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The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-12-04
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Mrs. EDDy'S HEALING
EXPERIENCES

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Mrs. EDDY'S HEALING
EXPERIENCES
These questions began to form
themselves in tho thought OF Mary
Baker Eddy Mt an early age. She
was deeply religious child. and has
written that she would listen with
joy TO tho assurance OF her spiritu.
ally'mlnded mother that God was
able to raise hor up from sickness
tSclence and Health. y. $500. And
she not only had proofs OF this with
herself. but on ono occasion when a
nero slip OF a girl she aubdued an
insane man. IL seems that an es.
capped lunatle rushed into the school.
yard whore tho little Mary Baker
was playing. The man was violent
hrandishing above hla head n club.
The children fled In terror>-all but
Mary Baker. she walked quietly up
70 him and took his hand. Instantly
his manner changed Tho arm with
the club dropped TO his side. and he
walked with her quietly 10 tho gate.
In later years. but before tho light OF
Christian Science had streancd In It's
fulness upon her thought. a woman
brought a child 10 Mrs. Eddy. laid
Il on her knees. and begged her to
ask God 10 cure It's blindness. "Afrs.
Eddy has stated that she lifted hor
thought 10 God and returned the
child 10 its mother. assuring her that
God Is able to keep His children. The
mother looked at tho child's eyes and
they were healed" Tho Life OF Mary
Baker Eddy by sibyl Wilbur. p. 7ol
THE DISCOVERY
OF CHRISTIAN SCIENCE
IL can be seen plainly that the idea
OF Christian healing had been bud.
ding throughout Mrs. Eddy's earthly
experience. and therefore Il was per.
fecsly natural years after. when she
found herself near tho gates OF
death. again 10 turn her thoughts to
wards spiritual aid She called for
The Bible and opened 10 tho ninth
chapter OF Matthew. As aho read the
story OF the healing OF the man alex
OF tho palsy. tho great truth for
which she had been searching all her
life began TO dawn upon her thought.
She began 10 touch the hom OF tho
garment OF the healing Christ. and
TO glimpse tho answer 70 tho age old
question. What il TRUTH" In that
glorious moment. and IN tho months
and years OF consccrated searching
and praying that followed. thero was
unfoldcd TO Mrs. Eddy Jesus method
OF healing. what Jesus must have
thought and understood and prnc-
tced. In proof OF this she not only
found herself well. but with this un.
dersianding she was ahio 20 heal
others. in fact. many OF Mrs. Eddy'n
demonstrations OF healing are as 70.
markahle as those which arc record.
cd In the Acts Of the Apostles. OF
such hcaiiuEs she speaks In her
writings very briefly and modestly,
but we find that cancer. consump-
ton. hip disease. insanity. the NOR.
phine and opium habits. and many
other forms Of sin and sickness ali
went down speedily before her rcail.
zaiion OF the might and glory OF the
Word Of God.
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PRESENT.DAY
SALVATION

II bit OF personal "Reminiscences Is
permissible. l would say that our
family. though conscientious church.
goers always. never supposed their
sense OF Christianity capable OF sup.
planting their auinlne and catomcl in
a case OF sickness. Such a thought
would have been labeled speedily as
s.far.fetched and not comon sense.
lutte unconsciously. am sure, we
.xemplified the sentiment OF the man
who said that religion was an excel.
lent thing II not carried too FAR. and
was not allowed to Interfere with
the practical affairs OF life! But be-
cause we did not carry our religion
far enough and allow II TO pcrmeate
the innermost details Of daily exper.
fence. We encountered seemingly I'M
solyable problems OF sickness. Of
lack. and other forms OF inharmony
II was not an uncommon sight 10 see
a member OF our family return from
church, go promptly 70 bed. and call
for some strong medicine 10 enable
her 20 overcome severe headache
caused by overweight emotions. We
knew not in those days that emotion.
alism was the product OF the carnal
mind. and not Of tho divine Mind.
and that the simple. sweet message
Of Christ Jesus should heal head.
aches and SIN tho turbulent emo.
tons. In fact the good news brought
by Christian Science TO a suffering
world Is that a scientific understand.
Ing OF the teachings Of Jesus OF Naz-
areth can begin this very day to TN.
Angie our snarls and find answers
- our many human problems: that
Christianity must not only save men
from future he'll. but from pres.
ent hell-the he'll Of sickness. lack.
fear, hate. and all is unloveiy eject.
eras; that heaven. the reign OF har-
mony, Is possible in ever.creasing de-
gree here and novv
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THE HEALING or
FINANCIAL SICKNESS"

