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The significance of Mary Baker Eddy's dedication of "Pulpit and Press" to children, as explained in the passages, highlights the early Christian Science community's value of investing in the future and recognizing the potential of the younger generation. The preface to "Pulpit and Press" explicitly states that the volume contains "utterances which epitomize the story of the birth of Christian Science" and that it will be interesting in the future, "when the children of to-day are the elders of the twentieth century," to have a record of the "inclination given their own thoughts" [1]. This suggests a strategy of documenting the origins and progress of their movement for the benefit of future generations.
Furthermore, one passage refers to children as "lambs" that Eddy's prayers had christened and who are destined to witness great results. These youthful workers were known as "Busy Bees," and their contributions to the building fund of The First Church of Christ, Scientist, in Boston are mentioned, totaling $4,460 through "juvenile aid" [5]. The passage emphasizes their importance, calling them "the bulwarks of freedom, the cement of society, the hope of our race!" [5]. This…
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← Pulpit and Press by Mary Baker Eddy PREFACE Dedicatory Sermon → Boston, U.S.A.: Allison V. Stewart, page vii 2334642 Pulpit and Press — PREFACE PREFACE T HIS volume contains scintillations from press and pulpit — utterances which epitomize the story of the birth of Christian Science, in 1866, and its progress during the ensuing thirty years. Three quarters of a century hence, when the children of to-day are the elders of the twentieth century, it will be interesting to have not only a record of the inclination given their own thoughts in the latter half of the nineteenth century, but also…
← PREFACE Pulpit and Press by Mary Baker Eddy Dedicatory Sermon Christian Science Textbook → Boston, U.S.A.: Allison V. Stewart, pages 1–11 2334646 Pulpit and Press — Dedicatory Sermon PULPIT AND PRESS DEDICATORY SERMON By Rev. Mary Baker Eddy First Pastor of The First Church of Christ, Scientist, Boston, Mass. Delivered January 6, 1895 Text : They shall he abundantly satisfied with the fatness of Thy house; and Thou shalt make them drink of the river of Thy pleasures. — Psalms xxxvi. 8. A NEW year is a nursling, a babe of time, a prophecy and promise clad in white raiment, kissed — and…
← Note Pulpit and Press by Mary Baker Eddy CLIPPINGS FROM NEWSPAPERS WORKS ON CHRISTIAN SCIENCE → Boston, U.S.A.: Allison V. Stewart, pages 23–90 2340446 Pulpit and Press — CLIPPINGS FROM NEWSPAPERS CLIPPINGS FROM NEWSPAPERS [ Daily Inter-Ocean , Chicago, December 31, 1894] Mary Baker Eddy Completion of The First Church of Christ, Scientist, Boston — “Our Prayer in Stone” — Description of the Most Unique Structure in Any City — A Beautiful Temple and Its Furnishings — Mrs. Eddy's Work and Her Influence Boston, Mass., December 28. — Special Correspondence , — The “great awakening” of the…
← Hymns Pulpit and Press by Mary Baker Eddy Note CLIPPINGS FROM NEWSPAPERS → Boston, U.S.A.: Allison V. Stewart, pages 20–22 2334929 Pulpit and Press — Note NOTE By Rev. Mary Baker Eddy The land whereon stands The First Church of Christ, Scientist, in Boston, was first purchased by the church and society. Owing to a heavy loss, they were unable to pay the mortgage; therefore I paid it, and through trustees gave back the land to the church. In 1892 I had to recover the land from the trustees, reorganize the church, and reobtain its charter — not, however, through the State Commissioner, who…
this consummation. Some of these lambs my prayers had christened, but Christ will rechristen them with his own new name. “Out of the mouths of babes and sucklings Thou hast perfected praise.” The resident youthful workers were called “Busy Bees.” Sweet society, precious children, your loving hearts and deft fingers distilled the nectar and painted the finest flowers in the fabric of this history, — even its centre-piece, — Mother's Room in The First Church of Christ, Scientist, in Boston. The children are destined to witness results which will eclipse Oriental dreams. They belong to the…
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- How does the text's description of "The First Church of Christ, Scientist" as "Our prayer in stone" and "the most unique structure in any city" reflect the "wave of idealism" and "spiritual demand" the author attributes to late 19th-century America?
- The excerpt compares the emergence of Christian Science to Jonathan Edwards' "great awakening." What core characteristics or societal needs do these two movements, despite their different eras, appear to share based on the text's portrayal?
- The article asserts that the closing years of centuries are marked by "more intense life, manifested in unrest or in aspiration." How does the provided description of Christian Science and its church serve as evidence for this claim within the context of the late 19th century?
- Considering the newspaper clipping's enthusiastic tone and detailed description, what might have been its implicit purpose beyond merely reporting the completion of the church, and how does this connect to Christian Science being seen as a "potent factor in the social evolution"?