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Christian Science,

A religious faith founded by the Rev. Mary Baker G. Eddy, of Boston, Mass., in 1866. It absolutely denies the power of the human mind and human will, and claims no will but God's. It holds that man is the reflection of God's mind, and therefore establishes the brotherhood of man. It further claims that Jesus Christ brought perfect salvation from sin and disease. It is not mindcure, as that is generally understood, for it recognizes but one mind, which is God. Neither is it faith-cure, for it does not accomplish its work through blind faith in God, but through the understanding of man's relation to God. The one great text-book of Christian Science is Science and health, with key to the Bible, supplemented by another book called Miscellaneous writings, both of which were published by Mrs. Eddy. In 1899 there were in the United States 497 regularly organized churches, 12,000 ministers, and 80,000 members. Churches have also been organized in England, France, Germany, Canada, and Brazil.

Harper and Brothers Publishers. . New York. 1902.

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