eternal_spirit
08-08-2007, 08:47 PM
Publishing her discovery
In 1875, after several years of testing the effectiveness of her healing method, Eddy published her discovery in a book entitled "Science and Health" (years later retitled http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Science_and_Health_with_Key_to_the_Scriptures), which she called the textbook of Christian Science.
The first publication run was one thousand copies, which she self-published. In it she claimed "In the year 1866, I discovered the Christ Science or divine laws of Life, Truth, and Love, and named my discovery Christian Science" (p. 107).
During these years she taught the science of what she considered "primitive Christianity" to hundreds of people. Many of her students became healers themselves. The last 100 pages of Science and Health has stories of people healed by reading her book.
[edit (http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Mary_Baker_Eddy&action=edit§ion=10)] Building a church
Eddy devoted the rest of her life to the establishment of the church, writing its bylaws, "The Manual of The Mother Church - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia," and revising "Science and Health." While Eddy was a highly controversial religious leader, author, and lecturer, thousands of people flocked to her teachings. She was supported by the approximately 800 students she had taught at her Massachusetts Metaphysical College - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia in http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boston%2C_Massachusetts
between the years 1882 and 1889. These students spread across the country practicing healing in accordance with Eddy's teachings. Eddy authorized these students to list themselves as http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christian_Science_Practitioner in the church's periodical, the The Christian Science Journal - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.
In 1908, at the age of 87, Eddy founded The Christian Science Monitor - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia, a daily Newspaper - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia which continues to be published today.
She also founded the Christian Science Journal in 1883, a monthly magazine aimed at the church's members and, in 1898, the Christian Science Sentinel - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia, a weekly religious periodical written for a more general audience, and the The Herald of Christian Science - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia, a religious magazine with editions in non-English languages, for children, and in Braille - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.
She died December 3 - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia, 1910 - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia and was buried at Mount Auburn Cemetery - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia in Cambridge, Massachusetts - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.
In 1921, on the 100th anniversary of Eddy's birth, a 100-ton, eleven-foot granite Pyramid - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia was dedicated on the site of her birthplace in Bow, New Hampshire. A gift from the Freemasonry - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia, it was later dynamited by order of the church's board of directors[Wikipedia:Citing sources - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia].
Also demolished was Eddy's former home in Pleasant View, as the board feared that it was becoming a place of Pilgrimage - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Although Eddy allowed personal praise in her lifetime for various reasons, including for publicity and fundraising, the church claims to shun both the Cult of personality - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia and religious Reliquary - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/5/51/Marybaker.jpg/180px-Marybaker.jpg (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image:Marybaker.jpg)
In 1875, after several years of testing the effectiveness of her healing method, Eddy published her discovery in a book entitled "Science and Health" (years later retitled http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Science_and_Health_with_Key_to_the_Scriptures), which she called the textbook of Christian Science.
The first publication run was one thousand copies, which she self-published. In it she claimed "In the year 1866, I discovered the Christ Science or divine laws of Life, Truth, and Love, and named my discovery Christian Science" (p. 107).
During these years she taught the science of what she considered "primitive Christianity" to hundreds of people. Many of her students became healers themselves. The last 100 pages of Science and Health has stories of people healed by reading her book.
[edit (http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Mary_Baker_Eddy&action=edit§ion=10)] Building a church
Eddy devoted the rest of her life to the establishment of the church, writing its bylaws, "The Manual of The Mother Church - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia," and revising "Science and Health." While Eddy was a highly controversial religious leader, author, and lecturer, thousands of people flocked to her teachings. She was supported by the approximately 800 students she had taught at her Massachusetts Metaphysical College - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia in http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boston%2C_Massachusetts
between the years 1882 and 1889. These students spread across the country practicing healing in accordance with Eddy's teachings. Eddy authorized these students to list themselves as http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christian_Science_Practitioner in the church's periodical, the The Christian Science Journal - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.
In 1908, at the age of 87, Eddy founded The Christian Science Monitor - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia, a daily Newspaper - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia which continues to be published today.
She also founded the Christian Science Journal in 1883, a monthly magazine aimed at the church's members and, in 1898, the Christian Science Sentinel - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia, a weekly religious periodical written for a more general audience, and the The Herald of Christian Science - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia, a religious magazine with editions in non-English languages, for children, and in Braille - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.
She died December 3 - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia, 1910 - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia and was buried at Mount Auburn Cemetery - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia in Cambridge, Massachusetts - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.
In 1921, on the 100th anniversary of Eddy's birth, a 100-ton, eleven-foot granite Pyramid - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia was dedicated on the site of her birthplace in Bow, New Hampshire. A gift from the Freemasonry - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia, it was later dynamited by order of the church's board of directors[Wikipedia:Citing sources - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia].
Also demolished was Eddy's former home in Pleasant View, as the board feared that it was becoming a place of Pilgrimage - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Although Eddy allowed personal praise in her lifetime for various reasons, including for publicity and fundraising, the church claims to shun both the Cult of personality - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia and religious Reliquary - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/5/51/Marybaker.jpg/180px-Marybaker.jpg (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image:Marybaker.jpg)