The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1921-09-30

"A few years ago writer In great
London magazine, when commenting
on Mrs. Eddy's strength. OF character
mingled with extraordinary tender
ness for humanity" said her zone par
amount Impuslon has ever been the
good OF manklnd.'
While only the sober estimate Of
posterity can rightly estimate the
work Of the htinlan figures that pass
across the world stage, the world Ia
now inclined to acrept the view Of
some OF IT'S more thoughtful leaders
that among tile great aud good women
OF history, none viii haye i more en-
during place than Mary Baker Eddy
Born OF sturdy English an
cestry, her furbears Mere among tlvose
who carved the mighty American ma
ton our of The wilderness, Appnr-
emily of that high type Of character
which with deliheration chooses the
spiritual things Of life, Mrs, Eddy
bnzpd d pathway Of light along which
have travelled with Joy aud gratitude
millions OF human beings. AT an age
when the average person counts his
best work finished, Mrs. Eddy began
her greatest effort, and unlike other
spiritual leaders OF history, she lived
70 see her teachings established as a
recognized influence for good III the
world
Mrs. Eddys ancestry includes some
of the most distinguished families OF
England and Scotland. A direct an
eestor was a1 daughter of king of
ScotInnd, and so her line Is connected
with the present royal house Of Great
Britain, and thus according 10. some
authorities, straight back 10 David.
king of Israel
II was on February 4, 1866, at
Swampscott, near Lynn Mass, that
Mrs. Eddy experienced u remarkable
spiritual healing from the effects Of a
fall which had been pronounced futai
This experience With further Scrip,
turai study. led TO her discovery that
all causation Is mind anu all effects
mental phenomena, and that there Is
definite spiritual law which, under.
stood, governs all human affairs. She
spent the next nine years IN working
cut proving, ana teaching the truth
OF her discovery, aud then published
her book, Science and Health IN
1875, IN June Of the same year she
opened regular services III her home
In Lynn, anu gave To the little group
who there worshlpped with her, the
name "Christian Scientists These
students commenced at once 10 prac-
tice Christian Science healing, and
from that day to this the healing Of
the sick and the regeneratlng of the
sinful have constituted the practical
ministry OF Christian Science In
June. 1878, Mrs. Eddy began her
Christian Science work In Boston, and
on Patriots dny. April 10. 1870. she
formally organized the first Christian
Science church which she declared
was designed to commemorate the
word and works of our Master, which
should felnstate primitive Christianity
and it's lost element Of heaiing'
There followed the establishments OF
college for the teaching Vt the new
Science, and In 1883 the publication
OF the first Of the Influential period
icaIs which lisiyr; tictpec so 'treinen-
dously to spread the teachings Of
Christian Science. Ten years after
founding her church u Boston, Mrs.
Eddy returned TO her native state Of
New Hampshire and established her
home ut Concord, almost within sight
of her childhood home at Bow.
Then followed a period Of almost
twenty years OF retirement AT hei
beautiful estate. Pheasant View
There her time and thought were Civ,
en- 10 further spiritual research and
plans for the further extension OF the
great religious Movement she had es
tablisbed and In which she held the
honered title of Pastor Emeritus
Perhaps her most important accom-
pilshment during this period was ths
development OF code OF rules q