,,pulpit ,,and ,,press ,,by ,,mary ,,baker ,,eddy ,,discoverer ,,and ,,founder ,,of ,,christian ,,science ,,and ,,author ,,of ,,science ,,and ,,health ,,with ,,key ,,to ,,the ,,scriptures ,registered ,u4,s4 ,patent ,office ,published by ,the ,trustees under the ,will of ,mary ,baker ,g4 ,eddy ,,boston1 ,u4,s4,a4 ,authorized ,literature of ,,the ,,first ,,church ,,of ,,christ1 ,,scientist in ,boston1 ,massachusetts ,copyright1 #ahie ,,by ,,mary ,,baker ,,eddy ,copyright renewed1 #aibc 99 99 99 99 99 ,all rights reserved 99 99 99 99 99 ,,printed ,,in ,,the ,,united ,,states ,,of ,,america ,,to ,,the ,,dear ,,two ,,thousand ,,and ,,six ,,hundred ,,children ,,whose ,,contributions ,,of #d1dfj;,a ,,were ,,devoted ,,to ,,the ,,mother',s ,,room ,,in ,,the ,,first ,,church ,,of ,,christ1 ,,scientist1 ,,boston1 ,,this ,,unique ,,book ,,is ,,tenderly ,,dedicated ,,by ,,mary ,,baker ,,eddy ,,preface ,this volume contains scintillations from press and pulpit--utterances which epitomize the story of the birth of ,christian ,science1 in #ahff1 and its progress during the ensuing thirty years4 ,three quarters of a century hence1 when the children of to-day are the elders of the twentieth century1 it will be interesting to have not only a record of the inclination given their own thoughts in the latter half of the nineteenth century1 but also a registry of the rise of the mercury in the glass of the world's opinion4 ,it will then be instructive to turn backward the telescope of that advanced age1 with its lenses of more spiritual mentality1 indicating the gain of intellectual momentum1 on the early footsteps of ,christian ,science as planted in the pathway of this generation2 to note the impetus thereby given to ,christianity2 to con the facts surrounding the cradle of this grand verity--that the sick are healed and sinners saved1 not by matter1 but by ,mind2 and to scan further the features of the vast problem of eternal life1 as expressed in the absolute power of ,truth and the actual bliss of man's existence in ,science4 ,,mary ,,baker ,,eddy ,february1 #ahie ,,contents ,,dedicatory ,,sermon ,,christian ,,science ,,textbook ,,hymns ,laying the ,corner-stone ,feed ,my ,sheep ,christ ,my ,refuge ,,note ,,clippings ,,from ,,newspapers ,,chicago ,,inter-,,ocean ,,boston ,,herald ,,boston ,,sunday ,,globe ,,boston ,,transcript ,,jackson ,,patriot ,,outlook ,,american ,,art ,,journal ,,boston ,,journal ,,republic 7,,washington1 ,d4,c47 ,,new ,,york ,,tribune ,,kansas ,,city ,,journal ,,montreal ,,herald ,,baltimore ,,american ,,reporter 7,,lebanon1 ,,ind47 ,,new ,,york ,,commercial ,,advertiser ,,syracuse ,,post ,,new ,,york ,,herald ,,toronto ,,globe ,,concord ,,monitor ,,people ,,and ,,patriot ,,union ,,signal ,,new ,,century ,,christian ,,science ,,journal ,,concord ,,monitor ,,pulpit ,,and ,,press ,,dedicatory ,,sermon ,,by ,,rev4 ,,mary ,,baker ,,eddy ,first ,pastor of ,the ,first ,church of ,christ1 ,scientist1 ,boston1 ,mass4 ,delivered ,january #f1 #ahie ,,text3 ,they shall be abundantly satisfied with the fatness of ,thy house2 and ,thou shall make them drink of the river of ,thy pleasures4--,psalms xxxvi4 #h4 ,a new year is a nursling1 a babe of time1 a prophecy and promise clad in white raiment1 kissed--and encumbered with greetings--redolent with grief and gratitude4 ,an old year is time's adult1 and #ahic was a distinguished character1 notable for good and evil4 ,time past and time present1 both1 may pain us1 but time improved is eloquent in ,god's praise4 ,for due refreshment garner the memory of #ahid2 for if wiser by reason of its large lessons1 and records deeply engraven1 great is the value thereof4 ,pass on1 returnless year6 ,the path behind thee is with glory crowned2 ,this spot whereon thou troddest was holy ground2 ,pass proudly to thy bier6 ,to-day1 being with you in spirit1 what need that ,i should be present in propria persona8 ,were ,i present1 methinks ,i should be much like the ,queen of ,sheba1 when she saw the house ,solomon had erected4 ,in the expressive language of ,holy ,writ1 ,there was no more spirit in her2 and she said1 ,behold1 the half was not told me3 thy wisdom and prosperity exceedeth the fame which ,i heard4 ,both without and within1 the spirit of beauty dominates ,the ,mother ,church1 from its mosaic flooring to the soft shimmer of its starlit dome4 ,nevertheless1 there is a thought higher and deeper than the edifice4 ,material light and shade are temporal1 not eternal4 ,turning the attention from sublunary views1 however enchanting1 think for a moment with me of the house wherewith they shall be abundantly satisfied1--even the house not made with hands1 eternal in the heavens4 ,with the mind's eye glance at the direful scenes of the war between ,china and ,japan4 ,imagine yourselves in a poorly barricaded fort1 fiercely besieged by the enemy4 ,would you rush forth single-handed to combat the foe8 ,nay1 would you not rather strengthen your citadel by every means in your power1 and remain within the walls for its defense8 ,likewise should we do as metaphysicians and ,christian ,scientists4 ,the real house in which we live1 and move1 and have our being is ,spirit1 ,god1 the eternal harmony of infinite ,soul4 ,the enemy we confront would overthrow this sublime fortress1 and it behooves us to defend our heritage4 ,how can we do this ,christianly scientific work8 ,by intrenching ourselves in the knowledge that our true temple is no human fabrication1 but the superstructure of ,truth1 reared on the foundation of ,love1 and pinnacled in ,life4 ,such being its nature1 how can our godly temple possibly be demolished1 or even disturbed8 ,can eternity end8 ,can ,life die8 ,can ,truth be uncertain8 ,can ,love be less than boundless8 ,referring to this temple1 our ,master said3 ,destroy this temple1 and in three days ,i will raise it up4 ,he also said3 ,the kingdom of ,god is within you4 ,know1 then1 that you possess sovereign power to think and act rightly1 and that nothing can dispossess you of this heritage and trespass on ,love4 ,if you maintain this position1 who or what can cause you to sin or suffer8 ,our surety is in our confidence that we are indeed dwellers in ,truth and ,love1 man's eternal mansion4 ,such a heavenly assurance ends all warfare1 and bids tumult cease1 for the good fight we have waged is over1 and divine ,love gives us the true sense of victory4 ,they shall be abundantly satisfied with the fatness of ,thy house2 and ,thou shalt make them drink of the river of ,thy pleasures4 ,no longer are we of the church militant1 but of the church triumphant2 and with ,job of old we exclaim1 ,yet in my flesh shall ,i see ,god4 ,the river of ,his pleasures is a tributary of divine ,love1 whose living waters have their source in ,god1 and flow into everlasting ,life4 ,we drink of this river when all human desires are quenched1 satisfied with what is pleasing to the divine ,mind4 ,perchance some one of you may say1 ,the evidence of spiritual verity in me is so small that ,i am afraid4 ,i feel so far from victory over the flesh that to reach out for a present realization of my hope savors of temerity4 ,because of my own unfitness for such a spiritual animus my strength is naught and my faith fails4 ,o thou weak and infirm of purpose4 ,jesus said1 ,be not afraid6 ,what if the little rain should say1 ',so small a drop as ,i ,can ne'er refresh a drooping earth1 ,i'll tarry in the sky4' ,is not a man metaphysically and mathematically number one1 a unit1 and therefore whole number1 governed and protected by his divine ,principle1 ,god8 ,you have simply to preserve a scientific1 positive sense of unity with your divine source1 and daily demonstrate this4 ,then you will find that one is as important a factor as duodecillions in being and doing right1 and thus demonstrating deific ,principle4 ,a dewdrop reflects the sun4 ,each of ,christ's little ones reflects the infinite ,one1 and therefore is the seer's declaration true1 that one on ,god's side is a majority4 ,a single drop of water may help to hide the stars1 or crown the tree with blossoms4 ,who lives in good1 lives also in ,god1--lives in all ,life1 through all space4 ,his is an individual kingdom1 his diadem a crown of crowns4 ,his existence is deathless1 forever unfolding its eternal ,principle4 ,wait patiently on illimitable ,love1 the lord and giver of ,life4 ,reflect this ,life1 and with it cometh the full power of being4 ,they shall be abundantly satisfied with the fatness of ,thy house4 ,in #ahic the ,world's ,parliament of ,religions1 held in ,chicago1 used1 in all its public sessions1 my form of prayer since #ahff2 and one of the very clergymen who had publicly proclaimed me the prayerless ,mrs4 ,eddy1 offered his audible adoration in the words ,i use1 besides listening to an address on ,christian ,science from my pen1 read by ,judge ,s4,j4 ,hanna1 in that unique assembly4 ,when the light of one friendship after another passes from earth to heaven1 we kindle in place thereof the glow of some deathless reality4 ,memory1 faithful to goodness1 holds in her secret chambers those characters of holiest sort1 bravest to endure1 firmest to suffer1 soonest to renounce4 ,such was the founder of the ,concord ,school of ,philosophy--the late ,a4 ,bronson ,alcott4 ,after the publication of ,science and ,health with ,key to the ,scriptures1 his athletic mind1 scholarly and serene1 was the first to bedew my hope with a drop of humanity4 ,when the press and pulpit cannonaded this book1 he introduced himself to its author by saying1 ,i have come to comfort you4 ,then eloquently paraphrasing it1 and prophesying its prosperity1 his conversation with a beauty all its own reassured me4 ,that prophecy is fulfilled4 ,this book1 in #ahie1 is in its ninety-first edition of one thousand copies4 ,it is in the public libraries of the principal cities1 colleges1 and universities of ,america2 also the same in ,great ,britain1 ,france1 ,germany1 ,russia1 ,italy1 ,greece1 ,japan1 ,india1 and ,china2 in the ,oxford ,university and the ,victoria ,institute1 ,england2 in the ,academy of ,greece1 and the ,vatican at ,rome4 ,this book is the leaven fermenting religion2 it is palpably working in the sermons1 ,sunday ,schools1 and literature of our and other lands4 ,this spiritual chemicalization is the upheaval produced when ,truth is neutralizing error and impurities are passing off4 ,and it will continue till the antithesis of ,christianity1 engendering the limited forms of a national or tyrannical religion1 yields to the church established by the ,nazarene ,prophet and maintained on the spiritual foundation of ,christ's healing4 ,good1 the ,anglo-,saxon term for ,god1 unites ,science to ,christianity4 ,it presents to the understanding1 not matter1 but ,mind2 not the deified drug1 but the goodness of ,god--healing and saving mankind4 ,the author of ,marriage of the ,lamb1 who made the mistake of thinking she caught her notions from my book1 wrote to me in #ahid1 ,six months ago your book1 ,science and ,health1 was put into my hands4 ,i had not read three pages before ,i realized ,i had found that for which ,i had hungered since girlhood1 and was healed instantaneously of an ailment of seven years' standing4 ,i cast from me the false remedy ,i had vainly used1 and turned to the 'great ,physician4' ,i went with my husband1 a missionary to ,china1 in #ahhd4 ,he went out under the auspices of the ,methodist ,episcopal ,church4 ,i feel the truth is leading us to return to ,japan4 ,another brilliant enunciator1 seeker1 and servant of ,truth1 the ,rev4 ,william ,r4 ,alger of ,boston1 signalled me kindly as my lone bark rose and fell and rode the rough sea4 ,at a conversazione in ,boston1 he said1 ,you may find in ,mrs4 ,eddy's metaphysical teachings more than is dreamt of in your philosophy4 ,also that renowned apostle of anti-slavery1 ,wendell ,phillips1 the native course of whose mind never swerved from the chariot-paths of justice1 speaking of my work1 said3 ,had ,i young blood in my veins1 ,i would help that woman4 ,i love ,boston1 and especially the laws of the ,state whereof this city is the capital4 ,to-day1 as of yore1 her laws have befriended progress4 ,yet when ,i recall the past1--how the gospel of healing was simultaneously praised and persecuted in ,boston1--and remember also that ,god is just1 ,i wonder whether1 were our dear ,master in our ,new ,england metropolis at this hour1 he would not weep over it1 as he wept over ,jerusalem6 ,o ye tears6 ,not in vain did ye flow4 ,those sacred drops were but enshrined for future use1 and ,god has now unsealed their receptacle with ,his outstretched arm4 ,those crystal globes made morals for mankind4 ,they will rise with joy1 and with power to wash away1 in floods of forgiveness1 every crime1 even when mistakenly committed in the name of religion4 ,an unjust1 unmerciful1 and oppressive priesthood must perish1 for false prophets in the present as in the past stumble onward to their doom2 while their tabernacles crumble with dry rot4 ,god is not mocked1 and the word of the ,lord endureth forever4 ,i have ordained the ,bible and the ,christian ,science textbook1 ,science and ,health with ,key to the ,scriptures1 as pastor of ,the ,first ,church of ,christ1 ,scientist1 in ,boston1--so long as this church is satisfied with this pastor4 ,this is my first ordination4 ,they shall be abundantly satisfied with the fatness of ,thy house2 and ,thou shalt make them drink of the river of ,thy pleasures4 ,all praise to the press of ,america's ,athens1--and throughout our land the press has spoken out historically1 impartially4 ,like the winds telling tales through the leaves of an ancient oak1 unfallen1 may our church chimes repeat my thanks to the press4 ,notwithstanding the perplexed condition of our nation's finances1 the want and woe with millions of dollars unemployed in our money centres1 the ,christian ,scientists1 within fourteen months1 responded to the call for this church with #aia1jab4 ,not a mortgage was given nor a loan solicited1 and the donors all touchingly told their privileged joy at helping to build ,the ,mother ,church4 ,there was no urging1 begging1 or borrowing2 only the need made known1 and forth came the money1 or diamonds1 which served to erect this miracle in stone4 ,even the children vied with their parents to meet the demand4 ,little hands1 never before devoted to menial services1 shoveled snow1 and babes gave kisses to earn a few pence toward this consummation4 ,some of these lambs my prayers had christened1 but ,christ will rechristen them with his own new name4 ,out of the mouths of babes and sucklings ,thou hast perfected praise4 ,the resident youthful workers were called ,busy ,bees4 ,sweet society1 precious children1 your loving hearts and deft fingers distilled the nectar and painted the finest flowers in the fabric of this history1--even its centre-piece1--,mother's ,room in ,the ,first ,church of ,christ1 ,scientist1 in ,boston4 ,the children are destined to witness results which will eclipse ,oriental dreams4 ,they belong to the twentieth century4 ,by juvenile aid1 into the building fund have come #d1dfj4;,b ,ah1 children1 you are the bulwarks of freedom1 the cement of society1 the hope of our race6 ,brothers of the ,christian ,science ,board of ,directors1 when your tireless tasks are done--well done--no ,delphian lyre could break the full chords of such a rest4 ,may the altar you have built never be shattered in our hearts1 but justice1 mercy1 and love kindle perpetually its fires4 ,it was well that the brother whose appliances warm this house1 warmed also our perishless hope1 and nerved its grand fulfilment4 ,woman1 true to her instinct1 came to the rescue as sunshine from the clouds2 so1 when man quibbled over an architectural exigency1 a woman climbed with feet and hands to the top of the tower1 and helped settle the subject4 ,after the loss of our late lamented pastor1 ,rev4 ,d4,a4 ,easton1 the church services were maintained by excellent sermons from the editor of ,the ,christian ,science ,journal 7who1 with his better half1 is a very whole man71 together with the ,sunday ,school giving this flock drink from the river of ,his pleasures4 ,o glorious hope and blessed assurance1 it is your ,father's good pleasure to give you