverer and founder of Chrisfian Science. in the year 1866 Her dis- a5Fey was made at the proper tiFne -t COMIC net aHN e9n7o soon nor later. CAria eff 5eiancr an Invention nor E # what some ava been pleased to cal it-~"or hea fetAioAs IL s tna L4W % 388 Mrs. Gddy's discovery and rar +ea. derful achievement ln.estanllsr ag Church f1f the nerpetaaf.on faiN discovery afs 0o8 kee rNf uf chance nor of circumstance. Chris tian Science is the fulfillment of prophecy and has come to us in due time and order in accord with Gods directing. Mrs Eddy never claimed to be anything but the discoverer and founder of this great Truth, but 1t will be long before the world will have begun to properly appreciate what she has done for mankind and what trials and vicissitudes were her lot in standing before the tremer- dous opposition to her first lispings in the new tongue.
 With the charge placed upon Mrs. Eddy to plant the vineyard, came also the charge to water and care for it. the charge to provide the means whereby this great discovery could bc perpetuated to posterity, Th.s charge Mrs. Eddy has faithfully ful- filled in the establishment of one of the greatest and grandest church or- ganisations the world has ever seen the great Mother Church. The First Church of Christ, Scientist, in Bos- ton, Massachusetts. with It's network of branch churches extending to near ly every part of the civilized world. No one individual in all history has ever accomplished what Mrs Eddy accomplished In so short time and the fruits of her planting bear am- pie evidence of her fitness for tho role of discoverer and founder of this great movement.
 Mrs. Eddy has incorporated the fundamental teachings of Christian Science In her book, Science and Health with Key to the Scriptures" This Is the textbook of the Christian Science denomination. Through its study the secrets and obscurities of Holy Writ have been made plain and instead of book of mystery the Bi- ble has come to be the chart of life to thousands upon thousands to
 
 would not leave with you this evening the impression that Christian Scientists claim to have achieved the ultimate of Christian Science. They have not They have but begun the work leading to the right solution of life's problems. They have had their failures along with their achieve ments, but they are all striving to become worthy disciples of the great Master. Writing of the accomplish ments and the future of Christian Science, Mrs. Eddy has said In Science and Health:
 have never supposed the
 world would immediately witness
 the full fruitage ef Christian
 Science, or that sin, disease and
 death would not be believed for
 an indefinite time: but this 1 do
 aver, that. as a result of teaching
 Christian Science, ethics and
 temperance have received an inn
 pulse. health has been restored
 and longevity increased. If such
 are the present fruits, what will
 the harvest be when this Science
 is more generally understoode
 And now, in closing, wish to leave with you for helpful contempla- tion those reassuring promises of the Sweet Singer, David. given us in the ninety-first Psalm:
 "He that dwelleth in the secret place of the most High shall abide under the shadow of the Almighty.
 Tile shall cover thee with His feathers and under His wings shalt thou trust: His truth shalt be thy shield and buckler.
 Thou shalt not be afraid for the terror by night; nor for the arrow that flieth by day;
 Nor for the pestilence that walk eth in darkness; nor for the destruc ticn that wasteth at noon-day
 "A thousand shall fall at thy side and ten thousand at thy right hand. but It shall not come nigh thee.
 Because thou hast made the Lord. which is my refuge. even the most High. thy habitation;
 There shall no evil befall thee. neither shall any plague come nigh thy dwelling.
 For he shall give his angels charge over thee. to keep thee h al' thy ways"