In an article titled "Christian Science, ' Mrs. Eddy writes: "Hungering and thirsting after a better life, we shall have it, and become Christian Scientists; learn God aright, and know something of the ideal man, the real man, harmonious and eternal. This movement of thought must push on the ages: it must start the wheels of reason aright, educate the affections to higher resources, and leave Christianity unbiased by the superstitions of a senior period." Miscellaneous Writings, p. 235;
This issue of "Church in Action" looks at Sunday School as part of a unique educational system. What emerges from interviews with a Sunday School superintendent, two teachers, a pupil, and a branch church member is a multicolored design that depicts how central Sunday School is to ' 'this movement of thought. "
The Christian Science Sunday School had its beginning with Asa Gilbert Eddy's informal work in 1881 . (See Retrospection and Introspection by Mrs. Eddy, p. 42.) In 1885, a Sunday School was formally organized by the Church of Christ, Scientist. At first adults were included as well as children — a custom still practiced by some Christian denominations.
