The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-09-24

Because Mrs Eddy lived in obe- dience to the divine Principle, wrought in Christian Science. Mrs Eddy, it's Founder, was ever tire less in her search for more and more of this true sense of God and man. She was the embodiment of courage. In her consciousness there was no element of weakness. What ever the seeming discord or stub born opposition, she rose magni- ficently, single-handed and for the most part alone, to meet 1t. Such understanding, such spiritual pow conviction of right shone forth CT. such certainty of truth, such from Mary Baker Eddy! She knew that God had spoken and she was inmovable in Truth.
 Earnest inquirers ask: What does Christian Science say about hard times? What antidote has 1t for want, depression, discourage ment?" It teaches that spiritual thinking and clean living will anti dote~hard times, 1t says that unsel- fish service will heal depression. Because Mrs Eddy lived in obed- fence to the divine Principle, Love. which he taught, she fell heir to its proanises; she therefore manifested 1t squality of abundance.
 Poverty, unemployment, hard ship assailed Mrs Eddy. Abandoned by her family, with no human source of supply, no occupation or employment, she offered her wares. Christian Science,---all she had. They were not comprehended, not wanted; they were disapproved, re- jected. But as the years went on, the operation of divine Principle in her experience brought plenty and met every need. Panics, depression. market conditions had no effect up- on her status. Abundance poured in upon her because her motive was to bring to mankind the revelation which was to help humanity. Her holdings were spiritual, a property that could not be mortgaged, fore closed, or lost; 1t was the Kingdom of heaven within her--and all these things were added.
 Let us contemplate the example of her demonstration of supply, for Mrs Eddy's demonstration of suffi- ciency is in the life she led. I shall never forget my first interview with her, in her home at Concord New Hampshire. She had just given the Address on the Fourth of July at Pleasant View. ..... 1897" '(Miscel- laneous Writings, p. 25D. Mary Baker Eddy was in her seventy sixth year. She had not only spok- en at length, but had listened at tentively to many speakers, had served as hostess to the throng, had interviewed many of her followers, but when I took her hand in greet ing, though the day was one of the hottest of summer days, she was cool and peaceful, unruffled in out ward appearance, and aglow with spiritual strength. She greeted me with a loving smile. Every look, work, gesture, showed her a born leader and true woman. This was a picture of Mrs Eddy's sense of service (mind you in her sev- enty-sixth ycar), and this was the way I found her during my twelve years of happy service with her, always unsettled love, expressed.
 A Christian Scientist does not try to demonstrate dollars and cents. What Christian Scientist does is to gain an unfoldment of the truth of being in his individual con- consciousness: this is unfolding to the truth about Life. Is not Life self-slstained? Is Life not all-suf- ficient And in unfolding to Life are we not unfolding to it's all-sufh- ciency?
 What Christian Science does is to unfold to the students thought the truth about Love; does not Love forever receive and give? There IS no impoverished condition where inexhapstible Love is. A Christian Scientists awakens to the truth about substance, as Science and Health CD. 4G8) says, Substance is that which Is eternal and incapable of diecord and decay" When one Is convinced about the true sense of substance there Is no fear that 1t can be diminished or be lessened, there IS enough for all.
 This right knowing always re- suits in right activity. and the proof of our knowing is that righteous needs in our journey out of sense into Soul are met. We find out what we are and we find we have all. So the words of the prophet call out out to-day to all minkind. Arise, shine: for thy light Is come, and the glory of the Lord is risen upon thee"
 Mrs Eddy was the herald of good times. This does not mean that she was always affluent. She has often told me that while she was writing Science and Health she had but one presentable gown and this che mended and patched times without number. But even in those days she would share.
 As time went on, through the success of her writings, she was able to give more and more to the Cause. When 1t took nearly all her ready funds, she set aside one hundred thousand dollars to build n suitable church in Concord for number of visitors who were pour the accommodation og the vast ing into Concord from all over the world. She started to build The Mother church during the so-callcd hard times of 1892 to 1894, and it was dedicated withou ta debt.
 When this edifice was outgrown she called for two million dollars to build The Mother Church Exten- sion. and before It's completion word went out that no more money was needed. In the spirit of their Leader, since their present Publish ing House Is outgrown, the Board of Directors of the Christian Sci- ence church sent out word to Chris tian Scientists to meet this need.
 Christian Scientists arc erecting a commodious building and thus doing thei rpart to stop the gap of unemployment. In this work they are proving the truth of the teach ings of Christian Science. Knowing the truth of substance and living 1t. tion, does work for all the abun- the law of supply, the law of addi- dance of good.
 Prayer-Is 1t not a spiritual pro- cess, this gaining the ear of God? a mental action, whereby we enter into the awareness of Gods pres ence? To do this means obedience to the rules given us for our daily living, for our daily needs. Working thus, in constant obedience to the divine laws given us in the Bible onH fy bCntanna and HQaIfh Wtf h