Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1905-07-12
ne Christian Science
Church and It's Founder
annual Report Tells Of increasing
sometimes Suggests Societys Desire TO Be @*@
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Al the recent annual business meet
ing of the mother" church of Chris
tlan Scientists in Boston, reports were
made concerning increase in numbers.
Inc membership in 1898, when the first
annual meeting was held. was 1872; it
IS now S4,063. The 625 branches
throughout the world have 3S,216 men,
bers. making the. total 1929.
This new religion" was ''discovered"
In 1866 by Mrs. Mary Bajer Glover, a
rail New England woman, whose restor-
alton that year from invalidism was
looked upon as remarkable. In 1876
appeared the book Science and
Health. with Key to the Scriptures"
In 1875 the Christian Scientist associa-
ton was formed, and three years later
there came into existence mind
teaching church without creeds. called
the Church of Christ" In 1877 Mrs.
Glover married DR.. Eddy, whose name
she was to make so widely known. Mrs.
Eddy was ordained to the ministry in
1881, TWO years after the Church of
Christ was organized in Boston. The
Massachusetts, Metaphysical college
(Bostcn). founded by Mrs. Eddy, was
chartered in 1881, and in 1883 she found
ed the Christian Science Journal.
Since her retirement from the COL
lege in 1889, Mrs. Eddy has made her
home IN Concord. n. H., the town near
which stands the place where she was
born. Her father, Mark Baker. lived
on a goodly farm three miles from Con-
cord, In the village of Bow. Here his
daughter Mary. the youngest of six. was
born in 1927. She was educated at Ips-
wich academy. and later came under the
teaching of her brother and Prof. San
born. She showed proficiency in natural
philosophy, chemistry, astronomy,
rhetoric. moral science and the Latin.
Greek, Hebrew and French languages.
Always Of an inquiring mind. she
evinced eager desire to enter into new
lines Of thought, investigating new
schools. While she was still a very
young woman she begun study of the
homeopathic treatment of disease. and
became convert to this school of medi-
cine. Because of aversion to the dissect-
tns-roon she lacked the surgeons
knowledge and never obtained d.
oloma; but experimental with homeo-
pathic treatments, had some prac-
lice. When she made the "discov.
cry" Of Christian Science she was
about 40 years old.
Part o. her girlhood was spent in
filton. n. H., and here, in 1S43, she
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Charleston. S. C. With her husband
she left 70 take up residence in the
south. but Col Glover died only a year
after his marriage, and his widow re-
turned TO her fathers home in New
Hampshire. At Tilton child was born
to her.
We presently hear of her in Lynn,
Mass, where she dwelt several years.
Here she wrote the book which was to
become the textbook OF the Christian
Science church. Concerning the chapter
Science and Man, which first appeared
in pamphlet form. reviewer said none
but a woman or fool would have writ
ten it, but added it was safe enough, as
40 one would ever read it. Which goes
to show how dangerous it is for re-;
view to prophesy-20O, 900 copies OF the
book have sold.
Mrs. Eddy joined the denomination
to which her parents belonged, the Con-
gregationalists. when she was II years
Of age, and remained a member 40
years, until 1879. In 1878 she occupied
the pulpit of the Baptist tabernacle in
Boston, and drew great crowds about
her. The following year her own
church was organized. Fifteen years
later the Scientists erected fine
church rs testimonial to Mrs. Eddy,
Discoverer and Founder of Christian
Science" and she was named pastor
emeritus. IN this mother" church is