TO A NEW RISEN DAY - MARY BAKER EDDY

Here is shared a copy of my message to Christian Science Issues2

I dedicate my message and my new review on Amazon to
my dear friend, David James Nolan, who unfailingly
encouraged me in educating others via messages of this nature.

* * * * begin paste * * * *

T4thinkers brings out an important issue in his
message #43249, "Totally Under The Radar",
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ChristianScienceIssues2/message/43249 ,
that issue is the fading out of Mary Baker Eddy's words and
the universal awareness of her authorship of specific words
under God's guidance and grace, along with that
which she said could never be severed from her own
identity - that being Christian Science itself.

Aren't we grateful for to-day's manna, this very
forum for instance where we may shine the
spotlight on those Christian Science issues that now
more than ever require that light in order
that MARY BAKER EDDY, her words and works,
her grand discovery of CHRISTIAN SCIENCE will
shine on!.

In discussion with a friend last night, we spoke
of the Cheryl Petersen book that Cheryl Petersen
describes as the first English revision of Mrs.Eddy's
textbook, "21st Century Science and Health
With Key To The Scriptures". This book is now
in its third edition. Thus, the original reviews
of that first edition, which included my own,
have now vanished into the Amazon deep six vault.
Therefore I took it upon myself to write another
review for this third edition, addressing issues
within issues that are close to my heart. I invite
others to view Cheryl Petersen's revision,
http://www.amazon.com/Century-Science-Health-Scriptures-ebook/dp/B003...
cm_cr_pr_pb_i or http://tinyurl.com/878p95z
and submit your own comments to Amazon. If your
perception is like mine you might accord the book only
one star. Amazon will not accept no stars. I willingly
give it one star since it enables discerning thinkers
to comment upon issues dear to their hears and bring
back to earth the laser light of Truth. We may then help
others find the light of Truth by keeping MARY BAKER EDDY'S
original and genuine message present on the planet and printed
as she initially designed it to be.

I have found a website of Cheryl Peterson where
she blogs and shares her own thoughtful and
observations, http://healingsciencetoday.wordpress.com/

I really am put off by Petersen's incessant
referral to MARY BAKER EDDY as Eddy.
Other than that, reading through some of her observations,
I'll say, "I like them!!!" Just don't mess
with my S&H!!! Thanks to Laura Alethea
who was on the scene at Amazon to give *excellent*
comment to the third edition Petersen book while some of us slept.

Here below is a copy of my review. It is the
fifth one given. It may be found by scrolling
down on this link,
http://www.amazon.com/Century-Science-Health-Scriptures-ebook/product...
03ZDO6CW/ref=dp_db_cm_cr_acr_txt?ie=UTF8&showViewpoints=1 ,or if you
wish,
always thanks to one who taught us how to make tiny urls,
http://tinyurl.com/764ydyg

I submitted my review to Amazon early this morning and a few hours
later it was accepted and printed.

1.0 out of 5 stars

"A Restoral, Not A Revision Is What Is Needed",
December 14, 2011, By
Paula Caracristi - See all my reviews

This review is from: 21st Century Science & Health with Key to the
Scriptures
(Kindle Edition)

It should be stated that I have only read what
is presented about this revision on Amazon.
I have however read the original and authentic
Christian Science textbook, "Science and Health
With Key To The Scriptures", by MARY BAKER EDDY,
several times. I note as regards the Cheryl
Peterson book that the important final chapter,
Fruitage" is completely omitted. In Mary Baker Eddy's
book, that chapter opens with three important
Bible verses.

Wherefore by their fruits ye shall know them, - JESUS."

That ye may walk worthy of the Lord unto all pleasing,
being fruitful in every good work, and increasing in the
knowledge of God.--PAUL.

"Let us get up early to the vineyards: let us see if
the vine flourish, whether the tender grape appear, and the
pomegranates bud forth. --SOLOMON'S SONG.

One finds by reading the verses above that Mary Baker Eddy
is always respectful and faithful in giving credit to the
author. Even though Mrs. Eddy's own words are now
in the public domain, the honest writer will cite the
source of each sentence as Mrs. Eddy has done in the above.

It is courteous to refer to Mary Baker Eddy by either her
full name, or as Mrs. Eddy, or even as Rev. Mary Baker Eddy,
inasmuch as she retains to this day the position of
Pastor Emeritus of the First Church of Christ, Scientist,
in Boston, Mass. Just as Jesus retains even to this day,
the title of Master.

