First Church of Christ Scientist and Miscellany [Paperback]

Mary Baker Eddy (Author)

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Publication Date: May 31, 1942

Partial Contents: As Chronicled by the Newspapers; To the Christian World; Christian Science Textbook; Personality; Messages to the Mother Church; Christian Science Hall; Dedicatory Messages to Branch Churches; Letters to Branch Churches; Admonition and Counsel; Questions Answered; Readers, Teachers, Lecturers; Christmas; Contributions to Newspapers and Magazines; Peace and War; Tributes; Answers to Criticisms; Authorship of Science and Health; Memorable Coincidence and Historical Facts; General Miscellany.

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Mary Baker Eddy was born Mary Morse Baker in Bow, New Hampshire,the youngest of six children of Abigail and Mark Baker. Although raised a Congregationalist, she came to reject teachings such as predestination and original sin. She suffered chronic illness and developed a strong interest in biblical accounts of early Christian healing. At the age of eight, Eddy began to hear voices calling her name; she would go to her mother only to learn that her mother had not called her. In her autobiography, Eddy relates one of these later experiences: "One day, when my cousin, Mehitable Huntoon, was visiting us, and I sat in a little chair by her side, in the same room with grandmother,—the call again came, so loud that Mehitable heard it, though I had ceased to notice it. Greatly surprised, my cousin turned to me and said, 'Your mother is calling you!' Finally, after speaking with her mother, the child Mary responded to the voice with the phrase from Samuel 'Speak, Lord; for Thy servant heareth.' When the call came again I did answer, in the words of Samuel, but never again to the material senses was that mysterious call repeated." Eddy frequently expressed confidence in God's love, which placed her at odds with her father's theological outlook, leading to a religious crisis when she was twelve and first eligible to join the Congregational church. Mark Baker held to a hard and bitter doctrine of predestination, believing that a horrible decree of endless punishment awaited sinners on a final judgment day. Amid their clash of views Mary developed a life-threatening fever, which at last prompted her father, in his love for her, to set aside his stern beliefs. She was healed of the fever after prayer, as she wrote: "My mother, as she bathed my burning temples, bade me lean on God's love, which would give me rest if I went to Him in prayer, as I was wont to do, seeking His guidance. I prayed; and a soft glow of ineffable joy came over me. The fever was gone and I rose and dressed myself in a normal condition of health. Mother saw this and was glad. The physician marveled; and the "horrible decree" of Predestination — as John Calvin rightly called his own tenet — forever lost its power over me." --This text refers to an alternate Paperback edition.

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• Paperback: 386 pages
• Publisher: Kessinger Publishing, LLC (May 31, 1942)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0766102262
• ISBN-13: 978-0766102262
• Product Dimensions: 10.6 x 7.7 x 0.9 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.8 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 3.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
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5.0 out of 5 stars Vital!!!!, December 15, 2004

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This review is from: First Church of Christ Scientist and Miscellany (Paperback)

A seeker of the truth about Christian Science's founder should read this book. It really helps one understand the profound love and compassion of this Church's leader. Mary Baker Eddy was one of the most important women in History.

5.0 out of 5 stars Authorized Edition, November 20, 2011

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This review is from: The First Church of Christ, Scientist, and Miscellany (Authorized Edition) (Kindle Edition)

This is the authorized edition of Mary Baker Eddy's writing and it is a wonderful book for those seeking truth.

1.0 out of 5 stars This is a scam, May 15, 2011

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This review is from: THE FIRST CHURCH OF CHRIST, SCIENTIST, AND MISCELLANY (1916) (Kindle Edition)

I sincerely hope no one else will be fooled by the title of this offering. It is instead the manual of the mother church by mary baker eddy. I will purchase the excellent book that is titled when it is the real one.