Because Mary Baker Eddy, the Discoverer and Founder of Christian Science, presented the subject of prayer from an entirely new standpoint and from a spiritual and metaphysical aspect that ran contrary to the traditional concepts associated with orthodox religion, she was called by some "the prayerless Mrs. Eddy." Speaking of this, she says in her book "Miscellaneous Writings" (p. 133):
"As to being 'prayerless,' I call your attention and deep consideration to the following Scripture, that voices my impressions of prayer:—
"'When thou prayest, thou shalt not be as the hypocrites are: for they love to pray standing in the synagogues and in the corners of the streets, that they may be seen of men.... But thou, when thou prayest, enter into thy closet, and when thou hast shut thy door, pray to thy Father which is in secret; and thy Father which seeth in secret shall reward thee openly.'"
