The

First Church of Christ

Scientist

and Miscellany

by

Mary Baker Eddy

Discoverer and Founder of Christian Science

and Author of Science and Health with

Key to the Scriptures


Published by the

Trustees under the Will of Mary Baker G. Eddy

Boston, U.S.A.


Copyright, 1913

By the Trustees under the Will of

Mary Baker G. Eddy

__________

All rights reserved, including that of translation into foreign

languages, including the Scandinavian


Printed in the United States of America

 

Foreword

1 Lord God of Hosts, be with us yet;
Lest we forget - lest we forget !
3 - Kipling's Recessional

IN these stirring times of church building, when the
attention of the whole world is fixed on Christian Sci-
6 ence, when the growth and prosperity of the Cause are
matters of general wonderment and frequent comment,
when the right hand of fellowship is being extended to
9 this people by other Christian denominations, when pop-
ularity threatens to supersede persecution, it is well
for earnest and loyal Christian Scientists to fortify them-
12

selves against the mesmerism of personal pride and self-
adulation by recalling the following historical facts: -

1. That Mary Baker Eddy discovered Christian Sci-
15 ence in 1866, and established the Cause on a sound basis
by healing the sick and reforming the sinner quickly
and completely, and doing this work "without money and
18

without price."

2. That in 1875, after nine years of arduous prelimi-
nary labor, she wrote and published the Christian Sci-
21 ence textbook, "Science and Health with Key to the
Scriptures;" that over four hundred thousand copies of
this book have been sold - an unparalleled record for
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a work of this description; that it has healed multi-
tudes of disease and has revealed God to well-nigh

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1 countless numbers - facts which prove, (1) that Science
and Health does not need to be interpreted to those who
3 are earnestly seeking Truth; (2) that it is not possible
to state truth absolutely in a simpler or more pleasing
form.
6 3. That no one on earth to-day, aside from Mrs.
Eddy, knows anything about Christian Science except
as he has learned it from her and from her writings; and
9

Christian Scientists are honest only as they give her full
credit for this extraordinary work.

4. That Mrs. Eddy organized The First Church of
12 Christ, Scientist, in Boston, Mass., devised its church
government, originated its form of public worship, wrote
its Church Manual and Tenets, and always has been
15

and is now its guide, guardian, Leader, and wise and
unerring counsellor.

5. That Mrs. Eddy founded The Christian Science
18 Journal in 1883, was its first editor and for years the
principal contributor to its columns; that she organized
The Christian Science Publishing Society, which in 1898,
21 with its assets valued at forty-five thousand dollars,
she made over to trustees under agreement to pay all
future profits to her church; that at the same time she
24 presented to her church the property at 95 and 97
Falmouth Street, then occupied by the Publishing So-
ciety and valued at twenty-five thousand dollars, reserv-
27

ing for herself only a place for the publishing of her
works; that she established the Christian Science Sentinel
and authorized Der Herold der Christian Science, both of

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1 which, together with The Christian Science Journal, are
the property of the Publishing Society.
3 Strive it ever so hard, The Church of Christ, Scientist,
can never do for its Leader what its Leader has done
for this church; but its members can so protect their
6 own thoughts that they are not unwittingly made to de-
prive their Leader of her rightful place as the revelator
to this age of the immortal truths testified to by Jesus
9

and the prophets.

Deeds, not words, are the sound test of love; and
the helpfulness of consistent and constant right think-
12 ing - intelligent thinking untainted by the emotionalism
which is largely self-glorification - is a reasonable service
which all Christian Scientists can render their Leader.
15

- The Christian Science Journal, May, 1906

Part I

The First Church of Christ

Scientist

CHAPTER I - "CHOOSE YE"
1 MESSAGE FROM MARY BAKER EDDY ON THE OCCASION OF THE
DEDICATION OF THE EXTENSION OF THE
3

MOTHER CHURCH OF CHRIST, SCIENTIST, JUNE 10, 1906

MY BELOVED BRETHREN: - The divine might of
Truth demands well-doing in order to demon-
6 strate truth, and this not alone in accord with human
desire but with spiritual power. St. John writes: "Blessed
are they that do His commandments, that they may have
9 right to the tree of life, and may enter in through the gates
into the city." The sear leaves of faith without works,
scattered abroad in Zion's waste places, appeal to re-
12

formers, "Show me thy faith by thy works."

Christian Science is not a dweller apart in royal solitude;
it is not a law of matter, nor a transcendentalism that
15 heals only the sick. This Science is a law of divine Mind,
a persuasive animus, an unerring impetus, an ever-present
help. Its presence is felt, for it acts and acts wisely,
18 always unfolding the highway of hope, faith, understand-
ing. It is the higher criticism, the higher hope, and its
effect on man is mainly this - that the good which has
21

come into his life, examination compels him to think
genuine, whoever did it. A Christian Scientist verifies
his calling. Choose ye!

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1 When, by losing his faith in matter and sin, one finds
the spirit of Truth, then he practises the Golden Rule
3 spontaneously; and obedience to this rule spiritualizes
man, for the world's nolens volens cannot enthrall it.
Lust, dishonesty, sin, disable the student; they preclude
6 the practice or efficient teaching of Christian Science, the
truth of man's being. The Scripture reads: "He that
taketh not his cross, and followeth after me, is not worthy
9 of me." On this basis, how many are following the
Way-shower? We follow Truth only as we follow truly,
meekly, patiently, spiritually, blessing saint and sinner
12

with the leaven of divine Love which woman has put
into Christendom and medicine.

A genuine Christian Scientist loves Protestant and
15 Catholic, D.D. and M.D., - loves all who love God,
good; and he loves his enemies. It will be found that,
instead of opposing, such an individual subserves the
18 interests of both medical faculty and Christianity, and
they thrive together, learning that Mind-power is good
will towards men. Thus unfolding the true metal in
21 character, the iron in human nature rusts away; honesty
and justice characterize the seeker and finder of Christian
Science.
24 The pride of place or power is the prince of this world
that hath nothing in Christ. Our great Master said:
"Except ye . . . become as little children, ye shall not
27 enter into the kingdom of heaven," - the reign of right-
eousness, the glory of good, healing the sick and saving
the sinner. The height of my hope must remain. Glory
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be to Thee, Thou God most high and nigh.

Whatever is not divinely natural and demonstrably
true, in ethics, philosophy, or religion, is not of God but

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1 originates in the minds of mortals. It is the Adam-
dream according to the Scriptural allegory, in which
3 man is supposed to start from dust and woman to be
the outcome of man's rib, - marriage synonymous with
legalized lust, and the offspring of sense the murderers
6

of their brothers!

