Article November 27, 1909 Issue

Mrs. Eddy's religion is in its essential points as old as...

Abbot Edes Smith

Minneapolis (Minn.) Progress

Mrs. Eddy's religion is in its essential points as old as the Bible, for it was from earnest study of the Bible that Mrs. Eddy found in the lives of the prophets and in the teaching and practice of our Master and of his apostles the truths which had been lost sight of ever since the days of the early Christian church. Christian Science is the primitive Christianity of our Saviour, restored to its original simplicity and purity as taught and practised by Christ Jesus, by his apostles, and by the early Christians. To his command, "Preach the gospel," Jesus always added, "Heal the sick."

As the prophets of old came to lead men up to the beautiful religion of Jesus, so Mrs. Eddy's mission has been to lead men, not to her feet, but to the feet of Christ, and to teach them how to understand his words and to follow in his steps; for he said, "He that believeth on me, the works that I do shall he do also;" and again, "It is enough for the disciple that he be as his master."

The old theory of inspiration is no longer held by intelligent people. Inspiration comes in the form, not of words, but of ideas. Through higher spirituality the one inspired is enabled to see the truth more clearly, as he gazes into that infinite "Light, which lighteth every man that cometh into the world." What is thus seen is then expressed by the seer in words, and a change of words does not necessarily mean a change of ideas. The Principle and ideas of the first edition of Science and Health, published by Mrs. Eddy in 1875, are identical with the Principle and ideas of the latest edition. The same inspiration is found in all the editions, and the changes in the words merely bring out new phases of one and the same truth.

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