Palestine daily herald. [volume] (Palestine, Tex.) 1902-1949, 1910-08-01
I9hTY.N|NTH BIRTHDAY
Something of the Life of Most Re
markable Woman, Mrs. Mary
Baker Eddy.

There was nothing to startle the
world in the brief item of news that
came out of Brookline, Mass, yester
day, announcing that Mrs. Mary
Baker Eddy, Founder and Leader OF
the Christian Science denomination
was quietly observing the eighty-ninth
anniversary of her birth, surrounded
by few friends at her modest home
The item itself was characteristic
of the subject. Probably Mrs. Eddy
herself would have preferred that
nothing at all be said about it.
But there is a great deal in the
plain fact that his remarkable woman
is now rounding out her ninetieth
year, of which the people everywhere
may well take note.
Seldom do we have presented a sub
ject more replete with valuable sug-
gestion, enrolling aspiration, or gen.
eral uplift.
Mrs. Eddy stands among the fore
most women of her time and genera
ton. Whether or not we subscribe to
the doctrines which she has founded
and maintained, we cannot take from
the credit which rightfully accrues
through her position as one of the
worlds workers, as one who has been
devoted to the welfare of others, who
has all but given her life to the cause
of humanity.
BY the sheer force of her personal
ity, her untiring energy, and unfalter
ing faith in the correctness of her be-
liefs, this woman has succeeded in
doing what tens of thousands of men
fail to do
Under her leadership and wise coun-
sci religion which must be classed
among the principal faith of civilized
nations has taken root, and is in a |
uUSI lIOuTlSuluS COuulIlOu.
Its devotees are as earnest and sin
cere and as eager for the advance |
ment of humanity toward the ultimate
goal as those of any other religion.
Hundreds of thousands of believers
have found comfort in the teachings |
of Mrs. Eddy. Men and women, rack
ed with physical and mental pain,
have found peace under the soothing
influence of the Christian Science doc
trines.
They have built up great and in
fluential property, they have made
themselves factor in the progress of
the nation, and they have made the
world eager to know more about the
wonderful woman who has been their
through it all.
She appears to the observer as one
who has been inspired with a mission
to bring salvation into sin-ridden
world. To her, self-sacrifice seemed
an acceptable portion, and wherever it
has been required of her she has
made it willingly and cheerfully.
Throughout it all she has been
moved by single desire-to do some
thing for suffering humanity and to
advance the spiritual welfare of the
people.
Where is it possible to find any
greater work than this?
Mrs Eddy's life has been one of
effort for her fellow beings.
She has had no selfish aims to ac-
no unworthy aims to at
ain, no Interior motives to shield
with the cloak of religion.
Everything was done for others and
when she has finally passed to her
'eward those who are left behind will {
cap the full benefit of her labor of I
owe
Mrs. Eddy is a staunch advocate of !
prayer. She believes in the efficacy {
If prayer, and upon this belief the re-
igion she has founded leans more s
strongly than anything else I
Belief in the efficacy of prayer is a
strong pillar in all the best known re- {
igions today.
But Mrs. Eddy and her followers, {
perhaps, exemplify this belief to a E