, 1922-03-29

dogma seemed to obscure tho wonder
ful Scripturai promises In early WON
anhood Mrs. Eddy became convinced
that Christ Jesus healed by some Ger
tain law and that the same law could
DO applied nov as well as then Her
high hope was Illustrated by this re
mark made by her when fnvalidism
seemed almost too much for her to
bear. 7 know God can and VIII cure
me. IL only 1 could understand HIS
way" To understand His way be
came tho objective OF her life Aban-
doned by friends. forsaken by rcIa-
tives. burdened by orrov sickness.
and poverty. this fn1 New England
gentiewoman pressed forward for
twenty years in untirinS search for
that law of healing which is as eter.
nal as h love of God and as I'M
changing.
Shortly after Lincoln had accom-
plished his God-appointed task there
came to tho waiting thought Of this
pure woman. at n moment OF extreme
physical need. a clear perception OF the
law and method by which Christ Jesus
and h early Christians had heaIoi
the sick. and she was Instantly ncaled
from the results of what had been
pronounced a fatal injury. But II re-
CURED nine years of further study
and application OF this law before the
Christian Science text book Science
and Health with Key TO the Scriptures.
was completed and given to the world.
This book oorroborates and explains
the teachings Of the Bible. Ii pierces
with h rays OF spiritual Truth every
human problem n omits nothing
that needs to DO known in order to
accomplish the fun deliverance OF men
from the bondage 20 OWL and NOR
tally. Written in Lynn. Massachu-
sets. In n lonely attic chamber. un-
der a single sky-light window. the
rays of its healing message have
lightoncd tho hearts OF multftudes.
And its work is only begun.
The discovery OF Christian Science
was, however. but part of Mrs
Bddy's life work. After her discovery
there remained the work OF founding
this new yet old idea OF Gods healing
power in the thought of the world.
sceptical. condemnatory. and unbeliev.
ing. She saw that this saving idea
must be presented to men, protected
from adultcration and misrepresentn-
ton; and that orderly methods and
means must be found to carry out
these purposes How well the work
was done! A half century & Chris.
tian Science was believed In only by
the one who discovered it,-a lone
woman, lacking friends. influence or
human Her only possessions
wcre an idea and unbounded trust in
God. Today this idea has found Joy
full acceptance in the thought of mil.
lions.
h same wisdom which guided all
the footsteps of this G~od-inspired
woman enabled her to establish under
the Manual OF The Mother Church in
Boston n system of church govern
ment, wholly unique n different
from any other and adequate in every
detail to the demands of this and fu-
turo generations. In this Manual is
set forth the way IN which the CO.
operative and collective activities of
the Christian Science movement must
he carried on. and the processes and
forms OF action through which Gods
healing purpose of universal salvation
is to be accomplished.
EyER PRESENT MIND is GOD.
The consideration OF religion and
science properly begins with the cause
OF all things Men may differ as to
what his u is but they are prac-
tically united in their belief that
there is n cause This common on
viction was recently expressed by
Thomas Edison thus, "I can no more
doubt tho existence of an intelligence
that Is running things han I do the
existence of myself" But what is this
cause, where is 1t, what is its rela-
ton TO man? These are some OF the
questions we are here to consider.
1 wonder il at some time you have
not looked through a certain kind of
glass lens which has made objects
that were very near seem as though
they were remote. Remove the long
and the normal relationship is at once
apparent Our past religious teach
ings have often made US feel that God
is far away. They have acted as the
glass lens and rave made what is very
near.-"tsc Lord "a at my right hand
says the Psaimist.-seem distant and
remote. Let us begin by dropping any
sense of God as one mile. two miles or
any miles off. and let US look for the
cause of all things right where its
creation is. right here among US.
In the world today We observe many
/ EOOu iuedS MT lTe CCulrfl. IlultE IN
creased oo~nsideratsOp- These ideas
pertain to the welfare and betterment
of men, individually and collectively.
we note the idea of Industrial Justice
as between employers and employees
being given fuller consideration than
ever before. Industrial leaders are
realizing thnt the time is near when
the great masses of mankind must
be freed from the overburden of ply
steal toll and the consuming fear of
poverty Through the clouds of con-
fused opinions VIC SEQ tho ideas of In
ternational arbitration and co-opera-
ton among the nations of the earth
becoming more fully established in
thought. We see such events as the
Associated Advertising clubs of Am
erica taking for their organizations
motto, Truth The Rotary club, an
international organization of business
men, makes Service about Self the
keynote Of its activities.