Let us now consider tho case OF a
man financially sick" or who may
be said TO have "a sick business. :"
Can this spiritual understanding OF
creation help him? Even no. Pos.
sibly every business man viii agree
that higher. happier. and more
hopeful view OF things would work
wonders In the business world. No
realm ia more susceptible 20 mental
Influences than tho so-cnllcd business
world. Superstition. fear. doubt, and
panic find easy access thereto. and II
not checked and nulrfied by the nc.
ton OF Truth. these may work much
mischief with the Individual. the com.
muniiy. or the nation. Should Il be
thought unreasonable that tho Word
of God. the reflection Of infinite
Mind. which In Jesus time stilled
storms and raised the dead, should
be able In our day TO quiet fear. re.
store confidence. bring about hRr.
mony In an organization. and pro-
mote and bring TO success righteous
business yenture7 Christ Jesus once
said. And !. II ] DO lifted up from
the earth. Will draw all men unto
me" Tho reason for tho failure OF
many a business man lies in the fact
that instead OF being lifted up from
tho earth. as the son OF the King
should be. he In wearing still the liv.
cry OF Adam. md carrying about an
atmosphere OF gloom and fear and
Limitation that repels rather thnn at.
traafa k,t. l,..t 49,. ,,,o,.
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You have noticed many times, with
out doubt. certain inscription over
exits from buildings and cars which
reads: This Way Out" Often have
wished that / might write below
Ahis tho words christian Science, :"
br every student OF this great sub
,cct realizes moro and moro tina, the
understanding and practical sppllea.
zion az the Science OF Christianity
AFFORDS tho only definite way out OF
the many problems which confront
and perplex humanity today.
Nineteen centuries ago the great
Teacher OF Nazareth pointed tho way
out OF human discords. and rishtfuliy
has ever been called 'Srhe Way
shower" but have mortals really
accepted Jesus as the practical Way
shower out OF aught but sinr Have
they looked on him as the greatest
healer OF disease that the world has
ever known? Have they realized
that on the shores OF the Galilean
lake were given scientific rules
which. when put into operation.
would solve here and now tho knotty
problems OF human existence, OF cap.
i,al and labor. OF supply and demand.
problems OF men ana OF nationsI In
a word. have mor,als been turning
naturally 10 the teachings Of Jesus
TO find tho present.day salvation
from, ayii7
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AN EXAMPLE or JESUS .
HEALING OF SIN

Take for example Jesus healing OF
the woman taken IN adultery. The
sclfrightcous Hcrlbca and Pharlsces
endeavor TO secure from tho Master
endorsement OF their hard rule OF IAN
eye for an eye. and tooth for a
tooth" but no stoops and writes on
the ground. making no reply. Fin.
ally. In response 10 their insinteni
demands for an expression OF his
views. he Hays very simply. HE that
Is without sin among you. let him
first cast a stone at her" And again
he leans forward and with his finger
traces words in tho sand. Tradition
has Il that Jesus wrote tho secre,
aims OF tho nccuAers. and they one
BY one stole quietly away when their
evil doings were uncovered. In II NO.
comforting 10 note. at this point. that
the Master wrote these aims In sand
Instead OF chisellng them In a rock7
Then the Scripture tells us that he
lifted up himself and saw none but
tho woman. and then delivered that
message OF compassion and healing
that has rung down tho centuries.
Neither do ! condemn thee: 20. and
sin no more What did Jesus sec
when he lifted up himself7 Ger,
,alniy not SHINING. weak. imperrec;
daughter Of Adam. but the siniess.
apotloas image Of God which had just
seemed hidden by the Adam mist, and
his recognition Of tho truth OF being
dlapciled the false picture and set the
captive FREQ. Having diseerned in the
woman'a thought true repentance
and turning from ain, the Master un.
saw tho evil, and thus took away rs
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-12-04
THE CHRISTIAN
SCIENCE TEXTBOOK