the kingdom4 ,christians rejoice in secret1 they have a bounty hidden from the world4 ,self-forgetfulness1 purity1 and love are treasures untold--constant prayers1 prophecies1 and anointings4 ,practice1 not profession1--goodness1 not doctrines1--spiritual understanding1 not mere belief1 gain the ear and right hand of omnipotence1 and call down blessings infinite4 ,faith without works is dead4 ,the foundation of enlightened faith is ,christ's teachings and practice4 ,it was our ,master's self-immolation1 his life-giving love1 healing both mind and body1 that raised the deadened conscience1 paralyzed by inactive faith1 to a quickened sense of mortal's necessities1--and ,god's power and purpose to supply them4 ,it was1 in the words of the ,psalmist1 ,he who forgiveth all thine iniquities2 who healeth all thy diseases4 ,rome's fallen fanes and silent ,aventine is glory's tomb2 her pomp and power lie low in dust4 ,our land1 more favored1 had its ,pilgrim ,fathers4 ,on shores of solitude1 at ,plymouth ,rock1 they planted a nation's heart1--the rights of conscience1 imperishable glory4 ,no dream of avarice or ambition broke their exalted purpose1 theirs was the wish to reign in hope's reality--the realm of ,love4 ,christian ,scientists1 you have planted your standard on the rock of ,christ1 the true1 the spiritual idea1--the chief corner-stone in the house of our ,god4 ,and our ,master said3 ,the stone which the builders rejected1 the same is become the head of the corner4 ,if you are less appreciated to-day than your forefathers1 wait--for if you are as devout as they1 and more scientific1 as progress certainly demands1 your plant is immortal4 ,let us rejoice that chill vicissitudes have not withheld the timely shelter of this house1 which descended like day-spring from on high4 ,divine presence1 breathe ,thou ,thy blessing on every heart in this house4 ,speak out1 ,o soul6 ,this is the newborn of ,spirit1 this is ,his redeemed2 this1 ,his beloved4 ,may the kingdom of ,god within you1--with you alway1--reascending1 bear you outward1 upward1 heavenward4 ,may the sweet song of silver-throated singers1 making melody more real1 and the organ's voice1 as the sound of many waters1 and the ,word spoken in this sacred temple dedicated to the ever-present ,god--mingle with the joy of angels and rehearse your hearts' holy intents4 ,may all whose means1 energies1 and prayers helped erect ,the ,mother ,church1 find within it home1 and heaven4 ,,christian ,,science ,,textbook ,the following selections from ,science and ,health with ,key to the ,scriptures1 pages #efh-ega1 were read from the platform4 ,the impressive stillness of the audience indicated close attention4 ,revelation xii4 #aj-ab4 ,and ,i heard a loud voice saying in heaven1 ,now is come salvation1 and strength1 and the kingdom of our ,god1 and the power of ,his ,christ3 for the accuser of our brethren is cast down1 which accused them before our ,god day and night4 ,and they overcame him by the blood of the ,lamb1 and by the word of their testimony2 and they loved not their lives unto the death4 ,therefore rejoice1 ye heavens1 and ye that dwell in them4 ,woe to the inhabiters of the earth and of the sea6 for the devil is come down unto you1 having great wrath1 because he knoweth that he hath but a short time4 ,for victory over a single sin1 we give thanks and magnify the ,lord of ,hosts4 ,what shall we say of the mighty conquest over all sin8 ,a louder song1 sweeter than has ever before reached high heaven1 now rises clearer and nearer to the great heart of ,christ2 for the accuser is not there1 and ,love sends forth her primal and everlasting strain4 ,self-abnegation1 by which we lay down all for ,truth1 or ,christ1 in our warfare against error1 is a rule in ,christian ,science4 ,this rule clearly interprets ,god as divine ,principle1--as ,life1 represented by the ,father2 as ,truth1 represented by the ,son2 as ,love1 represented by the ,mother4 ,every mortal at some period1 here or hereafter1 must grapple with and overcome the mortal belief in a power opposed to ,god4 ,the ,scripture1 ,thou hast been faithful over a few things1 ,i will make thee ruler over many1 is literally fulfilled1 when we are conscious of the supremacy of ,truth1 by which the nothingness of error is seen2 and we know that the nothingness of error is in proportion to its wickedness4 ,he that touches the hem of ,christ's robe and masters his mortal beliefs1 animality1 and hate1 rejoices in the proof of healing1--in a sweet and certain sense that ,god is ,love4 ,alas for those who break faith with divine ,science and fail to strangle the serpent of sin as well as of sickness6 ,they are dwellers still in the deep darkness of belief4 ,they are in the surging sea of error1 not struggling to lift their heads above the drowning wave4 ,what must the end be8 ,they must eventually expiate their sin through suffering4 ,the sin1 which one has made his bosom companion1 comes back to him at last with accelerated force1 for the devil knoweth his time is short4 ,here the ,scriptures declare that evil is temporal1 not eternal4 ,the dragon is at last stung to death by his own malice2 but how many periods of torture it may take to remove all sin1 must depend upon sin's obduracy4 ,revelation xii4 #ac4 ,and when the dragon saw that he was cast unto the earth1 he persecuted the woman which brought forth the man child4 ,the march of mind and of honest investigation will bring the hour when the people will chain1 with fetters of some sort1 the growing occultism of this period4 ,the present apathy as to the tendency of certain active yet unseen mental agencies will finally be shocked into another extreme mortal mood1--into human indignation2 for one extreme follows another4 ,revelation xii4 #ae1 #af4 ,and the serpent cast out of his mouth water as a flood1 after the woman1 that he might cause her to be carried away of the flood4 ,and the earth helped the woman1 and the earth opened her mouth1 and swallowed up the flood which the dragon cast out of his mouth4 ,millions of unprejudiced minds--simple seekers for ,truth1 weary wanderers1 athirst in the desert--are waiting and watching for rest and drink4 ,give them a cup of cold water in ,christ's name1 and never fear the consequences4 ,what if the old dragon should send forth a new flood to drown the ,christ-idea8 ,he can neither drown your voice with its roar1 nor again sink the world into the deep waters of chaos and old night4 ,in this age the earth will help the woman2 the spiritual idea will be understood4 ,those ready for the blessing you impart will give thanks4 ,the waters will be pacified1 and ,christ will command the wave4 ,when ,god heals the sick or the sinning1 they should know the great benefit which ,mind has wrought4 ,they should also know the great delusion of mortal mind1 when it makes them sick or sinful4 ,many are willing to open the eyes of the people to the power of good resident in divine ,mind1 but they are not so willing to point out the evil in human thought1 and expose evil's hidden mental ways of accomplishing iniquity4 ,why this backwardness1 since exposure is necessary to ensure the avoidance of the evil8 ,because people like you better when you tell them their virtues than when you tell them their vices4 ,it requires the spirit of our blessed ,master to tell a man his faults1 and so risk human displeasure for the sake of doing right and benefiting our race4 ,who is telling mankind of the foe in ambush8 ,is the informer one who sees the foe8 ,if so1 listen and be wise4 ,escape from evil1 and designate those as unfaithful stewards who have seen the danger and yet have given no warning4 ,at all times and under all circumstances1 overcome evil with good4 ,know thyself1 and ,god will supply the wisdom and the occasion for a victory over evil4 ,clad in the panoply of ,love1 human hatred cannot reach you4 ,the cement of a higher humanity will unite all interests in the one divinity4 ,,hymns ,,by ,,rev4 ,,mary ,,baker ,,eddy ,set to the ,church ,chimes and ,sung on ,this ,occasion ,,laying ,,the ,,corner-,,stone ,laus ,deo1 it is done6 ,rolled away from loving heart ,is a stone4 ,joyous1 risen1 we depart ,having one4 ,laus ,deo1--on this rock 7,heaven chiselled squarely good7 ,stands ,his church1-- ,god is ,love1 and understood ,by ,his flock4 ,laus ,deo1 night starlit ,slumbers not in ,god's embrace2 ,then1 ,o man6 ,like this stone1 be in thy place2 ,stand1 not sit4 ,cold1 silent1 stately stone1 ,dirge and song and shoutings low1 ,in thy heart ,dwell serene1--and sorrow8 ,no1 ,it has none1 ,laus ,deo6 ,,feed ,,my ,,sheep ,shepherd1 show me how to go ,o'er the hillside steep1 ,how to gather1 how to sow1-- ,how to feed ,thy sheep2 ,i will listen for ,thy voice1 ,lest my footsteps stray2 ,i will follow and rejoice ,all the rugged way4 ,thou wilt bind the stubborn will1 ,wound the callous breast1 ,make self-righteousness be still1 ,break earth's stupid rest4 ,strangers on a barren shore1 ,lab'ring long and lone-- ,we would enter by the door1 ,and ,thou know'st ,thine own4 ,so1 when day grows dark and cold1 ,tear or triumph harms1 ,lead ,thy lambkins to the fold1 ,take them in ,thine arms2 ,feed the hungry1 heal the heart1 ,till the morning's beam2 ,white as wool1 ere they depart-- ,shepherd1 wash them clean4 ,,christ ,,my ,,refuge ,o'er waiting harpstrings of the mind ,there sweeps a strain1 ,low1 sad1 and sweet1 whose measures bind ,the power of pain4 ,and wake a white-winged angel throng ,of thoughts1 illumed ,by faith1 and breathed in raptured song1 ,with love perfumed4 ,then his unveiled1 sweet mercies show ,life's burdens light4 ,i kiss the cross1 and wake to know ,a world more bright4 ,and o'er earth's troubled1 angry sea ,i see ,christ walk1 ,and come to me1 and tenderly1 ,divinely talk4 ,thus ,truth engrounds me on the rock1 ,upon ,life's shore2 ',gainst which the winds and waves can shock1 ,oh1 nevermore6 ,from tired joy and grief afar1 ,and nearer ,thee1-- ,father1 where ,thine own children are1 ,i love to be4 ,my prayer1 some daily good to do ,to ,thine1 for ,thee2 ,an offering pure of ,love1 whereto ,god leadeth me4 ,,note ,,by ,,rev4 ,,mary ,,baker ,,eddy ,the land whereon stands ,the ,first ,church of ,christ1 ,scientist1 in ,boston1 was first purchased by the church and society4 ,owing to a heavy loss1 they were unable to pay the mortgage2 therefore ,i paid it1 and through trustees gave back the land to the church4 ,in #ahib ,i had to recover the land from the trustees1 reorganize the church1 and reobtain its charter--not1 however1 through the ,state ,commissioner1 who refused to grant it1 but by means of a statute of the ,state1 and through ,directors regive the land to the church4 ,in #ahie ,i reconstructed my original system of ministry and church government4 ,thus committed to the providence of ,god1 the prosperity of this church is unsurpassed4 ,from first to last ,the ,mother ,church seemed type and shadow of the warfare between the flesh and ,spirit1 even that shadow whose substance is the divine ,spirit1 imperatively propelling the greatest moral1 physical1 civil1 and religious reform ever known on earth4 ,in the words of the prophet3 ,the shadow of a great rock in a weary land4 ,this church was dedicated on ,january #f1 anciently one of the many dates selected and observed in the ,east as the day of the birth and baptism of our master ,metaphysician1 ,jesus of ,nazareth4 ,christian ,scientists1 their children and grandchildren to the latest generations1 inevitably love one another with that love wherewith ,christ loveth us2 a love unselfish1 unambitious1 impartial1 universal1--that loves only because it is ,love4 ,moreover1 they love their enemies1 even those that hate them4 ,this we all must do to be ,christian ,scientists in spirit and in truth4 ,i long1 and live1 to see this love demonstrated4 ,i am seeking and praying for it to inhabit my own heart and to be made manifest in my life4 ,who will unite with me in this pure purpose1 and faithfully struggle till it be accomplished8 ,let this be our ,christian endeavor society1 which ,christ organizes and blesses4 ,while we entertain due respect and fellowship for what is good and doing good in all denominations of religion1 and shun whatever would isolate us from a true sense of goodness in others1 we cannot serve mammon4 ,christian ,scientists are really united to only that which is ,christlike1 but they are not indifferent to the welfare of any one4 ,to perpetuate a cold distance between our denomination and other sects1 and close the door on church or individuals--however much this is done to us--is not ,christian ,science4 ,go not into the way of the unchristly1 but wheresoever you recognize a clear expression of ,god's likeness1 there abide in confidence and hope4 ,our unity with churches of other denominations must rest on the spirit of ,christ calling us together4 ,it cannot come from any other source4 ,popularity1 self-aggrandizement1 aught that can darken in any degree our spirituality1 must be set aside4 ,only what feeds and fills the sentiment with unworldliness1 can give peace and good will towards men4 ,all ,christian churches have one bond of unity1 one nucleus or point of convergence1 one prayer1--the ,lord's ,prayer4 ,it is matter for rejoicing that we unite in love1 and in this sacred petition with every praying assembly on earth1--,thy kingdom come4 ,thy will be done in earth1 as it is in heaven4 ,if the lives of ,christian ,scientists attest their fidelity to ,truth1 ,i predict that in the twentieth century every ,christian church in our land1 and a few in far-off lands1 will approximate the understanding of ,christian ,science sufficiently to heal the sick in his name4 ,christ will give to ,christianity his new name1 and ,christendom will be classified as ,christian ,scientists4 ,when the doctrinal barriers between the churches are broken1 and the bonds of peace are cemented by spiritual understanding and ,love1 there will be unity of spirit1 and the healing power of ,christ will prevail4 ,then shall ,zion have put on her most beautiful garments1 and her waste places budded and blossomed as the rose4 ,,clippings ,,from ,,newspapers 99 99 99 99 99 ,daily ,inter-,ocean1 ,chicago1 ,december #ca1 #ahid ,,mary ,,baker ,,eddy ,,completion ,,of ,,the ,,first ,,church ,,of ,,christ1 ,,scientist1 ,,boston--,,our ,,prayer ,,in ,,stone--,,description ,,of ,,the ,,most ,,unique ,,structure ,,in ,,any ,,city--,a ,,beautiful ,,temple ,,and ,,its ,,furnishings--,,mrs4 ,,eddy',s ,,work ,,and ,,her ,,influence ,boston1 ,mass41 ,december #bh4--,special ,correspondence4--,the great awakening of the time of ,jonathan ,edwards has been paralleled during the last decade by a wave of idealism that has swept over the country1 manifesting itself under several different aspects and under various names1 but each having the common identity of spiritual demand4 ,this movement1 under the guise of ,christian ,science1 and ingenuously calling out a closer inquiry into ,oriental philosophy1 prefigures itself to us as one of the most potent factors in the social evolution of the last quarter of the nineteenth century4 ,history shows the curious fact that the closing years of every century are years of more intense life1 manifested in unrest or in aspiration1 and scholars of special research1 like ,prof4 ,max ,muller1 assert that the end of a cycle1 as is the latter part of the present century1 is marked by peculiar intimations of man's immortal life4 ,the completion of the first ,christian ,science church erected in ,boston strikes a keynote of definite attention4 ,this church is in the fashionable ,back ,bay1 between ,commonwealth and ,huntington ,avenues4 ,it is one of the most beautiful1 and is certainly the most unique structure in any city4 ,the ,first ,church of ,christ1 ,scientist1 as it is officially called1 is termed by its ,founder1 ,our prayer in stone4 ,it is located at the intersection of ,norway and ,falmouth ,streets1 on a triangular plot of ground1 the design a ,romanesque tower with a circular front and an octagonal form1 accented by stone porticos and turreted corners4 ,on the front is a marble tablet1 with the following inscription carved in bold relief3-- ,the ,first ,church of ,christ1 ,scientist1 erected ,anno ,domini #ahid4 ,a testimonial to our beloved teacher1 the ,rev4 ,mary ,baker ,eddy1 ,discoverer and ,founder of ,christian ,science2 author of ,science and ,health with ,key to the ,scriptures2 president of the ,massachusetts ,metaphysical ,college1 and the first pastor of this denomination4 ,,the ,,church ,,edifice ,the church is built of ,concord granite in light gray1 with trimmings of the pink granite of ,new ,hampshire1 ,mrs4 ,eddy's native ,state4 ,the architecture is ,romanesque throughout4 ,the tower is one hundred and twenty feet in height and twenty-one and one half feet square4 ,the entrances are of marble1 with doors of antique oak richly carved4 ,the windows of stained glass are very rich in pictorial effect4 ,the lighting and cooling of the church--for cooling is a recognized feature as well as heating--are done by electricity1 and the heat generated by two large boilers in the basement is distributed by the four systems with motor electric power4 ,the partitions are of iron2 the floors of marble in mosaic work1 and the edifice is therefore as literally fire-proof as is conceivable4 ,the principal features are the auditorium1 seating eleven hundred people and capable of holding fifteen hundred2 the ,mother's ,room1 designed for the exclusive use of ,mrs4 ,eddy2 the directors' room1 and the vestry4 ,the girders are all of iron1 the roof is of terra cotta tiles1 the galleries are in plaster relief1 the window frames are of iron1 coated with plaster2 the staircases are of iron1 with marble stairs of rose pink1 and marble approaches4 ,the vestibule is a fitting entrance to this magnificent temple4 ,in the ceiling is a sunburst with a seven-pointed star1 which illuminates it4 ,from this are the entrances leading to the auditorium1 the ,mother's ,room1 and the directors' room4 ,the auditorium is seated with pews of curly birch1 upholstered in old rose plush4 ,the floor is in white ,italian mosaic1 with frieze of the old rose1 and the wainscoting repeats the same tints4 ,the base and cap are of pink ,tennessee marble4 ,on the walls are bracketed oxidized silver lamps of ,roman design1 and there are frequent illuminated texts from the ,bible and from ,mrs4 ,eddy's ,science and ,health with ,key to the ,scriptures impanelled4 ,a sunburst in the centre of the ceiling takes the place of chandeliers4 ,there is a disc of cut glass in decorative designs1 covering one hundred and forty-four electric lights in the form of a star1 which is twenty-one inches from point to point1 the centre being of pure white light1 and each ray under prisms which reflect the rainbow tints4 ,the galleries are richly panelled in relief work4 ,the organ and choir gallery is spacious and rich beyond the power of words to depict4 ,the platform--corresponding to the chancel of an ,episcopal church--is a mosaic work1 with richly carved seats following the sweep of its curve1 with a lamp stand of the ,renaissance period on either end1 bearing six richly wrought oxidized silver lamps1 eight feet in height4 ,the great organ comes from ,detroit4 ,it is one of vast compass1 with olian attachment1 and cost eleven thousand dollars4 ,it is the gift of a single individual--a votive offering of gratitude for the healing of the wife of the donor4 ,the chime of bells includes fifteen1 of fine range and perfect tone4 ,,the ,,mother',s ,,room ,the ,mother's ,room is approached by an entrance of ,italian marble1 and over the door1 in large golden letters on a marble tablet1 is the word ,love4 ,in this room the mosaic marble floor of white has a ,romanesque border and is decorated with sprays of fig leaves bearing fruit4 ,the room is toned in pale green with relief in old rose4 ,the mantel is of onyx and gold4 ,before the great bay window hangs an ,athenian lamp over two hundred years old1 which will be kept always burning day and night4 ,leading off the ,mother's ,room are toilet apartments1 with full-length ,french mirrors and every convenience4 ,the directors' room is very beautiful in marble approaches and rich carving1 and off this is a vault for the safe preservation of papers4 ,the vestry seats eight hundred people1 and opening from it are three large class-rooms and the pastor's study4 ,the windows are a remarkable feature of this temple4 ,there are no memorial windows2 the entire church is a testimonial1 not a memorial--a point that the members strongly insist upon4 ,in the auditorium are two rose windows--one representing the heavenly city which cometh down from ,god out of heaven1 with six small windows beneath1 emblematic of the six water-pots referred to in ,john ii4 #f4 ,the other rose window represents the raising of the daughter of ,jairus4 ,beneath are two small windows bearing palms of victory1 and others with lamps1 typical of ,science and ,health4 ,another great window tells its pictorial story of the four ,marys--the mother of ,jesus1 ,mary anointing the head of ,jesus1 ,mary washing the feet of ,jesus1 ,mary at the resurrection2 and the woman spoken of in the ,apocalypse1 chapter #ab1 ,god-crowned4 ,one more window in the auditorium represents the raising of ,lazarus4 ,in the gallery are windows representing ,john on the ,isle of ,patmos1 and others of pictorial significance4 ,in the ,mother's ,room the windows are of still more unique interest4 ,a large bay window1 composed of three separate panels1 is designed to be wholly typical of the work of ,mrs4 ,eddy4 ,the central panel represents her in solitude and meditation1 searching the ,scriptures by the light of a single candle1 while the star of ,bethlehem shines down from above4 ,above this is a panel containing the ,christian ,science seal1 and other panels are decorated with emblematic designs1 with the legends1 ,heal the ,sick1 ,raise the ,dead1 ,cleanse the ,lepers1 and ,cast out ,demons4 ,the cross and the crown and the star are presented in appropriate decorative effect4 ,the cost of this church is two hundred and twenty-one thousand dollars1 exclusive of the land--a gift from ,mrs4 ,eddy--which is valued at some forty thousand dollars4 ,,the ,,order ,,of ,,service ,the order of service in the ,christian ,science ,church does not differ widely from that of any other sect1 save that its service includes the use of ,mrs4 ,eddy's book1 entitled ,science and ,health with ,key to the ,scriptures1 in perhaps equal measure to its use of the ,bible4 ,the reading is from the two alternately2 the singing is from a compilation called the ,christian ,science ,hymnal1 but its songs are for the most part those devotional hymns from ,herbert1 ,faber1 ,robertson1 ,wesley1 ,bowring1 and other recognized devotional poets1 with selections from ,whittier and ,lowell1 as are found in the hymn-books of the ,unitarian churches4 ,for the past year or two ,judge ,hanna1 formerly of ,chicago1 has filled the office of pastor to the church in this city1 which held its meetings in ,chickering ,hall1 and later in ,copley ,hall1 in the new ,grundmann ,studio ,building on ,copley ,square4 ,preceding ,judge ,hanna were ,rev4 ,d4,a4 ,easton and ,rev4 ,l4,p4 ,norcross1 both of whom had formerly been ,congregational clergymen4 ,the organizer and first pastor of the church here was ,mrs4 ,eddy herself1 of whose work ,i shall venture to speak1 a little later1 in this article4 ,last ,sunday ,i gave myself the pleasure of attending the service held in ,copley ,hall4 ,the spacious apartment was thronged with a congregation whose remarkable earnestness impressed the observer4 ,there was no straggling of late-comers4 ,before the appointed hour every seat in the hall was filled and a large number of chairs pressed into service for the overflowing throng4 ,the music was spirited1 and the selections from the ,bible and from ,science and ,health were finely read by ,judge ,hanna4 ,then came his sermon1 which dealt directly with the command of ,christ to heal the sick1 raise the dead1 cleanse the lepers1 cast out demons4 ,in his admirable discourse ,judge ,hanna said that while all these injunctions could1 under certain conditions1 be interpreted and fulfilled literally1 the special lesson was to be taken spiritually--to cleanse the leprosy of sin1 to cast out the demons of evil thought4 ,the discourse was able1 and helpful in its suggestive interpretation4 ,,the ,,church ,,members ,later ,i was told that almost the entire congregation was composed of persons who had either been themselves1 or had seen members of their own families1 healed by ,christian ,science treatment2 and ,i was further told that once when a ,boston clergyman remonstrated with ,judge ,hanna for enticing a separate congregation rather than offering their strength to unite with churches already established--,i was told he replied that the ,christian ,science ,church did not recruit itself from other churches1 but from the graveyards6 ,the church numbers now four thousand members2 but this estimate1 as ,i understand1 is not limited to the ,boston adherents1 but includes those all over the country4 ,the ceremonial of uniting is to sign a brief confession of faith1 written by ,mrs4 ,eddy1 and to unite in communion1 which is not celebrated by outward symbols of bread and wine1 but by uniting in silent prayer4 ,the confession of faith includes the declaration that the ,scriptures are the guide to eternal ,life2 that there is a ,supreme ,being1 and ,his ,son1 and the ,holy ,ghost1 and that man is made in ,his image4 ,it affirms the atonement2 it recognizes ,jesus as the teacher and guide to salvation2 the forgiveness of sin by ,god1 and affirms the power of ,truth over error1 and the need of living faith at the moment to realize the possibilities of the divine ,life4 ,the entire membership of ,christian ,scientists throughout the world now exceeds two hundred thousand people4 ,the church in ,boston was organized by ,mrs4 ,eddy1 and the first meeting held on ,april #ai1 #ahgi4 ,it opened with twenty-six members1 and within fifteen years it has grown to its present impressive proportions1 and has now its own magnificent church building1 costing over two hundred thousand dollars1 and entirely paid for when its consecration service on ,january #f shall be celebrated4 ,this is certainly a very remarkable retrospect4 ,rev4 ,mary ,baker ,eddy1 the ,founder of this denomination and ,discoverer of ,christian ,science1 as they term her work in affirming the present application of the principles asserted by ,jesus1 is a most interesting personality4 ,at the risk of colloquialism1 ,i am tempted to begin at the beginning of my own knowledge of ,mrs4 ,eddy1 and take1 as the point of departure1 my first meeting with her and the subsequent development of some degree of familiarity with the work of her life which that meeting inaugurated for me4 ,,mrs4 ,,eddy ,it was during some year in the early '#hj's that ,i became aware--from that close contact with public feeling resulting from editorial work in daily journalism--that the ,boston atmosphere was largely thrilled and pervaded by a new and increasing interest in the dominance of mind over matter1 and that the central figure in all this agitation was ,mrs4 ,eddy4 ,to a note which ,i wrote her1 begging the favor of an interview for press use1 she most kindly replied1 naming an evening on which she would receive me4 ,at the hour named ,i rang the bell at a spacious house on ,columbus ,avenue1 and ,i was hardly more than seated before ,mrs4 ,eddy entered the room4 ,she impressed me as singularly graceful and winning in bearing and manner1 and with great claim to personal beauty4 ,her figure was tall1 slender1 and as flexible in movement as that of a ,delsarte disciple2 her face1 framed in dark hair and lighted by luminous blue eyes1 had the transparency and rose-flush of tint so often seen in ,new ,england1 and she was magnetic1 earnest1 impassioned4 ,no photographs can do the least justice to ,mrs4 ,eddy1 as her beautiful complexion and changeful expression cannot thus be reproduced4 ,at once one would perceive that she had the temperament to dominate1 to lead1 to control1 not by any crude self-assertion1 but a spiritual animus4 ,of course such a personality1 with the wonderful tumult in the air that her large and enthusiastic following excited1 fascinated the imagination4 ,what had she originated8 ,i mentally questioned this modern ,st4 ,catherine1 who was dominating her followers like any abbess of old4 ,she told me the story of her life1 so far as outward events may translate those inner experiences which alone are significant4 ,mary ,baker was the daughter of ,mark and ,abigail 7,ambrose7 ,baker1 and was born in ,concord1 ,n4,h41 somewhere in the early decade of #ahbj-'cj4 ,at the time ,i met her she must have been some sixty years of age1 yet she had the coloring and the elastic bearing of a woman of thirty1 and this1 she told me1 was due to the principles of ,christian ,science4 ,on her father's side ,mrs4 ,eddy came from ,scotch and ,english ancestry1 and ,hannah ,more was a relative of her grandmother4 ,deacon ,ambrose1 her maternal grandfather1 was known as a godly man1 and her mother was a religious enthusiast1 a saintly and consecrated character4 ,one of her brothers1 ,albert ,baker1 graduated at ,dartmouth and achieved eminence as a lawyer4 ,,mrs4 ,,eddy ,,as ,a ,,child ,as a child ,mary ,baker saw visions and dreamed dreams4 ,when eight years of age she began1 like ,jeanne d',arc1 to hear voices1 and for a year she heard her name called distinctly1 and would often run to her mother questioning if she were wanted4 ,one night the mother related to her the story of ,samuel1 and bade her1 if she heard the voice again to reply as he did3 ,speak1 ,lord1 for ,thy servant heareth4 ,the call came1 but the little maid was afraid and did not reply4 ,this caused her tears of remorse and she prayed for forgiveness1 and promised to reply if the call came again4 ,it came1 and she answered as her mother had bidden her1 and after that it ceased4 ,these experiences1 of which ,catholic biographies are full1 and which history not infrequently emphasizes1 certainly offer food for meditation4 ,theodore ,parker related that when he was a lad1 at work in a field one day on his father's farm at ,lexington1 an old man with a snowy beard suddenly appeared at his side1 and walked with him as he worked1 giving him high counsel and serious thought4 ,all inquiry in the neighborhood as to whence the stranger came or whither he went was fruitless2 no one else had seen him1 and ,mr4 ,parker always believed1 so a friend has told me1 that his visitor was a spiritual form from another world4 ,it is certainly true that many and many persons1 whose life has been destined to more than ordinary achievement1 have had experiences of voices or visions in their early youth4 ,at an early age ,miss ,baker was married to ,colonel ,glover1 of ,charleston1 ,s4,c41 who lived only a year4 ,she returned to her father's home--in #ahdd--;and from that time until #ahff no special record is to be made4 ,in #ahff1 while living in ,lynn1 ,mass41 ,mrs4 ,eddy 7then ,mrs4 ,glover7 met with a severe accident1 and her case was pronounced hopeless by the physicians4 ,there came a ,sunday morning when her pastor came to bid her good-by before proceeding to his morning service1 as there was no probability that she would be alive at its close4 ,during this time she suddenly became aware of a divine illumination and ministration4 ,she requested those with her to withdraw1 and reluctantly they did so1 believing her delirious4 ,soon1 to their bewilderment and fright1 she walked into the adjoining room1 and they thought ,i had died1 and that it was my apparition1 she said4 ,,the ,,principle ,,of ,,divine ,,healing ,from that hour dated her conviction of the ,principle of divine healing1 and that it is as true to-day as it was in the days when ,jesus of ,nazareth walked the earth4 ,i felt that the divine ,spirit had wrought a miracle1 she said1 in reference to this experience4 ,how1 ,i could not tell1 but later ,i found it to be in perfect scientific accord with the divine law4 ,from #ahff-'fi ,mrs4 ,eddy withdrew from the world to meditate1 to pray1 to search the ,scriptures4 ,during this time1 she said1 in reply to my questions1 the ,bible was my only textbook4 ,it answered my questions as to the process