Independent Christian Science articles

The Early Years

From The Healer by , page 10

“When Mrs. Eddy was a very young woman she started a primary school, and among her pupils was a very bad boy who had caused his parents and playmates continual trouble and apprehension. Mrs. Eddy dealt patiently with him, but seemingly to no avail. Finally, one day she required him to remain after school until the other children had gone home; then she began to talk with this boy, not upbraiding him, but telling him about the Love of God for him, and also praying for him. When the boy reached home that night, his whole rapture had undergone an utter transformation through this transmuting touch of divine Love, as expressed to him by his teacher. His parents were astonished and spoke to her later about it, saying that the hateful disposition which he had formerly shown had been entirely dispelled, and he was now gentle and loving and obedient. The boy had manifested great interest in the Bible, and now loved to read it, while his reverence and affection for his teacher were unbounded.”

Mrs. Eddy, the Comforter

From The Healer by , page 202

Mary Baker Eddy discovered this practical truth and healed a multitude of suffers through her demonstration of divine law, and then established her discovery in a form that would enable millions to accomplish similar results. The resistance of the carnal mind to this final revelation of Truth and its demonstration, has endeavored to keep this practical example hidden and misunderstood for decades.

“After intensive study of the Scriptures to discover and understand more of this law, she put her findings to the test, and healed cases of disease as they had not been healed since the day of Jesus and the apostles. Next she undertook the laborious task of committing to the pages of a book her sublime discovery; and thus . . . today in her revelation of provable, spiritual law may we find the realization of Isaiah’s dreams, of Jeremiah’s vision and John’s apocalyptic promise.”

Mrs. Eddy and the Goldfish

From The Healer by , page 140

“I must not forget the goldfish in the fountain basin. There was a large number of them. The dogs from the street used to come and drink water from the basin to quench their thirst in the severe heat, and they would snap at the little goldfish.” Our Leader designed a cover for the basin of the fountain, which was of copper wire, with diamond-shaped holes through which the dogs could reach the water to drink, but the holes were not big enough to let them reach the goldfish.

“The food for the goldfish sent from Boston periodically in small boxes looked like oblong sheets of white blotting paper or rice paper, about six inches wide. Daily when Mother reached home after her drive, my duty was to have the little box of food ready for her. She would take a few sheets and we would go to the fountain together, and she would break them in pieces and feed the fish, which, on hearing her voice, would swim to the top of the water with wide open mouths.

“One day, when she put her hand in the water, her diamond marquise ring which was on the under side of her finger sparkled as the sun shone on it, and the fish were frightened and darted away. She did not move her hand but called out, ‘Come, little fish, come to Mother — you are not afraid,’ and they all returned and swam in and out between her fingers, regardless of the sparkling ring.

“Another day when I handed her the food, she said, ‘You stay here. Don’t come with me. I will go on tip-toe, very quietly, and see if they will feel my thought and come for food.’ She walked over the grass to the fountain very quietly and did not speak. Immediately the fish rose to the surface. Then she beckoned me to join her, signing to me not to speak, and I saw the fish waiting for her.'”

Love is the liberator.