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Rh money on herself, her whole aim in life being to advance the cause of Christian Science and to do good. She made her church the principal legatee of her fortune. She was an eloquent and fluent speaker, an inspiring teacher and a brilliant and convincing conversationalist.

In the early part of her life as leader of the Christian Science Church, she resided in Boston, Mass. In 1889 she removed to Concord, N. H., where she resided until 1908, when she returned to Boston, taking up her residence in the beautiful suburb of Chestnut Hill, where she remained until her demise, December 3, 1910.

Mrs. Eddy was not only much beloved by her own followers, but was highly respected by the community at large, and on the event of her passing away the newspapers of the country spoke in appreciative terms of the character which she had attained and of the good which she had accomplished.

Mrs. Mims was one of the most prominent women in the Christian Science movement in America, and a social leader of Atlanta, Ga. She was born in Brandon, Mass., May, 1842, and was the daughter of the late Colonel William C. Harper and Mrs. Mary C. Harper. Her father was a lawyer of great learning and distinguished ability. She became the wife of Livingston Mims in 1866, one of the most prominent business men of Atlanta, a gentleman of aristocratic lineage and culture. For many years he was president of the Capital City Club, by which President and Mrs. Cleveland were entertained while on a visit to that city. Mrs. Mims gathered about her a circle of literary, artistic and musical people, exerting a wide influence for intellectual and ethical culture. She is a devoted follower of Mrs. Eddy, and has been one of the prime movers and teachers of Christian Science in the South.