I don't want to belabor the trivia, but between now and another post, here are some more questions:
1.
Which hymn was sung by
the Knapp family that comforted Mrs. Eddy while she stayed with them in New
Hampshire, as she came downstairs?
2.
For what is Emilie
Hergenroeder best remembered?
3.
When was the “Free
Dispensary of Christian Science Healing” begun?
4.
When did Mrs. Eddy hold
a christening for children and how many were christened?
5.
Which major US city in
1903 refused to grant a charter to a Christian Science branch church because
the city did not believe Christian Science was a valid church?
6.
Roughly what year did
Mrs. Eddy tell a student that she thought she could promote Christian Science
more easily in England than in America?
7.
Where today can we see
the carte de visite photograph of
P. P. Quimby that he gave to Mrs. Eddy?
8.
What did Mrs. Eddy ask
to have engraved at the foot of the entrance to “Mother’s Room” and on the
archway above it?
9.
How many copies of
Joseph Armstrong’s book, The Mother Church, did Mrs. Eddy buy?
10. Of whom did Judge
Septimus Hanna write when he said this person made a special study of the Book
of Revelation, and this person’s interpretation was beyond him?
Going backwards.
10. Judge Hanna was speaking of Ira Knapp. To Judge Hanna's credit, he said that they were "beyond [his] comprehension, until I took up the study of this book for myself" (Destiny of The Mother Church, pg. 148)
He was a consistent and persistent student of the Bible and of all of Mrs. Eddy's writings. His understanding of the Bible was deep and clear. He made a special study, I remember, of the Book of Revelation, and at times would give me interpretations of its spiritual meaning which were beyond my comprehension, until I took up the study of this book for myself, and then in some measure, at least, I was enabled to see as he saw. His knowledge, also, of our Leader's teaching was unusually profound. He arrived at his conclusions and conceptions only after the most painstaking study, never holding to hasty or superficial views, which often prove so mischievous. This made him a true Christian Scientist and a sage counselor.
9.
8. From Joseph Armstrong's The Mother Church, pg. 76
The archway leads by five marble steps into a small lobby, brightened by electric lamps, artistically hidden behind the high cornice. The light illuminates the vaulted ceiling, and reflects a soft color, from the rose-tinted walls, upon the white door, with its golden knob. Above the door, in letters of gold on a white marble tablet, is the word LOVE. Near the ceiling on each side, are three small stained-glass casements, admitting enough light from two outside windows, in the two dressing-rooms, to bring out the glazed colors, and enhance the general effect. Inlaid with different-colored stones, in the mosaic landing before the door, may be read:
MOTHER'S ROOM,
THE CHILDREN'S OFFERING.
Posted by: Calvin A. Frye | 09/12/2010 at 05:53 PM
1. Joy Cometh in the Morning.
6. I'm thinking Julia Field-King, so I'll say 1895.
Posted by: Craig Beardsley | 09/12/2010 at 10:07 PM
So far the answers are off to a good start. However #6 is not what I am looking for. As a hint, see the Clifford Smith book. For # 9 it is also in the Armstrong book.
Posted by: Keith | 09/13/2010 at 05:13 AM
Here are the remaining answers:
#2: She did a portrait of Mrs. Eddy about 1902.
#3: January 1887 (see Historical Sketches)
#4: February 26, 1888. 29 were christened including her grandchildren.
#5: Philadelphia (see Historical Sketches)
#6: 1868. (see Historical Sketches, where Mrs. Eddy said in 1908 about what she had said forty years earlier)
#7: Footprints Fadeless, p. 91.
#9: Twelve copies (see the Armstrong book for her letter of June 5, 1897)
Posted by: Keith | 09/16/2010 at 05:53 PM