The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-12-05
LIFE STORY OF MRS. EDDY IS
 FULL OF REMARKABLE FACTS

Boston, December 4-Miss sibyl Will bur, the latest of Mrs. Eddy's biogra- rhe1s. whose life" was approved by the leader and by the church authorities, says that 'No mystery today surrounds Mrs. Eddy's life story. Her birth, her an- cestry for 200 years, her education, her social development her individual ser- vice to the world, have been scrutinized with the strong searchlghts of both love and criticism.
 Other less friendly commentators upon Mrs. Eddy's works and life have de- nounced her as an imposter.
 Her life began among the granite foot hills of New Hampshire. Her father, Mark Baker, was a respected farmer of Bow, and a descendant of revolutionary and colonial heroes, while her mother was of Scotch ancestry. She was the youngest of three daughters and she had two brothers. She was of delicate health from her birth and in her childhood is said to have perplexed her father by sage sayings and grave doings. Her educa- ton in little schools and later at the Pembroke academy was supplemented by what she gathered from discussion of re- lig:ous matters at the family fireslde, when several well-known clergymen called to talk over church matters with her father.
 In the early '40s George Washington Glover formerly of Concord, became as- sociated with Samuel Baker. the third son. and as result Mary Baker and he were married in 1S43 about Christmas in Hilton, N. H.
 First Widowhood
 Returning to New Hampshire, she gave June after her marriage she was first left widow.
 Returning to New Hampshire, since gave birth to her son, George Washington Glover, in September
 Mary Baker Glover spent the next few years with her sister, Abigail, and other relatives In New Hampshire and began literary work, with several ar ticles on her observance of slavery in the south. She also taught school About 1850 wave of spiritualism swept over New England, which drew her attention to some extent. After nine years of widowhood. Mrs Eddy was married to Dr. Daniel Patterson, a New Hampshire dentist. This mar miage was not happy one. However, the relationship was kept up for zo years when 1t was severed by divorce.
 notable event of Mrs. Eddy's life was her meeting in 1882 with Phineas Quinby. mesmeric healer, at the ln- ternational hotel in Portland, Me Quinby, who was the son of black smith, was described at the time of his meeting with Mrs Eddy as shrewd little man of argumentative disposition and dogged determination.
 study of Metaphysics
 .From acquaintance with him Mrs.
 Nrom acouaintance with him Mrs. Eddy became imbued with metaphsleai ideas and began career in that dlrec- ton which made her one or the most famous of the worlds mental healers. Mrs Eddy, who was then Mrs. Patter son, dwelt long under the influence Of Quinby's mesmeric belief and it came to have a great though not supreme weight in her subsequent teachings Later she denounced Quinby's methods and said.
 q discovered the science of mind reading and that was enough.
 After spending two years Tn Port- land, Mrs. Patterson rejoined her nus band in Lynn, where she lived nve years continuing her study of meta physics. While there, she su1fefed fall on the ice which doctors said was severe. but from which she recovered, she said, in one night. 1t was this ln- cident that led directly to the promui-
  Science. The little house on Broad street, in Lynn. whe1se she lived at this time is a mecca of Christian Science pilgrims from all over the world to- day 1t was in 1875, nine years after the discovery, that the first edition of .'Science and Health" was published,
 In 1S77,. four years after her separa- tion from MT. Patterson. the founder of the new belief was married to Asa Gilbert Eddy. In the interval she had been admitted into the Congregational denomination and baptized.
 College Established
 Mrs Eddy established the Massachu- setts Metaphysical college iE Boston. an lSsl Her teachings. were taken up Aud accepted at first by few followers. and as time went on by a larger and larger number until the denomination today ex~ tends to many lands and rlmbers mi- lions of adherents Mrs. l,ddy began preaching in 1878 and organized the Frs Church of Christ, Scientist. in BostonIn 1873 Subsequently a large edlfiee was erected in this city. of which she wa made pastor emetitus. Her writings at this time became very volunlinous and she contributed largely to t,e Christian Science Journal, the Christian Science