Article January 7, 1911 Issue

Whatever may be the prevailing opinion as to the tenets...

Boston (Mass.) Courier

[Boston (Mass.) Courier.]

Whatever may be the prevailing opinion as to the tenets of her faith and its lasting benefit to the great cause of religion, none can deny that Mrs. Eddy was a remarkable personality, one of the great characters which stand out in bold relief in the history of the nineteenth century in spiritual affairs. Long after many who have won renown in literature, in art, in social and political advancement shall be forgotten with the passing years, her name will live as the Founder of a great religious cult which has taken firm hold of the souls and consciences of millions of the human race and has extended to the farthest limits of civilization. To her genius, her inspiration, her mental and spiritual powers alone the world owes the great religious movement of Christian Science. From humble origin it has risen in the short space of thirty years to include in its devotees some of the most intellectual and wealthiest among the English-speaking people. Her leadership was accepted without qualification or rivalry, and most graciously she has exercised the control and spiritual direction so freely accorded to her. She has brought to herself the power of concentration and a devotion which alone would have marked her as a character of eminence.

The record of Christian Science has been phenomenal. What a rise and progress it has had! No other faith in the world's history, as far as human annals go, has risen and extended so rapidly, so quietly, so persistently. The cause projected by her, nourished patiently and almost despondingly amid the misgivings of friends and reproaches of enemies, triumphed in the moment of despair. It was an individual triumph. It showed the implicit confidence in the germs of truth at the base of her belief, and the stability of her faith. The fact that the cause has extended so far, that it has drawn so many adherents, that her precepts and sayings are regarded as an inspiration to her followers, is an acknowledgment of her great individuality.

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