THE FIRST CHURCH OF CHRIST
SCIENTIST
CHAPTER I
“CHOOSE YE”
Message from Mary Baker Eddy on the Occasion of the Dedication of the Extension of The Mother Church of Christ, Scientist, June 10, 1906
MY Beloved Brethren:—The divine might of Truth demands well-doing in order to demonstrate truth, and this not alone in accord with human desire but with spiritual power. St. John writes: “Blessed are they that do His commandments, that they may have right to the tree of life, and may enter in through the gates into the city.” The sear leaves of faith without works, scattered abroad in Zion's waste places, appeal to reformers, “Show me thy faith by thy works.”
Christian Science is not a dweller apart in royal solitude; it is not a law of matter, nor a transcendentalism that heals only the sick. This Science is a law of divine Mind, a persuasive animus, an unerring impetus, an ever-present help. Its presence is felt, for it acts and acts wisely, always unfolding the highway of hope, faith, understanding. It is the higher criticism, the higher hope; and its effect on man is mainly this — that the good which has come into his life, examination compels him to think genuine, whoever did it. A Christian Scientist verifies his calling. Choose ye!
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