The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-12-04


remedies instead 81 material 10
therefore not fenatieal. Material
remedies do not reach NE source
OF human woe. but minister At
best merely to superficial effects,
The MS OF the flesh exist only In
fieshly sense. which N mistaken
sense. True intelligence 10 splri-
tual. Victims AZ sin. disease. and
lack need to be "renswed N the
spirit Of (the1 mind"
THE DIsCovERER AND
FOUNDER
Mary Baker Eddy's discovery Of
Christian Science cams AZ time
when science, theology. and medi-
cine were heavy with self-.atisfae-
ton. and with Insecurity. The
human mind. perhaps especially
the male variety. does not like 10
be aroused suddenly oat Of reposs.
The fact that IN this instance this
challenger was . woman did not
add to the amenities OF The ocoa-
sion. In the sixties" u was stu
very much a mans world.
Mrs. Eddy's manner a present
ing her discovery probably did not
lessen the disturbances. In the
Preface TO her textbook she wrote,
page n. The author has not com.
promised conscience 70 salt the
general drift Of thought. but has
bluntiy and honestly given the texi
Of Truth" Aateriallstic science.
theology. and medicine were out.
ragged. They rose almost "As one
man" 10 drive out this daring In
truder. Some isas Respectable els-
ments. including literary msrosn-
aries. joined the chase. The cam
paign 70 discredit Mrs. Eddy
makes anything bat . pretty
story. n n An Odd and familiar
story. however. 10 thoas acquaint-
ed with the human minds rsao-
tons toward thu best friends Of
mankind.
hrs. Eddy's trust N tbs MIA
mate triumph Of the truth was un-
shaken. In the midst q the un-
lovely turmoil. IN which volumes
were written. sermons wsrs
preached. and soendaious tongues
whAspersd bnssly. shs said with
tranquil assurances. Those who
look fox me a person. or else
where than N my writings. loss
me instead of find me" lThs First
Church a christ. sss~ntist. and
h,scsllany. page 1901.
In leas time than even Ne Tnast
eager Of her friends may have 80
pectsd. the ugly volumes are secu-
mulating well-deservsd Dust. tbs
pulpit grows kind. msdie.ns frank
~ seeks q nsptsi way ost a
disease
hirsprsssaistAon and abuse. II
course. could not stop somslhing
% practically provabls - Chris
tan Schemes. Mrx. Eddy knsw thls
better than her foes. better than
some of hsr friends. While fha
ensmy was wasting time and e.
fort against her personality sbs
was psrfecting ths presentation of
her discovery, revising hsr text
hook into fiau1sssnesa establish
Ing her church with peculiar fit
ness 70 iia task q Safeguarding
the purity of her revelation. mat
suffering mankind should never
need 10 lack ASSURANCES u ghsrs
10 look for real Christian scisnes.
Those who stiil seek Mary Baker
Eddy sisewhsrs than Ia har writ
lnEs SIN boss hsr. ~ always
Those VINO sssk hsr wbsrs shs
only can BE- found are Increasingly
aware % the Dineoysrer aDd
Founder % Christian soaenos. IN
the reality u her rsmarsabas self-
hood
REEIsTrEC FALSE INFLUENCE
Ths activity q Christian Sch
sncs Il not o. ths nature q mental
suggestion o. bypn0tism- Jesus
sxpossndsd the rule, riot my Nlil.
but thine. be done The effort
Of mental suggestion h 10 impose
one human all upon another.
Much mat 10 involved IN tina 80
called laws Of evil and dlseAee in
human experience can b. traced
70 sons such wrong mental az
tiyity or mental maipraetics. Jesus
denounced human VIII and pro
claimed the vii u God 10 be the
only real will power. That rule
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