The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1895-03-04
REV. ,.ARY BAKER EDDY.

United States. Men, women and children
contributed, come giving pittance, 9th
ers donating largo sums. When the nee
essary amount was raised, the custodian
Of the funds was compelled to refuse fur
Their contributions in order to stop the con-
tinued inflow Of money from enthusiastic
Christian scientists.
The church Is Of blue Concord granite
with pink Woodville granite trimmings
1t Is flreproof, has turreted corners and
possesses tower 1876 fcct high. The win
dow and door frames are of bronze, the
floors are Of mosaic tito, the girdcrs arc Of
iron, the roof IS OF terra Gotta, and the
doors and furniture are the only objects Of
wood about the edifice. Tho seating ca
pacity IS 500, and u concert OF 10 tubular
chimes will DO placed in the tower. In
the tower, too, IS the mothers room"
which is to be for the exclusive use Of Mrs.
Eddy. The furnishings will be elaborate
and luxurious, and for this purpose the
substantial sum Of $4,000 has been raised
by tho children OF Christian scientists.
Mary Baker Eddy, the object Of all this
homage, Is the youngest daughter OF Mark
Baker and Abigail Barnard Ambrose, who
resided on farm Of about 500 acres in the
adjoining towns Of Concord and Bow, n.
q. The Bakers came to America not long
before the Revolution, and Mrs. Eddy re-
members that her grandfather possessed
sword that had been given one of the fam
Dy by Sir William Wallace Mrs. Eddy's
childhood was much like that of other
girls, except that she had visions resem-
bling those Of Joan Of Arc. After a thor
ough education In Greek, Latin, Hebrew,
philosophy, logic and moral science she
became the wife of Colonel George Wash
ington Glover of Charleston I'm 1913. A
year later Mr.. Glover died Of yellow fever
and four months after his death q son was
born to the stricken wife, who returned to
Tilton, y. II. She remained in TiIton
until her child was 4 years Of age, and
then, placing him in charge OF a former
nurse In the family, she married a second
time, hoping that she would thus be able
to provide a home of her own for her boy.
The marriage was unhappy, however, and
Mrs Eddy soon procured a divorce in Sa-
lem, Mass. Meanwhile her son was igno-
rant of her whereabouts, and it is alleged
did not learn that his mother still lived
until he had reached manhood and become
the father Of a family.
Mrs. Eddy says she discovered Christian
science in 1866. She studied the Scriptures
and the sciences, she declares, in q search
for the great curative principle. She in
yestigated allopathy, homeopathy and cleo
tricity without finding a clew, and modern
philosophy gave her no distinct statement
Of the science Of mind healing. After care
ful study she became convinced that the
curative principle was the Deity and belief
IN the Deity the cure. Two years later she
published a book called Science and
Man." which has made great deal Of
money for its author. A second volume,
Science and Health, has been even more
successful and lucrative. Some 90 editions
have been called for IN 16 years Mrs. Ed
dy Is also the editor Of a Christian science
Journal which has q large circulation
among her followers.
In 1877 she finally became Mrs Eddy,
Tor her third husband was Asa Gilbert
EDDY, the first student to publicly an
nounce himself Christian scientist He
founded the first Christian science Sunday
school and died in 1882. After his death
Mrs Eddy adopted DR.. EbenezeF Foster,
who IS now known as DR.. Foster Eddy.
40 addition to her country seat in New
hampshire, Mrs. Eddy IS the possessor Of
Gne OF the most beautiful residences in
Boston. The Boston Christian science
snnrcb has a total mem bership of about
a'VOO. OF this number 500 reside in Bos-
SSn, the others being scattered throuahous
we country. The service consists mainly
u readings from the Bible and Mrs. Eddy's
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