Wholly apart from this mortal dream, this illusion and
delusion of sense, Christian Science comes to reveal man
9 as God's image, His idea, coexistent with Him - God
giving all and man having all that God gives. Whence,
then, came the creation of matter, sin, and death, mortal
12 pride and power, prestige or privilege? The First Com-
mandment of the Hebrew Decalogue, "Thou shalt have
no other gods before me," and the Golden Rule are the
15 all-in-all of Christian Science. They are the spiritual
idealism and realism which, when realized, constitute a
Christian Scientist, heal the sick, reform the sinner, and
18 rob the grave of its victory. The spiritual understanding
which demonstrates Christian Science, enables the devout
Scientist to worship, not an unknown God, but Him whom,
21

understanding even in part, he continues to love more and
to serve better.

Beloved, I am not with you in propria persona at this
24 memorable dedication and communion season, but I am
with you "in spirit and in truth," lovingly thanking your
generosity and fidelity, and saying virtually what the
27

prophet said: Continue to choose whom ye will serve.

Forgetting the Golden Rule and indulging sin, men
cannot serve God; they cannot demonstrate the omnipo-
30

tence of divine Mind that heals the sick and the sinner.
Human will may mesmerize and mislead man; divine
wisdom, never. Indulging deceit is like the defendant

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1 arguing for the plaintiff in favor of a decision which the
defendant knows will be turned against himself.
3 We cannot serve two masters. Do we love God
supremely? Are we honest, just, faithful? Are we true
to ourselves? "God is not mocked: for whatsoever a
6 man soweth, that shall he also reap." To abide in our
unselfed better self is to be done forever with the sins
of the flesh, the wrongs of human life, the tempter and
9 temptation, the smile and deceit of damnation. When
we have overcome sin in all its forms, men may revile us
and despitefully use us, and we shall rejoice, "for great
12

is [our] reward in heaven.''

You have dexterously and wisely provided for The
Mother Church of Christ, Scientist, a magnificent tem-
15 ple wherein to enter and pray. Greatly impressed and
encouraged thereby, deeply do I thank you for this proof
of your progress, unity, and love. The modest edifice
18 of The Mother Church of Christ, Scientist, began with
the cross; its excelsior extension is the crown. The room
of your Leader remains in the beginning of this edifice,
21 evidencing the praise of babes and the word which pro-
ceedeth out of the mouth of God. Its crowning ulti-
mate rises to a mental monument, a superstructure high
24 above the work of men's hands, even the outcome of
their hearts, giving to the material a spiritual significance
- the speed, beauty, and achievements of goodness.
27

Methinks this church is the one edifice on earth which
most prefigures self-abnegation, hope, faith; love catching
a glimpse of glory.
CHAPTER II - THE EXTENSION OF THE MOTHER CHURCH

CHAPTER II

THE EXTENSION OF THE MOTHER CHURCH

OF CHRIST, SCIENTIST: ITS INCEPTION,

CONSTRUCTION, AND DEDICATION

MRS. EDDY'S MESSAGE TO THE MOTHER CHURCH, JUNE 15, 1902
3 [Extract]

HERE allow me to interpolate some matters of busi-
ness that ordinarily find no place in my Message.
6 It is a privilege to acquaint communicants with the
financial transactions of this church, so far as I know
them, and especially before making another united effort
9

to purchase more land and enlarge our church edifice so
as to seat the large number who annually favor us with
their presence on Communion Sunday.

THE ANNUAL MEETING OF THE MOTHER CHURCH,

JUNE 18, 1902 - TWO MILLION DOLLARS PLEDGED

Edward A. Kimball, C.S.D., offered the following
15

motion: -

"Recognizing the necessity for providing an auditorium
for The Mother Church that will seat four or five thou-
18

sand persons, and acting in behalf of ourselves and the
Christian Scientists of the world, we agree to contribute

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1 any portion of two million dollars that may be necessary
for this purpose."
3 In support of the motion, Mr. Kimball said in part:
"Our denomination is palpably outgrowing the institu-
tional end thereof. We need to keep pace with our own
6

growth and progress. The necessity here indicated is be-
yond cavil; beyond resistance in your thought."

Judge William G. Ewing, in seconding the motion, said: -
9 "As we have the best church in the world, and as we
have the best expression of the religion of Jesus Christ,
let us have the best material symbol of both of these, and
12

in the best city in the world.

"Now I am sure that I have but expressed the universal
voice of Christian Scientists, that there should be some-
15 thing done, and done immediately, to make reasonable
accommodation for the regular business of the Christian
Science church, and I believe really, with my faint
18 knowledge of arithmetic and the relationship of figures,
that a church of twenty-four thousand members should
have a seating capacity of more than nine hundred, if
21

they are all to get in."

The motion was carried unanimously.

Greeting from the Church to Mrs. Eddy
24 "Ten thousand Christian Scientists from throughout
the world, convened in annual business meeting in
Boston, send our greeting to you, whom we recognize
27

as logically the natural and indispensable Leader of our
religious denomination and its activity.

"Since the last report, in 1900, one hundred and five
30

new churches or congregations have been added, and

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1 those previously established have had large accessions
to their membership. In recognition of the necessity for
3 providing an audience-room in The Mother Church which
will seat four or five thousand persons, we have agreed to
contribute any portion of two million dollars that may
6

be needed for that purpose.


"The instinctive gratitude which not only impels the
Christian to turn in loving thankfulness to his heavenly
9 Father, but induces him to glory in every good deed and
thought on the part of every man - this would be scant
indeed if it did not continually move us to utter our grati-
12

tude to you and declare the depth of our affection and
esteem.

"To you, who are standing in the forefront of the effort
15

for righteous reform, we modestly renew the hope and
desire that we may worthily follow with you in the way
of salvation through Christ."

OUR LEADER'S THANKS

To the Members of The Mother Church: - I am bankrupt
in thanks to you, my beloved brethren, who at our last
21 annual meeting pledged yourselves with startling grace
to contribute any part of two millions of dollars towards
the purchase of more land for its site, and to enlarge
24 our church edifice in Boston. I never before felt poor
in thanks, but I do now, and will draw on God for
the amount I owe you, till I am satisfied with what my
27

heart gives to balance accounts.
MARY BAKER EDDY

PLEASANT VIEW, CONCORD, N. H.,

July 21, 1902

1 The First Church of Christ, Scientist

Christian Science Sentinel, May 16, 1903

It is inevitable that the transforming influence of
3 Christian Science should improve the thought, enlarge the
favorable expectation, and augment the achievements of
its followers. It was inevitable that this mighty impulse
6 for good should have externalized itself, ten years ago,
in an edifice for The Mother Church. It is inevitable
that this same impulsion should now manifest itself in a
9

beautiful, ample building, embodying the best of design,
material, and situation.

