IF Mrs. Eddy had been satisfied to remain within the comfort of her own healing; if she had been content to enjoy her metaphysical discovery as merely her own private philosophy; or had she accepted conformity and peace rather than the sacrifices and hardships of the pioneer — where would Christian Science, and you, and I, and the world be today? Her vision of the truth, her love for mankind, her unselfish, unswerving determination to share what she had with others, brought her through trial and effort, suffering and demonstration, into being not only the Discoverer, but also the Founder, of Christian Science. Can we be grateful enough to her?
What will that discovery do for us, and through us, if we do our best, as she did? Who knows the possible measure of anyone's best? There has been revealed to us by our Leader the universal availability of Truth. What shall we do with it on behalf of a sick and needy world? We do not want for authority or encouragement. On the cover of every copy of "Science and Health with Key to the Scriptures" are Jesus' words, "Heal the sick, raise the dead, cleanse the lepers, cast out demons;" and in the Bible is recorded his promise and command, "He that believeth on me, . . . greater works than these shall he do." And like a trumpet call Mrs. Eddy says (Science and Health,p. 174): "Truth is revealed. It needs only to be practised."
True religion is not just a happy hope and a pretty wish. No longer have we an impossible concept of God. We are dealing now with scientific truths and demonstrable facts — with Truth itself! Revealed and demonstrated Truth is the foundation of Science and Health, of the whole structure of Christian Science. The healing works of the individual Scientist in the two Americas, in Europe, Asia, Africa, Australia, and the islands of the sea, are the very essentials of Christian Science progress. We may ponder well that individual responsibility!
