Article September 24, 1927 Issue

Christian Science was discovered in 1866 by Mary Baker Eddy

Paul Gassner, Committee on Publication for Germany,—Frankfurt a/M].

Frankfurter Zeitung

Christian Science was discovered in 1866 by Mary Baker Eddy. In 1875 she published the first edition of the Christian Science textbook, "Science and Health with Key to the Scriptures," and in 1879 The First Church of Christ, Scientist, was founded in Boston, Massachusetts. This church is known as The Mother Church. The basis of this religion is the Bible. The Christian Science textbook is based solely on the Bible, corroborating and explaining its spiritual import. Mrs. Eddy herself has said that in writing this textbook the Bible was her only guide. On page 497 may be found the religious tenets of Christian Science. We read therein: "1. As adherents of Truth, we take the inspired Word of the Bible as our sufficient guide to eternal Life. 2. We acknowledge and adore one supreme and infinite God. We acknowledge His Son, one Christ; the Holy Ghost or divine Comforter; and man in God's image and likeness."

The assertion that Christian Scientists have an extended Lord's Prayer is erroneous. The Lord's Prayer is repeated by the congregations in its original form at the services of all churches. Mrs. Eddy has given short explanations to each petition, but in doing so she has no more changed the Lord's Prayer than Luther has through the short explanations of his small catechism. The chief aim of Christian Science does not lie in the healing of the sick; but certainly this is one of the conditions of Christianity, namely, to put one's faith into practice by works, as Jesus enjoined all faithful Christians to do. Christian Science admonishes its followers to endeavor to follow not only some of the teachings and examples of Christ Jesus, but all of them.

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