The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-01-22


went away. He pointed out :
them that after he had gone an
was no longer there to do tn
healing. that the Comforter. tn
spirit Of Truth. would come from
divine Principle to them In large
measure and they would then for
get their sorrow at his departure
for the JOY OF the realization o
the demonstrable power OF tn,
Christ which had developed II
them.
Primitive Christian Healing
Restored
TWO thousand years have elapsed
since Jesus preached and prac'
ticed his understanding Of God anc
Of mans relationship to Him. En-.
croached upon by materialistic be.
liefs, spiritual understanding wa,
dimmed and spiritual healing wal
lost. until In our own time 1t has
again been made available to us
And this has come about through
the remarkable spiritual unfold.
ment which came to Mary Baker
Eddy. and her ability to present
this discovery In scientific form,
10 that 1t may be studied, and with
rules by which 1t may be prac-
ticed. and 20 proved to be the
Science Of Christ to each one who
demonstrates II.
A study Of the lives of great
men VIII usually reveal that the
various experiences and events
which occurred to them from
childhood on were definite step
pingstones leading up to the final
manifestation Of greatness. Each
experience brought out and de-
veloped the qualities which were
later manifested. These success
sive events were useful and neces-
ary experiences which helped to
train the individual for his final
work, or which Indicated his tend
ency and aptitude for 1t, long be-
fore this final work appeared.
Ihe Dlscoverer and Discovery
So It was in the life of Mary
Baker Eddy. There are indica-
tions all along the way Of her
tendency and aptitude toward
spiritual things. From eirlhood
she was . writer, and one whose
contributions to newspapers and
publications were accepted. Here
then we have the ability to write
and to express thought on paper
which prepared Mrs. Eddy for the
immense demand which was made
upon her later on In the publica-
ton Of her books. These early
writings contained frequent refer
ences to God, which are evidence
Of the tendency Godward which
she always manifested. We do not
put God into frequent and daily
expression unless We are thinking
about Him. So Mary Baker Eddy
thought about God, and talked
about God. and searched for God
from childhood.
As a child Mary Baker was deli
cate and developed into a rather
frail woman. She suffered con-
siderably from sickness, and was
much of the time a semi-invalid.
Thus she had need Of health, and
enthusiastically she searched for
It This very need OF health was
no doubt a factor in the spiritual
embodiment which followed. She
investigated homeopathy and other
material methods in her search
for healing. discarding them one
after another As they failed to
satisfy her thought or to perma-
nently heal her body. Such be-
liefs might temporarily lead her
to believe either in their efficacy,
or their divine origin. but they
could not long turn her aside or
deceive her. It would seem nat
ural that the desire to understand
God which had been 10 evident In
her thought from her earliest
childhood. and the desire for health
and strength which was an ex-
precision Of her daily need. should
be more or less merged in the con-
viction that Jesus healing was the
result Of the application Of spirit
ual law, and that to understand
God and His law would again re-
suit In healing.
Ms. Eddy's Studicus Nature
In her childhood and youth Mary
Baker was an unusually good stu
dent. Not only was she educated
IN the more common branches of
learning. but she studied natural
philosophy. She also studied He
brew and Greek under her brother
Albert, who was q brilliant and
profound student, 4 college gradu-
ate. and . young lawyer of un-
usual promise. His stusiious ma
ture. In which his sister and he
were alike. is indicated bv his
study Of the Hebrew language dur
ing his vacations. II is probable
that the knowledge OF Hebrew and
Greek which Mrs. Eddy acquired
At this time was Of great help to
her IN her study Of the Scriptures.
Summing up some Of Mrs.
Eddy's outstanding characteristics
we find that from childhood she
was a writer. That she was al
ways a student. q philosophical and
metaphysical student. That she
was from early life a religionist,
IN its true spiritual sense. and
that from young womanhood she
was a constant searcher for the
true method Of healing. Coupled
with these mental characteristics
was a quality Of fidelity Of pur-
pose 20 that she persisted through