"TO BLESS ALL MANKIND."

Archibald McLellan

That the world is becoming more and more willing to admit the magnitude and importance of Mrs. Eddy's work for humanity, and to applaud it, is shown by the following extracts from an editorial in the Denver Republican of Nov. 27:—

Two days ago in Boston, the "hub of the universe" now as in the days of the ethereal Emerson, appeared the first issue of a daily newspaper accredited to the Christian Science Cause. As a foreword Mrs. Eddy wrote, "The object of The Christian Science Monitor is to injure no man, but to bless all mankind." To this we would say, Amen! ...

It is not for us to enter into the metaphysics of Christian Science, its outer manifestations are of sufficient interest. We would place the Founder of the religion on a high plane, one of the potent factors in modern thought. If imitation be the sincerest of flattery, then Mrs. Eddy has been flattered in her lifetime as no religious teacher has been flattered and imitated in modern times. ... Even the medical profession, which had nothing but scorn for the doctrine that "tubercles, inflammation, ... are waking dream-shadows," has been prevailed on to change base and admit that mind is a factor often equal to if not greater than materia medica. Mrs. Eddy blazed the way. She broke down many prejudices. She was the pioneer in a world of materialism. ...

The woman from the western world has her churches, free from debt, all of them, it is said; her weekly and monthly publications, and now her daily newspaper, which is to usher in, if it lives, the "federation of the world." A woman has done this, as the woman in the Orient who passed to her account the other day ruled a great empire, through the force of intellect. Genius waits not for woman's suffrage.

That the course which popular opinion would take in regard to Christian Science was clearly foreseen by Mrs. Eddy a great many years ago, is shown by her apt recognition of the truth contained in the statement of Professor Agassiz which she quotes on page 104 of Science and Health: "Every great scientific truth goes through three stages. First, people say it conflicts with the Bible. Next, they say it has been discovered before. Lastly, they say they have always believed it."

That Mrs. Eddy's work is being imitated is in no wise evidence that those who are doing the imitating have reached what Professor Agassiz designates as the third stage. It simply proves that while the average mortal wants to be healed of his diseases, he is not yet ready to face fairly the necessity for surrendering his belief of life and intelligence in matter. When mankind have reached the point where they are ready to surrender this belief, Mrs. Eddy will have no imitators in the sense in which this word is now used, but the number of her followers will have been largely increased.

The Republican's tribute to Mrs. Eddy, and its recognition of the great work she has done and is doing for her fellows, will be appreciated by all Christian Scientists.

Archibald McLellan.

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