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NEW: Many of you engaged on a recent post about Mary Baker Eddy’s visit to Charles Guiteau, the assassin of President Ga...
05/27/2026

NEW: Many of you engaged on a recent post about Mary Baker Eddy’s visit to Charles Guiteau, the assassin of President Garfield. We have a new article that includes more information on Eddy’s interaction with Guiteau in prison and what she was doing in Washington D.C. at the time. How did she manage to see Guiteau? Find out more in this latest “Ask a researcher” article: https://www.marybakereddylibrary.org/research/mary-baker-eddys-visit-to-president-garfields-assassin/

📷©: Portrait of Guiteau, assassin of President Garfield, taken in jail in Washington, D.C., Feb. 6, 1882. C.M. Bell. Courtesy of Library of Congress, Prints & Photographs Division, LC-DIG-ds-07197. Sketch of District of Columbia Jail, November 12, 1893. The St. Louis Post-Dispatch.

"When thought dwells in God, — and it should not, to our consciousness, dwell elsewhere, — one must benefit those who ho...
05/25/2026

"When thought dwells in God, — and it should not, to our consciousness, dwell elsewhere, — one must benefit those who hold a place in one’s memory, whether it be friend or foe, and each share the benefit of that radiation."
-Mary Baker Eddy

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  Not all of us can be as photogenic as Calvin Frye while doing spring cleaning chores! Enjoy this fun photo of Frye who...
05/22/2026

Not all of us can be as photogenic as Calvin Frye while doing spring cleaning chores! Enjoy this fun photo of Frye who clearly did more jobs than just serving as Mary Baker Eddy’s secretary. Don’t you love that he is still dressed in a suit and tie for this household task? 🪟👔

📷©: Calvin Frye working on the Chestnut Hill deck, circa 1910. A. R. Rathvon. P00755.

NEW: Did you know that a typewriter initially cost twice as much as a horse-drawn carriage?! As the invention took hold ...
05/18/2026

NEW: Did you know that a typewriter initially cost twice as much as a horse-drawn carriage?! As the invention took hold in 19th century communication, learn about the role it played in Mary Baker Eddy’s household, from the typing of manuscripts to correspondence.

❓Have you ever owned a typewriter? Let us know in the comments.

Read more at https://www.marybakereddylibrary.org/research/from-the-papers-it-will-never-do-to-be-behind-the-times/

📷©: Portrait of Calvin Frye, American Press Association, P00752. Eddy to Joshua A. Bailey, 12 Dec.1888, L10689. Bradley, Garretson & Co. to Mary Baker Eddy, Sept. 3, 1886, 944.92.009.

Mary Baker Eddy prayed daily for world peace. And there’s a story behind this flag, which she received in 1907. She gift...
05/15/2026

Mary Baker Eddy prayed daily for world peace. And there’s a story behind this flag, which she received in 1907. She gifted it for safekeeping to her church.

This “peace flag” is currently displayed on the second floor wall of The Christian Science Publishing House in Boston. Representative of the hopefulness and enthusiasm that characterized many of the pre-World War I peace movements in America, the earliest peace flags date back to 1891.

In 1898 Eddy wrote: “I earnestly request that all true Christian Scientists in our land, or in foreign lands - whether taught by me personally or through my books -- will unite in prayer for peace: For the end of hostility and war among or between all nations, and religious sects,— for divine Love to make us one human family, to have one Father-Mother God, one Christ, whereof the Scriptures bear witness; and to demonstrate the divine Life, Truth, and Love– healing the sick, blessing our enemies, and all mankind.” (A10200)



📷©:Photos courtesy of Museum Textile Services

The oracular skies, the verdant earth — bird, brook, blossom, breeze, and balm — are richly fraught with divine reflecti...
05/13/2026

The oracular skies, the verdant earth — bird, brook, blossom, breeze, and balm — are richly fraught with divine reflection.
-Mary Baker Eddy

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NEW: Mary Baker Eddy includes an allegory of a fictional courtroom scene in her chapter “Christian Science Practice” in ...
05/11/2026

NEW: Mary Baker Eddy includes an allegory of a fictional courtroom scene in her chapter “Christian Science Practice” in Science and Health. The trial includes over 20 characters in a 13-page section of the chapter, illustrating what Eddy termed “a mental court case.”

When was the trial allegory first written? Did it change over time as Eddy made other clarifying edits to Science and Health? Enjoy our recent “Ask a Researcher” article, which answers these questions and more.

Read more at https://www.marybakereddylibrary.org/research/whats-the-background-of-the-trial-allegory-in-science-and-health/

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"Love, the divine Principle, is the Father and Mother of the universe, including man."-Mary Baker Eddy📷©: Jason Edwards ...
05/10/2026

"Love, the divine Principle, is the Father and Mother of the universe, including man."
-Mary Baker Eddy

📷©: Jason Edwards / The Image Bank / Getty Images

"What we most need is the prayer of fervent desire for growth in grace, expressed in patience, meekness, love, and good ...
05/07/2026

"What we most need is the prayer of fervent desire for growth in grace, expressed in patience, meekness, love, and good deeds."

-From the first chapter, “Prayer” in Science and Health with Key to the Scriptures by Mary Baker Eddy



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Swing by The Christian Science Plaza for the Fenway Alliance evening JoyWalk! Come see us from 4:00-5:00 PM this Thursda...
05/04/2026

Swing by The Christian Science Plaza for the Fenway Alliance evening JoyWalk! Come see us from 4:00-5:00 PM this Thursday to enjoy our MA250 exhibit highlighting the revolutionary ideas of Mary Baker Eddy, a special art display pulled from the Library’s archives, and a free Mapparium® globe walk-through 🚶🎨 🌎

Visit https://www.fenwayculture.org/joywalk or Fenway Culture Boston to learn more.

📷©: Fenway Culture

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