This morning. May 2, 1901, is the second anniversary of my new birth, the birth Jesus meant when he said to Nicodemus, "Ye must be born again," and I feel it is a very fitting time to acknowledge the "Christ Science" into which I was born as the Truth.
Paul says, "Therefore if any man be in Christ, he is a new creature: old things are passed away; behold, all things are become new." All things have become new. Many claims that hindered, like the clinging of old garments, have fallen away. With grateful love for Mrs. Eddy, who has made the way to health plain, and has given us a desire for better things, I have started on the race that is set before me, looking unto Jesus the author and finisher of our faith, who said, "I am the Way, the Truth, and the Life."
I came first to Christian Science for healing. I had been a semi-invalid for several years, and had tried all other methods. I said to the healer. "I suppose if I find anything in Christian Science contrary to my religious principles. I can drop it." That showed my utter ignorance, for I am just learning what "religious principle" is, and how to make it an actual reality in my every-day life by believing all the prophets have spoken concerning Jesus Christ. Christian Science has made me love the Bible, and, better still, to read ii with understanding. Though I had been a church member many years, the book had no attraction for me. I think I felt in a vague kind of way that the minister of the church I attended had my salvation in charge. In Christian Science I learn how to work out my own salvation.
