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Who was “Mr. Clark in Lynn”?
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Did Mary Baker Eddy intend to form a church?
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Who was the “noted actor” mentioned in Science and Health?
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How did Mary Baker Eddy come to name her church?
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Why is there no Bible Lesson titled “Principle”?
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What was Planchette?
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When was Mary Baker Eddy called “prayerless”?
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What titles did Eddy consider for the Christian Science textbook?
Read in her own words how the name was ultimately chosen.
What is the background of the “Historical Sketch”?
See how this concise account became part of the Manual of The Mother Church.
Who was “Mr. Clark in Lynn”?
Find out about this man whose experience of healing is referenced in Science and Health.
Who were Graham and Cutter?
Find out why Mary Baker Eddy might have mentioned these two men in Science and Health.
Did Mary Baker Eddy intend to form a church?
Learn what the founder of Christian Science first envisioned for her discovery.
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