The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1925-02-18

never doubt that her Mission VAS d.
vine. and those " bo knew her bert
loved hef mott only such woman
could ray "My heavenly Father VIII
never leave me eomfDrtIesH. in the
amplitude of His love- coming nearer
ln ms need. more t@hdsriy 10 save
hud bIeas' miscellaneous WutlngA
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THE CHURCH EVANGELlCAL
Notwithstanding Mrs Eddy's eE-
pressed love Tor tho church, her
revelation or Truth was rejected by
profesred Christians. Whsrsupon
she sought divine guidance that the
gospel OF the Kingdom might not
again b lost 90 humanity. Thus
she was led 20 establish a church
based upon pure ldsalism and yet
practically adapted 10 the needs Of
humanity.
Il was inevitable that Mrs. EDDY
should found The First Church 0f
Christ. Scientist and call u THE
Mother Church" Did the mother
church originate thus IN Boston,
No, n originated In Jerusalem. In
10 pristine purity u was strictly
spiritual II denied matter and eT-
allied Spirit. ~ did many wonder,
fui works OF healing and saving
The mother church In Jerusalem
did the work OF evangelism and
made u fun proof OF It's ministry.
And then matter laid siege 10 the
organization. and the mother church
seemed 10 10 out IN The tragedy OF
4 spiritual deeadenco. In al the
long night Of matsrihiinm that FOL,
lowed. there remained one bright
spot The star Of Bethlehem still
hhone through the blacknsss. Cen
turtles came and went. and then.
because a lone woman Jaw the star.
The Mother Church revived Mrs.
Eddy has said: Tho star OF Beth.
hem IN the star Of Boston" CAiis.
celiansous WriiinEs. p. 52ol The
founding Of The Mother Church in
Boston was the supreme achieve.
ment OF evangelism. II revived
primitive Christianity and has plsc.
ed II upon enduring foundations.
against which no assaults can ever
prevail. There Is nothing within
nor without this church that can
faltsr u. There Is nothing within
the organization itself that susthins
and propels ". but, rich IN divine
purpose. upheld by divine care. The
Mother Church il the gift OF God
10 humanity
or Tho First Church OF Christ.
Scientist. Mrs. Eddy has writtsS
that sne was not aware. when
through divine direction shs instl,
tutsd Us government and provided
for IT, branches. that she was 30
closely parallciing tho original
mother church IN Jerusalem. Later
ahs found these lines in a book pub.
lished by Benjamin Wills Newton:
This church NJ Jerusalem, like a
sun in the centre Of It's system. had
other churches. like 20 many plan.
cts. revolving around H. II was
strictly mother and a ruling
church" miscellany. p. isD And
so The Mother Church in Boston.
one with It's Branches, carries on
world evangelism, under a per
manent dispensation. The nature
Of Christian Science is 20 multiply
itself. The purely spiritual Church
Of Christ. Scientist. must increase.
and no weapon that Is formed
against her can prosper. God shall
have her foes in derision. Wen
may this Church evangelical. this
Church universal. sing with the
psalmist, for God is In the mids;
OF her: she shall not be moved
THE EvANGELIZED SELF
The human self must be evan.
gelized" (sciencc and Health. p.
$50. SO writes Mrs. Eddy. Out OF
n higher. clearer order Of thinking
must come n better. cleaner order
OF living. God Is not revealed TO
the materially minded. 4 little girl
I love had gone down to the shs.
dow with a disease that strikes ter.
ror 90 the hearts OF parents, and
had come up out Of the valley OF
triumph. through the minLstrations
OF Christian Science. Throughout
the testing OF her faith. she had
never faltered. Her steadfast trust
in Gods power and its availability
to heal carried her through TO com
plete recovery. A friend. meeting
the child. was struck with the re-
.emblsnce OF her mother and so
remarked The mother said: 'She
IL generally thought TO look like
her father" Whereupon the friend