The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1922-10-24

from It's accustomed religious teach
ing until it had proof of its power.
Consequently she first taught by
healing. inviting those who were al
flicted to come and be healed, and
| her first patients and students were
largely the so-calIed incurables for
whom material remedies offered no
| hope. They were healed by her
teaching and practice not only phys
ically but spiritually and mentally.
they heard this message gladly,
went out and told their friends and
brought them to hear the good news.
Gradually Mrs. Eddy saw by the
results OF her own work that the ap-
plication of this divine Principle
was unfaiIinS; that always when 1t
was rightly applied and rightly re-
ceiyed there was healing. Then
she OWNED that the worlds con-
seriousness was ready generally to
hear and TO receive this message Of
Truth. this demonstrable unfold
ment OF God as omnipresent. omnis-
cient and otnnipoteut, as she ex-
presses 1t IN the textbook.
Textbook
Accordingly she wrote what had
been revealed TO her and called II
Science and Health with Key to
the Scriptures" commonly known
as the Christian Science Textbook,
and gave this volume to all man
kind. She gave the message gem
erously and freely TO all who were
willing TO accept. that every man
~ l. fc
Key TO the Scriptures. to sit down
In the quiet OF his own time and
read and study ana find out the
truth about God.
One OF the wonderful things about
the textbook is that you do not
have TO accept anytody's word for
the statement that It does give the
correct Interpretation OF the Bible
and the correct unfolding OF the
truth about God. You can read
and study and then put 1t into prac-
tlce in your own life. and see
whether or not It meets the demand
which Jesus made when he said:
"A tree is known by It's fruits"
This textbook. founded basolute-
ly upon the Bible, has served to tear
down for men and women the cur
tain or veil OF mystery. misunder-
standing. superstition, and fear
that has shut them out from the
right concept of God, and has re-
vealed God to be God who is un-
derstandable and lovable. This is
why men and women are grateful
to Mrs. Eddy.
The Mother Church and It's
Government.
When Mrs. Eddy saw the great
task facing her Of furnishing some
avenue through which would flow
with authority during the unfolding
centuries this revelation of Truth
that had come to her inspired vision,
that it might go forth to the wait
ing world with all OF Its virility
and strength unauthorized and I'M
contaminated. she founded The
Mother Church, The First Church
OF Christ. Scientist. in Boston. Mass.
This as she says, was designed to
the world and works
Of our Master. which should rein
state primitive Christianity and It's
lost element Of healing" manual, p. |
tD. To a sincere thinker however |
orthodox there is nothing in these |
stones OF the Christian |
Science movement which can offend. |
Mrs. Eddy saw that the early |
Christian Church had been split into |
sects through following |
after mere human opinions. and she /
desired that this movement should
20 forth undivided. Accordingly as
here appeared the need. she wrote
rules Of government or bylaws.
now compiled in a volume known
Is the Manual Of the Mother Church,
to serve rs lights along the way. TO
lead and guide impersonally this
through the centuries.
She understood that these bylaws
we're applicable to all men under
III conditions, and wrote: "Of this
am sure, that each Rule and By
aw in this Manual will increase the
of him who obeys 1T,
nvigorate his capacity to heal the
sick, to comfort such as mourn. ana
20 awaken the sinner" (Miscellany,
}. $500.
She foresaw that the time would
never come in human experience
when the Church and its adherenfs-
would not need this inspired guild
ance. so she wrote Of the Manual:
the sacrilegious
moth of time, eternity awaits our
church Manual. which will maintain
Is rank as in the past amid min
stries aggressive and active, and
will stand when those have passed
o rest" miscellany. p. 2So)-
Loyal Christian Scientists every
where are grateful for this further
evelation OF their Leader. and are
conscious that they are finding In
he study of these Rules of govern
nent, these Bylaws. together W
he Bible, the Christian Science text
,ook and the other writings Of their
leader. that God is indeed revealed
o be Life, Love. Truth. Soul. Mind,
spirit, Principle.
Perhaps the term Principle as
lsed for God in Christian Science
,as more than any other word
reused an Unusual inquiry in the
verage orthodox thought, for men
ave Thought OF God generally as
ust a great superman, power to
,e feared rather than understood
nd loved, sitting upon a throne.
rating to Judge men. and sending
9th good and evil. The world needs
q get away from this view of God
( needs a larger concept of God,
which is embraced in the use OF
he term Principle.
In an eastern city after a lecture