the world her discovery. and In the
textbook, Science and Health with
Key 70 tho Scriptures" and In what
are now called her lesser writings,
we find revealed the Science BY
which Jesus. tho apostles, and the
prophets unaucstionahly did their
mighty works. Tho best Christian
Science lecture TINT could possibly
be delivered would consist simply in
reading TO you from these Inspired
books: but the Bible and Mrs. Eddy's
writings should DO studied. pondsred
and prayed over rather than given
only the hnsty consideration possible
in the few moments allotted for this
lecture. III any who listen to this
message arc led TO become sincere
students OF the God-Insplred writings
our time today will have been we'll
spent; for the man, woman, or child
who Is willing 10 study Nrs. Eddy'H
works and bcgiu TO put into practice
the truths he learns therein, stands
indeed at the threshold Of new life.
In sciencg and Health (p. 224l we
read: "a higher and moro practical
Christianity, demonstrating Justice
and meeting tho needs Of nortals In
sickness and in health. stands Mt tho
door OF this age. knocking for ad.
mission. VIII you open or close the
door upon this angel visitant, who
cometh in the quiet OF moekness. as
no came OF old to the patriarch at
noonday7"
WHAT Is TRUTH"
On tho flyieaf OF the textbook Mrs.
Eddy has quoted these familiar
words Of Christ Jesus, I'VE shall
know the truth, and the truth shall
make you free" Here Is the rule
left By the master Metaphysiclan for
tho solving OF every problem Of hu.
man experience. All these years IL
has stood. and all these years have
mortais looked on Il and then passed
Il By. uttering again Piltae's plant,
But what is TRUTH" II therefore
this Christian Science textbook un-
locks that great treasure.houso OF
] spiritual understanding. tho Bible.
and reveals the answer 70 this
question "what IL TRUTH" is II not
well called "tho Key to the Scrip
! lures?
THE BASIS OF
CHRISTIAN SCIENCE
Webster defines the word truth"
as the real state OF things; fact;
reality; actual being or nature"
Now in order to find the real state
Of things" and mans actual being
or nature" Mrs. Eddy very properly
leads thought 10 the contemplation
Of the opening chapter OF the Bible.
The chapter in the Christian Science
textbook entitled Genesis" contains
without doubt the most remarkable
spiritual Interpretation of Scripture
| eztant. 10 emphaslzes the fact that
| In the first and second chapters Of
Genesis are 90 be found two separate
and distinct records OF creation; the
first dealing with the spiritual, real
creation Of God, and the second set
ting forth an allegory illustrative Of
q material conception OF God and
man. On tho facts OF being set forth
in tho first chapter. however, the
Christian Scientist takes his stand.
THE GOODNESS
Or CREATION
What a glorious picture OF creation
- drawn In this opening chapter OF
the Old Testament! No evil Is here,
no fear no sickness, sin. nor death;
J but as each object Of Gods handl.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-12-04
THE apAM,DREaM