Some money has been paid in towards the fund, and
12 some of the churches and other organizations have taken
steps in this direction, but the time is at hand, now, for
this entire donation to be specifically subscribed as to
15 amount and date of payment. No appeal has ever been
made in this behalf, and it is probable that none will be
made or ever be needed. It is doubtful if the Cause of
18 Christian Science could prosper, in any particular, on the
basis of fretful or reluctant sacrifice on the part of its
people. Christian Scientists are not expected to contrib-
21

ute money against their will or as the result of impor-
tunity or entreaty on the part of some one else.

They will provide the money necessary to this end,
24 because they recognize the importance of The Mother
Church to the Cause. They realize that there must be
a prosperous parent church, in order to insure the pros-
27 perity of the branch churches; indeed, they know that
it is the prosperous growth of this movement which
now necessitates this onward step. They know that
30

their own individual welfare is closely interwoven with
the general welfare of the Cause.

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1 Notwithstanding the fact that as Christian Scientists
we are as yet but imperfect followers of the perfect Christ,
3 and although we may falter or stumble or loiter by the
way, we know that the Leader of this movement, Mrs.
Eddy, has been constantly at her post during all the
6 storms that have surged against her for a generation.
She has been the one of all the world who has encountered
the full force of antagonism. We know, too, that during
9 these years she has not tried to guide us by means of
forced marches, but has waited for us to grow into readi-
ness for each step, and we know that in all this time she
12

has never urged upon us a step that did not result in our
welfare.

A year ago she quietly alluded to the need of our
15 Mother Church. She knew that we were ready; the re-
sponse was instant, spontaneous. Later on she expressed
much gratification because of prompt and liberal action,
18 and it needs no special insight to predict that she will be
cheered and encouraged to know that, having seized upon
this privilege and opportunity, we have also made good
21

the pledge.

Editorial in Christian Science Sentinel, May 16, 1903

Our readers have been informed of the purchase of the
24 land upon which the new building will be erected, and
that this land has been paid for. The location is, there-
fore, determined. The size of the building was decided
27 last June, but there still remained for definite decision
the amount to be expended and the date for commen-
cing building operations. The pledge of the annual
30

meeting was "any portion of two million dollars that

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1 may be necessary for this purpose," and this of course
carried the implication that work should be commenced
3

as soon as the money in hand justified the letting of
contracts.

The spontaneous and liberal donations which enabled
6 those having the work in charge to secure the large
parcel of land adjoining The Mother Church, gives
promise of the speedy accumulation of a sum sufficient
9 to justify the decision of these remaining problems.
Each person interested must remember, however, that
his individual desires, both as to the amount to be
12

expended and the date of commencing work, will be best
evidenced by the liberality and promptness of his own
contribution.

15 [Mrs. Eddy in Christian Science Sentinel, May 30, 1903]

NOW AND THEN

This was an emphatic rule of St. Paul: "Behold, now
18 is the accepted time." A lost opportunity is the great-
est of losses. Whittier mourned it as what "might
have been." We own no past, no future, we pos-
21 sess only now. If the reliable now is carelessly lost in
speaking or in acting, it comes not back again. What-
ever needs to be done which cannot be done now,
24 God prepares the way for doing; while that which can
be done now, but is not, increases our indebtedness to
God. Faith in divine Love supplies the ever-present
27

help and now, and gives the power to "act in the living
present."

The dear children's good deeds are gems in the settings
30

of manhood and womanhood. The good they desire to

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1 do, they insist upon doing now. They speculate neither
on the past, present, nor future, but, taking no thought
3

for the morrow, act in God's time.

A book by Benjamin Wills Newton, called "Thoughts
on the Apocalypse," published in London, England, in
6 1853, was presented to me in 1903 by Mr. Marcus
Holmes. This was the first that I had even heard of
it. When scanning its interesting pages, my attention
9 was arrested by the following: "The church at Jerusalem,
like a sun in the centre of its system, had other churches,
like so many planets, revolving around it. It was
12 strictly a mother and a ruling church." According to
his description, the church of Jerusalem seems to pre-
figure The Mother Church of Christ, Scientist, in
15

Boston.

I understand that the members of The Mother Church,
out of loving hearts, pledged to this church in Boston
18 any part of two millions of money with which to build
an ample temple dedicate to God, to Him "who forgiveth
all thine iniquities; who healeth all thy diseases; who
21 redeemeth thy life from destruction; who crowneth thee
with lovingkindness and tender mercies; who satisfieth
thy mouth with good things; so that thy youth is renewed
24 like the eagle's," - to build a temple the spiritual spire
of which will reach the stars with divine overtures, holy
harmony, reverberating through all cycles of systems and
27

spheres.

Because Christian Scientists virtually pledged this
munificent sum not only to my church but to Him who
30

returns it unto them after many days, their loving giving
has been blessed. It has crystallized into a foundation
for our temple, and it will continue to "prosper in the

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1 thing whereto [God, Spirit] sent it." In the now they
brought their tithes into His storehouse. Then, when
3 this bringing is consummated, God will pour them out a
blessing above the song of angels, beyond the ken of
mortals - a blessing that two millions of love currency
6 will bring to be discerned in the near future as a gleam
of reality; not a madness and nothing, but a sanity
and something from the individual, stupendous, Godlike
9

agency of man.

Editorial in Christian Science Sentinel, January 2, 1904

A few days ago we received a letter from a friend in
12 another city, saying that he had just been informed -
and his informant claimed to have good authority for the
statement - that the entire amount required to complete
15 The Mother Church building fund had been paid in;
consequently further payments or subscriptions were not
desired.
18 Our friend very promptly and emphatically pro-
nounced the story a fabrication of the evil one, and he
was entirely right in doing so. If the devil were really
21 an entity, endowed with genius and inspiration, he could
not have invented a more subtle lie with which to en-
snare a generous and loyal people.
24 As a matter of fact, the building fund is not complete,
but it is in such a healthy state that building operations
have been commenced, and they will be carried on without
27 interruption until the church is finished. The rapidity
with which the work will be pushed forward necessitates
large payments of money, and it is desirable that the con-
30

tributions to the building fund keep pace with the dis-
bursements.

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1

[Christian Science Sentinel, March 5, 1904]

AMENDMENT TO BY-LAW
3

Section 3 of Article XLI (XXXIV in revised edition) of
the Church By-laws has been amended to read as follows: -

THE MOTHER CHURCH BUILDING. - SECTION 3. The
6 edifice erected in 1894 for The First Church of Christ,
Scientist, in Boston, Mass., shall neither be demolished
nor removed from the site where it was built, without the
9

written consent of the Pastor Emeritus, Mary Baker
Eddy.

