The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1905-08-11

Christ was organized in Boston The
Massachusetts Metaphysical college
Boston, founded by Mrs Eddy. was
chartered in 1851 and in 1883 she found
I'd The Christian Science Journal
Since her retirement from the col
leee ia 1883 Mrs EDDY has made her
home DO Concord. g. r.. the town near
which stands the place where she was
born. Her father Nark Baker lived
on a g00sly farm three miles from Con-
cord in The village Of Bow Here his
daughter Mary The youngest of six. was
born iu 1927 Size was educated al lps-
uioh academy and later came under the
teaching Of her brother and Prof San
born heshowed proficiency 10 Hatural
philosophy. chemistry. astronomy,
rhetoric. moral science and The Latin
Greek. Hebrew and French languages
Always Of an inouiring mind she
evinced eager desire to enter into neV
lines Of thought Investigating new
schools While she was still very
young woman she begun study Of the
homeopathic treatment Of disease and
became q convert 10 this school of medi-
cine Because Of aversion 20 the dissect-
ing.r0om she lacked the surgeon e
knowledge and never obtained di-
ploma. but experimented with homeo-
pathic treatments. had some prac-
tee When she made the discov.
cry Of Christian Science she was
about 40 years old
Part o. heT gir.hood was spent In
Tfton. g. H. and here. 10 1S43. She
was married 90 Col Glover. OF
Charleston. s.. C. With her husband
she left 10 take up residence in the
south. but Col Glover died only a year
after bis marriage and his widow re-
turued 10 her fathers home ia New
Hampshire Al Tiron child was born
% her
We presently hear Of her in Lynn.
Mass. where she dwelt several years
Here she wrote The book which was 20
become the textbook of The Christian
Science church Concerning the chapter
Science and Man which FIRST appeared
ID pamphlet form. reviewer said none
but t. woman or o fool would have writ
ten it bat added 10 was safe enough. as
DO one would ever read it Which goes
20 show how dangerous 90 IS for o re-
view 10 prophesy-200 600 copies Of the
book have seid
Mrs. EDDY ioined The denomination
% which her parents belonged the Con
gregationalists. when she was u years
OF age and remained member go
years unu 1873. In 1875 she occupied
the pulpit Of The Baptist tabernacle ~
Boston. and drew great crowds about
her The following year her own
church was organized. Fifteen years
later the Scientists erected fine
church as a testimonial 70 Mrs Eddy
Discoverer and Founder Of Christian
Science" and she was named pastor
emeritus ID THE mother church is a
room sacred 10 Mrs Eddy use known
as the Mother Room
When Mrs Eddy left Lynn for Boston
her time was largely devoted % the Met
aphyslosl college during the several
years Of her direction Of this work she
taught something like 5000 students
The annual income from the college was
$4,000
When Mrs Eddy removed 90 Con-
cord she ser about building up a beau
uful estate there on the edge of town
and row 90 we'll deserved its name. Pleas
ant View Pleasant View has beer me
shrine for many thousands of pilgrims
come 20 look upon the home. and per
chance the face of the woman wha
founded rev religion. who started 2
movement so widespread Not very
often does Mrs Eddy appear 70 the cas-
VA visitor She lives 10 very strict &C.