There Is 10 DO found In the second
chapter OF Genesis n simple state
men, that apparently has been over,
looked by thoologlnns and Bible
scholars all these years. statement,
however. OF vas, import. for IL tells
us In few words all we need to
know about Adam and materially
The verse reads: But there went w
n mist from the earth. ana waterod
the whole face OF the ground"
And then with the coming OF a
mist appeared material man. capable
OF SHINING. being sick. and dying. In
Science and Health %. B2D Mrs
Eddy describes this mis-, as ''mystl
ficatlon," tho opposite OF undcratand
Ing. So. while the man or tho first
chapter OF Genesis proceeds from
God, the ali.knowing Mind. tho Adam
man comes with mystlflcation. and
Is formed Of dust. Soon wo read tina,
n deep sleep falls upon Adam, and
hero II another point that many have
overlooked: there Ia no mention OF
the fact that Adam ever awakened
SO In the textbook %. 500 Mira. Eddy
refers 10 material sense as the
Adam dream. in which all man,
kind seems 70 DO enmeshed. and
from which Il needs 10 DO awakened
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-12-04
CALLING EVIL
A LII,

Hero then IN tho Christian Scion
tint'a warrant for donominating evil
lie. n fraudulent sense. aud never
tho product OF a loving and all.wlHe
Father This does not mean. how.
ever. that tho intelligent Christian
Scientist airlly wavca evil TO one side,
and says. "oh. there is no sin. so
why worry about III" lie u taught
to handle tho serpent OF sin by bring
ing II out from It's hiding place. SEQ.
Ing that II confers no satisfaction
and then turning from Il with loath.
Ing. II not with tears OF repentance.
In no ono thing does Christian Sci.
enco prove itself more divine than
in It's combined sternness and com.
passion In tn treatment OF sin, We
read In the textbook. Expose and
donounce the claims OF evil and dia.
ease In all their forms. but realize
no reality In them" u. tlTl. All. there
Is the task difficult 10 tho average
mortal. accustomed ar he II 10 &c.
eoriing power and reality 20 evil. and
condemnation 10 the sinner rather
than tho ain. Yet nothing short OF
this can be termed true Christian
healing OF ain
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walking up and down In it''l Here
evil botrays It's emptiness and power
loaHness II has no law. no source.
no reason for existing, no object. II
IL as Jesus said In hlu ringing de-
nunciatlon, "a murderer from the
beginning and abode not In the
truth. because there In no truth In
fit1,"
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work appears. wo road that God
saw that Il was good" How could
II DO otherwise. when tho very name
OF tho creator God. means In tho
Anglo.Saxon. good Now Jesus has
taught us that God In Spirit, tho op.
poslto OF tho material. and Science
and Health ampllfios thls with tho
statement that Spirit must DO Mind,
tho 0ll'knowlng intelligence, 30 In
tho frat chapter OF Genesis wo find
that tho creator, Infinite Mind or
Spirit, which In infinitely good. Is ere.
ating man and tho universe like Him.
self The great first cause. being
good, the effect must DO good. We
read: And God said. Let us make
man In our Image. after our likeness.
and let them have dominion over tho
fish OF tho sea, and over tho fowl OF
tho air, and over tho cattle. and over
ali tho earth. And God saw
every thing that he had made. and.
behold. II was worry good"
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-12-04
A REMARKABLE
HEALING or SIN

Let me cite here n case OF healing
Of sin, thoroughly authenticated,
which shows how this understanding
OF Christian Science enables ono
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-12-04
THE GOODNESS
Or CREATION

What a glorious picture OF creation
% drawn In this opening chapter OF
the Old Testament! No evil Is here,
no fear no sickness. sin. nor death;
but as each object Of Gods handl.
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RIGHT THINKING
THE SOLUTION