COMMUNION, 1904
12 My Beloved Brethren: - My heart goes out to you as
ever in daily desire that the Giver of all good transform
you into His own image and likeness. Already I have
15 said to you all that you are able to bear now, and thanking
you for your gracious reception of it I close with Kate
Hankey's excellent hymn, -
18 I love to tell the story,
Of unseen things above,
Of Jesus and his glory,
21 Of Jesus and his love.
I love to tell the story,
Because I know 'tis true;
24

It satisfies my longings,
As nothing else can do.

I love to tell the story;
27 For those who know it best
Seem hungering and thirsting
To hear it like the rest.
30 And when, in scenes of glory,
I sing the NEW, NEW SONG,
'Twill be the OLD, OLD STORY
33

That I have loved so long.

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EXTRACT FROM THE TREASURER'S REPORT, JUNE 14, 1904

The report of Mr. Stephen A. Chase, treasurer of the
3 building fund of The Mother Church, made to the
annual meeting, showed that a total of $425,893.66 had
been received up to and including May 31, 1904, and that
6 there was a balance of $226,285.73 on hand on that date,
after paying out the sum of $ 199,607.93, which included
the purchase price of the land for the site of the new
9

building.

THE CORNER-STONE LAID

The corner-stone of the new auditorium for The Mother
12 Church in Boston was laid Saturday, July 16, 1904, at
eight o'clock in the forenoon. In addition to the members
of the Christian Science Board of Directors, who have
15 the work directly in charge, there were present on this
occasion: Mr. Alfred Farlow, President of The Mother
Church; Prof. Hermann S. Hering, First Reader; Mrs.
18 Ella E. Williams, Second Reader; Mr. Charles Brigham
and Mr. E. Noyes Whitcomb, respectively the architect
and the builder of the new edifice.
21

The order of the services, which were conducted by the
First Reader, was as follows: -

Scripture reading, Isaiah 28: 16, 17, -
24 "Therefore thus saith the Lord God, Behold, I lay in
Zion for a foundation a stone, a tried stone, a precious
corner stone, a sure foundation: he that believeth shall
27

not make haste.

"Judgment also will I lay to the line, and righteous-
ness to the plummet: and the hail shall sweep away the

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1 refuge of lies, and the waters shall overflow the hiding
place."
3

Also, 1 Peter 2: 1-6, -

"Wherefore laying aside all malice, and all guile, and
hypocrisies, and envies, and all evil speakings,
6

"As newborn babes, desire the sincere milk of the word,
that ye may grow thereby:

"If so be ye have tasted that the Lord is gracious.
9

"To whom coming, as unto a living stone, disallowed
indeed of men, but chosen of God, and precious,

"Ye also, as lively stones, are built up a spiritual house,
12

an holy priesthood, to offer up spiritual sacrifices, accept-
able to God by Jesus Christ.

"Wherefore also it is contained in the scripture,
15

Behold, I lay in Sion a chief corner stone, elect, precious:
and he that believeth on him shall not be confounded."

The reading of selections from "Science and Health
18

with Key to the Scriptures" by Mary Baker Eddy, -

Page 241, lines 13-30

" 136, " 1-5, 9-14

" 137, " 16-5
" 583, " 12-19

" 35, " 20-25
24 This was followed by a few moments of silent prayer
and the audible repetition of the Lord's Prayer with its
spiritual interpretation, as given in the Christian Science
27

textbook, after which the following extracts from Mrs.
Eddy's writings were read: -

"Hitherto, I have observed that in proportion as this
30

church has smiled on His 'little ones,' He has blessed
her. Throughout my entire connection with The Mother

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1 Church, I have seen, that in the ratio of her love for
others, hath His love been bestowed upon her; water-
3

ing her waste places, and enlarging her borders.

"One thing I have greatly desired, and again earnestly
request, namely, that Christian Scientists, here and else-
6 where, pray daily for themselves; not verbally, nor on
bended knee, but mentally, meekly, and importunately.
When a hungry heart petitions the divine Father-Mother
9 God for bread, it is not given a stone, - but more grace,
obedience, and love. If this heart, humble and trustful,
faithfully asks divine Love to feed it with the bread of
12 heaven, health, holiness, it will be conformed to a fitness
to receive the answer to its desire; then will flow into it
the 'river of His pleasure,' the tributary of divine Love,
15 and great growth in Christian Science will follow, - even
that joy which finds one's own in another's good." (Mis-
cellaneous Writings, p. 127.)
18 "Beloved brethren, the love of our loving Lord was
never more manifest than in its stern condemnation of all
error, wherever found. I counsel thee, rebuke and exhort
21 one another. Love all Christian churches for the gospel's
sake; and be exceedingly glad that the churches are united
in purpose, if not in method, to close the war between
24 flesh and Spirit, and to fight the good fight till God's will
be witnessed and done on earth as in heaven." (Christian
Science versus Pantheism, p. 13.)
27 The corner-stone was then laid by the members of the
Christian Science Board of Directors. It contained the
following articles: The Holy Bible; "Science and Health
30

with Key to the Scriptures" and all other published
writings of the Rev. Mary Baker Eddy, the Discoverer

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1 and Founder of Christian Science; Christian Science
Hymnal; "The Mother Church;" the current numbers of
3 The Christian Science Journal, Christian Science Sentinel,
Der Herold der Christian Science, and the Christian Science
Quarterly.
6 The ceremony concluded with the repetition of "the
scientific statement of being," from Science and Health
(p. 468), and the benediction, 2 Corinthians 13:14:
9

"The grace of the Lord Jesus Christ, and the love of
God, and the communion of the Holy Ghost, be with you
all. Amen."

UNSELFISH LOYALTY

To one of the many branch churches which contributed
their local church building funds to The Mother Church
15 building fund, Mrs. Eddy wrote as follows: -

FIRST CHURCH OF CHRIST, SCIENTIST,
Colorado Springs, Col.
18 Beloved Brethren: - It is conceded that our shadows
follow us in the sunlight wherever we go; but I ask for
more, even this: That this dear church shall be pursued
21 by her substance, the immortal fruition of her unselfed
love, and that her charity, which "seeketh not her
own" but another's good, shall reap richly the reward of
24

goodness.

