WE sometimes hear it said, "If only the true, practical Christianity of Jesus' day could be with us today, universal understanding and harmony would reign!" That true Christianity—the pure, undefiled, and spiritually joyous way of thinking and living of the primitive Christians—is indeed here today and is clearly revealed in Christian Science. This truly wonderful fact is being proved daily by thousands of consecrated students of this Science. By banishing sin, disease, and death through spiritual means alone, these students are actually fulfilling the Master's prophecy (Mark 16: 17, 18): "These signs shall follow them that believe; In my name shall they cast out devils; they shall speak with new tongues; they shall take up serpents; and if they drink any deadly thing, it shall not hurt them; they shall lay hands on the sick, and they shall recover." Ministering to the most intimate and common needs of men, Jesus provided obvious and undisputable proof of the presence and power of the Christ, God's idea.
Mary Baker Eddy writes in the textbook, "Science and Health with Key to the Scriptures" (p. 98): "The prophet of to-day beholds in the mental horizon the signs of these times, the reappearance of the Christianity which heals the sick and destroys error, and no other sign shall be given."
How grateful are Christian Scientists for the clear, prophetic vision of their Leader! They well know how in the year 1866, when apparently near death as the result of an accident, Mrs. Eddy received a spiritual revelation. In that moment the mental horizon opened before her and revealed the Christ, Truth, the impersonal Saviour. She arose from her bed healed.
