The writer, on one occasion, heard over the radio a dramatization of the attempts made by certain pioneers, one hundred and sixty years ago, to discover a path across a chain of mountains beyond which, it was felt, lay perhaps thousands of square miles of rich country. The opening up of these plains would mean much progress to the new country which was then being settled.
However, the virgin forests were thick and well-nigh impenetrable, and after laboriously hacking their way through many miles of them, one courageous pioneer after another met with defeat and was compelled to give the order to faithful companions to abandon the attempt and return to the settlement. After several years of brave and determined efforts a path was finally opened, giving access to the wonderfully rich plains beyond.
On page 30 of 'Retrospection and Introspection" Mary Baker Eddy says of herself, "As the pioneer of Christian Science I stood alone in this conflict, endeavoring to smite error with the falchion of Truth." And she adds: "The rare bequests of Christian Science are costly, and they have won fields of battle from which the dainty borrower would have fled. Ceaseless toil, self-renunciation, and love, have cleared its pathway."
