"Where there is no vision, the people perish: but he that
keepeth the law, happy is he." Proverbs
29:18
The Mary Baker Eddy Institute,
was chartered
in 1988 as a non-profit Corporation by Helen M. Wright and
her husband William C. Wright. In 2005, the name of
the Institute was changed to the Mary Baker Eddy Science
Institute, hereinafter referred to as the
"Institute". The Institute is an independent
non-sectarian Institution, not affiliated with any church
or denomination or religious organization.
Mary Baker Eddy's life's
study and divine inspiration enabled her to both discover
and found Christian Science. This is the Science of the
Christ, hereinafter referred to as "Science", the very
same Truth which Jesus used in overcoming sin, sickness,
death, and finally ascending. He used this same Truth
to prove the nothingness of matter and the allness of God,
good, which is the primary Cornerstone of Christian
Science.
Christ Jesus showed humanity "The
Way" but did not leave humanity any system to follow in
order to follow his path. This is the void that
Mrs., Eddy provided to the world --- the "System", hereinafter referred to as "System"
and "Science".
She refers to the "Science" and the "System" numerous times in
her writings.
The Institute seeks to promote the pure
Science and System by making resources available for
FREE to "honest seekers of Truth".
Helen M. Wright, co-founder of the
Institute, was born
and raised in Seattle, Washington. When a young girl, both her mother and father
were healed of serious illnesses through Christian Science,
and as a result, Mrs. Wright became a life-long student of
Christian Science and devoted her life to its study.
As a part of this study, she came to realize the
significance of Mary Baker Eddy's dynamic impact on the
world and wrote many publications and books about Mrs.,
Eddy, the Science, and the System.
Mrs. Eddy stated: "Spiritual teaching must always be by
symbols.” The leaders of ancient times conveyed their
ideas through art, symbols and music. Mrs. Eddy, in
one of her advanced works, Christ and Christmas, conveyed
spiritual teaching by both symbols and art. Seven of
her poems were lyrics for hymns.
Of course, spiritual inspiration is needed for a leader
to convey the ideas revealed to them. The student
needs, desperately needs, to begin to approach the
understanding of these ideas with an open heart and
spiritual inspiration. Otherwise, an inadequate or
completely fallacious interpretation results, whether
materialistic or pure scholarly, and misses the message of
Truth.
John Doorly of London, England, was
divinely inspired. This inspiration permeates his
many writings. He is the first known student of
Christian Science who studied and published writings on the
"Science" and the "System". He began to realize the
enormous depth of the System which Mrs. Eddy presented to
the world. Beginning in the early 1900's and for 50
years, Mr. Doorly devoted his life's work to the
development of his understanding of the System and he,
along with inspired students which he taught, continued to
research in order to understand and clarify to humanity, the
System of the Science. Mr. Doorly and his group of
students worked individually, in groups, through seminars,
and wrote many publications. Many of these valuable
resources are made available through the Institute, and in
some cases the Institute is the only place making these resources
available to the public. Although we appreciate
donations, we make the publications available for free.
In Mrs. Wright's many
publications and books, she focused intently on the "Science"
and the "System". She vividly honors Mary Baker Eddy and Mary
Baker Eddy's monumental contribution to the world.
Helen Wright continuously pointed to Mrs. Eddy "in her true
light" including "her special place in spiritual history".
The Institute continues with this motive.
Helen Wright, together with others, notably Mrs. Peggy
M. Brook, Mr. John L. Morgan, Mr. Lawrence L. Sinton, and Mr.
W. Gordon Brown,
all from England continued to research and publish and
teach the "Science" and the "System" for several more decades after
John Doorly left in visible form.
Due to the infinite nature of the Science of the Christ,
there is no end to the development of its understanding.
Because of this, the Institute continues to add newly
discovered resources to this website for the "honest seeker
of Truth".
We
welcome donations and your donations are tax-deductible
under IRS - IRC 501(c)(3).
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The Institute is no longer soliciting nor collecting contributions from
within the State of Washington.
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