by which ,i was restored to health2 it came to me with a new meaning1 and suddenly ,i apprehended the spiritual meaning of the teaching of ,jesus and the ,principle and the law involved in spiritual ,science and metaphysical healing--in a word--,christian ,science4 ,mrs4 ,eddy came to perceive that ,christ's healing was not miraculous1 but was simply a natural fulfilment of divine law--a law as operative in the world to-day as it was nineteen hundred years ago4 ,divine ,science is begotten of spirituality1 she says1 since only the 'pure in heart' can see ,god4 ,in writing of this experience1 ,mrs4 ,eddy has said3-- ,i had learned that thought must be spiritualized in order to apprehend ,spirit4 ,it must become honest1 unselfish1 and pure1 in order to have the least understanding of ,god in divine ,science4 ,the first must become last4 ,our reliance upon material things must be transferred to a perception of and dependence on spiritual things4 ,for ,spirit to be supreme in demonstration1 it must be supreme in our affections1 and we must be clad with divine power4 ,i had learned that ,mind reconstructed the body1 and that nothing else could4 ,all ,science is a revelation4 ,through homoeopathy1 too1 ,mrs4 ,eddy became convinced of the ,principle of ,mind-healing1 discovering that the more attenuated the drug1 the more potent was its effects4 ,in #ahgg ,mrs4 ,glover married ,dr4 ,asa ,gilbert ,eddy1 of ,londonderry1 ,vermont1 a physician who had come into sympathy with her own views1 and who was the first to place ,christian ,scientist on the sign at his door4 ,dr4 ,eddy died in #ahhb1 a year after her founding of the ,metaphysical ,college in ,boston1 in which he taught4 ,the work in the ,metaphysical ,college lasted nine years1 and it was closed 7in #ahhi7 in the very zenith of its prosperity1 as ,mrs4 ,eddy felt it essential to the deeper foundation of her religious work to retire from active contact with the world4 ,to this ,college came hundreds and hundreds of students1 from ,europe as well as this country4 ,i was present at the class lectures now and then1 by ,mrs4 ,eddy's kind invitation1 and such earnestness of attention as was given to her morning talks by the men and women present ,i never saw equalled4 ,,mrs4 ,,eddy',s ,,personality ,on the evening that ,i first met ,mrs4 ,eddy by her hospitable courtesy1 ,i went to her peculiarly fatigued4 ,i came away in a state of exhilaration and energy that made me feel ,i could have walked any conceivable distance4 ,i have met ,mrs4 ,eddy many times since then1 and always with this experience repeated4 ,several years ago ,mrs4 ,eddy removed from ,columbus to ,commonwealth ,avenue1 where1 just beyond ,massachusetts ,avenue1 at the entrance to the ,back ,bay ,park1 she bought one of the most beautiful residences in ,boston4 ,the interior is one of the utmost taste and luxury1 and the house is now occupied by ,judge and ,mrs4 ,hanna1 who are the editors of ,the ,christian ,science ,journal1 a monthly publication1 and to whose courtesy ,i am much indebted for some of the data of this paper4 ,it is a pleasure to give any information for ,the ,inter-,ocean1 remarked ,mrs4 ,hanna1 for it is the great daily that is so fair and so just in its attitude toward all questions4 ,the increasing demands of the public on ,mrs4 ,eddy have been1 it may be1 one factor in her removal to ,concord1 ,n4,h41 where she has a beautiful residence1 called ,pleasant ,view4 ,her health is excellent1 and although her hair is white1 she retains in a great degree her energy and power2 she takes a daily walk and drives in the afternoon4 ,she personally attends to a vast correspondence2 superintends the church in ,boston1 and is engaged on further writings on ,christian ,science4 ,in every sense she is the recognized head of the ,christian ,science ,church4 ,at the same time it is her most earnest aim to eliminate the element of personality from the faith4 ,on this point1 ,mrs4 ,eddy feels very strongly1 said a gentleman to me on ,christmas eve1 as ,i sat in the beautiful drawing-room1 where ,judge and ,mrs4 ,hanna1 ,miss ,elsie ,lincoln1 the soprano for the choir of the new church1 and one or two other friends were gathered4 ,mother feels very strongly1 he continued1 the danger and the misfortune of a church depending on any one personality4 ,it is difficult not to centre too closely around a highly gifted personality4 ,,the ,,first ,,association ,the first ,christian ,scientist ,association was organized on ,july #d1 #ahgf1 by seven persons1 including ,mrs4 ,eddy4 ,in ,april1 #ahgi1 the church was founded with twenty-six members1 and its charter obtained the following ,june4,c ,mrs4 ,eddy had preached in other parishes for five years before being ordained in this church1 which ceremony took place in #ahha4 ,the first edition of ,mrs4 ,eddy's book1 ,science and ,health1 was issued in #ahge4 ,during these succeeding twenty years it has been greatly revised and enlarged1 and it is now in its ninety-first edition4 ,it consists of fourteen chapters1 whose titles are as follows3 ,science1 ,theology1 ,medicine1 ,physiology1 ,footsteps of ,truth1 ,creation1 ,science of ,being1 ,christian ,science and ,spiritualism1 ,marriage1 ,animal ,magnetism1 ,some ,objections ,answered1 ,prayer1 ,atonement and ,eucharist1 ,christian ,science ,practice1 ,teaching ,christian ,science1 ,recapitulation4 ,key to the ,scriptures1 ,genesis1 ,apocalypse1 and ,glossary4 ,the ,christian ,scientists do not accept the belief we call spiritualism4 ,they believe those who have passed the change of death are in so entirely different a plane of consciousness that between the embodied and disembodied there is no possibility of communication4 ,they are diametrically opposed to the philosophy of ,karma and of reincarnation1 which are the tenets of theosophy4 ,they hold with strict fidelity to what they believe to be the literal teachings of ,christ4 ,yet each and all these movements1 however they may differ among themselves1 are phases of idealism and manifestations of a higher spirituality seeking expression4 ,it is good that each and all shall prosper1 serving those who find in one form of belief or another their best aid and guidance1 and that all meet on common ground in the great essentials of love to ,god and love to man as a signal proof of the divine origin of humanity which finds no rest until it finds the peace of the ,lord in spirituality4 ,they all teach that one great truth1 that ,god's greatness flows around our incompleteness1 ,round our restlessness1 ,his rest4 ,,elizabeth ,,barrett ,,browning4 99 99 99 99 99 ,i add on the following page a little poem that ,i consider superbly sweet--from my friend1 ,miss ,whiting1 the talented author of ,the ,world ,beautiful4--,m4,b4 ,,eddy4 ,,at ,,the ,,window ,written for the ,traveller ,the sunset1 burning low1 ,throws o'er the ,charles its flood of golden light4 ,dimly1 as in a dream1 ,i watch the flow ,of waves of light4 ,the splendor of the sky ,repeats its glory in the river's flow2 ,and sculptured angels1 on the gray church tower1 ,gaze on the world below4 ,dimly1 as in a dream1 ,i see the hurrying throng before me pass1 ,but 'mid them all ,i only see one face1 ,under the meadow grass4 ,ah1 love6 ,i only know ,how thoughts of you forever cling to me3 ,i wonder how the seasons come and go ,beyond the sapphire sea8 ,,lilian ,,whiting4 ,april #ae1 #ahhh4 99 99 99 99 99 ,boston ,herald1 ,january #g1 #ahie ,extract ,a ,,temple ,,given ,,to ,,god--,,dedication ,,of ,,the ,,mother ,,church ,,of ,,christian ,,science ,,novel ,,method ,,of ,,enabling ,,six ,,thousand ,,believers ,,to ,,attend ,,the ,,exercises--,,the ,,service ,,repeated ,,four ,,times--,,sermon ,,by ,,rev4 ,,mary ,,baker ,,eddy1 ,,founder ,,of ,,the ,,denomination--,,beautiful ,,room ,,which ,,the ,,children ,,built ,with simple ceremonies1 four times repeated1 in the presence of four different congregations1 aggregating nearly six thousand persons1 the unique and costly edifice erected in ,boston at ,norway and ,falmouth ,streets as a home for ,the ,first ,church of ,christ1 ,scientist1 and a testimonial to the ,discoverer and ,founder of ,christian ,science1 ,rev4 ,mary ,baker ,eddy1 was yesterday dedicated to the worship of ,god4 ,the structure came forth from the hands of the artisans with every stone paid for--with an appeal1 not for more money1 but for a cessation of the tide of contributions which continued to flow in after the full amount needed was received4 ,from every ,state in the ,union1 and from many lands1 the love-offerings of the disciples of ,christian ,science came to help erect this beautiful structure1 and more than four thousand of these contributors came to ,boston1 from the far-off ,pacific coast and the ,gulf ,states and all the territory that lies between1 to view the new-built temple and to listen to the ,message sent them by the teacher they revere4 ,from all ,new ,england the members of the denomination gathered2 ,new ,york sent its hundreds1 and even from the distant ,states came parties of forty and fifty4 ,the large auditorium1 with its capacity for holding from fourteen hundred to fifteen hundred persons1 was hopelessly incapable of receiving this vast throng1 to say nothing of nearly a thousand local believers4 ,hence the service was repeated until all who wished had heard and seen2 and each of the four vast congregations filled the church to repletion4 ,at #g3cj a4m4 the chimes in the great stone tower1 which rises one hundred and twenty-six feet above the earth1 rung out their message of ,on earth peace1 good will toward men4 ,old familiar hymns--,all hail the power of ,jesus' name1 and others such--were chimed until the hour for the dedication service had come4 ,at #i a4m4 the first congregation gathered4 ,before this service had closed the large vestry room and the spacious lobbies and the sidewalks around the church were all filled with a waiting multitude4 ,at #aj3cj o'clock another service began1 and at noon still another4 ,then there was an intermission1 and at #c p4m4 the service was repeated for the last time4 ,there was scarcely even a minor variation in the exercises at any one of these services4 ,at #aj3cj a4m41 however1 the scene was rendered particularly interesting by the presence of several hundred children in the central pews4 ,these were the little contributors to the building fund1 whose money was devoted to the ,mother's ,room1 a superb apartment intended for the sole use of ,mrs4 ,eddy4 ,these children are known in the church as the ,busy ,bees1 and each of them wore a white satin badge with a golden beehive stamped upon it1 and beneath the beehive the words1 ,mother's ,room1 in gilt letters4 ,the pulpit end of the auditorium was rich with the adornment of flowers4 ,on the wall of the choir gallery above the platform1 where the organ is to be hereafter placed1 a huge seven-pointed star was hung--a star of lilies resting on palms1 with a centre of white immortelles1 upon which in letters of red were the words3 ,love-,children's ,offering--#ahid4 ,in the choir and the steps of the platform were potted palms and ferns and ,easter lilies4 ,the desk was wreathed with ferns and pure white roses fastened with a broad ribbon bow4 ,on its right was a large basket of white carnations resting on a mat of palms1 and on its left a vase filled with beautiful pink roses4 ,two combined choirs--that of ,first ,church of ,christ1 ,scientist1 of ,new ,york1 and the choir of the home church1 numbering thirty-five singers in all--led the singing1 under the direction1 respectively1 of ,mr4 ,henry ,lincoln ,case and ,miss ,elsie ,lincoln4 ,judge ,s4,j4 ,hanna1 editor of ,the ,christian ,science ,journal1 presided over the exercises4 ,on the platform with him were ,messrs4 ,ira ,o4 ,knapp1 ,joseph ,armstrong1 ,stephen ,a4 ,chase1 and ,william ,b4 ,johnson1 who compose the ,board of ,directors1 and ,mrs4 ,henrietta ,clark ,bemis1 a distinguished elocutionist1 and a native of ,concord1 ,new ,hampshire4 ,the utmost simplicity marked the exercises4 ,after an organ voluntary1 the hymn1 ,laus ,deo1 it is done6 written by ,mrs4 ,eddy for the corner-stone laying last spring1 was sung by the congregation4 ,selections from the ,scriptures and from ,science and ,health with ,key to the ,scriptures1 were read by ,judge ,hanna and ,dr4 ,eddy4 ,a few minutes of silent prayer came next1 followed by the recitation of the ,lord's ,prayer1 with its spiritual interpretation as given in the ,christian ,science textbook4 ,the sermon prepared for the occasion by ,mrs4 ,eddy1 which was looked forward to as the chief feature of the dedication1 was then read by ,mrs4 ,bemis4 ,mrs4 ,eddy remained at her home in ,concord1 ,n4,h41 during the day1 because1 as heretofore stated in ,the ,herald1 it is her custom to discourage among her followers that sort of personal worship which religious teachers so often receive4 ,before presenting the sermon1 ,mrs4 ,bemis read the following letter from a former pastor of the church3-- ,to ,rev4 ,mary ,baker ,eddy4 ,dear ,teacher1 ,leader1 ,guide3--',laus ,deo1 it is done6' ,at last you begin to see the fruition of that you have worked1 toiled1 prayed for4 ,the 'prayer in stone' is accomplished4 ,across two thousand miles of space1 as mortal sense puts it1 ,i send my hearty congratulations4 ,you are fully occupied1 but ,i thought you would willingly pause for an instant to receive this brief message of congratulation4 ,surely it marks an era in the blessed onward work of ,christian ,science4 ,it is a most auspicious hour in your eventful career4 ,while we all rejoice1 yet the mother in ,israel1 alone of us all1 comprehends its full significance4 ,yours lovingly1 ,,lanson ,p4 ,,norcross4 99 99 99 99 99 ,boston ,sunday ,globe1 ,january #f1 #ahie ,extract ,,stately ,,home ,,for ,,believers ,,in ,,gospel ,,healing--,a ,,woman ,,of ,,wealth ,,who ,,devotes ,,all ,,to ,,her ,,church ,,work ,christian ,science has shown its power over its students1 as they are called1 by building a church by voluntary contributions1 the first of its kind2 a church which will be dedicated to-day with a quarter of a million dollars expended and free of debt4 ,the money has flowed in from all parts of the ,united ,states and ,canada without any special appeal1 and it kept coming until the custodian of funds cried enough and refused to accept any further checks by mail or otherwise4 ,men1 women1 and children lent a helping hand1 some giving a mite and some substantial sums4 ,sacrifices were made in many an instance which will never be known in this world4 ,christian ,scientists not only say that they can effect cures of disease and erect churches1 but add that they can get their buildings finished on time1 even when the feat seems impossible to mortal senses4 ,read the following1 from a publication of the new denomination3-- ,one of the grandest and most helpful features of this glorious consummation is this3 that one month before the close of the year every evidence of material sense declared that the church's completion within the year #ahid transcended human possibility4 ,the predictions of workman and onlooker alike were that it could not be completed before ,april or ,may of #ahie4 ,much was the ridicule heaped upon the hopeful1 trustful ones1 who declared and repeatedly asseverated to the contrary4 ,this is indeed1 then1 a scientific demonstration4 ,it has proved1 in most striking manner1 the oft-repeated declarations of our textbooks1 that the evidence of the mortal senses is unreliable4 ,a week ago ,judge ,hanna withdrew from the pastorate of the church1 saying he gladly laid down his responsibilities to be succeeded by the grandest of ministers--the ,bible and ,science and ,health with ,key to the ,scriptures4 ,this action1 it appears1 was the result of rules made by ,mrs4 ,eddy4 ,the sermons hereafter will consist of passages read from the two books by ,readers1 who will be elected each year by the congregation4 ,a story has been abroad that ,judge ,hanna was so eloquent and magnetic that he was attracting listeners who came to hear him preach1 rather than in search of the truth as taught4 ,consequently the new rules were formulated4 ,but at ,christian ,science headquarters this is denied2 ,mrs4 ,eddy says the words of the judge