Of Good Report

Our Textbook Acquaints Its Readers with God

Our textbook is the subject of an interesting comment by our Leader, Mary Baker Eddy, in "The First Church of Christ, Scientist, and Miscellany" (p. 239): "The Science of the Scriptures coexists with God; and 'Science and Health with Key to the Scriptures' relegates Christianity to its primitive proof, wherein Principle, revelation, the divine Principle, rules, and practice of Christianity acquaint the student with God. In the ratio that Christian Science is studied and understood, mankind will, as aforetime, imbibe the spirit and prove the practicality, validity, and redemptive power of Christianity by healing all manner of disease, by overcoming sin and death."

A church member in Mexico writes that he was asked by a friend to call on his wife who was bedridden and suffering from blood coagulation in her legs. He took with him a copy of the Bible and of Science and Health by Mrs. Eddy. Vital truths of Christian Science were explained to the woman, and certain passages in the books were pointed out. He left the books and a copy of the Christian Science Quarterly with her, so that she could begin studying the Lesson-Sermons outlined in the Quarterly. In a few days she was up and around, and the difficulty completely disappeared in less than a month. Neighbors learned of the healing, attested to by the wife, and as a result five persons purchased copies of the Bible and Science and Health within a few months.

From California a church member whose parents had come from Germany relates that two girls in the Sunday School had German parents who could not read or speak English very well. Their mother needed to work in order to supplement their father's earnings, but she had a serious physical problem. The member had a copy of the German translation of the textbook, which she gave to the girls' Sunday School teacher to take to their home. There was no telephone. No one answered the doorbell, so the book was left at the door.

The mother later told the teacher and the donor that she was in bed and unable to walk when the doorbell rang. She had been praying and knowing that God had a message for her, and she crawled to the door and found the book. She wept when she saw that it was printed in both English and German, and she began to read it with understanding. She was quickly healed, and the whole family became regular attendants at the church services.

While visiting a cousin in another state, a Florida church member met a local Protestant minister when he called on the cousin and her husband. As soon as the minister learned that the visitor was a Christian Scientist he began to ask her questions about her religion. She told him about the textbook, and he asked where he could purchase a copy. She and her cousin gave him one.

A year later the member again visited the cousin and attended a service in the church where the minister was the pastor. His sermon was filled with evidence that he had been studying Science and Health. The cousin said that he had preached a lot of sermons along the same line lately and that the membership liked them.

Another California church member tells of the results of her desire to help a friend—a young woman whose health had gradually failed until she was incapacitated. She had had several operations, but medical help had been unavailing. The friend's parents came from the Middle West to care for her and her family. The member was led to visit the entire family and give them a copy of the textbook. She talked with them about Christian Science.

The friend began reading the book and a week later was out of bed for the first time in four months. At the end of her second week of reading she was completely healed. She has continued to study Science; her husband attends the church services with her, and their son is enrolled in the Sunday School.

Grateful for the healing, the friend's parents also began the study of our religion. They returned to the Middle West, where they are faithful church attendants and are hoping to become members soon. They have recently interested a friend of theirs in the study of Christian Science.

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