Montana labor news., 1947-04-17
Christian Science It's Practical Use Of Bible Teachings. :.

entire human experience of Chris
Jesus was dedicated to the well-beinI
of all mankind everywhere. The lif'
and teachings of the master Christian
were intended as much for you and 70
me as they were for the disciples 0
his time. He clearly shows us the tru'
and the false values in life. the tru'
foundations. and how we may built
on them. When Jesus taught the grea
truth that God heals the sick hi
straightway proved it. Mrs. Edd,
wrote. Christ. or the spiritual idea
appeared to human consciousness a,
the nan Jesus (Retrospection and In
%trospection. p. 93). God appointed
Jesus to speak His Word, and Jesu.
appeared to mortals so that they cOult
both see and understand him. Jesu,
was a human individual. Christ is thu
true idea voicing good, the divine mes
sage from God to men speaking to thu
human consciousness (Science ant
Health, p. 1927. Christ is the absolut,
truth about everything. and Jesus i.
the individual who shows us how t
use this truth practically and demon
strably. Students of Christian Sci
fence are striving to obey Jesus in hi.
twofold command to preach the COS
pei and heal the sick" and in Sc
doing they have met with such grea'
success that Christian Science is rec
Ognized as an effective. efficient cura
tive method. as well as an inspiring
and satisfying religion. Earnest stu
dents of Christian Science love Chris
Jesus with an abiding love: so mucf
Sc, that we humbly strive to follow hi.
instructions.
Mary Baker Eddy
The Old Testament relates many in
stances of healing performed by thu
men of God in His name. These goot
men were however, never able to in
struct disciples SO that they could &c
and do likewise. The New Testament
relates innumerable headings of sick
ness, sin, and death as the result O
Jesus healing ministry. He so clear
ly impaired his understanding O
Christ to his disciples that it is a mat
ter Of history that they also did mar
velous healing work. Christ. Truth
a revealed in this age to Mary Bak
er Eddy, the God-appointed Discov
erer, Founder. and Leader of Chris
tan Science. Mrs. Eddy was a spirit
~ually-minded New England woman
and Il devout ',ible student. The rev
citation Of Truth came to her so clear
ly that she was able to heal all man
ner Of sickness and sin, and was able t
teach her students SO logically ant
demonstrably that they were able t
do convincing healing work. and were
in turn, able to teach others the Sci
enco of divine healing. We can more
fully understand Christian Science
when we have a correct estimate o
its D%iscoverer and Founder. Con
versely, a misunderstanding of the
messenger results in a misunderstood
ing OF the message. Mrs. Eddy il
best known to the world at large a.
the Discoverer of Christian Science
However, she is not only its Discov
erer, but also its Founder. We ar,
profoundly grateful Mrs. Eddy die
not stop with her discovery. but alst
founded this great religious move
ment. She not only gave the world A.;
profound truth, but, through the man,
channels she provided. brought it with
in the comprehension and practica
application Of men, women, and chill
dren everywhere.
In an hour of great need, when Mrs
Eddy had ben seriously injured in al
accident pronounced fatal by the ply
sicians. she called for her Bible ant
opened it to the healing of "a MAJ
sick Of the palsy" as related in tn,
Gospel of Matthew. AS she read, tn,
healing Truth was revealed to her t
such a degree that she arose, dressed
herself, and eve after enjoyed bette,
health than she had previously ex
perienced. Thereafter Mrs. Eddy de
voted much time and effort to ;
prayerful search of the Scriptures S,
that she might more fully understand
Christ. Truth. She wrote. For tire,
years after my discovery. | sough
the solution of this problem of Mind
healing, searched the Scriptures an,
read little else, kept aloof from SO
ciety, and devoted time and energie,
to discovering a positive rule. TIL
search was sweet, calm. and bouyan
with hope, not selfish 0 depressing
| knew the Principle of all harmont
GUS Mind-action to be God, and tina
cures were produced in primitiv
Christian healing by holy. upliftin,
faith, but | must know the Science 0
this healing, and | won my way to ali
solute conclusions through divine rev
a~lation, reason, and demonstration
tScience and Health, p. 1899.
Mrs. Eddy vigorously ~denounce,
personal worship. At one time she wen
the following message to a group 0
prominent Christian Scientists, "Yo
cannot know me in my personality
but in my books and in my writings
and in my love for you and for a
mankind"
Mrs. Eddy was divinely inspired t
write the Christian Science textbook
Science and Health with Key to tn
Scriptures that all mankind for a
time might have a textbook of divin
healing-a textbook of Christ Scienc
or Christian Science. This textboo
presents the Comforter promised b
our Master, and not fully revealed i
the Bible. That the Christian Scienc
textbook contains the revealed Trut
is clearly indicated by the fact that
is undoubtedly the only single tex