In the chapter, Fruitage, Mary Baker Eddy required that
the final chapter conclude with a testimony given by
Mrs. H. S. C. of Seattle Washington. Interestingly
enough in the original book, Washington is abbreviated as
Wash, which coincidentally was the nick name given to
Mary Baker Eddy's beloved first husband by his Masonic
brothers. Sadly early deceased, his full name was George
Washington Glover.

The testimony by the lady from Seattle appears like this:

A Grateful testimony

"Thy word is a lamp unto my feet, and a light unto
my path."
This has been proven to me in every way. When
Christian Science came to me, I was a wreck, physically,
mentally, and financially; but since the reading of Sci-
ence and Health turned my thought toward the light, I
have found that, as far as I am willing to receive the word
and live it, all comforts are supplied me. I am especially
grateful for the spiritual help. I know that things which
I did and thought last year I would not do or think this
year, and am satisfied. Through the careful and prayer-
ful study of Science and Health I have been lifted from
sickness to health, from sorrow to peace, from lack to
plenty, and, the most beautiful of all, from darkness to
light.-- Mrs. H. S. C., Seattle, Wash.

This beautiful and succinct testimony ends with the
word, "light", thereby leaving the reader with this thought,
and indicating that reading the actual and original book
by Mary Baker Eddy will help the reader to also find
himself in similar light.

The testimony also is consonant with the opening
paragraph of Mary Baker Eddy's Preface, whereby

she writes:

"To Those leaning on the sustaining infinite, to-day is
big with blessings. The wakeful shepherd beholds
the first faint morning beams, ere cometh the full
radiance of a risen day. So shone the prophet-
shepherds; yet it traversed the night, and came where,
in cradled obscurity, lay the Bethlehem babe, the human
herald who would make plain to benighted understanding
the way of salvation through Christ Jesus, til across a
night of error should dawn the morning beams and shine
the guiding star of being. The Wisemen were led to
behold and to follow this daystar of divine Science,
lighting the way to eternal harmony."

The thrust and ultimate goal in both instances as the
discerning reader can see is realization and understanding
of the Christ-light.

Restoring the order of the testimonies, which was first
brought to my attention by a Christian Scientist who
is a thorough historian, Christeen Anderson, is imperative
inasmuch as nothing should be added or taken away from
God's direct dictation to Mary Baker Eddy who ardently
listened in order "to feed Thy sheep", Mrs. Eddy's own
words from her poem, "Shepherd".

I do agree thoroughly with all that Laura Alethea has
shared in her reviews and comments on the Cheryl
Peterson revision.

The problem with this so called revision is that it
leaves the reader confused as to whose words are
whose, even though Cheryl Peterson attempts to give a
cursory explanation in the preview that does not sell,
since one author's words cannot be distinguished from
the other, unless of course the reader is closely
familiar, as I am, with the original.

Another problem is that the chapter wording detracts
from the original intent of Mary Baker Eddy and clouds
the original message.

I have viewed YouTube videos of Cheryl Peterson and find
her quite likable and sincere as an individual, though
I believe she is in error bringing out this book.

The greatest gift that The First Church of Christ,
Scientist, in Boston, Massachusetts can bestow upon
the world is to retain the original printed Complete
Concordance to all the Writings of Mary Baker Eddy in
order that proper credit be retained for her writing.
Mrs. Eddy has stated that she was as a scribe of God
as she wrote the Christian Science textbook.

It is imperative that the Concordance as approved by
Mary Baker Eddy herself as given to the world by
ALBERT F. CONANT continue to be published in print
form in order to prevent her work and proper credit
from fading away.

Even most recently I received something in the mail with
a free plastic wallet calendar for 2012, with the opening
sentence to Mary Baker Eddy's article "Angels", as found
in her 1883-1886 Miscellaneous Writings, on page 306:23,

"When angels visit us we do not hear the rustle of wings,
nor feel the feathery touch of the breast of a dove;
but we know their presence by the love they create in
our hearts."

How very saddened I was to note that proper credit
for these words of Mary Baker Eddy was lacking.
Following her beautiful words, it simply read on
the little wallet calendar, "Anonymous".

Losing the printed original Concordance to Mary Baker
Eddy's Writings, writing a revision of her words,
instead of restoring all her original book and her
requirements thereto, neither honors, nor helps maintain
knowledge of God's words as given to MARY BAKER EDDY,
the feminine exponent of Truth, whose assignment by God
was to interpret the words and meaning of the
Master Christian, JESUS, in order to assure man's
recognition of God's omnipotence and hence his
salvation.

Three words to close my review, "Read the original."