Those words of our holy Way-shower, vibrant through
time and eternity with acknowledgment of exemplary
27 giving, no doubt fill the memory and swell the hearts of
the members of The Mother Church, because of that gift
which you so sacredly bestowed towards its church build-
30

ing fund. These are applicable words: "Verily I say
unto you, Wheresoever this gospel shall be preached

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1 throughout the whole world, this also that she hath done
shall be spoken of for a memorial of her." (Mark 14: 9.)
3 Gratefully yours in Christ,
MARY BAKER EDDY
PLEASANT VIEW, CONCORD, N. H.,
6

September 1, 1904

HOLIDAY GIFTS

Beloved Students: - The holidays are coming, and I
9 trow you are awaiting on behalf of your Leader the
loving liberty of their license. May I relieve you of
selecting, and name your gifts to her, in advance?
12 Send her only what God gives to His church. Bring
all your tithes into His storehouse, and what you would
expend for presents to her, please add to your givings
15 to The Mother Church building fund, and let this
suffice for her rich portion in due season. Send no gifts
to her the ensuing season, but the evidences of glorious
18

growth in Christian Science.
MARY BAKER EDDY

PLEASANT VIEW, CONCORD, N. H.,
21

October 31, 1904

A WORD FROM THE DIRECTORS, MAY, 1905

In view of the fact that a general attendance of the
24 members of The Mother Church at the communion
and annual meeting in Boston entails the expenditure
of a large amount of money, and the further fact that
27 it is important that the building fund of The Mother
Church should be completed as early as possible, it has
been decided to omit this year the usual large gathering
30

in Boston, and to ask the members to contribute to

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1 the building fund the amount which they would have
expended in such an event.
3 We all know of the loving self-sacrifices which have been
made by many of the branch churches in transferring to
this fund the money which had been collected for the
6 purpose of building church homes of their own, and it will
thus be seen that the course suggested will not only
hasten the completion of The Mother Church, but will
9 also advance the erection of many branch churches.
We therefore feel sure that all Christian Scientists will
gladly forego a visit to Boston at this time, in order to
12

contribute more liberally to the building fund and thereby
aid the progress of our Cause throughout the world.

Christian Scientists have learned from experience that
15 divine Love more than compensates for every seeming
trial and deprivation in our loyalty to Truth, and it is
but right to expect that those who are willing to forego
18 their anticipated visit this year will receive a greater
blessing - "good measure, pressed down, and shaken
together, and running over." The local members, who
21 have always experienced much pleasure in welcoming
their brethren from far and near, and who have antici-
pated much joy in meeting very many of them this year,
24 will feel that they have been called upon to make no less
sacrifice than have others; but we are confident that
they too will be blessed, and that all will rejoice in the
27

glad reunion upon the completion of the new edifice in
Boston.

IRA O. KNAPP, JOSEPH ARMSTRONG,
30

WILLIAM B. JOHNSON, STEPHEN A. CHASE,
ARCHIBALD McLELLAN,
The Christian Science Board of Directors

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THE ANNUAL MEETING, JUNE 13, 1905

Extract from the Clerk's Report
3 In the year 1902 our Leader saw the need of a larger
edifice for the home of The Mother Church, one that
would accommodate the constantly increasing attendance
6 at all the services, and the large gatherings at the annual
meeting; and, at the annual meeting in June, 1902, a
sum of money adequate to erect such a building was
9 pledged. Christian Scientists have contributed already
for this grand and noble purpose, but let us not be uncon-
sciously blind to the further needs of the building fund,
12

in order to complete this great work, nor wait to be urged
or to be shown the absolute necessity of giving.

Since 1866, almost forty years ago, - almost forty
15 years in the wilderness, - our beloved Leader and teacher,
Mrs. Eddy, the Founder of Christian Science, has labored
for the regeneration of mankind; and time has put its
18 seal of affirmation upon every purpose she has set in
motion, and the justification of her labors is the fruit.
In these years of work she has shown wisdom, faith, and
21

a spiritual discernment of the needs of the present and of
the future that is nothing less than God-bestowed.

In years to come the moral and the physical effects
24 produced by The Mother Church, and by the advanced
position taken by our Pastor Emeritus and Leader, will
appear in their proper perspective. Is it not therefore
27 the duty of all who have touched the healing hem of
Christian Science, to get immediately into the proper
perspective of the meaning of the erection of the new
30

edifice of The First Church of Christ, Scientist, in
Boston?

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1 It is not necessary for us to delay our contributions in
order to find out how much our neighbor has given, or to
3 compute by the total membership of The Mother Church
what amount each shall send the Treasurer. The divine
Love that prompted the desire, and supplied the means to
6

consummate the erection of the present edifice in 1894, is
still with us, and will bless us so long as we follow His
commands.

Extract from the Treasurer's Report

Building Fund: - Amount on hand June 1, 1905,
$303,189.41; expenditures June 1, 1904 to May 31, 1905,
12

$388,663.15; total receipts June 19, 1902 to June l,
1905, $891,460.49.

Amount necessary to complete the sum of $2,000,000
15

pledged at the annual meeting, 1902, $1,108,539.51.

Greeting to Mrs. Eddy from the Annual Meeting

Beloved Teacher and Leader: - The members of your
18 church, The Mother Church, The First Church of Christ,
Scientist, in Boston, Mass., in annual business meeting
assembled, send their loyal and loving greetings to you,
21

the Discoverer and Founder of Christian Science and
author of its textbook.

We rejoice greatly that the walls of our new edifice are
24 rising, not only to faith but also to sight; that this temple,
which represents the worship of Spirit, with its inseparable
accompaniment, the Christ-healing, is being built in our
27

day; and that we have the privilege of participating
in the work of its erection. As the stately structure
grows, and stone is laid upon stone, those who pass by are

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1 impelled to ask, What means this edifice? and they learn
that the truth which Christ Jesus revealed - the truth
3 which makes free - is to-day being proven and is ready
to heal all who accept its divine ministry. We congratu-
late you that the building is to express in its ample audi-
6 torium something of the vastness of the truth it represents,
and also to symbolize your unmeasured love for humanity,
which inspires you to welcome all mankind to the privi-
9 leges of this healing and saving gospel. As the walls are
builded by the prayers and offerings of the thousands
who have been healed through Christian Science, we know
12 that you rejoice in the unity of thought and purpose
which is thus expressed, showing that The Mother Church
"fitly framed together groweth unto an holy temple in the
15

Lord."

Editorial in Christian Science Sentinel, November 25, 1905

We are prompted to state, for the benefit of those who
18 have inquired about the progress of the work on the
extension to The Mother Church, that the erection of the
building is proceeding rapidly; in fact, it is being pushed
21 with the utmost energy, and at the present time there
are no less than fifteen different trades represented. The
beauty of the building, and the substantial and enduring
24 character of its construction, have been remarked by the
many visitors who have recently inspected the work, and
they have gone away with the conviction that the structure
27 is worthy of our Cause and that it will meet the needs of
The Mother Church as well as this can be done by a
building with a seating capacity of five thousand.
30

It therefore occurs to us that there could be no more
appropriate time for completing the building fund than

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1

the present Thanksgiving season; and it is suggested to our
readers that there would be great propriety in making a

special effort during the coming week to dispose fully and
finally of this feature of the demonstration.

[Christian Science Sentinel, March 17, 1906]

GIFTS FROM THE CHILDREN

The great interest exhibited by the children who attend
the Sunday School of The Mother Church is shown by
9 their contributions to the building fund. The following
figures are taken from the report of the secretary of the
Sunday School and are most gratifying:
12

March 1, 1903 to February 29, 1904, $621.10; March 1,
1904 to February 28, 1905, $845.96; March 1, 1905 to
February 28, 1906, $1,112.13; total, $2,579.19.

