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Theodore Parker, 1810—1860
[Mentioned in Science and Health, p. 80]
Theodore Parker , dynamic preacher and abolitionist, was one of the most liberal thinkers of his time. He brought to his work the same fighting spirit that his grandfather had shown when he led the minutemen on the village green at Lexington, Massachusetts. He also brought enormous knowledge, for all his life he had a passion for reading. Because German theology and philosophy strongly influenced him, he naturally associated with Emerson, Bronson Alcott, and other Transcendentalists.
After he had pointed out what he called the transient in Christianity, conservative Unitarians refused him their pulpits. But the 28th Congregational Society arranged for him to preach in the Melodeon in Boston. Here he taught an infinitely perfect God, the eternal Mother, and immortal life. His words, "With the consciousness of immortality, with a certain knowledge of the infinite perfection of God, the perfect Cause, the perfect Providence, I can do all things," would seem to nullify the claim that after passing on he sent a communication that "there never was, and there never will be, an immortal spirit."
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January 22, 1955 issue
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BROADER BOUNDS FOR BLESSING
MARIA SOUBIER
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PRAYER
Mae Tucker
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THE VALUE OF PAUSING
BERNICE P. WOLFF
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THE IMPORTANCE OF PRAYER
CARRIE BELLE MURCH
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THERE CAN BE NO EXCEPTIONS
THEODORE MAULLER
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SPEAKING WITH AUTHORITY
DORIS LAMBERT KELLER
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PEACE TO THIS HOUSE
WINIFRED BROWN KING
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A LESSON FROM A DREAM
ANN OSTENBERG SPAULDING
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HERE IN ETERNITY
Pearl Strachan Hurd
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WHERE IS CONTROL VESTED?
Robert Ellis Key
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WORKING FOR THE WORLD
Helen Wood Bauman
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RADIO PROGRAM No. 70 - A Mother's Decision to Trust God
George L. Aghamalian
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THE WINDOWS OF HEAVEN
Marjorie D. Manley
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Our beloved Leader, Mary Baker Eddy,...
Ellis A. Fitler
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Two years ago I had a sudden...
Minnie L. Tainsh
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I wish to express my deepest...
Edna Lillian Craft
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With a grateful heart and a sincere...
Orchid F. Keneipp
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Through the study and application...
Ruby Hunt Summerfield
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I feel I must express my very...
Stanley W. Hurst
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In deep gratitude to God for His...
Ursula V. Prince
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I became a student of Christian Science...
Hannah Hovey
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