The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-05-19

other friends called after church to inquire as to her condition and found her so i'll that her life waa momentarily despaired of.
 Mrs. Eddy requested them to leave her room and, taking up her Bible, she opened 1t, her eyes falling upon the account of Jesus healing of the palsied man, as recorded in the ninth chapter of Matthew.
 Her thought rested upon God and there dawned upon her the healing truth of the ever present Christ. Tn that moment she caught a glimpse of the great fact that Life Is Spirit, the only real existence, and was lifted above the physical conditions to a high spiritual plane Of con- sciousness. Thus she was instantly healed and was able to leave her bed, dress herself and walk into the room where the friends were await ing the expected sad news. Imagine their astonishment when they saw Mrs. Eddy enter the room complete ly restored to health! They natur- ally inquired how she was healed and she replied that she could not tell them then, but hoped to be able to do 50 some time.
 Mrs. Eddy was deeply impressed by her healing and by the spiritual exaltation which she experienced at that time. She felt that she must find out how this healing was done, for she knew that 1t was wholly spiritual and entirely different from the results of any healing system which she had ever heard of or ir- vestigated. Withdrawing from so- ciety. she devoted the next three years to a careful, prayerful study of the Bible, seeking an understand ing of Jesus works. During this search her thought was being pre- pared for the revelation of divine Truth, the final revelaton of the divine Principle of scientific Chris tian healing, which she calls the great curative Principle,-Diety' (aetrospection and Introspection D. 25), and which she explains as infinite, divine Mind.
 DEMONSTRATION AND
 ACTIVITIES
 After making her discovery of the true nature of God as infinite Mind' and of the healing effect of this di- vine Mind upon her human mind and body, she applied this healing Principle of the revelation to others in cases of disease, deformity, and many incurable conditions, and did much marvellous healing, most of 1t instantaneously. Thus she not only made the discovery but demon- strated 1t - proved 1t to bc true This was in the year 1866. The cures she wrought arrested imme- diate attention, and in the mex year 1867, she taught her first student the fundamentals of her discovery and how the healing was done. This was soon followed by other students who thus learned to do the healing work, and in consequence the Cause of Christian Science began to grow
 Several years later, in 1875, Mrs Eddy published her epoch-makine textbook, "Science and Health with Key to tho Scriptures" = Q truly marvellous achievement when one understands the atteding circum- stances. It is of interest to note that she was always a very close student of this book and pondered 1t daily. Indeed, 1t was her lifelong study. She made frequent altera- tons and revislons for the purpose of improving her presentation Of the subject, but the Fundamentals of her discovery and revelation always re- mained the same.
 Mrs. Eddy at first conducted pri' vate meetings, organized an aSso' citation of her students, and gave public addresses until the need Of church became apparent. Since Christian healing as discovered ant practiced by Mrs. Eddy was not wei come in the orthodox churches, sh' found 1t necessary to form one O her own. In 1879 she founded th' church in Boston, Massachusetts known as the Church of Christ Scientist" the first Christian Science church in the world. Later, brancf organizations were formed in othei cities, as persons were healed ant became interested and there was need for churches.
 Then in 1892 this Boston church was reorganized at The First Churcf of Christ, Scientist, and, as Th' Mother Church, 1t became the cen tral church of the denomination. Th' growth has been so great that II June, 1885, there were officially listed about twenty-six hundred churche' and societies in the world.
 Because Mrs. Eddy was th' discoyerer and founder of Christian Science and because she alone es tablished the movement and inau Rurated it's institutions and policies and especially because of he demonstrated understanding O Christian Science. she naturally be- came the human leader of the Chris tian Scientists. Those of her stu dents and followers in the earl! years who recognized her as suci were deeply appreciative of hel work and were glad and grateful fol her teachings, her advice, and he admonltions. Those who refused t' recognize her as a teacher sen from God and, therefore, a saf' leader. drifted away from her. Som' started mental healing method which differed from Christian sci ence and were antagonistic to t am EtilI are. Refuslng to be obedien to the revealed Truth she taught they naturally failed to grasp thi