CARD

Will one and all of my dear correspondents accept this,
my answer to their fervid question: Owing to the time
18 consumed in travel, et cetera, I cannot be present in
propria persona at our annual communion and the dedi-
cation in June next of The Mother Church of Christ,
21

Scientist. But I shall be with my blessed church "in
spirit and in truth."

I have faith in the givers and in the builders of this
24 church edifice, - admiration for and faith in the grandeur
and sublimity of this superb superstructure, wherein all
vanity of victory disappears and the glory of divinity
27

appears in all its promise.
MARY BAKER EDDY

PLEASANT VIEW, CONCORD, N. H.,
30

April 8, 1906

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1

[Christian Science Sentinel, April 14, 1906]

ANNOUNCEMENT OF THE DEDICATION

3 The Christian Science Board of Directors takes pleasure
in announcing that the extension of The Mother Church
will be dedicated on the date of the annual communion,
6

Sunday, June 10, 1906.

[Christian Science Sentinel, April 28, 1906]

TO THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS
9 My Beloved Students: - Your generous check of five
thousand dollars, April 23, 1906, is duly received. You
can imagine my gratitude and emotion at the touch of
12 memory. Your beneficent gift is the largest sum of money
that I have ever received from my church, and quite
unexpected at this juncture, but not the less appreciated.
15 My Message for June 10 is ready for you. It is too
short to be printed in book form, for I thought it better
to be brief on this rare occasion. This communion and
18

dedication include enough of their own.

The enclosed notice I submit to you, and trust that you
will see, as I foresee, the need of it. Now is the time to
21 throttle the lie that students worship me or that I claim
their homage. This historical dedication should date
some special reform, and this notice is requisite to give
24

the true animus of our church and denomination.
Lovingly yours,

MARY BAKER EDDY
27

PLEASANT VIEW, Concord, N. H.,

April 23, 1906

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NOTICE

To the Beloved Members of my Church, The Mother Church,
3 The First Church of Christ, Scientist, in Boston. - Divine
Love bids me say: Assemble not at the residence of your
Pastor Emeritus at or about the time of our annual
6 meeting and communion service, for the divine and not
the human should engage our attention at this sacred
season of prayer and praise.

9

MARY BAKER EDDY

NOTICE TO CONTRIBUTORS TO THE BUILDING FUND

The contributors to the building fund for the extension
12 of The Mother Church, The First Church of Christ,
Scientist, in Boston, Mass., are hereby notified that
sufficient funds have been received for the completion of
15 the church building, and the friends are requested to send
no more money to this fund.
STEPHEN A. CHASE,
18

Treasurer of the Building Fund

BOSTON, MASS., June 2, 1906

Editorial in Christian Science Sentinel, June 9, 1906
21 Christian Scientists will read with much joy and
thanksgiving the announcement made by Mr. Chase in
this issue of the Sentinel that sufficient funds have been
24

received by him, as treasurer of the building fund, to
pay all bills in connection with the extension of The
Mother Church, and to most of them the fact that he

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1 has been able to make this announcement coincident
with the completion of the building will be deeply
3 significant. Our Leader has said in Science and Health
(p. 494), "Divine Love always has met and always
will meet every human need," and this has been proved
6

true in the experience of many who have contributed
to the building fund.

The treasurer's books will show the dollars and cents
9 received by him, but they can give no more than a hint of
the unselfish efforts, and in many instances the loving
self-sacrifice, of those who have given so generously to the
12 building of this church. Suffice it to say, however, that
the giving to this fund has stimulated those gentle
qualities which mark the true Christian, and its influence
15

upon the lives of thousands has been of immense value to
them.

The significance of this building is not to be found in
18 the material structure, but in the lives of those who, under
the consecrated leadership of Mrs. Eddy, and following
her example, are doing the works which Jesus said should
21 mark the lives of his followers. It stands as the visible
symbol of a religion which heals the sick and reforms
the sinful as our Master healed and reformed them. It
24 proclaims to the world that Jesus' gospel was for all time
and for all men; that it is as effective to-day as it was
when he preached the Word of God to the multitudes of
27 Judea and healed them of their diseases and their sins.
It speaks for the successful labors of one divinely guided
woman, who has brought to the world the spiritual under-
30

standing of the Scriptures, and whose ministry has revealed
the one true Science and changed the whole aspect of
medicine and theology.

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1

[Christian Science Sentinel, June 16, 1906. Reprinted from
Boston Herald]

COMMUNION SERVICE AND DEDICATION

Five thousand people kneeling in silent communion;
a stillness profound; and then, rising in unison from the
6 vast congregation, the words of the Lord's Prayer! Such
was the closing incident of the dedicatory services of the
extension of The Mother Church, The First Church of
9 Christ, Scientist, at the corner of Falmouth and Norway
Streets, yesterday morning. And such was the scene
repeated six times during the day.
12 It was a sight which no one who saw it will ever be able
to forget. Many more gorgeous church pageantries have
been seen in this country and in an older civilization;
15 there have been church ceremonies that appealed more
to the eye, but the impressiveness of this lay in its very
simplicity; its grandeur sprang from the complete
18 unanimity of thought and of purpose. There was some-
thing emanating from the thousands who worshipped
under the dome of the great edifice whose formal open-
21 ing they had gathered to observe, that appealed to and
fired the imagination. A comparatively new religion
launching upon a new era, assuming an altogether differ-
24

ent status before the world!

Even the sun smiled kindly upon the dedication of the
extension of The Mother Church. With a cooling breeze
27 to temper the heat, the thousands who began to congregate
about the church as early as half past five in the morning
were able to wait patiently for the opening of the doors
30

without suffering the inconveniences of an oppressive day.
From that time, until the close of the evening service,

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1 Falmouth and Norway Streets held large crowds of people,
either coming from a service or awaiting admission to
3 one. As all the services were precisely the same in every
respect, nobody attended more than one, so that there
were well over thirty thousand people who witnessed
6 the opening. Not only did these include Scientists from
all over the world, and nearly all the local Scientists,
but many hundreds of other faiths, drawn to the church
9

from curiosity, and from sympathy, too.

It spoke much for the devotion of the members to their
faith, the character of the attendance. In those huge
12 congregations were business men come from far distant
points at personal sacrifices of no mean order; profes-
sional men, devoted women members, visitors from
15 Australia, from India, from England, from Germany,
from Switzerland, from South Africa, from Hawaii, from
the coast States.
18 They gave generously of their means in gratitude for the
epoch-making event. The six collections were large, and
when the plates were returned after having been through
21 the congregations, they were heaped high with bills, with
silver, and with gold. Some of these contributions were
one-hundred-dollar bills. Without ostentation and quite
24 voluntarily the Scientists gave a sum surpassing some of
the record collections secured by evangelists for the work
of Christianity.
27 Though the church was filled for the service at half
past seven, and hundreds had to be turned away, by far
the largest crowd of the day applied for admission at the
30

ten o'clock service, and it was representative of the entire
body of the Christian Science church.

