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Christian Science Pioneer Emma A. Thompson Assists a Young Practitioner

November 1, 2010

We get something of a snapshot of Minneapolis Christian Science Pioneer Emma A. Thompson’s approach to the healing work from the assistance she gave to a young Christian Science practitioner who had agreed to fill in for her when Mrs. Thompson travelled to the East Coast.

In the following excerpt from Paths of Pioneer Christian Scientists, a book of biographical profiles of early Christian Science workers to be published by Longyear Museum Press in December 2010, we see Mrs. Thompson attribute her success in the healing work to her strict obedience to Mrs. Eddy’s teachings. Her admonition also reveals a woman who looked to God for the answers to every aspect of the healing work.

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Above: Emma A. Thompson, C.S.D., circa 1885. Photograph, Longyear Museum collection.

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