The new pamphlet, "Historical Sketch of Metaphysical Healing," advertised on page 7 of the Journal, is winning for itself wide favor for its timely appearance just now when the subject of the origination of scientific metaphysical healing is paramount to the former one, Are cures really effected by the Christian metaphysicians?
Mrs Eddy, the author of the work, runs concisely, but definitely, over the beautiful history of her "divine leadings" to the discovery that "all physical effects are traceable to mental causes," and that "the remedy for all discordant, physical manifestations lies in harmonizing mental processes," thence to the section on "Faith Cure," where understanding, which with our getting we are above all enjoined to get, (Prov. iv 7), is shown to be more desirable than "blind belief, (mental blindness,) admitting Truth without understanding it."
Under the division, "School of Metaphysical Healing," the death-blow is dealt to false claimants to the mighty honor of discoveries in the realm of Mind, and figures, whose historic accuracy none can question, strike the time for the burial of this clan The singularly apropos Bible quotation of a Scientist, on reading the newspaper words, "father of mental healing," as applied to one Dr Evans, a massagist and magnetic practitioner, (mentioned on page 4), we cannot refrain from noting: "The trees went forth on a time, to anoint a king over them; and they said unto the olive tree, Reign thou over us. But the olive tree said unto them. Should I leave my fatness, wherewith by me they honor God and man, and go to be promoted over the trees? And the trees said to the fig tree, Come thou, and reign over us. But the fig tree said unto them, Should I forsake my sweetness, and my good fruit, and go to be promoted over the trees? Then said the trees unto the vine, Come thou, and reign over us. And the vine said unto them, Should I leave my vine, which cheereth God and man, and go to be promoted over the trees? Then said all the trees unto the bramble, Come thou, and reign over us. And the bramble said unto the trees, If in truth ye anoint me king over you, then come and put your trust in my shadow."
