The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1921-07-15

On yuiy 10Th tho thought Of hun.
drcdn 1t thousands Of earnest Chris
tian pcapie viii turn In loving mem.
ory toward the little town cf How.
New Hampshire. There onr hundred
years ago yas bors. the child who Ia.
ter became knnwn 10 iltc ws.rih ~
Mary i,aker Edi,. the fonndsr and
siiseo,erer ~ IL. most remafknbl"
Of MI modern srlsiiuai movements.
A few years aea \ writer ~ Z great
London n,Hsaxlns. when commenting
On Mrs. Eddyss sTiFcnsti, Of ennraessi
mingled with extraordinary iendsv'
ness for humanity" snld her "anc Iiaf
amount i,nruisleu has ever been lhr
good Of Hsnnkind."
While only the sober estimate Of
posteFlty can rightly estimate ths
work II the human hsnrcs that pass
across tho world stage. ihe world y
now Ineiined To accept ,lc view ot
some az Its more thoughtful leaders
that among the great and good wo'ncn
At history. none will have n more en-
dnrtns place than Mary BAKER Eddy.
Horn Of sturdy Scotch. English IN
ccstYy. hss forbears wers among thos"
who carved the nixhiy American mn
tien ous of The wilderness Appar'
entity ut that high type Of character
which with sirliberatien cisoases tho
spiritual things OF life. AIRS, Eddy
blsxesi a pathway ~ ilslis aicng which
have Travelled With Joy and gfuti.ud'
mlillnus % human beings. A, an aas
when the average nersan counts his
beet arask Aalslsvd. Airs. Eddy began
her greatest effort. aud unlike othes
spiritual leaders ef history. shc lived
10 sce her teachings established ~ q
recognized influence Tor good In tbs
world.
Mrs. Eddy's ancestry lne,udes sams
cf the most distinguished families u
England aud Scotland. A direct an
r~star MAS daughter Of king q
Scotland. and 80 her line Ia connected
with The present royal house II areA
nsllsiu. aud thus according Ia soin'
authorities. straight back 10 David
king Of Israel.
Il uas on February 4. 1900, =
gMasnp~eott. neat Lynn. Mass.. tina
Mira ksidy cxpus ssucvd = remarknb'
spsrgsuai healing fFun the effects Of
fail ahlrh had been pronounced fate
This experience. with further Scras
sursl sssssiy. i~d 10 her discovery ti,a
all rkus.tina l. aind sud all cfvves
nsenssi lsiennmeaa, assd that thess
definite spiritual tan which. unsis'
stood. governs all human affairs. ~
siuenf sssr next nsse ssarS la worksa
eur. twaysns. and teaelins the tfu'
ps her alseosery aasi sissa tublsshe
issr book. .seienre AMI Health"
tE7a hi Juae al the sAnae year nh
eprnss. regular services az her HON
IN Lynn. and gave to tho little gron
nlo slssv wursiaiaied with her. III
nssnw christian sSlenttsts-N IAra
students eospnasngvl At ansc to pra,
slee Christian Ssarnce healing. en-
ffoaa that day 10 this the hsailng &
tlaS sick sod tls~ fe9eneTatins " ~
sinfgs have eonstltui.a The praestes
tninssiry az Christian Ssisaee. |
June. isTs Mrs isldy began b.
Christian SCIENCE work in hesson. an
On ralriois' day. April no. issD st
formally organized the as-s chrlssla
Scicacc church shlch she deciars
was designed 10 commemorate n
wora and WORKS q our Mssses. whis
should rrinstafs primitive ChflsttanI'
SID rs lost eIemeut Of heating"
There followed lhe establishment,
college los tbs seaehlng Ut the ne
Scienc<. and la 1851 The pasileafss
II ne first Of the Influential perio
ieais which have heiped ~ trcnc
deussy 20 spread the teachings
Christian Science Tea years aft
founding hcr church In Boston. Nj
Edds returned 10 her native state
New Hampshire and established h
home NJ Concord. almost within ste
u her childhood l,oRe at new.
Then followed a period % alms
twenty years OF retirement at h
beautiful estate. pheasant Vie,
There her time aud thought we're Z
en- 10 further spiritual research a
plans for the further extension Of
great religious Movement she had
tabliShed aud In which she held
h0nofed tile OF Pastor Emeri,
40 the ~ years since her arst chul