Article January 19, 1952 Issue

TRUE PHILANTHROPY

HARRY E. DE LASAUX

The word philanthropy is derived from the Greek and means literally "love for mankind; devotion to human welfare; good will to all men." Philanthropy is a beautiful quality, beautiful because its broad generosity does much to help all men.

Although most people think of philanthropy as the actual bestowal of material wealth for noble causes, this is but a limited sense of its true meaning. Certainly the world is better for those whose material resources have been used to improve humanity's condition; but since such bestowals have been impelled by an active desire to do good, the outward manifestation is but the inner grace objectified.

Christ Jesus was the greatest philanthropist the human race has ever known. His deep spiritual love for humanity, shown in Christianity's basic teaching of love for God and man, is destined to free all mankind from error. Mary Baker Eddy, the Discoverer and Founder of Christian Science, is also recognized as one of the world's greatest philanthropists. And this is right, for her final revelation of the Science of Christianity has restored the priceless practice of Christian healing to this age.

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