Thinking men OF every shade OF
creed and politics agree that in a
quickenlng OF the worlds religious
or spiritual sense lies the salvation
OF the perplexed and war.weary hu.
man family. And there they stop.
And there Christian Science begins.
for II alone offers that practical sal.
walton which begins with the individ.
unl's thinking. and In renovating and
spiritualizing this Is destined TO save
both men and nations Right think
ing. therefore. is the remedy: and
when you have rightthinking indi-
yidual or a right.thinking nation, you
find health and harmony and peace.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-12-04

making these great statements about
God and man. and have not thanked
God that they AFRO trie. What we
need hero IN moro OF the medicine OF
grutitudcl" II do not 500 anything
10 DO grateful for" said tho wife.
still weeping. "Then," said the huS'
band. suppose wo begin counting
the blessings which have come 10 us
since we have known Christina Sci
oncc." Proof after proof OF Gods
care and protection waa cited. but no
sound came from tho bed. Now, p"
continued the husband. "let us thank
God for tho healings we know others
have had" a voice from tho bed
Joined him In this. for Il was easy
10 remember other peoples bealings.
And now we come TO our greatest
cause for gratitude" said the hus.
band. Let us thank God. as did
Jesus at tho tomb OF Lazarus. that
tho Father has heard US. Lot us
thank Him that we arc whole and
free now, no matter what the ma.
terial senses arc reporting. Thank
Him that the law OF good Is the only
law governing US. and that this pic.
turo which has seemed 80 real Ia
only part OF the Adam.dream. Let
us thank Him that this error Is really
not going on. Thank Him that we
arc awakef' BY this time the wife
was working with him. and after pos.
sibly fifteen minutes he put his hand
on the brow that had been 80 hot. II
was moist. The eyes were bright.
The fever had gone. never TO return.
Gratitude, therefore, may be said 10
DO tho sign that ono truly has
reached the realization OF the truth
which he decIarea
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SPIRITUAL VERSUS
MATERIAL. CREATION

But" may intorpose some one at
this point, does not this refer to the
Albanian mentioned In tho next
chapterg" Let the Scriptures an.
awer this query. We rcad that Adam
was formed OF tho dust OF tho ground.
was material. and became living
tmateriaD soul. apparently capable OF
knowing good and evil: whereas the
man OF tho first chapter II not ma.
terial but mental. spiritual. for he In
made In the likeness OF God. Spirit.
Mind. and has been given dominion
over all things. These two records
OF creation arc AZ far apart as the
nolen
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-12-04

A little Australian lad. out for n
walk with his mother. was attacked
by rather savage dog. In fact the
dogs jaws closed about the lads leg.
Instead OF screaming the little fellow
said elnmly, nddrossing the animal.
What do you think you arc doing7'
instantly tho dog released the leg
and skunk away. The child raised d
bcaming face 10 his mother. Mum
mie," no said, isn't II great not TO
be afraid Of dogsF' And tho man or
woman in business. clinging TO the
hand OF Love divine. and leaning on
tho arm OF omnipotence, can ray
again and again. Dear Father. isn't
II grcnt not TO be afraid any moreF'
When men and nations learn the les.
son OF seeking and relying on the
ono Mind. when employers learn II,
when the humblest employee learns
II. mny we not expect 20 see the solv.
ing OF the problems OF the individual,
the state. yes. the world7
New Britain herald., 1923-12-22
SOUTHINGION NEWS

At the regular weekly meeting Of the seiectmen yesterday bills to the amount Of si.200 were ordered paid. The sciectmcn inspected the recon- structed road to shuttle Meadow.
 Superintendent Of Schools William Coggins announced yesterday that three teachers have been engaged to hll the positions left vacant by the designations Of Mrs. William Uegnan. Miss Elliott and Mrs. Arthur Nelson. Miss Nellie Dunlaey Of Danbury will assume the principaiship Of the South Center school. Miss Bessie M. Turner Of Thomaston pill teach grade in the Lincoln school, and Miss Edith Wadhams Of watcrtown will teach tho third grade in the Milldale school.
 The funeral of George Nelson. who died al the home Of his son. Edward Nelson. or oakland road Thursday morning. will be held sunday after noon at o'clock. Burial will be in Oak Hill cemetery.
 Mir. and Mrs. Michael Manware Of Liberty street announce tho engage mcnt Of their daughter, Miss Mary Manrare. to Lawrence DeFelice, son of Eoeco DeFelice Of Mcriden.
 The Lewis High school basketball team opened the season with Collins vile High school as their opponents in the town hall last evening. The local boys were outclasscd from whistle to whistle but the team showed tho sort Of spirit that augurs well for a successful season.
 The Pexto Mutual Relief associa- tion gave a Christmas party to the members and their children in tho town hall this afternoon.
 Word has been received here Of the death of Mrs. Alice E. wolcott Of Montclair. <. l.. a former resident of this town.
 Union Grange held its annual Christmas party in oxley assembly hall last evening.
 Mir. and Mrs. Prank Noble left to- day for New Synrna. Fla. to spend the winter months.
 Cards have been received from Ralph Thompson and Henry La FIuer. who are the guests of Mir. and Mrs. Charles Streeter Of Orlando Fla. Nr. and Mrs streeter were former residents of this town.
 \ cantata. "A Joke on Santa Claus" vas presented by the Live Wires of the Plantsvile Baptist church last evening.
New Britain herald., 1923-12-22

