Alice Jennings (1858-1942) was born in Pomeroy, Ohio, and died in
Concord, New Hampshire. She became a student of Augusta E. Stetson, who was a student of
Mary Baker Eddy's, in New York in December 1889. The next year, she moved to her
hometown of Atlanta, Georgia, to work as a Christian Science practitioner with Sue H.
Mims, who would later become a student of Eddy's. Although she expressed an interest in
studying with Eddy herself, there is no record of Jennings doing so. By 1892, she had
moved to her father's home in Thomasville, Georgia. Jennings joined The First Church of
Christ, Scientist, in Boston, Massachusetts, on March 31, 1894. In the spring of 1895,
Jennings formed the Christian Scientist Association of Macon, Georgia, and helped
incorporate First Church of Christ, Scientist, there in 1896. Along with Mims, she also
helped organize First Church of Christ, Scientist, Atlanta in 1899. In 1903, she
published a compilation of poetry titled
The Fruit of the Spirit
Poetically Interpreted. The book includes Eddy's poems titled "Love", which is
also published in
Miscellaneous Writings 1883-1896, and
"Constancy". Eddy originally gave Jennings permission to use these, however she later
regretted her decision to do so. Jennings became a member of the General Association of
Teachers in October 1904, and she was also a member of the National Christian Scientist
Association. She was listed in the directory of
The Christian Science
Journal as a Christian Science practitioner (and later teacher) in Macon,
Georgia, followed by Los Angeles, California, from 1892 until 1924. In 1928, she moved
to The Christian Science Pleasant View Home in Concord, New Hampshire, and remained
there until her passing.
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