THE cross and crown emblem familiar to Christian Scientists includes the motto (Matt. 10:8, Am. Stand. Ver.) "Heal the sick, raise the dead, cleanse the lepers, cast out demons." This motto is a quotation from Jesus' injunctions to his twelve disciples as he sent them forth to minister "to the lost sheep of the house of Israel" (verse 6).
The emblem appears on the front cover and title page of all of Mrs. Eddy's writings and on the quarterly, monthly, and weekly periodicals of The Christian Science Publishing Society. The purpose is dual; the emblem is the registered trademark of those publications, and it has a deep and useful spiritual significance.
The third edition of Science and Health by Mrs. Eddy, now entitled "Science and Health with Key to the Scriptures," was published in 1881 and was the first edition to bear this notable emblem. Interestingly, this edition resembled the present final edition of 1910 more closely than did either of the two earlier editions. The form of the emblem at first varied slightly from its present appearance, and in 1908, in accordance with Mrs. Eddy's wishes, it was put into its final form.
