Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1910-08-04
A WONDERFUL WOMAN.

cling that Mrs. Mary Baker Eddy, founl-
or and 'vulcr of the Christian Scie,Cc dc.
nomination, was quietly observing the
eighty ninth anniversary Of her birth,
s]urrouu ,cd hy a few friends at her mod.
est home.
The item itself was characteristic of
the su5cct, Probably Mre. EIdy herself
wolid have preferred that nothing at all
be said about ii.
But there is great dead IN The plain
fact tia, this rcmarsahic women j. now
rounding out her nirc,ictu year, Of which
the peop,c everywhere my well take
note.
seldom DO We have presented a subject
more rcp'ctr with valuable ,uG%cst,on,
cnnohlInr inspiration, or genera, m3lltt.
Mrs. Eddy stanl- among the foremost
women Of her time and generation.
Whether or not we subscribe to lhr loo
triucS which She has founded tud main.
tanned, We cannot take from the crc,i,
which rIghtfully accrueS thorough her
position a, one of the worlds wptncrs,
A. one wiIo has been 'icvD'ch to the well
fare y. others, who has all hu' given her
life 10 the cause Of humanity.
~ the sheer force of her personality,
her ultirin% energy, aud nn'n.t"rinS
faith III the correctness Of her beliefs,
this woman has succeeded in doing what
ten, Of lhpr.anhs of men fail t. 1t"
CmIvr her leadership and wise counsel
a religion whch mas, he cla,Svd among
the principal !l,tn" ot civilized nations,
hA, t,fcn root, and is IN d most flourish
my condition.
and a, eager for the al r~ancrnIcul Of
humanity towar,l the ultimate goal a>
those of NV other religion,
Hundred, Of ,hpusnnlS Of believer,
have found comfort IN the teaching, of
Mrs. f:ddy. Men and women, rocked
with physical and mental pain. have
found p",cc uudcr ,i,c soothing Influence
Of the Christian Science Doctrines.
They have built mp "A great and inllm-
ential property, thcv have made them
selves a factor III the prOsi,ss ui the
and tncy na,y nude the world
eager TO know mr'e about the wonderful
woman who has bccn ihclr inspiration
through it all.
She appear t. the observer as one who
has been inspired v!th q mission to bring
salvation into a Nun nd len world. To
her, SCI. sacrifice seemed an acceptable
portion, and Wherever II III, beer rr
quircd Of her she ia, made II willingly
and chccriully.
Throughout it all 'hc la, been moved
by a single desirc--tu do something for
suffering humanity and to advance the
spiritual welfare Of the rcoplr.
Where is it possible to tinl III, greater
work tiAn THIS?
Mrs, I:ddy's lifc Ia, been one OF con
stant effort for her fellow being. She
has had no self III aims to accomp,, n,
no unworthy aims to attain, IL" u!tcri"t
motives to shield with the cloak OF re.
lln,on.
I:vrrything was dome 'ur Others and
when sllc has finally passed to her t..
ward those ~lo are left behind vii REAP
the full benefit of her lAhur of love
MIS- Eddy is a r:am,h advocate 81
PRAYER. She believes III the efficacy OF
prayer, and upon tins |~llrt the religious
she has founded leans mote strongly
than All, thing else.
Belief in the efficacy Of PRAYER Is 4
.,rcnp pillar in all the best known rc,
l..,ous today.
But Mrs Eddy and her followers, per
hap>, cNeupiify THIS hclicf 10 d create,
degree than is done by HE people 81
other denominations.
From u handful OF original supporter
Mrs. Eddy increased the number un
Ill tie Christian Scientists a.c uuw
power in the religion, world.
They met with many rcbuiTs. Critic
we've not sparirE of the tender. he, rte,
wpman's feelings, aud WHO can tell IN
pam She nus have fit wlien the shar'
,hru,ts Of the pubic lance often rcachc'
their mark?
Eut she was resolute and undaunted
She was firmly founded in her belief, an,
SHE needed not what her ietsactor. sal,
Of her or her ideas
Mrs Eddy worked AMI prayed on. A
times it seemed that the Encouragement
Uvitl wh,cj, Aha mai uuSi IN ~. a,j !