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Did Eddy use Webster’s 1828 dictionary?
The answer is somewhat nuanced.
Did Eddy regularly read a hymn at bedtime?
Here’s information that suggests she did.
How did Christian Scientists respond to the 1918–1919 Spanish flu?
Here is information from a variety of sources.
What is the origin of the Explanatory Note found in the Christian Science Quarterly?
See how this text evolved to what is currently read.
What did Eddy say about reading the words to her hymns?
Here’s some background on this frequently asked question.
Have changes been made to Science and Health since 1910?
Read all our research on this question.
Did Eddy ask that one of her hymns be sung weekly?
Read the latest research on this frequently asked question.
Did Eddy have a pamphlet about the Great Pyramid?
Here’s what we know.
Did Eddy provide guidance on benedictions?
See her comments on this aspect of the Sunday Church service.
Did Churchill ever ask British Christian Scientists to pray?
Find out about these wartime requests.
Vaccination: what did Eddy say?
Learn how the founder of Christian Science advised church members on this subject.
Did Mary Baker Eddy say it? “Your head is in the stars”
Find out the source of this anecdote.
How did Eddy approach times of isolation?
Two versions of a poem titled “Alone” offer some helpful clues.
Why does the Library publish Eddy’s correspondence?
See how the answer is in accord with the Church Manual.
Christian Science and the Constitution
Did Mary Baker Eddy see a connection?
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