Montana labor news., 1946-09-19

the regnlar study. the practitioner
asked him why he was doing all this
energetic study. and concluded. II
hope you are not trying to heal your
self" II should say | am" was the I'M
mediate response. It was explained
that we do not attempt to actually
remove troubles. or heal diseases
through our work in Christian Science.
even though such discords seem very
real. but. rather. we endeavor to rise
TO a consciousness of Gods unvarying
goodness and of the present perfec-
ton Of spiritual mar as His complete
expression. Mrs. Edyd vigorously in
structs us on this point in these
words: THE great spiritual fact must
be brought out that nan is. not shall
be. perfect and immortal" lScience
and Health. p. i2sl.
My friend grasped the significance
of this fundamental feature Of scienti-
fic Mind-healing and within ten min
utes was ont of the chair nd walking
around the house The next morning
he went back to his place of business
entirely well.
The inspiration and enlightenment
which come from accepting the bene-
fits of all the opportunities for spirit
ual refreshment provided for us
through our church activities. express
themselves in all our human affairs.
Our Spontaneous Gratitude
1t now seems very strange to me
that I once objected to hearing Christ
ian Scientists express w~holehearted
and loving appreciation for Mrs.
Eddy's life and work. When one real
ICES the reason for this gratitude and
has himself benefited by the unsettled
love of our Leader and her t~ireless
effort in founding and establishing the
Cause of Christian SCIENCE. it seems
fitting indeed that we should openly
acknowledge to others the deep graft
tude we feel for her fulfillment of her
glorious mission.
In her book pulpit and Press Mrs.
Eddy has reprinted some newspaper
clippings. Among these is n which
appeared in a Chicago newspaper In
December, 1894. and concerns the
eevnt which led to the discovery OF
Christian Science. 1t reads (p. 34): I'm
1866. while living in Lynn. Mass, Mrs
Eddy (then Mrs. Clover met with a
severe accident, and her case was
pronounced hopeless by the physi
clans. There came a Sunday morning
when her pastor came to bid her good
bye before proceeding to his morning
service. as there was nc probability
that she would be alive at its
close. During this time she suddenly
became aware Of a divine illumination
and ministration. She requested those
with her to withdraw. and reluctant,
they did so. believing her d~eliriOus
Soon, to their bewilderment and fright
she walked into the adjoining room
and they thought | had died, and tina
it was my apparition,' she said
From that hour dated her conviction
Of the Principle of divine healing, ant
that il is as true today as it was In tn,
days when Jesus Of Nazareth walked
tiie earth"
Our Leader had always depende'
on the Bible as her guide and sOurc'
Of inspiration, and on that memorabl
Sunday morning she caught a glimps,
OF the method Christ Jesus used
Through, this healing Mrs. Eddy bega1
living a happier. freer, more abundan
human life; she listened to the divin
demand to share her new-found bless
ings with all mankind.
A Christian Scientist nee espresso
the thought to me that Mrs. Eddy wa
obliged to do what she did. that sh
was only carrying out her God-ordair
ed mission in laboring to establis
Christian Science on a spiritual. perm
anent foundation. This friend assun
ed that it is not logical for Christia
; Scientists to express so much graf
: tude for her life and work. 1t is tru
J that Mrs, Eddy's discovery came a
the fulfillment Of our Masters prt
: phecy that the Comforter would com,
but our Leader did not shirk her r,
sponsibility. She ~joyously accepted he
God appointed task to make Christia
Science universally available.
Z My friends, do all Of us accept OF
I assignment to express the Christ !
e an. dailv hupnap octivitiac IN 1at ~,
q light so shine that all may be ben
fitted: or are we putting off until
more favorable time the opportunit
of serving the Cause of Christian Sc
ence now?
g We honor and revere Mrs. Eddy b
cause she so lived her human Iii
that she proved that the scientif
q healing system employed by jest
nay be successfully utilized by ar
earnest student.
Having been blessed through Mr.
p Eddv's willingness to bear the scol
and criticism Of the world and h,
persistence in carrying on until 81
had completely finished her hume
q task. the student of Christian Scien,
would be unappreciative indeed il
filed to acknowledge with gwratitut
our Leaders courageous, fruitful. tho
n oughly unselfish efforts for the got
OF men and women everywhere.
Universal Healing
70 ThrOuehOut her writings there
evidence of Mrs. Eddy's sincere d
sire TO awaken her students to Il
ID possibility of bringing permane
,r peace to a troubled world. A study
h. pages 223 through 227 of Science a.
ID Health on the part of Christian S
L. entists these days will enable us
II make a valuable contribution iowa
the healing of the nations. 1t is
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