[Another year, 1899,] the following Christmas note gladdened my heart, not because of the check for one hundred dollars which Mrs. Eddy sent with it but because of her reassuring words: My beloved Student: With gratitude and love for your kindness and faithful help the past year, I am lovingly your debtor, Mother, Mary Baker Eddy Her reassuring words of “gratitude and love” have always meant much to me, but what is such an individual remembrance compared to the gift of her life to the world through Christian Science? Mrs.