Publisher's Synopsis
Prior to the release of Science and Health in 1875, Mrs. Mary Baker Glover, had written two class drill handbooks of Christian Science, one in 1870 and one in 1874 both entitled the "SCIENCE OF MAN." Despite her hope to publish the Science of Man, she saw that these first statements of Science and Health must not be in the public thought and so she had each of her students in 1870 to sign a $3,000 note to her-no one but she and the student would ever see it. After Science and Health was made public at the end of Oct. 1875, Mrs. Eddy then copyrighted in 1876 the 1874 edition of SCIENCE OF MAN; thus "Science of Man - 1876" came into being. When a student attempted to plagiarize Science and Health, Mary Baker Glover, now Mary Baker Eddy (having married Asa Eddy in 1877) went to the Federal District Court to fully establish her authorship. When she got the Court's full protection of Science and Health, Mrs. Eddy saw that since the language of her 1870 original work SCIENCE OF MAN, because of its own unique language, had no copyright protection under the law in effect at that time, even though entered according to the Act of Congress in 1870. Immediately, she submitted the original 1870 SCIENCE OF MAN for copyright in 1883 under the name of Mrs. Mary B. G. Eddy. "Never forget, this 1883 copyrighted book is in fact the 1st original." (quote from Joseph E. Johnston) "With the SCIENCE OF MAN starting 1870, Mrs. Eddy has given us the go through, the standard, on which each mortal's then building structure of understanding can be built." (quote from Joseph E. Johnston) This little booklet contains the first two statements of Science and Health, the SCIENCE OF MAN - 1876 and the SCIENCE OF MAN - 1883 for those who want to follow what Mrs. Eddy did prior to 1875. [Source: Letter dated March 27, 1957 written by Joseph E. Johnston to Dr. Josiah Merriman explaining the confusion with the copyright timeline.] [Note: "Recapitulation" from Science and Health states: "This chapter is from the first edition of the author's class-book, copyrighted in 1870. After much labor and increased spiritual understanding, she revised that treatise for this volume in 1875. Absolute Christian Science pervades its statements, to elucidate scientific metaphysics."] Published by Footsteps Of His Flock "