Before half past seven the chimes of the new church

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1 began to play, first the "Communion Hymn," succeeded
by the following hymns throughout the day: "The
3 morning light is breaking;" "Shepherd, show me how
to go;" "Just as I am, without one plea;" "I need
Thee every hour;" "Blest Christmas morn;" "Abide
6 with me;" "Day by day the manna fell;" "Oh, the
clanging bells of time;" "Still, still with Thee;" "O'er
waiting harpstrings of the mind;" Doxology.
9 Promptly at half past six the numerous doors of the
church were thrown open and the public had its first
glimpse of the great structure, the cost of which approxi-
12 mates two millions of dollars, contributed from over the
entire world. The first impression was of vastness, then
of light and cheerfulness, and when the vanguard of the
15 thousands had been seated, expressions of surprise and of
admiration were heard on every hand for the beauty and
the grace of the architecture. The new home for worship
18 that was opened by the Scientists in Boston yesterday
can take a place in the front rank of the world's houses
of worship, and it is no wonder that the first sight which
21

the visitors caught of its interior should have impressed
them as one of the events of their lives.

First Reader William D. McCrackan, accompanied by
24 the Second Reader, Mrs. Laura Carey Conant, and the
soloist for the services, Mrs. Hunt, was on the Readers'
platform. Stepping to the front of the platform, when
27 the congregation had taken their seats, the First Reader
announced simply that they would sing Hymn 161,
written by Mrs. Eddy, as the opening of the dedicatory
30

service. And what singing it was! As though trained
carefully under one leader, the great body of Scientists
joined in the song of praise.

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1 Spontaneous unanimity and repetition in unison were
two of the most striking features of the services. When,
3 after five minutes of silent communion at the end of the
service, the congregation began to repeat the Lord's
Prayer, they began all together, and their voices rose as
6

one in a heartfelt appeal to the creator.

So good are the acoustic properties of the new structure
that Mr. McCrackan and Mrs. Conant could be heard
9

perfectly in every part of it, and they did not have to lift
their voices above the usual platform tone.

Following the organ voluntary - Fantasie in E minor,
12

Merkel - the order of service was as follows: -

Hymn 161, from the Hymnal. Words by the Rev.
Mary Baker Eddy.(1)
15

Reading from the Scriptures: Deuteronomy 26: 1, 2,
5-10 (first sentence).

Silent prayer, followed by the audible repetition of the
18

Lord's Prayer with its spiritual interpretation as given in
the Christian Science textbook.

Hymn 166, from the Hymnal.(2)
21

Reading of notices.

Reading of Tenets of The Mother Church.

Collection.
24

Solo, "Communion Hymn," words by the Rev. Mary
Baker Eddy, music by William Lyman Johnson.

Reading of annual Message from the Pastor Emeritus,
27

the Rev. Mary Baker Eddy.

Reading the specially prepared Lesson-Sermon.

After the reading of the Lesson-Sermon, silent com-
30

munion, which concluded with the audible repetition of
the Lord's Prayer.

(1) Hymn 306, (2) Hymn 108, in Revised Hymnal

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1 Singing the Communion Doxology.
Reading of a despatch from the members of the church
3 to Mrs. Eddy.
Reading of "the scientific statement of being" (Sci-
ence and Health, p. 468), and the correlative Scripture,
6

1 John 3: 1-3.
The benediction.

The subject of the special Lesson-Sermon was "Adam,
9 Where Art Thou?" the Golden Text: "Search me, O
God, and know my heart: try me, and know my
thoughts: and see if there be any wicked way in me,
12 and lead me in the way everlasting." (Psalms 139: 23,
24.) The responsive reading was from Psalms 15: 1-5;
24: 1-6, 9, 10.
15 1 Lord, who shall abide in thy tabernacle? who shall
dwell in thy holy hill?
2 He that walketh uprightly, and worketh righteous-
18 ness, and speaketh the truth in his heart.
3 He that backbiteth not with his tongue, nor doeth
evil to his neighbor, nor taketh up a reproach against his
12 neighbor.
4 In whose eyes a vile person is contemned; but he
honoreth them that fear the Lord. He that sweareth to
24 his own hurt, and changeth not.
5 He that putteth not out his money to usury, nor
taketh reward against the innocent. He that doeth these
27 things shall never be moved.
1 The earth is the Lord's, and the fulness thereof;
the world, and they that dwell therein.
30

2 For he hath founded it upon the seas, and established
it upon the floods.

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1 3 Who shall ascend into the hill of the Lord? or who
shall stand in his holy place?
3 4 He that hath clean hands, and a pure heart; who
hath not lifted up his soul unto vanity, nor sworn
deceitfully.
6 5 He shall receive the blessing from the Lord, and
righteousness from the God of his salvation.
6 This is the generation of them that seek him, that
9 seek thy face, O Jacob.
9 Lift up your heads, O ye gates; even lift them up, ye
everlasting doors; and the King of glory shall come in.
12

10 Who is this King of glory? The Lord of hosts, he
is the King of glory.

The Lesson-Sermon consisted of the following citations
15 from the Bible and "Science and Health with Key to the
Scriptures" by the Rev. Mary Baker Eddy, and was
read by Mr. McCrackan and Mrs. Conant: -
18

I

The Bible Science and Health (1)

Genesis 3: 9-11 224: 22
21

Proverbs 8: 1, 4, 7 559: 8-10, 19

Mark 2: 15-17 181: 21-25

307: 31-8
24

II

Psalms 51: 1-3, 6, 10, 12, 308: 8, 16-28 This;

13, 17   Jacob

323: 19-24, 28-32

When; The effects

(1)The Science and Health references in this lesson are according
30

to the 1913 edition.

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1

III

The Bible Science and Health
3 Hebrews 11: 1, 3, 6 297: 20 Faith
Proverbs 3: 5, 6 241: 23-27
Job 28: 20, 23, 28 275: 25
6

1 Corinthians 14: 20 505: 21-28 Under-

standing

536: 8
9

IV

Psalms 86: 15, 16 345: 31

Matthew 9: 2-8 337: 10
12

525: 4
494: 30-2 Our Master

476: 32-4
15

171: 4

V

Mark 12: 30, 31 9: 17-21 Dost thou
18 John 21: 1 (first 53: 8-11
clause), 14-17 54:29- 1
1 John 4: 21 560: 11-19, 22 The
21

great; Abuse
565: 18-22

VI
24 John 21: 4-6, 9, 12, 13 34: 29-29
Revelation 3: 20
Revelation 7: 13,14,16,17
27

During the progress of each service, First Reader
William D. McCrackan read to the congregation the

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1 dedicatory Message from their teacher and Leader, Mrs.
Mary Baker Eddy.
3 The telegram from the church to Mrs. Eddy was read
by Mr. Edward A. Kimball of Chicago, and the five
thousand present rose as one to indicate their approval
6

of it.

