On one of my postings done earlier last week, I mentioned the name Samuel Greenwood as giving an illuminating statement in something he wrote. Well, I think you might be interested in learning some background to this wonderful early worker in the Christian Science Movement.
He was living in Victoria, British Columbia, working after high school as an accountant when his eyesight began to fail. He finally had to give up his work, and he spent most of his time sitting in a darkened room. He went to London for a time to consult with specialists but wasn't healed. At some point, obviously since he was healed, a friend mentioned to him the Christian Science textbook, Science and Health with Key to the Scriptures by Mary Baker Eddy which he got. He could only make out a little of it each day, but wouldn't you know, this man was completely and permanently healed of his defective eyesight! One can just imagine what new world this opened up for him. He was from everything I've read of what he wrote a deeply Christian man, don't know which denomination and it doesn't matter. But he went full steam ahead in his new religion. Started a branch church there in his locale, wrote tons of splended articles for the Christian Science periodicals which you may find in the bound volumes of most reading rooms around the world, became listed as a practitioner in the Journal, became a teacher of Christian Science, even became friends with many of the workers in Boston helping Mrs. Eddy with her massive efforts to bless the world. He was a close friend of Calvin Frye, one of her secretaries.
Along with many others power-house metaphysicians, his writings to me are some of the most thought-provoking and clearly stated. In fact, for a long time I thought this man was surely a renowned college professor so proficient was he in the English language. I have found his writings on Christian Science absolutely awesome!
