The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1921-09-30

govern the members of her church
and to provide for It's orderly and con.
tlnuous extension. These rules or
"by.laws," together with certain other
important matter, are contained In
the church Manual" The provisions
of this MANUAL are jealousIy guard
ed by Christian Scientists because
they consider that II embodies the es-
sentlni requirements for guiding them
individually and collectively and in
surfing the ultimate understanding and
acceptance of Christian Science by
the world ut large. In fact, some
Christian Scientists believe that this
manual Ii designed TO identify and
project the progressive minority In
each successive stnge Of the develop
ment of the church body and to slim
uiate the more rapid embodiment of
each advancing footstep In the line of
spiritual evolution, Some also be-
lieve that system that viii insure
the successful accomplishment OF
these results when honestly and intel
ligently applied to collective body
or community, means far more than
at first appears on the surface; in
fact, that Mrs. Eddy has evolved
scientific system which viii ultimately
affect all human government and or
ganizatlon and insure the worlds
progress on a definite and practical
basis by impelling the more rapid
dawn OF each succeeding stage OF pro-
gressive embodiment and the ellmlna-
ton OF the long and bitter struggles
which have always INSTRUCTED human
ity's advancing footsteps.
In the AZ years since her first church
was organized, Mrs. Eddy's teachings
have spread throughout the world,
through approximately two thousand
distinct organizations, and have be-
come powerful influence In the lives
OF millions OF people, The Christian
Science publications, including the
Christian Science Monitor, daily
newspaper of universally recognized
excellence, carry their messages
throughout the world
The earthly pilgrimage OF me ven.
cradle Founder OF this great religious
movement came to close on Decem-
Der 3, 1910, and on that occasion APP
peared In the press of the world re-
markable tribute to the work OF this
great religious figure. Agreement or
disagreement with her teachings had
nothing TO do apparently with the SIN
cere appreciation expressed on every
hand that this gentle American wom-
an had lifted up n standard of conduct
and character that had worked vastly
In the Improvement OF the moral stan
dards of the world. AS an indication
OF the estimate in which she was held
by those who knew her best, the city
council OF her home city, Concord, N.
H., on this occasion pissed formal
resolution declaring that by the death
OF the Rev. Mary Baker Eddy the
world has suffered an lrreparable loss
and the citizens OF Concord the loss
of an honored and devoted friend OF
our city whose motto was to lnjure
no man, but to bless all mankind
That the citizenship OF Mary Baker
Eddy was of high order may per.
haps be cleaned from sentence pub
iished In Boston paper many years
ago when Mrs. Eddy was asked for
her political beliefs: II have none in
reality, other than TO help support a
righteous government. to love God su.
premely and my neIglibor as myself"
When one has climbed the green
\ clad hills of Bow rising from the beau
tIful waters OF the Merrimack, he
4 reaches the rolling uplands where
] stood. the Baker homestead Marking
/ the birthplace today, like silent, i'm.
/ movable sentinel, stands great gran
1 tie pyramid memorial hewn from the
largest Block of granite ever quarrIed
| In New Hampshire. 1t seems to up.
I propriately symbolic the life work
of Mary Baker Eddy which Christian
Scientists believe to lnve been the dis
4 coyefy that principle is God and that
4 Christianity aud Science are In reality
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