The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-11-26

anything but the discoverer and
founder of this great Truth, but IL
will be long before the world Will
have begun 10 properly appreciate
what she has done for mankind ana
what trials and vicissitudes were
her lot in standing before the ire
mendous opposition TO her first
lispings in the new tongue.
This guiding light has been
placed in the hands of Christian
Scientists to be kept burning Let
us all see to it that the light be not
dimmed by carelessness,\ by negH-
eence. by faithlessness, nor by any
lack of appreciation of what Mrs.
Eddy has done for humanity, lest,
perchance, the world be again en-
quilted in the gloom of frultless
Christianity.
Mrs. Eddy has incorporated the
, fundamental teachings or Christian
Science in her book. Science and
Health with Key.to the Scriptures.
! This is the textbook of the Chris
| tian Science denomination. Through
| it's study the secrets and obscure
ties of Holy Writ have been made
uIain. and instead of book of
mystery the Bible has come to be
the char: Of life to thousands upon
thousands to whom it has hereto
f. fore been closed.
! World Reacts to Teachings.
/ 1t is wonderful to note. when We
stop to think of it, how completely
Mrs. Eddy's teachings have chang
ed the thinking OF almost the en-
| tire world. and in so short time.
There are not many departments
of the worlds daily routine that
have not felt the effects, in some
I degree, of the great change in our
method of thinking resultant OF the
teachings of this modest, New Eng
land gentlewoman.
! 1t may not be generally recog-
| nized. but the fact is that the prac-
tice of medicine itself has under
gone probably as great revolution
| since the discovery of Christian
! Science, and because thereof, as
has any other one department of
| human activity. Today you will
find many physicians who will tell
YOU that they seldom, If ever, re-
sort to the use of drugs or medi-
cine in their ministrationS to the
sick. And they will go still fur
Their and tell you that they recog-
nfze that the mental attitude of
/ their patients has much to do with
the recovery. The medical schools
are now including in their currlcula
studies tending to direct the medl-
cal practitioner in mental methods
in his practice.
To be sure, some Of these changes
! may not be altogether for the best,
| for it is recognized by a Christian
Scientist that mental manipulation
unchecked by Christian morality is
often more dangerous than mat or
manipulation, but, nevertheless =.
this decided unrest in medical pra' =
tice and the tendency to drop mat
| ter and drift towards mind unQues-
tionably results from the necessity
| occasioned by the growth of Chris
| tan Science.
In the city of Los Angeles, very
/ recently. at q conference of clergy
men and laymen, representing all
| the principal churches of that city,
resolutions were adopted urging
! the formation of Christian League
Of Healing" along the lines of
Jesus appointing None could deny
that this constantly growing ten
dency on the part Of churches quite
generally to, incorporate healing a
part of their church activities has
been brought about by the success
! of Christian Science.
| On this point it is interesting
now to note the words of the dis
coverer and founder of Christian
| Science. Mrs Eddy, penned many
years ago and recorded in her book,
Pulpit and Press" as follows:
If the lives of Christian Scien-
lists attest their fidelity to T. 18th.
l predict that in the Goth century
every Christian church in our land.
! and a few i'll far-oT lands. will ap-