There is a quite general apprehension among those not familiar with Christian Science, or who have not examined it with some degree of care, that it purports to lie a peculiar system, apart from all others, and entirely new in the world. Or, to still more closely define the misapprehension of some, it is thought to be something which the Rev. Mary Baker Eddy claims to have originated entirely independently of anything that preceded it, and that, therefore, Mrs. Eddy and her adherents really believe that the system of religion and healing called Christian Science is essentially something "new under the sun."
This is a great mistake. There are none who are more firm believers than Christian Scientists in the verity of the sayings of the ancient Preacher, that "the thing that hath been, it is that which shall be; and that which is done is that which shall be done: and there is no new thing under the sun." There is none who more readily give negative answer to the ancient Preacher's query: "Is there anything whereof it may be said, See, this is new?"
.Mrs. Eddy, in "Science and Health with Key to the Scriptures" clearly defines her position upon this point.
