Commenting on the rapid growth of Christian Science, a newspaper in Rochester, New York, once said of the followers of this religion (The First Church of Christ, Scientist, and Miscellany by Mary Baker Eddy, p. 93), "They are multiplying without efforts at proselytizing." Another newspaper, in Kansas City, Missouri, once commented (Pulpit and Press by Mrs. Eddy, p. 66), "This growth, it is said, proceeds more from the graveyards than from conversions from other churches, for most of those who embrace the faith claim to have been rescued from death miraculously under the injunction to 'heal the sick, cleanse the lepers, raise the dead, cast out demons.'"
By practical healing work Mrs. Eddy proved, first to herself and then to the world, that she had discovered the simple, primitive Christianity which Jesus taught. By casting out evil and healing the sick she demonstrated beyond reasonable doubt that she had unlocked the long-lost secret of Jesus' marvelous works. Then she set about the task of making that secret available to all mankind and of establishing it so firmly that primitive Christianity will never again be lost to the world.
By rescuing strangers from sickness, sin, and death, by regenerating apparently hopeless victims of erroneous belief, by imparting to students of this religion a demonstrable understanding of man's oneness and perfection as God's expression. Christian Science has grown and prospered through proofs rather than preachments. Where-ever there has been outstanding healing work in the experience of individual Christian Scientists, there has been growth and prosperity for the Cause. By healing works more than by doctrinal preachments the followers of this religion have taken the blessings and benefits of Christian Science into every country in the world.
