In her true light ... A look at the unpublished writings of Mary Baker Eddy

In September 2002, The Mary Baker Eddy Library for the Betterment of Humanity will open its doors to people from all over the world. The Library's collections will offer a wide range of materials for people from all walk of life who want to know more about this distinguished woman and her ideas, and the context in which she lived and worked.

The opening of the Library meets a number of objectives. Most significant is the publication of previously unpublished writings of a woman of such historical importance that one turn-of-the-century magazine called her "the most famous, interesting and powerful woman in America, if not in the world, today" (Human Life, February 1907).

For the rest of this year, beginning with this issue, the Sentinel will bring readers excerpts from this previously unpublished collection. This is not the first time that unpublished material has appeared in the Christian Science periodicals. In the late 1930s excerpts were featured in The Christian Science Journal, the Sentinel, and The Herald of Christian Science. And although the excerpts we'll be publishing in this series offer only small glimpses into Mrs. Eddy's life and the whole of her writings, we hope readers will be inspired to learn more and to visit the Library after its opening. You will be able to find out more about the Library and its purpose and scope in the March 2002 issue of The Christian Science Journal.