speak to the point1 and that no such inference is to be drawn therefrom4 ,in ,mrs4 ,eddy's personal reminiscences1 which are published under the title of ,retrospection and ,introspection1 much is told of herself in detail that can only be touched upon in this brief sketch4 ,aristocratic to the backbone1 ,mrs4 ,eddy takes delight in going back to the ancestral tree and in tracing those branches which are identified with good and great names both in ,scotland and ,england4 ,her family came to this country not long before the ,revolution4 ,among the many souvenirs that ,mrs4 ,eddy remembers as belonging to her grandparents was a heavy sword1 encased in a brass scabbard1 upon which had been inscribed the name of the kinsman upon whom the sword had been bestowed by ,sir ,william ,wallace of mighty ,scottish fame4 ,mrs4 ,eddy applied herself1 like other girls1 to her studies1 though perhaps with an unusual zest1 delighting in philosophy1 logic1 and moral science1 as well as looking into the ancient languages1 ,hebrew1 ,greek1 and ,latin4 ,her last marriage was in the spring of #ahgg1 when1 at ,lynn1 ,mass41 she became the wife of ,asa ,gilbert ,eddy4 ,he was the first organizer of a ,christian ,science ,sunday ,school1 of which he was the superintendent1 and later he attracted the attention of many clergymen of other denominations by his able lectures upon ,scriptural topics4 ,he died in #ahhb4 ,mrs4 ,eddy is known to her circle of pupils and admirers as the editor and publisher of the first official organ of this sect4 ,it was called the ,journal of ,christian ,science1 and has had great circulation with the members of this fast-increasing faith4 ,in recounting her experiences as the pioneer of ,christian ,science1 she states that she sought knowledge concerning the physical side in this research through the different schools of allopathy1 homoeopathy1 and so forth1 without receiving any real satisfaction4 ,no ancient or modern philosophy gave her any distinct statement of the ,science of ,mind-healing4 ,she claims that no human reason has been equal to the question4 ,and she also defines carefully the difference in the theories between faith-cure and ,christian ,science1 dwelling particularly upon the terms belief and understanding1 which are the key words respectively used in the definitions of these two healing arts4 ,besides her ,boston home1 ,mrs4 ,eddy has a delightful country home one mile from the ,state ,house of ,new ,hampshire's quiet capital1 an easy driving distance for her when she wishes to catch a glimpse of the world4 ,but for the most part she lives very much retired1 driving rather into the country1 which is so picturesque all about ,concord and its surrounding villages4 ,the big house1 so delightfully remodelled and modernized from a primitive homestead that nothing is left excepting the angles and pitch of the roof1 is remarkably well placed upon a terrace that slopes behind the buildings1 while they themselves are in the midst of green stretches of lawns1 dotted with beds of flowering shrubs1 with here and there a fountain or summer-house4 ,mrs4 ,eddy took the writer straight to her beloved lookout--a broad piazza on the south side of the second story of the house1 where she can sit in her swinging chair1 revelling in the lights and shades of spring and summer greenness4 ,or1 as just then1 in the gorgeous ,october coloring of the whole landscape that lies below1 across the farm1 which stretches on through an intervale of beautiful meadows and pastures to the woods that skirt the valley of the little truant river1 as it wanders eastward4 ,it pleased her to point out her own birthplace4 ,straight as the crow flies1 from her piazza1 does it lie on the brow of ,bow hill1 and then she paused and reminded the reporter that ,congressman ,baker from ,new ,hampshire1 her cousin1 was born and bred in that same neighborhood4 ,the photograph of ,hon4 ,hoke ,smith1 another distinguished relative1 adorned the mantel4 ,then my eye caught her family coat of arms and the diploma given her by the ,society of the ,daughters of the ,revolution4 ,the natural and lawful pride that comes with a tincture of blue and brave blood1 is perhaps one of her characteristics1 as is many another well-born woman's4 ,she had a long list of worthy ancestors in ,colonial and ,revolutionary days1 and the ,mc,neils and ,general ,knox figure largely in her genealogy1 as well as the hero who killed the ill-starred ,paugus4 ,this big1 sunny room which ,mrs4 ,eddy calls her den--or sometimes ,mother's room1 when speaking of her many followers who consider her their spiritual ,leader--has the air of hospitality that marks its hostess herself4 ,mrs4 ,eddy has hung its walls with reproductions of some of ,europe's masterpieces1 a few of which had been the gifts of her loving pupils4 ,looking down from the windows upon the tree-tops on the lower terrace1 the reporter exclaimed3 ,you have lived here only four years1 and yet from a barren waste of most unpromising ground has come forth all this beauty6 ,four years6 she ejaculated2 two and a half1 only two and a half years4 ,then1 touching my sleeve and pointing1 she continued3 ,look at those big elms6 ,i had them brought here in warm weather1 almost as big as they are now1 and not one died4 ,mrs4 ,eddy talked earnestly of her friendships4444 ,she told something of her domestic arrangements1 of how she had long wished to get away from her busy career in ,boston1 and return to her native granite hills1 there to build a substantial home that should do honor to that precinct of ,concord4 ,she chose the stubbly old farm on the road from ,concord1 within one mile of the ,eton of ,america1 ,st4 ,paul's ,school4 ,once bought1 the will of the woman set at work1 and to-day a strikingly well-kept estate is the first impression given to the visitor as he approaches ,pleasant ,view4 ,she employs a number of men to keep the grounds and farm in perfect order1 and it was pleasing to learn that this rich woman is using her money to promote the welfare of industrious workmen1 in whom she takes a vital interest4 ,mrs4 ,eddy believes that the laborer is worthy of his hire1 and1 moreover1 that he deserves to have a home and family of his own4 ,indeed1 one of her motives in buying so large an estate was that she might do something for the toilers1 and thus add her influence toward the advancement of better home life and citizenship4 99 99 99 99 99 ,boston ,transcript1 ,december #ca1 #ahid ,extract ,the growth of ,christian ,science is properly marked by the erection of a visible house of worship in this city1 which will be dedicated to-morrow4 ,it has cost two hundred thousand dollars1 and no additional sums outside of the subscriptions are asked for4 ,this particular phase of religious belief has impressed itself upon a large and increasing number of ,christian people1 who have been tempted to examine its principles1 and doubtless have been comforted and strengthened by them4 ,any new movement will awaken some sort of interest4 ,there are many who have worn off the novelty and are thoroughly carried away with the requirements1 simple and direct as they are1 of ,christian ,science4 ,the opposition against it from the so-called orthodox religious bodies keeps up a while1 but after a little skirmishing1 finally subsides4 ,no one religious body holds the whole of truth1 and whatever is likely to show even some one side of it will gain followers and live down any attempted repression4 ,christian ,science does not strike all as a system of truth4 ,if it did1 it would be a prodigy4 ,neither does the ,christian faith produce the same impressions upon all4 ,freedom to believe or to dissent is a great privilege in these days4 ,so when a number of conscientious followers apply themselves to a matter like ,christian ,science1 they are enjoying that liberty which is their inherent right as human beings1 and though they cannot escape censure1 yet they are to be numbered among the many pioneers who are searching after religious truth4 ,there is really nothing settled4 ,every truth is more or less in a state of agitation4 ,the many who have worked in the mine of knowledge are glad to welcome others who have different methods1 and with them bring different ideas4 ,it is too early to predict where this movement will go1 and how greatly it will affect the well-established methods4 ,that it has produced a sensation in religious circles1 and called forth the implements of theological warfare1 is very well known4 ,while it has done this1 it may1 on the other hand1 have brought a benefit4 ,ere this many a new project in religious belief has stirred up feeling1 but as time has gone on1 compromises have been welcomed4 ,the erection of this temple will doubtless help on the growth of its principles4 ,pilgrims from everywhere will go there in search of truth1 and some may be satisfied and some will not4 ,christian ,science cannot absorb the world's thought4 ,it may get the share of attention it deserves1 but it can only aspire to take its place alongside other great demonstrations of religious belief which have done something good for the sake of humanity4 ,wonders will never cease4 ,here is a church whose treasurer has to send out word that no sums except those already subscribed can be received6 ,the ,christian ,scientists have a faith of the mustard-seed variety4 ,what a pity some of our practical ,christian folk have not a faith approximate to that of these impractical ,christian ,scientists4 99 99 99 99 99 ,jackson ,patriot1 ,jackson1 ,mich41 ,january #bj1 #ahie ,extract ,,christian ,,science ,the erection of a massive temple in ,boston by ,christian ,scientists1 at a cost of over two hundred thousand dollars1 love-offerings of the disciples of ,mary ,baker ,eddy1 reviver of the ancient faith and author of the textbook from which1 with the ,new ,testament at the foundation1 believers receive light1 health1 and strength1 is evidence of the rapid growth of the new movement4 ,we call it new4 ,it is not4 ,the name ,christian ,science alone is new4 ,at the beginning of ,christianity it was taught and practised by ,jesus and his disciples4 ,the ,master was the great healer4 ,but the wave of materialism and bigotry that swept over the world for fifteen centuries1 covering it with the blackness of the ,dark ,ages1 nearly obliterated all vital belief in his teachings4 ,the ,bible was a sealed book4 ,recently a revived belief in what he taught is manifest1 and ,christian ,science is one result4 ,no new doctrine is proclaimed1 but there is the fresh development of a ,principle that was put into practice by the ,founder of ,christianity nineteen hundred years ago1 though practised in other countries at an earlier date4 ,the thing that hath been1 it is that which shall be2 and that which is done is that which shall be done3 and there is no new thing under the sun4 ,the condition which ,jesus of ,nazareth1 on various occasions during the three years of his ministry on earth1 declared to be essential1 in the mind of both healer and patient1 is contained in the one word--faith4 ,can drugs suddenly cure leprosy8 ,when the ten lepers were cleansed and one returned to give thanks in ,oriental phrase1 ,jesus said to him3 ,arise1 go thy way3 thy faith hath made thee whole4 ,that was ,christian ,science4 ,in his ,law of ,psychic ,phenomena ,hudson says3 ,that word1 more than any other1 expresses the whole law of human felicity and power in this world1 and of salvation in the world to come4 ,it is that attribute of mind which elevates man above the level of the brute1 and gives dominion over the physical world4 ,it is the essential element of success in every field of human endeavor4 ,it constitutes the power of the human soul4 ,when ,jesus of ,nazareth proclaimed its potency from the hilltops of ,palestine1 he gave to mankind the key to health and heaven1 and earned the title of ,saviour of the ,world4 ,whittier1 grandest of mystic poets1 saw the truth3-- ,that healing gift he lends to them ,who use it in his name2 ,the power that filled his garment's hem ,is evermore the same4 ,again1 in a poem entitled ,the ,master1 he wrote3-- ,the healing of his seamless dress ,is by our beds of pain2 ,we touch him in life's throng and press1 ,and we are whole again4,d ,that ,jesus operated in perfect harmony with natural law1 not in defiance1 suppression1 or violation of it1 we cannot doubt4 ,the perfectly natural is the perfectly spiritual4 ,jesus enunciated and exemplified the ,principle2 and1 obviously1 the conditions requisite in psychic healing to-day are the same as were necessary in apostolic times4 ,we accept the statement of ,hudson3 ,there was no law of nature violated or transcended4 ,on the contrary1 the whole transaction was in perfect obedience to the laws of nature4 ,he understood the law perfectly1 as no one before him understood it2 and in the plenitude of his power he applied it where the greatest good could be accomplished4 ,a careful reading of the accounts of his healings1 in the light of modern science1 shows that he observed1 in his practice of mental therapeutics1 the conditions of environment and harmonious influence that are essential to success4 ,in the case of ,jairus' daughter they are fully set forth4 ,he kept the unbelievers away1 put them all out1 and permitting only the father and mother1 with his closest friends and followers1 ,peter1 ,james1 and ,john1 in the chamber with him1 and having thus the most perfect obtainable environment1 he raised the daughter to life4 ,not in blind caprice of will1 ,not in cunning sleight of skill1 ,not for show of power1 was wrought ,nature's marvel in thy thought4 ,in a previous article we have referred to cyclic changes that came during the last quarter of preceding centuries4 ,of our remarkable nineteenth century not the least eventful circumstance is the advent of ,christian ,science4 ,that it should be the work of a woman is the natural outcome of a period notable for her emancipation from many of the thraldoms1 prejudices1 and oppressions of the past4 ,we do not1 therefore1 regard it as a mere coincidence that the first edition of ,mrs4 ,eddy's ,science and ,health should have been published in #ahge4 ,since then she has revised it many times1 and the ninety-first edition is announced4 ,her discovery was first called1 ,the ,science of ,divine ,metaphysical ,healing4 ,afterward she selected the name ,christian ,science4 ,it is based upon what is held to be scientific certainty1 namely1--that all causation is of ,mind1 every effect has its origin in desire and thought4 ,the theology--if we may use the word--of ,christian ,science is contained in the volume entitled ,science and ,health with ,key to the ,scriptures4 ,the present ,boston congregation was organized ,april #ai1 #ahgi1 and has now over four thousand members4 ,it is regarded as the parent organization1 all others being branches1 though each is entirely independent in the management of its own affairs4 ,truth is the sole recognized authority4 ,of actual members of different congregations there are between one hundred thousand and two hundred thousand4 ,one or more organized societies have sprung up in ,new ,york1 ,chicago1 ,buffalo1 ,cleveland1 ,cincinnati1 ,philadelphia1 ,detroit1 ,toledo1 ,milwaukee1 ,madison1 ,scranton1 ,peoria1 ,atlanta1 ,toronto1 and nearly every other centre of population1 besides a large and growing number of receivers of the faith among the members of all the churches and non-church-going people4 ,in some churches a majority of the members are ,christian ,scientists1 and1 as a rule1 are the most intelligent4 ,space does not admit of an elaborate presentation on the occasion of the erection of the temple1 in ,boston1 the dedication taking place on the #fth of ,january1 of one of the most remarkable1 helpful1 and powerful movements of the last quarter of the century4 ,christian ,science has brought hope and comfort to many weary souls4 ,it makes people better and happier4 ,welding ,christianity and ,science1 hitherto divorced because dogma and truth could not unite1 was a happy inspiration4 ,and still we love the evil cause1 ,and of the just effect complain2 ,we tread upon life's broken laws1 ,and mourn our self-inflicted pain4 99 99 99 99 99 ,the ,outlook1 ,new ,york1 ,january #ai1 #ahie ,a ,,christian ,,science ,,church ,a great ,christian ,science church was dedicated in ,boston on ,sunday1 the #fth inst4 ,it is located at ,norway and ,falmouth ,streets1 and is intended to be a testimonial to the ,discoverer and ,founder of ,christian ,science1 the ,rev4 ,mary ,baker ,eddy4 ,the building is fire-proof1 and cost over two hundred thousand dollars4 ,it is entirely paid for1 and contributions for its erection came from every ,state in the ,union1 and from many lands4 ,the auditorium is said to seat between fourteen and fifteen hundred1 and was thronged at the four services on the day of dedication4 ,the sermon1 prepared by ,mrs4 ,eddy1 was read by ,mrs4 ,bemis4 ,it rehearsed the significance of the building1 and reenunciated the truths which will find emphasis there4 ,from the description we judge that it is one of the most beautiful buildings in ,boston1 and1 indeed1 in all ,new ,england4 ,whatever may be thought of the peculiar tenets of the ,christian ,scientists1 and whatever difference of opinion there may be concerning the organization of such a church1 there can be no question but that the adherents of this church have proved their faith by their works4 99 99 99 99 99 ,american ,art ,journal1 ,new ,york1 ,january #bf1 #ahie ,,our ,,prayer ,,in ,,stone ,such is the excellent name given to a new ,boston church4 ,few people outside its own circles realize how extensive is the belief in ,christian ,science4 ,there are several sects of mental healers1 but this new edifice on ,back ,bay1 just off ,huntington ,avenue1 not far from the big ,mechanics ,building and the proposed site of the new ,music ,hall1 belongs to the followers of ,rev4 ,mary ,baker ,glover ,eddy1 a lady born of an old ,new ,hampshire family1 who1 after many vicissitudes1 found herself in ,lynn1 ,mass41 healed by the power of divine ,mind1 and thereupon devoted herself to imparting this faith to her fellow-beings4 ,coming to ,boston about #ahhj1 she began teaching1 gathered an association of students1 and organized a church4 ,for several years past she has lived in ,concord1 ,n4,h41 near her birthplace1 owning a beautiful estate called ,pleasant ,view2 but thousands of believers throughout this country have joined ,the ,mother ,church in ,boston1 and have now erected this edifice at a cost of over two hundred thousand dollars1 every bill being paid4 ,its appearance is shown in the pictures we are permitted to publish4 ,in the belfry is a set of tubular chimes4 ,inside is a basement room1 capable of division into seven excellent class-rooms1 by the use of movable partitions4 ,the main auditorium has wide galleries1 and will seat over a thousand in its exceedingly comfortable pews4 ,scarcely any woodwork is to be found4 ,the floors are all mosaic1 the steps marble1 and the walls stone4 ,it is rather dark1 often too much so for comfortable reading1 as all the windows are of colored glass1 with pictures symbolic of the tenets of the organization4 ,in the ceiling is a beautiful sunburst window4 ,adjoining the chancel is a pastor's study2 but for an indefinite time their prime instructor has ordained that the only pastor shall be the ,bible1 with her book1 called ,science and ,health with ,key to the ,scriptures4 ,in the tower is a room devoted to her1 and called ,mother's ,room1 furnished with all conveniences for living1 should she wish to make it a home by day or night4 ,therein is a portrait of her in stained glass2 and an electric light1 behind an antique lamp1 kept perpetually burning,e in her honor2 though she has not yet visited her temple1 which was dedicated on ,new ,year's ,sunday in a somewhat novel way4 ,there was no special sentence or prayer of consecration1 but continuous services were held from nine to four o'clock1 every hour and a half1 so long as there were attendants2 and some people heard these exercises four times repeated4 ,the printed program was for some reason not followed1 certain hymns and psalms being omitted4 ,there was singing by a choir and congregation4 ,the ,pater ,noster was repeated in the way peculiar to ,christian ,scientists1 the congregation repeating one sentence and the leader responding with its parallel interpretation by ,mrs4 ,eddy4 ,antiphonal paragraphs were read from the book of ,revelation and her work respectively4 ,the sermon1 prepared by ,mrs4 ,eddy1 was well adapted for its purpose1 and read by a professional elocutionist1 not an adherent of the order1 ,mrs4 ,henrietta ,clark ,bemis1 in a clear emphatic style4 ,the solo singer1 however1 was a ,scientist1 ,miss ,elsie ,lincoln2 and on the platform sat ,joseph ,armstrong1 formerly of ,kansas1 and now the business manager of the ,publishing ,society1 with the other members of the ,christian ,science ,board of ,directors--,ira ,o4 ,knapp1 ,edward ,p4 ,bates1 ,stephen ,a4 ,chase1--gentlemen officially connected with the movement4 ,the children of believing families collected the money for the ,mother's ,room1 and seats were especially set apart for them at the second dedicatory service4 ,before one service was over and the auditors left by the rear doors1 the front vestibule and street 7despite the snowstorm7 were crowded with others1 waiting for admission4 ,on the next ,sunday the new order of service went into operation4 ,there was no address of any sort1 no notices1 no explanation of ,bible or their textbook4 ,judge ,hanna1 who was a ,colorado lawyer before coming into this work1 presided1 reading in clear1 manly1 and intelligent tones1 the ,quarterly ,bible ,lesson1 which happened that day to be on ,jesus' miracle of loaves and fishes4 ,each paragraph he supplemented first with illustrative ,scripture parallels1 as set down for him1 and then by passages selected for him from ,mrs4 ,eddy's book4 ,the place was again crowded1 many having remained over a week from among the thousands of adherents who had come to ,boston for this auspicious occasion from all parts of the country4 ,the organ1 made by ,farrand ,votey in ,detroit1 at a cost of eleven thousand dollars1 is the gift of a wealthy ,universalist gentleman1 but was not ready for the opening4 ,it is to fill the recess behind the spacious platform1 and is described as containing pneumatic wind-chests throughout1 and having an olian attachment4 ,it is of three-manual compass1 ,c4,c4,c4 to ,c4#d1 #fa notes2 and pedal compass1 ,c4,c4,c4 to ,f4#cj4 ,the great organ has double open diapason 7stopped bass71 open diapason1 dulciana1 viola di gamba1 doppel flute1 hohl flute1 octave1 octave quint1 superoctave1 and trumpet1--#fa pipes each4 ,the swell organ has bourdon1 open diapason1 salicional1 oline1 stopped diapason1 gemshorn1 flute harmonique1 flageolet1 cornet--#c ranks1 #ahc1--;cornopean1 oboe1 vox humana--#fa pipes each4 ,the choir organ1 enclosed in separate swell-box1 has geigen principal1 dolce1 concert flute1 quintadena1 fugara1 flute d'amour1 piccolo harmonique1 clarinet1--#fa pipes each4 ,the pedal organ has open diapason1 bourdon1 lieblich gedeckt 7from stop #aj71 violoncello-wood1--#cj pipes each4 ,couplers3 swell to great2 choir to great2 swell to choir2 swell to great octaves1 swell to great sub-octaves2 choir to great sub-octaves2 swell octaves2 swell to pedal2 great to pedal2 choir to pedal4 ,mechanical accessories3 swell tremulant1 choir tremulant1 bellows signal2 wind indicator4 ,pedal movements3 three affecting great and pedal stops1 three affecting swell and pedal stops2 great to pedal reversing pedal2 crescendo and full organ pedal2 balanced great and choir pedal2 balanced swell pedal4 ,beautiful suggestions greet you in every part of this unique church1 which is practical as well as poetic1 and justifies the name given by ,mrs4 ,eddy1 which stands at the head of this sketch4 ,j4,h4,w4 99 99 99 99 99 ,boston ,journal1 ,january #g1 #ahie ,,chimes ,,rang ,,sweetly ,much admiration was expressed by all those fortunate enough to listen to the first peal of the chimes in the tower of ,the ,first ,church of ,christ1 ,scientist1 corner of ,falmouth and ,norway ,streets1 dedicated yesterday4 ,the sweet1 musical tones attracted quite a throng of people1 who listened with delight4 ,the chimes were made by the ,united ,states ,tubular ,bell ,company1 of ,methuen1 ,mass41 and are something of a novelty in this country1 though for some time well and favorably known in the ,old ,country1 especially in ,england4 ,they are a substitution of tubes of drawn brass for the heavy cast bells of old-fashioned chimes4 ,they have the advantage of great economy of space1 as well as of cost1 a chime of fifteen bells occupying a space not more than five by eight feet4 ,where the old-fashioned chimes required a strong man to ring them1 these can be rung from an electric keyboard1 and even when rung by hand require but little muscular power to manipulate them and call forth all the purity and sweetness of their tones4 ,the quality of tone is something superb1 being rich and mellow4 ,the tubes are carefully tuned1 so that the harmony is perfect4 ,they have all the beauties of a great cathedral chime1 with infinitely less expense4 ,there is practically no limit to the uses to which these bells may be put4 ,they can be called into requisition in theatres1 concert halls1 and public buildings1 as they range in all sizes1 from those described down to little sets of silver bells that might be placed on a small centre table4 99 99 99 99 99 ,the ,republic1 ,washington1 ,d4,c41 ,february #b1 #ahie ,extract ,,christian ,,science ,,mary ,,baker ,,eddy ,,the ,,mother ,,of ,,the ,,idea--,,she ,,has ,,an ,,immense ,,following ,,throughout ,,the ,,united ,,states1 ,,and ,a ,,church ,,costing #bej1jjj ,,was ,,recently ,,built ,,in ,,her ,,honor ,,at ,,boston ,my faith has the strength to nourish trees as well as souls1 was the remark ,rev4 ,mary ,baker ,eddy1 the ,mother of ,christian ,science1 made recently as she pointed to a number of large elms that shade her delightful country home in ,concord1 ,n4,h4 ,i had them brought here in warm weather1 almost as big as they are now1 and not one died4 ,this is a remarkable statement1 but it is made by a remarkable woman1 who has originated a new phase of religious belief1 and who numbers over one hundred thousand intelligent people among her devoted followers4 ,the great hold she has upon this army was demonstrated in a very tangible and material manner recently1 when ,the ,first ,church of ,christ1 ,scientist1 erected at a cost of two hundred and fifty thousand dollars1 was dedicated in ,boston4 ,this handsome edifice was paid for before it was begun1 by the voluntary contributions of ,christian ,scientists all over the country1 and a tablet imbedded in its wall declares that it was built as a testimonial to our beloved teacher1 ,rev4 ,mary ,baker ,eddy1 ,discoverer and ,founder of ,christian ,science1 author of its textbook1 ',science and ,health with ,key to the ,scriptures1' president of the ,massachusetts ,metaphysical ,college1 and the first pastor of this denomination4 ,there is usually considerable difficulty in securing sufficient funds for the building of a new church1 but such was not the experience of ,rev4 ,mary ,baker ,eddy4 ,money came freely from all parts of the ,united ,states4 ,men1 women1 and children contributed1 some giving a pittance1 others donating large sums4 ,when the necessary amount was raised1 the custodian of the funds was compelled to refuse further contributions1 in order to stop the continued inflow of money from enthusiastic ,christian ,scientists4 ,mrs4 ,eddy says she discovered ,christian ,science in #ahff4 ,she studied the ,scriptures and the sciences1 she declares1 in a search for the great curative ,principle4 ,she investigated allopathy1 homoeopathy1 and electricity1 without finding a clew2 and modern philosophy gave her no distinct statement of the ,science of ,mind-healing4 ,after careful study she became convinced that the curative ,principle was the ,deity4 99 99 99 99 99 ,new ,york ,tribune1 ,february #g1 #ahie ,extract ,boston has just dedicated the first church of the ,christian ,scientists1 in commemoration of the ,founder of that sect1 the ,rev4 ,mary ,baker ,eddy1 drawing together six thousand people to participate in the ceremonies1 showing that belief in that curious creed is not confined to its original apostles and promulgators1 but that it has penetrated what is called the ,new ,england mind to an unlooked-for extent4 ,in inviting the ,eastern churches and the ,anglican fold to unity with ,rome1 the ,holy ,father should not overlook the ,boston sect of ,christian ,scientists1 which is rather small and new1 to be sure1 but is undoubtedly an interesting faith and may have a future before it1 whatever attitude ,rome may assume toward it4 99 99 99 99 99 ,journal1 ,kansas ,city1 ,mo41 ,january #aj1 #ahie ,extract ,,growth ,,of ,a ,,faith ,attention is directed to the progress which has been made by what is called ,christian ,science by the dedication at ,boston of ,the ,first ,church of ,christ1 ,scientist4 ,it is a most beautiful structure of gray granite1 and its builders call it their prayer in stone1 which suggests to recollection the story of the cathedral of ,amiens1 whose architectural construction and arrangement of statuary and paintings made it to be called the ,bible of that city4 ,the ,frankish church was reared upon the spot where1 in pagan times1 one bitter winter day1 a ,roman soldier parted his mantle with his sword and gave half of the garment to a naked beggar2 and so was memorialized in art and stone what was called the divine spirit of giving1 whose unbelieving exemplar afterward became a saint4 ,the ,boston church similarly expresses the faith of those who believe in what they term the divine art of healing1 which1 to their minds1 exists as much to-day as it did when ,christ healed the sick4 ,the first church organization of this faith was founded fifteen years ago with a membership of only twenty-six1 and since then the number of believers has grown with remarkable rapidity1 until now there are societies in every part of the country4 ,this growth1 it is said1 proceeds more from the graveyards than from conversions from other churches1 for most of those who embrace the faith claim to have been rescued from death miraculously under the injunction to heal the sick1 cleanse the lepers1 raise the dead1 cast out demons4 ,they hold with strict fidelity to what they conceive to be the literal teachings of the ,bible as expressed in its poetical and highly figurative language4 ,altogether the belief and service are well suited to satisfy a taste for the mystical which1 along many lines1 has shown an uncommon development in this country during the last decade1 and which is largely ,oriental in its choice4 ,such a rapid departure from long respected views as is marked by the dedication of this church1 and others of kindred meaning1 may reasonably excite wonder as to how radical is to be this encroachment upon prevailing faiths1 and whether some of the pre-,christian ideas of the ,asiatics are eventually to supplant those in company with which our civilization has developed4 99 99 99 99 99 ,montreal ,daily ,herald1 ,saturday1 ,february #b1 #ahie ,extract ,,christian ,,science ,,sketch ,,of ,,its ,,origin ,,and ,,growth--,,the ,,montreal ,,branch ,if you would found a new faith1 go to ,boston1 has been said by a great ,american writer4 ,this is no idle word1 but a fact borne out by circumstances4 ,boston can fairly claim to be the hub of the logical universe1 and an accurate census of the religious faiths which are to be found there to-day would probably show a greater number of them than even ,max ,o',rell's famous enumeration of ,john ,bull's creeds4 ,christian ,science1 or the ,principle of divine healing1 is one of those movements which seek to give expression to a higher spirituality4 ,founded twenty-five years ago1 it was still practically unknown a decade since1 but to-day it numbers over a quarter of a million of believers1 the majority of whom are in the ,united ,states1 and is rapidly growing4 ,in ,canada1 also1 there is a large number of members4 ,toronto and ,montreal have strong churches1 comparatively1 while in many towns and villages single believers or little knots of them are to