Christmas morning at 9 o'clock tbcra will be celebration of the Holy Communion. Rev. Samuel Sutclifro Of New Britain will have charge of that service.
 There will be the regular morning worship at the Methodist church Sum day al 10;45 a. m, followed by Sum day school at , o'clock The Junior league will meet in the church soeial room al 3 D. m. and tho Epworth league at 6;i5 D. m, followed by the regular evening service nt 7:30 o'clock. Rev X. (. Fuller will have charge Of the services.
 George Macdonald Of Elmhurst, N. f, is spending the holidays as the guest or his grandparents Mr. and Mrs. Philip Lotz. at their home on Cottage street.
 Dr. A. Benson Of New Haven is spending a few days as the guest of his parents. MT. and Mrs. s. Benson. at their home in this place.
 MT. Johnson Of Hartford is spend- ing a few days as the guest of his son, William Johnson. at his home on Main street.
 Xmas trees at Giana & Ronketty's, phone Gi7-15, Berlin Bank Bldg. Trees delivered 10 door--adyt.
New Britain herald., 1923-12-22
The Piainrillc Town Plan Commission
 NOTICE

Notice is hereby given Of the ap- proved location and adoption Of Webster st. by the F'lain,ile Town Plan Commission as a result of tho public hearing on Oct. %. 1928.
 The street uiu he 50 1t. wide and connect West Main st. and Broad st. \ center grade. line has been lo- cat.d and approved. X 2l f. building and ls 1t. Tc- randa line on both sides Of Webster S, has bezn established and approv- ed.
 All of the above layout and cstab- lishment Of lines and grades are shown ob map of Webster st. drawn hy Engineer NcKernan dated Oct IS. 1928. filed with the Town Clerk of Plain4ille. shown at public hearing on Oct. ssth and Is marked as re quired.
 The Plainvilie Town Plan Commis- sion have made assessments of beue- fits accruing 10 and damages sustain cd by reason Of the proposed clean ing. grading and stone surfacing the adopted Webster St. and the estab- lishment thersu of or grades. curb and building lines as follows: West Side Damages Benefits Frank c. osborne. Est
 : se.Bb sl55.z5 ". T. Dexter ... 7S.ss ". ]. simpson 15e.s6 E. Hoerle ....... 57.bs sOg.s5
 Fast Side r. F. Hart ...... sa.Ha sIs.Ss R. Hoerle ......- 1sG.ss p. E. Norton .... Isa.ha Eei.G2
 Both sides Topn of Pisin,ils ssn.7a
 | T.. LAME. Chairman
 r. r. WHEELER. sc1rctzr7
New Britain herald., 1923-12-22
Mingo Junction Workers
 Home Wrecked by Bomb

Mingo Junction. Ohio. Dec. 2e- The home or Tom sabatina a mill worker was wrecked by dynamite explosion carly today. Eigat people in the house escsped uniuiured. This Is the fourth home dtuamited in Jef- ferson county iu iHe last hre months. No motive for placing inc explosive i~ known.