"I know that my mission is for all the earth, not alone for my dear devoted followers in Christian Science. ... All my work, all my efforts, all my prayers and tears are for humanity, and the spread of peace and love among mankind" (Mary Baker Eddy, in a 1907 interview with The New York American).
On Monday evening, June 5, 2000, a special program was presented in the Extension of The Mother Church by the newly established Mary Baker Eddy Library for the Betterment of Humanity. The presentation explored Mary Baker Eddy's emergence from the private life of an unknown New England woman into the very public life of an author, publisher, and founder whose accomplishments and ideas had captured the attention of the world.
The program employed an array of source material, live interviews and electronic aids, and over the course of more than two hours, opened to the large audience (and to those watching live on the World Wide Web) an unprecedented number of Mary Baker Eddy's previously unpublished letters and manuscripts.