be found4 ,it was exactly one hundred years from the date of the ,declaration of ,independence1 when on ,july #d1 #ahgf1 the first ,christian ,scientist ,association was organized by seven persons1 of whom the foremost was ,mrs4 ,eddy4 ,the church was founded in ,april1 #ahgi1 with twenty-six members1 and a charter was obtained two months later4 ,mrs4 ,eddy assumed the pastorship of the church during its early years1 and in #ahha was ordained1 being now known as the ,rev4 ,mary ,baker ,eddy4 ,the ,massachusetts ,metaphysical ,college was founded by ,mrs4 ,eddy in #ahha1 and here she taught the principles of the faith for nine years4 ,students came to it in hundreds from all parts of the world1 and many are now pastors or in practice4 ,the college was closed in #ahhi1 as ,mrs4 ,eddy felt it necessary for the interests of her religious work to retire from active contact with the world4 ,she now lives in a beautiful country residence in her native ,state4 99 99 99 99 99 ,the ,american1 ,baltimore1 ,md41 ,january #ad1 #ahie ,extract ,,mrs4 ,,eddy',s ,,disciples ,it is not generally known that a ,christian ,science congregation was organized in this city about a year ago4 ,it now holds regular services in the parlor of the residence of the pastor1 at #adad ,linden ,avenue4 ,the dedication in ,boston last ,sunday of the ,christian ,science church1 called ,the ,mother ,church1 which cost over two hundred thousand dollars1 adds interest to the ,baltimore organization4 ,there are many other church edifices in the ,united ,states owned by ,christian ,scientists4 ,christian ,science was founded by ,mrs4 ,mary ,baker ,eddy4 ,the ,baltimore congregation was organized at a meeting held at the present location on ,february #bg1 #ahid4 ,dr4 ,hammond1 the pastor1 came to ,baltimore about three years ago to organize this movement4 ,miss ,cross came from ,syracuse1 ,n4,y41 about eighteen months ago4 ,both were under the instruction of ,mrs4 ,mary ,baker ,eddy1 the ,founder of the movement4 ,dr4 ,hammond says he was converted to ,christian ,science by being cured by ,mrs4 ,eddy of a physical ailment some twelve years ago1 after several doctors had pronounced his case incurable4 ,he says they use no medicines1 but rely on ,mind for cure1 believing that disease comes from evil and sick-producing thoughts1 and that1 if they can so fill the mind with good thoughts as to leave no room there for the bad1 they can work a cure4 ,he distinguishes ,christian ,science from the faith-cure1 and added3 ,this ,christian ,science really is a return to the ideas of primitive ,christianity4 ,it would take a small book to explain fully all about it1 but ,i may say that the fundamental idea is that ,god is ,mind1 and we interpret the ,scriptures wholly from the spiritual or metaphysical standpoint4 ,we find in this view of the ,bible the power fully developed to heal the sick4 ,it is not faith-cure1 but it is an acknowledgment of certain ,christian and scientific laws1 and to work a cure the practitioner must understand these laws aright4 ,the patient may gain a better understanding than the ,church has had in the past4 ,all churches have prayed for the cure of disease1 but they have not done so in an intelligent manner1 understanding and demonstrating the ,christ-healing4 99 99 99 99 99 ,the ,reporter1 ,lebanon1 ,ind41 ,january #ah1 #ahie ,extract ,,discovered ,,christian ,,science ,,remarkable ,,career ,,of ,,rev4 ,,mary ,,baker ,,eddy1 ,,who ,,has ,,over ,,one ,,hundred ,,thousand ,,followers ,rev4 ,mary ,baker ,eddy1 ,discoverer and ,founder of ,christian ,science1 author of its textbook1 ,science and ,health with ,key to the ,scriptures1 president of the ,massachusetts ,metaphysical ,college1 and first pastor of the ,christian ,science denomination1 is without doubt one of the most remarkable women in ,america4 ,she has within a few years founded a sect that has over one hundred thousand converts1 and very recently saw completed in ,boston1 as a testimonial to her labors1 a handsome fire-proof church that cost two hundred and fifty thousand dollars and was paid for by ,christian ,scientists all over the country4 ,mrs4 ,eddy asserts that in #ahff she became certain that all causation was ,mind1 and every effect a mental phenomenon4 ,taking her text from the ,bible1 she endeavored in vain to find the great curative ,principle--the ,deity--in philosophy and schools of medicine1 and she concluded that the way of salvation demonstrated by ,jesus was the power of ,truth over all error1 sin1 sickness1 and death4 ,thus originated the divine or spiritual ,science of ,mind-healing1 which she termed ,christian ,science4 ,she has a palatial home in ,boston and a country-seat in ,concord1 ,n4,h4 ,the ,christian ,science ,church has a membership of four thousand1 and eight hundred of the members are ,bostonians4 99 99 99 99 99 ,n4,y4 ,commercial ,advertiser1 ,january #i1 #ahie ,the idea that ,christian ,science has declined in popularity is not borne out by the voluntary contribution of a quarter of a million dollars for a memorial church for ,mrs4 ,eddy1 the inventor of this cure4 ,the money comes from ,christian ,science believers exclusively4 99 99 99 99 99 ,the ,post1 ,syracuse1 ,new ,york1 ,february #a1 #ahie ,,do ,,not ,,believe ,,she ,,was ,,deified ,,christian ,,scientists ,,of ,,syracuse ,,surprised ,,at ,,the ,,news ,,about ,,mrs4 ,,mary ,,baker ,,eddy1 ,,founder ,,of ,,the ,,faith ,christian ,scientists in this city1 and in fact all over the country1 have been startled and greatly discomfited over the announcements in ,new ,york papers that ,mrs4 ,mary ,baker ,g4 ,eddy1 the acknowledged ,christian ,science ,leader1 has been exalted by various dignitaries of the faith4444 ,it is well known that ,mrs4 ,eddy has resigned herself completely to the study and foundation of the faith to which many thousands throughout the ,united ,states are now so entirely devoted4 ,by her followers and cobelievers she is unquestionably looked upon as having a divine mission to fulfil1 and as though inspired in her great task by supernatural power4 ,for the purpose of learning the feeling of ,scientists in this city toward the reported deification of ,mrs4 ,eddy1 a ,post reporter called upon a few of the leading members of the faith yesterday and had a number of very interesting conversations upon the subject4 ,mrs4 ,d4,w4 ,copeland of ,university ,avenue was one of the first to be seen4 ,mrs4 ,copeland is a very pleasant and agreeable lady1 ready to converse1 and evidently very much absorbed in the work to which she has given so much of her attention4 ,mrs4 ,copeland claims to have been healed a number of years ago by ,christian ,scientists1 after she had practically been given up by a number of well-known physicians4 ,and for the past eleven years1 said ,mrs4 ,copeland1 ,i have not taken any medicine or drugs of any kind1 and yet have been perfectly well4 ,in regard to ,mrs4 ,eddy1 ,mrs4 ,copeland said that she was the ,founder of the faith1 but that she had never claimed1 nor did she believe that ,mrs4 ,lathrop had1 that ,mrs4 ,eddy had any power other than that which came from ,god and through faith in ,him and ,his teachings4 ,the power of ,christ has been dormant in mankind for ages1 added the speaker1 and it was ,mrs4 ,eddy's mission to revive it4 ,in our labors we take ,christ as an example1 going about doing good and healing the sick4 ,christ has told us to do his work1 naming as one great essential that we have faith in him4 ,did you ever hear of ,jesus' taking medicine himself1 or giving it to others8 inquired the speaker4 ,then why should we worry ourselves about sickness and disease8 ,if we become sick1 ,god will care for us1 and will send to us those who have faith1 who believe in ,his unlimited and divine power4 ,mrs4 ,eddy was strictly an ardent follower after ,god4 ,she had faith in ,him1 and she cured herself of a deathly disease through the mediation of her ,god4 ,then she secluded herself from the world for three years and studied and meditated over ,his divine ,word4 ,she delved deep into the ,biblical passages1 and at the end of the period came from her seclusion one of the greatest ,biblical scholars of the age4 ,her mission was then the mission of a ,christian1 to do good and heal the sick1 and this duty she faithfully performed4 ,she of herself had no power4 ,but ,god has fulfilled ,his promises to her and to the world4 ,if you have faith1 you can move mountains4 ,mrs4 ,henrietta ,n4 ,cole is also a very prominent member of the church4 ,when seen yesterday she emphasized herself as being of the same theory as ,mrs4 ,copeland4 ,mrs4 ,cole has made a careful and searching study in the beliefs of ,scientists1 and is perfectly versed in all their beliefs and doctrines4 ,she stated that man of himself has no power1 but that all comes from ,god4 ,she placed no credit whatever in the reports from ,new ,york that ,mrs4 ,eddy has been accredited as having been deified4 ,she referred the reporter to the large volume which ,mrs4 ,eddy had herself written1 and said that no more complete and yet concise idea of her belief could be obtained than by a perusal of it4 99 99 99 99 99 ,new ,york ,herald1 ,february #f1 #ahie ,,mrs4 ,,eddy ,,shocked ,by ,telegraph to the ,herald ,concord1 ,n4,h41 ,february #d1 #ahie4--,the article published in the ,herald on ,january #bi1 regarding a statement made by ,mrs4 ,laura ,lathrop1 pastor of the ,christian ,science congregation that meets every ,sunday in ,hodgson ,hall1 ,new ,york1 was shown to ,mrs4 ,mary ,baker ,eddy1 the ,christian ,science ,discoverer1 to-day4 ,mrs4 ,eddy preferred to prepare a written answer to the interrogatory1 which she did in this letter1 addressed to the editor of the ,herald3-- ,a despatch is given me1 calling for an interview to answer for myself1 ',am ,i the second ,christ8' ,even the question shocks me4 ,what ,i am is for ,god to declare in ,his infinite mercy4 ,as it is1 ,i claim nothing more than what ,i am1 the ,discoverer and ,founder of ,christian ,science1 and the blessing it has been to mankind which eternity enfolds4 ,i think ,mrs4 ,lathrop was not understood4 ,if she said aught with intention to be thus understood1 it is not what ,i have taught her1 and not at all as ,i have heard her talk4 ,my books and teachings maintain but one conclusion and statement of the ,christ and the deification of mortals4 ,christ is individual1 and one with ,god1 in the sense of divine ,love and its compound divine ideal4 ,there was1 is1 and never can be but one ,god1 one ,christ1 one ,jesus of ,nazareth4 ,whoever in any age expresses most of the spirit of ,truth and ,love1 the ,principle of ,god's idea1 has most of the spirit of ,christ1 of that ,mind which was in ,christ ,jesus4 ,if ,christian ,scientists find in my writings1 teachings1 and example a greater degree of this spirit than in others1 they can justly declare it4 ,but to think or speak of me in any manner as a ,christ1 is sacrilegious4 ,such a statement would not only be false1 but the absolute antipode of ,christian ,science1 and would savor more of heathenism than of my doctrines4 ,,mary ,,baker ,,eddy4 99 99 99 99 99 ,the ,globe1 ,toronto1 ,canada1 ,january #ab1 #ahie ,extract ,,christian ,,scientists ,,dedication ,,to ,,the ,,founder ,,of ,,the ,,order ,,of ,a ,,beautiful ,,church ,,at ,,boston--,,many ,,toronto ,,scientists ,,present ,the ,christian ,scientists of ,toronto1 to the number of thirty1 took part in the ceremonies at ,boston last ,sunday and for the day or two following1 by which the members of that faith all over ,north ,america celebrated the dedication of the church constructed in the great ,new ,england capital as a testimonial to the ,discoverer and ,founder of ,christian ,science1 ,rev4 ,mary ,baker ,eddy4 ,the temple is believed to be the most nearly fire-proof church structure on the continent1 the only combustible material used in its construction being that used in the doors and pews4 ,a striking feature of the church is a beautiful apartment known as the ,mother's ,room1 which is approached through a superb archway of ,italian marble set in the wall4 ,the furnishing of the ,mother's ,room is described as particularly beautiful1 and blends harmoniously with the pale green and gold decoration of the walls4 ,the floor is of mosaic in elegant designs1 and two alcoves are separated from the apartment by rich hangings of deep green plush1 which in certain lights has a shimmer of silver4 ,the furniture frames are of white mahogany in special designs1 elaborately carved1 and the upholstery is in white and gold tapestry4 ,a superb mantel of ,mexican onyx with gold decoration adorns the south wall1 and before the hearth is a large rug composed entirely of skins of the eider-down duck1 brought from the ,arctic regions4 ,pictures and bric-a-brac everywhere suggest the tribute of loving friends4 ,one of the two alcoves is a retiring-room and the other a lavatory in which the plumbing is all heavily plated with gold4 99 99 99 99 99 ,evening ,monitor1 ,concord1 ,n4,h41 ,february #bg1 #ahie ,,an ,,elegant ,,souvenir ,,rev4 ,,mary ,,baker ,,eddy ,,memorialized ,,by ,a ,,christian ,,science ,,church ,rev4 ,mary ,baker ,eddy1 ,discoverer of ,christian ,science1 has received from the members of ,the ,first ,church of ,christ1 ,scientist1 ,boston1 an invitation formally to accept the magnificent new edifice of worship which the church has just erected4 ,the invitation itself is one of the most chastely elegant memorials ever prepared1 and is a scroll of solid gold1 suitably engraved1 and encased in a handsome plush casket with white silk linings4 ,attached to the scroll is a golden key of the church structure4 ,the inscription reads thus3-- ,dear ,mother3--,during the year eighteen hundred and ninety-four a church edifice was erected at the intersection of ,falmouth and ,norway ,streets1 in the city of ,boston1 by the loving hands of four thousand members4 ,this edifice is built as a testimonial to ,truth1 as revealed by divine ,love through you to this age4 ,you are hereby most lovingly invited to visit and formally accept this testimonial on the twentieth day of ,february1 eighteen hundred and ninety-five1 at high noon4 ,the ,first ,church of ,christ1 ,scientist1 at ,boston1 ,mass4 ,by ,,edward ,p4 ,,bates1 ,,caroline ,s4 ,,bates4 ,to the ,reverend ,mary ,baker ,eddy1 ,boston1 ,january #fth1 #ahie4 99 99 99 99 99 ,people and ,patriot1 ,concord1 ,n4,h41 ,february #bg1 #ahie ,,magnificent ,,testimonial ,members of ,the ,first ,church of ,christ1 ,scientist1 at ,boston1 have forwarded to ,mrs4 ,mary ,baker ,eddy of this city1 the ,founder of ,christian ,science1 a testimonial which is probably one of the most magnificent examples of the goldsmith's art ever wrought in this country4 ,it is in the form of a gold scroll1 twenty-six inches long1 nine inches wide1 and an eighth of an inch thick4 ,it bears upon its face the following inscription1 cut in script letters3-- ,dear ,mother3--,during the year #ahid a church edifice was erected at the intersection of ,falmouth and ,norway ,streets1 in the city of ,boston1 by the loving hands of four thousand members4 ,this edifice is built as a testimonial to ,truth1 as revealed by divine ,love through you to this age4 ,you are hereby most lovingly invited to visit and formally accept this testimonial on the #bjth day of ,february1 #ahie1 at high noon4 ,the ,first ,church of ,christ1 ,scientist1 at ,boston1 ,mass4 ,by ,,edward ,p4 ,,bates1 ,,caroline ,s4 ,,bates4 ,to the ,rev4 ,mary ,baker ,eddy1 ,boston1 ,january #f1 #ahie4 ,attached by a white ribbon to the scroll is a gold key to the church door4 ,the testimonial is encased in a white satin-lined box of rich green velvet4 ,the scroll is on exhibition in the window of ,j4,c4 ,derby's jewelry store4 99 99 99 99 99 ,the ,union ,signal1 ,chicago ,extract ,,the ,,new ,,woman ,,and ,,the ,,new ,,church ,the dedication1 in ,boston1 of a ,christian ,science temple costing over two hundred thousand dollars1 and for which the money was all paid in so that no debt had to be taken care of on dedication day1 is a notable event4 ,while we are not1 and never have been1 devotees of ,christian ,science1 it becomes us as students of public questions not to ignore a movement which1 starting fifteen