Preface

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   1 poses. No charters were granted to Christian Scien-
      tists for such institutions after 1883, and up to that
   3 date, hers was the only College of this character which
      had been established in the United States, where
      Christian Science was first introduced.
   6        During seven years over four thousand students
      were taught by the author in this College. Meanwhile
      she was pastor of the first established Church of
   9 Christ, Scientist; President of the first Christian Sci-
      entist Association, convening monthly; publisher of
      her own works; and (for a portion of this time) sole
  12 editor and publisher of the Christian Science Journal,
      the first periodical issued by Christian Scientists. She
      closed her College, October 29, 1889, in the height of
  15 its prosperity with a deep-lying conviction that the
      next two years of her life should be given to the prep-
      aration of the revision of SCIENCE AND HEALTH, which
  18 was published in 1891. She retained her charter, and
      as its President, reopened the College in 1899 as auxil-
      iary to her church. Until June 10, 1907, she had never
  21 read this book throughout consecutively in order to elu-
      cidate her idealism.
            In the spirit of Christ's charity,--as one who "hopeth
  24 all things, endureth all things," and is joyful to bear
      consolation to the sorrowing and healing to the sick,--
      she commits these pages to honest seekers for Truth.
 
  27   Mary Baker Eddy

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