Milford chronicle., 1958-01-17

now the l1SplIGQ WOIQ Ol the
Bible is illumined by the under
standing of Christian Science. In
Proverbs we read Oil, 12):
Discretion shall preserve thee,
understanding shall keep thee: to
deliver thee from the way of the
evil man, from the man that
speaketh froward things" In
Science and Health we find Up.
227): Discerning the rights of
man, we cannot fail to foresee
he-doom OF all oppression. Slav-
cry is net the legitimate state of
man. God made man free" Fur
ther she says. All men should be
free. Where the Spirit of the
Lord is, there is liberty"
Now, the understanding which
preserves us from all enslaving
beliefs is surely based on the
great fact that since God is Spirit,
therefore man, His spiritual idea,
can only express spiritual free
dom. This liberating thought
helps you and me TO establish
peace and security in the world.
Mrs. Eddy labored for free
dom for all mankind. All her life
she worked for world peace
through her writings and teach
ings. Her views were sought by
many. In 1905, at the conclusion
of the Japanese-Russian War,
the editor of the Boston Globe
sent kilograms to representative
citizens requesting sentiment on
some phase OF. the subject. Mrs.
Eddy replied to this request, in
part (The First Church of Christ,
Scientist, and Miscellany. p.
1922: Through the wholesome
chastisements of Love, nations
are helped onward towards JUS
tice, righteousness, and peace,
which are the landmarks of pros
peritv. In order to apprehend
more, we must practice what we
already know of the Golden Rule,
which is to all marikind a light
emitting light"
The Christian Science Textbook
For nine years following her
healing, Mrs. Eddy studied and
prayed TO prove each statement
that went into the textbook,
Science and Health with Key to
the Scriptures" before the vol
ume was printed. She felt that
book presenting mere statement
without proof was not enough.
Many thousands of well-authen-
ticated healings have been re-
corded since her book was pub
lished in 1875. In the last chap
ter, entitled "Fruitage," are found
carefully verified accounts of
healings of all kinds, which
brought the testifers peace and
security.
The Discoverer and Founder of
Christian Science
Mrs. Eddy is known as both
the Discoverer and the Founder
of Christian Science. Each of
these titles is significant. To re-
fer to Mrs. Eddy as Discoverer
points to the fact that Christian
Science is the discovery of Gods
la or the truth which has al
ways existed, and which, indeed,
will always exist. Jesus prophe-
sled the revelation of Christian
Science when he said, Il will pray
the Father, and he shall give you
another Comforter, that he may
abide with you for ever" John
1E:16). The Comforter is the Sci
ence of Christianity, which heals
and regenerates. The revelation
OF the Comforter, Mrs. Eddy
named Christian Science.
She is called the Founder,
which refers to her establishment
of the Christian Science organi-
zation. She Iabored unselfshly
for years to establish the Chris
tan Science church with its
branches and activities, which
now encircle the globe in their
healing ministry.
While Mrs. Eddy resided in
Concord, New Hampshire, just a
few miles from her birthplace in
Bow, many very important steps
were taken in the development
of her plans for the Christian
Science movement. Her final re-
vision of Science and Health was
made in Concord. The revelation
of Christian Science as given us
by Mary Baker EDDY is complete
1t is the final revelation of the
truth concerning God, Spirit, and
His perfect spiritual creation.
Most of the Bylaws in the Man
ual of The Mother Church, which
provides the rul IS governing the
organization, were written during
Mrs. Eddy's long period of resi-
dence in Concord.
A beautiful full-length portrait
of Mrs. Eddy hangs in a con-
spicuous place in the State House
in Concord. The people of New
Hampshire are very proud of this
portrait, and there are increasing
evidences of respect accorded the
DiScoverer and Founder of Chris
tian Science in her native state.
The discovery of Christian Sci
ence. and its firm establishment
by Mrs. Eddy, has brought free
dom from enslaving beliefs con-
corning health and happiness to
millions of people. Through the
teachings of Christian Science
the world has been given the
knowledge of how to use divine
power for good in meeting its
paramount need for peace and
security.
Christ Jesus
Christ Jesus demonstrated the
truth concerning God and man
made in His image and likeness.
He showed how mankind can es-
tablish and maintain peace and
security He did this not only for
himself but to help all men and
told us. "He that beIieveth on
me, the works that l do shall he
do also" John 14:12).