years ago1 has already gained to itself adherents in every part of the civilized world1 for it is a significant fact that one cannot take up a daily paper in town or village--to say nothing of cities--without seeing notices of ,christian ,science meetings1 and in most instances they are held at headquarters4 ,we believe there are two reasons for this remarkable development1 which has shown a vitality so unexpected4 ,the first is that a revolt was inevitable from the crass materialism of the cruder science that had taken possession of men's minds1 for as a wicked but witty writer has said1 ,if there were no ,god1 we should be obliged to invent one4 ,there is something in the constitution of man that requires the religious sentiment as much as his lungs call for breath2 indeed1 the breath of his soul is a belief in ,god4 ,but when ,christian ,science arose1 the thought of the world's scientific leaders had become materialistically lopsided1 and this condition can never long continue4 ,there must be a righting-up of the mind as surely as of a ship when under stress of storm it is ready to capsize4 ,the pendulum that has swung to one extreme will surely find the other4 ,the religious sentiment in women is so strong that the revolt was headed by them2 this was inevitable in the nature of the case4 ,it began in the most intellectual city of the freest country in the world--that is to say1 it sought the line of least resistance4 ,boston is emphatically the women's paradise1--numerically1 socially1 indeed every way4 ,here they have the largest individuality1 the most recognition1 the widest outlook4 ,mrs4 ,eddy we have never seen2 her book has many a time been sent us by interested friends1 and out of respect to them we have fairly broken our mental teeth over its granitic pebbles4 ,that we could not understand it might be rather to the credit of the book than otherwise4 ,on this subject we have no opinion to pronounce1 but simply state the fact4 ,we do not1 therefore1 speak of the system it sets forth1 either to praise or blame1 but this much is true3 the spirit of ,christian ,science ideas has caused an army of well-meaning people to believe in ,god and the power of faith1 who did not believe in them before4 ,it has made a myriad of women more thoughtful and devout2 it has brought a hopeful spirit into the homes of unnumbered invalids4 ,the belief that thoughts are things1 that the invisible is the only real world1 that we are here to be trained into harmony with the laws of ,god1 and that what we are here determines where we shall be hereafter--all these ideas are ,christian4 ,the chimes on the ,christian ,science temple in ,boston played ,all hail the power of ,jesus' name1 on the morning of the dedication4 ,we did not attend1 but we learn that the name of ,christ is nowhere spoken with more reverence than it was during those services1 and that he is set forth as the power of ,god for righteousness and the express image of ,god for love4 99 99 99 99 99 ,the ,new ,century1 ,boston1 ,february1 #ahie ,,one ,,point ,,of ,,view--,,the ,,new ,,woman ,we all know her--she is simply the woman of the past with an added grace--a newer charm4 ,some of her dearest ones call her selfish because she thinks so much of herself she spends her whole time helping others4 ,she represents the composite beauty1 sweetness1 and nobility of all those who scorn self for the sake of love and her handmaiden duty--of all those who seek the brightness of truth not as the moth to be destroyed thereby1 but as the lark who soars and sings to the great sun4 ,she is of those who have so much to give they want no time to take1 and their name is legion4 ,she is as full of beautiful possibilities as a perfect harp1 and she realizes that all the harmonies of the universe are in herself1 while her own soul plays upon magic strings the unwritten anthems of love4 ,she is the apostle of the true1 the beautiful1 the good1 commissioned to complete all that the twelve have left undone4 ,hers is the mission of missions--the highest of all--to make the body not the prison1 but the palace of the soul1 with the brain for its great white throne4 ,when she comes like the south wind into the cold haunts of sin and sorrow1 her words are smiles and her smiles are the sunlight which heals the stricken soul4 ,her hand is tender--but steel tempered with holy resolve1 and as one whom her love had glorified once said--she is soft and gentle1 but you could no more turn her from her course than winter could stop the coming of spring4 ,she has long learned with patience1 and to-day she knows many things dear to the soul far better than her teachers4 ,in olden times the ,jews claimed to be the conservators of the world's morals--they treated woman as a chattel1 and said that because she was created after man1 she was created solely for man4 ,too many still are ,jews who never called ,abraham ,father1 while the ,jews themselves have long acknowledged woman as man's proper helpmeet4 ,in those days women had few lawful claims and no one to urge them4 ,true1 there were ,miriam and ,esther1 but they sang and sacrificed for their people1 not for their sex4 ,to-day there are ten thousand ,esthers1 and ,miriams by the million1 who sing best by singing most for their own sex4 ,they are demanding the right to help make the laws1 or at least to help enforce the laws upon which depends the welfare of their husbands1 their children1 and themselves4 ,why should our selfish self longer remain deaf to their cry8 ,the date is no longer ,b4,c4 ,might no longer makes right1 and in this fair land at least fear has ceased to kiss the iron heel of wrong4 ,why then should we continue to demand woman's love and woman's help while we recklessly promise as lover and candidate what we never fulfil as husband and office-holder8 ,in our secret heart our better self is shamed and dishonored1 and appeals from ,philip drunk to ,philip sober1 but has not yet the moral strength and courage to prosecute the appeal4 ,but the east is rosy1 and the sunlight cannot long be delayed4 ,woman must not and will not be disheartened by a thousand denials or a million of broken pledges4 ,with the assurance of faith she prays1 with the certainty of inspiration she works1 and with the patience of genius she waits4 ,at last she is becoming as fair as the morn1 as bright as the sun1 and as terrible as an army with banners to those who march under the black flag of oppression and wield the ruthless sword of injustice4 ,in olden times it was the ,amazons who conquered the invincibles1 and we must look now to their daughters to overcome our own allied armies of evil and to save us from ourselves4 ,she must and will succeed1 for as ,david sang--,god shall help her1 and that right early4 ,when we try to praise her later works it is as if we would pour incense upon the rose4 ,it is the proudest boast of many of us that we are bound to her by bonds dearer than freedom1 and that we live in the reflected royalty which shines from her brow4 ,we rejoice with her that at last we begin to know what ,john on ,patmos meant--,and there appeared a great wonder in heaven1 a woman clothed with the sun1 and the moon under her feet1 and upon her head a crown of twelve stars4 ,she brought to warring men the ,prince of ,peace1 and he1 departing1 left his scepter not in her hand1 but in her soul4 ,the time of times is near when the new woman shall subdue the whole earth with the weapons of peace4 ,then shall wrong be robbed of her bitterness and ingratitude of her sting1 revenge shall clasp hands with pity1 and love shall dwell in the tents of hate2 while side by side1 equal partners in all that is worth living for1 shall stand the new man with the new woman4 99 99 99 99 99 ,christian ,science ,journal1 ,january1 #ahie ,extract ,,the ,,mother ,,church ,the ,mother ,church edifice--,the ,first ,church of ,christ1 ,scientist1 in ,boston1 is erected4 ,the close of the year1 ,anno ,domini #ahid1 witnessed the completion of our prayer in stone1 all predictions and prognostications to the contrary notwithstanding4 ,of the significance of this achievement we shall not undertake to speak in this article4 ,it can be better felt than expressed4 ,all who are awake thereto have some measure of understanding of what it means4 ,but only the future will tell the story of its mighty meaning or unfold it to the comprehension of mankind4 ,it is enough for us now to know that all obstacles to its completion have been met and overcome1 and that our temple is completed as ,god intended it should be4 ,this achievement is the result of long years of untiring1 unselfish1 and zealous effort on the part of our beloved teacher and ,leader1 the ,reverend ,mary ,baker ,eddy1 the ,discoverer and ,founder of ,christian ,science1 who nearly thirty years ago began to lay the foundation of this temple1 and whose devotion and consecration to ,god and humanity during the intervening years have made its erection possible4 ,those who now1 in part1 understand her mission1 turn their hearts in gratitude to her for her great work1 and those who do not understand it will1 in the fulness of time1 see and acknowledge it4 ,in the measure in which she has unfolded and demonstrated divine ,love1 and built up in human consciousness a better and higher conception of ,god as ,life1 ,truth1 and ,love1--as the divine ,principle of all things which really exist1--and in the degree in which she has demonstrated the system of healing of ,jesus and the apostles1 surely she1 as the one chosen of ,god to this end1 is entitled to the gratitude and love of all who desire a better and grander humanity1 and who believe it to be possible to establish the kingdom of heaven upon earth in accordance with the prayer and teachings of ,jesus ,christ4 99 99 99 99 99 ,concord ,evening ,monitor1 ,march #bc1 #ahie ,,testimonial ,,and ,,gift ,,to ,,rev4 ,,mary ,,baker ,,eddy1 ,,from ,,the ,,first ,,church ,,of ,,christ1 ,,scientist1 ,,in ,,boston ,rev4 ,mary ,baker ,eddy received ,friday1 from the ,christian ,science ,board of ,directors1 ,boston1 a beautiful and unique testimonial of the appreciation of her labors and loving generosity in the ,cause of their common faith4 ,it was a facsimile of the corner-stone of the new church of the ,christian ,scientists1 just completed1 being of granite1 about six inches in each dimension1 and contains a solid gold box1 upon the cover of which is this inscription3-- ,to our ,beloved ,teacher1 the ,reverend ,mary ,baker ,eddy1 ,discoverer and ,founder of ,christian ,science1 from her affectionate ,students1 the ,christian ,science ,board of ,directors4 ,on the under side of the cover are the facsimile signatures of the ,directors1--,ira ,o4 ,knapp1 ,william ,b4 ,johnson1 ,joseph ,armstrong1 and ,stephen ,a4 ,chase1 with the date1 #ahie4 ,the beautiful souvenir is encased in an elegant plush box4 ,accompanying the stone testimonial was the following address from the ,board of ,directors3-- ,boston1 ,march #bj1 #ahie4 ,to the ,reverend ,mary ,baker ,eddy1 our ,beloved ,teacher and ,leader3--,we are happy to announce to you the completion of ,the ,first ,church of ,christ1 ,scientist1 in ,boston4 ,in behalf of your loving students and all contributors wherever they may be1 we hereby present this church to you as a testimonial of love and gratitude for your labors and loving sacrifice1 as the ,discoverer and ,founder of ,christian ,science1 and the author of its textbook1 ,science and ,health with ,key to the ,scriptures4 ,we therefore respectfully extend to you the invitation to become the permanent pastor of this church1 in connection with the ,bible and the book alluded to above1 which you have already ordained as our pastor4 ,and we most cordially invite you to be present and take charge of any services that may be held therein4 ,we especially desire you to be present on the twenty-fourth day of ,march1 eighteen hundred and ninety-five1 to accept this offering1 with our humble benediction4 ,lovingly yours1 ,,ira ,o4 ,,knapp1 ,,joseph ,,armstrong1 ,,william ,b4 ,,johnson1 ,,stephen ,a4 ,,chase1 ,the ,christian ,science ,board of ,directors4 ,,rev4 ,,mrs4 ,,eddy',s ,,reply ,beloved ,directors and ,brethren3--,for your costly offering1 and kind call to the pastorate of ,the ,first ,church of ,christ1 ,scientist1 in ,boston--accept my profound thanks4 ,but permit me1 respectfully1 to decline their acceptance1 while ,i fully appreciate your kind intentions4 ,if it will comfort you in the least1 make me your ,pastor ,emeritus1 nominally4 ,through my book1 your textbook1 ,i already speak to you each ,sunday4 ,you ask too much when asking me to accept your grand church edifice4 ,i have more of earth now1 than ,i desire1 and less of heaven2 so pardon my refusal of that as a material offering4 ,more effectual than the forum are our states of mind1 to bless mankind4 ,this wish stops not with my pen--,god give you grace4 ,as our church's tall tower detains the sun1 so may luminous lines from your lives linger1 a legacy to our race4 ,,mary ,,baker ,,eddy4 ,march #be1 #ahie4 99 99 99 99 99 ,,list ,,of ,,leading ,,newspapers ,,whose ,,articles ,,are ,,omitted ,from ,canada to ,new ,orleans1 and from the ,atlantic to the ,pacific ocean1 the author has received leading newspapers with uniformly kind and interesting articles on the dedication of ,the ,mother ,church4 ,they were1 however1 too voluminous for these pages4 ,to those which are copied she can append only a few of the names of other prominent newspapers whose articles are reluctantly omitted4 ,,eastern ,,states ,advertiser1 ,calais1 ,me4 ,advertiser1 ,boston1 ,mass4 ,farmer1 ,bridgeport1 ,conn4 ,independent1 ,rockland1 ,mass4 ,kennebec ,journal1 ,augusta1 ,me4 ,news1 ,new ,haven1 ,conn4 ,news1 ,newport1 ,r4,i4 ,post1 ,boston1 ,mass4 ,post1 ,hartford1 ,conn4 ,republican1 ,springfield1 ,mass4 ,sentinel1 ,eastport1 ,me4 ,sun1 ,attleboro1 ,mass4 ,,middle ,,states ,advertiser1 ,new ,york ,city4 ,bulletin1 ,auburn1 ,n4,y4 ,daily1 ,york1 ,pa4 ,evening ,reporter1 ,lebanon1 ,pa4 ,farmer1 ,bridgeport1 ,conn4 ,herald1 ,rochester1 ,n4,y4 ,independent1 ,harrisburg1 ,pa4 ,inquirer1 ,philadelphia1 ,pa4 ,independent1 ,new ,york ,city4 ,journal1 ,lockport1 ,n4,y4 ,knickerbocker1 ,albany1 ,n4,y4 ,news1 ,buffalo1 ,n4,y4 ,news1 ,newark1 ,n4,j4 ,once ,a ,week1 ,new ,york ,city4 ,post1 ,pittsburgh1 ,pa4 ,press1 ,albany1 ,n4,y4 ,press1 ,new ,york ,city4 ,press1 ,philadelphia1 ,pa4 ,saratogian1 ,saratoga ,springs1 ,n4,y4 ,sun1 ,new ,york ,city4 ,telegram1 ,philadelphia1 ,pa4 ,telegram1 ,troy1 ,n4,y4 ,times1 ,trenton1 ,n4,j4 ,,southern ,,states ,commercial1 ,louisville1 ,ky4 ,journal1 ,atlanta1 ,ga4 ,post1 ,washington1 ,d4,c4 ,telegram1 ,new ,orleans1 ,la4 ,times1 ,new ,orleans1 ,la4 ,times-,herald1 ,dallas1 ,tex4 ,,western ,,states ,bee1 ,omaha1 ,neb4 ,bulletin1 ,san ,francisco1 ,cal4 ,chronicle1 ,san ,francisco1 ,cal4 ,elite1 ,chicago1 ,ill4 ,enquirer1 ,oakland1 ,cal4 ,free ,press1 ,detroit1 ,mich4 ,gazette1 ,burlington1 ,iowa4 ,herald1 ,grand ,rapids1 ,mich4 ,herald1 ,st4 ,joseph1 ,mo4 ,journal1 ,columbus1 ,ohio4 ,journal1 ,topeka1 ,kans4 ,leader1 ,bloomington1 ,ill4 ,leader1 ,cleveland1 ,ohio4 ,news1 ,st4 ,joseph1 ,mo4 ,news-,tribune1 ,duluth1 ,minn4 ,pioneer-,press1 ,st4 ,paul1 ,minn4 ,post-,intelligencer1 ,seattle1 ,wash4 ,salt ,lake ,herald1 ,salt ,lake ,city1 ,utah4 ,sentinel1 ,indianapolis1 ,ind4 ,sentinel1 ,milwaukee1 ,wis4 ,star1 ,kansas ,city1 ,mo4 ,telegram1 ,portland1 ,ore4 ,times1 ,chicago1 ,ill4 ,times1 ,minneapolis1 ,minn4 ,tribune1 ,minneapolis1 ,minn4 ,tribune1 ,salt ,lake ,city1 ,utah4 ,free ,press1 ,london1 ,can4 ,,the ,,plimpton ,,press ,,norwood ,,mass ,,usa ,,footnotes3 ,footnote ,a3 ,see footnote on page nine4 ,footnote ,b3 ,this sum was increased to #e1efh4ea by contributions which reached the ,treasurer after the ,dedicatory ,services4 ,footnote ,c3 ,steps were taken to promote the ,church of ,christ ,scientist in ,april1 ,may and ,june2 formal organization was accomplished and the charter obtained in ,august1 #ahgi4 ,footnote ,d3 ,,note3--,about #ahfh1 the author of ,science and ,health healed ,mr4 ,whittier with one visit1 at his home in ,amesbury1 of incipient pulmonary consumption4--,m4,b4 ,,eddy4 ,footnote ,e3 ,at ,mrs4 ,eddy's request the lamp was not kept burning4