Article November 20, 2006 Issue

Thanksgiving: a search in the archives

BY JUDY HUENNEKE

AT SOME POINT, anyone exploring the past will ask, "Why?" For those researching Mary Baker Eddy's life, the questions may be: Why did Mrs. Eddy do something? What motivated her to write a letter, compose a rule for her Church, or take a certain course of action?

"You have heard the glad tidings. I knew that my native State and dear Concord people would do rightly by us. God be thanked. ..."

—Mary Baker Eddy, 1902