REV. MARY BAKER EDDY, Pastor Emeritus

Beloved Teacher and Leader: - The members of your
9 church have assembled at this sacred time to commune
with our infinite heavenly Father and again to consecrate
all that we are or hope to be to a holy Christian service
12

that shall be acceptable unto God.

Most of us are here because we have been delivered from
beds of sickness or withheld from open graves or reclaimed
15 from vice or redeemed from obdurate sin. We have ex-
changed the tears of sorrow for the joy of repentance and
the peace of a more righteous living, and now with blessed
18 accord we are come, in humility, to pour out our gratitude
to God and to bear witness to the abundance of salvation
through His divine Christ.
21 At this altar, dedicated to the only true God, we who
have been delivered from the depths increase the measure
of our devotion to the daily life and purpose which are in
24

the image and likeness of God.

By these stately walls; by this sheltering dome; by
all the beauty of color and design, the Christian Scientists
27 of the world, in tender affection for the cause of human
weal, have fulfilled a high resolve and set up this taber-
nacle, which is to stand as an enduring monument, a sign
30

of your understanding and proof that our Supreme
God, through His power and law, is the natural healer

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1 of all our diseases and hath ordained the way of salva-
tion of all men from all evil. No vainglorious boast,
3 no pride of circumstances has place within the sacred
confines of this sanctuary. Naught else than the gran-
deur of humility and the incense of gratitude and com-
6

passionate love can acceptably ascend heavenward from
this house of God.

It is from the depths of tenderest gratitude, respect,
9 and affection that we declare again our high appreciation
of all that you have done and continue to do for the ever-
lasting advantage of this race. Through you has been
12 revealed the verity and rule of the Christianity of Christ
which has ever healed the sick. By your fidelity and the
constancy of your obedience during forty years you have
15 demonstrated this Science before the gaze of universal
humanity. By reason of your spiritual achievement the
Cause of Christian Science has been organized and main-
18 tained, its followers have been prospered, and the philos-
ophy of the ages transformed. Recognizing the grand
truth that God is the supreme cause of all the activities of
21 legitimate existence, we also recognize that He has made
known through your spiritual perception the substance
of Christian Science, and that this church owes itself and
24 its prosperity to the unbroken activity of your labors,
which have been and will still be the pretext for our
confident and favorable expectation.
27 We have read your annual Message to this church.
We are deeply touched by its sweet entreaty, its ineffable
loving-kindness, its wise counsel and admonition.
30

With sacred resolution do we pray that we may give
heed and ponder and obey. We would be glad if our
prayers, our rejoicing, and our love could recompense your

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1 long sacrifice and bestow upon you the balm of heavenly
joy, but knowing that every perfect gift cometh from
3 above, and that in God is all consolation and comfort,
we rest in this satisfying assurance, while we thank you
and renew the story of our love for you and for all that
6

you are and all that you have done for us.

WILLIAM B. JOHNSON, Clerk

By means of a carefully trained corps of ushers, num-
9 bering two hundred, there was no confusion in finding
seats, and when all seating space had been filled no more
were admitted until the next service. The church was
12 filled for each service in about twenty minutes, and was
emptied in twelve, in spite of the fact that many of
the visitors showed a tendency to tarry to examine the
15

church.

It was "children's day" at noon, for the service at half
past twelve was specially reserved for them. They filled
18 all the seats in the body of the church, and when it came
to the singing, the little ones were not a whit behind their
elders, their shrill trebles rising with the roll of the organ
21

in almost perfect time. In every respect their service was
the same as all the others.

There was no more impressive feature of the dedication
24

than the silent communion. Devout Scientists said after
the service that they would ever carry with them the
memory of it.

THE ANNUAL MEETING, JUNE 12, 1906

The annual meeting of The First Church of Christ,
Scientist, in Boston, was held in the extension of The
30

Mother Church, Tuesday, June 12, at ten o'clock in the

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1 forenoon, and in order to accommodate those who could
not gain admittance at that hour a second session was held
3 at two o'clock in the afternoon. The meeting was opened
by the President, Rev. William P. McKenzie, who read
from the Bible and Science and Health as follows: -
6

The Bible Science and Health

Isaiah 54: 1-5, 10-15, 571: 22

17 574: 3-16, 27 The Revela-
9

Revelation 19: 1, 6-9 tor; The very
577: 4

Then followed a short silent prayer and the audible
12 repetition of the Lord's Prayer, in which all joined. The
following list of officers for the ensuing year was read by
the Clerk: -
15

President, Willis F. Gross, C.S.B.; Treasurer, Stephen
A. Chase, C.S.D.; Clerk, William B. Johnson, C.S.D.

In introducing the new President, Mr. McKenzie said: -
18 When I introduce the incoming President, my modest
task will be ended. You will allow me, however, the
privilege of saying a few words of reminder and prophecy.
21 My thoughts revert to a former occasion, when it was my
pleasant duty to preside at an annual meeting when our
Pastor Emeritus, Mrs. Eddy, was present. We remember
24 her graciousness and dignity. We recall the harmonious
tones of her gentle voice. Our hearts were thrilled by her
compassion, and the memory lives with us. But even more
27 distinctly may we realize her presence with us to-day.
Why? Because our own growth in love and unity enables
us to comprehend better the strength and beauty of her
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1 Moreover, this completed extension of The Mother
Church is an evidence to us of her hospitable love. She
3 has desired for years to have her church able to give
more adequate reception to those who hunger and thirst
after practical righteousness; and we are sure that now
6 the branch churches of The Mother Church will also en-
large their hospitality, so that these seekers everywhere
may be satisfied. This will imply the subsidence of criti-
9 cism among workers. It may even imply that some who
have been peacebreakers shall willingly enter into the
blessedness of peacemakers. Nothing will be lost, how-
12 ever, by those who relinquish their cherished resentments,
forsake animosity, and abandon their strongholds of
rivalry. Through rivalries among leaders Christendom
15 became divided into warring sects; but the demand
of this age is for peacemaking, so that Christianity
may more widely reassert its pristine power to bring
18 health and a cure to pain-racked and sorrow-worn hu-
manity. "The wisdom that is from above is first
pure, then peaceable, . . . And the fruit of righteous-
21 ness is sown in peace of them that make peace."
"Blessed are the peacemakers: for they shall be called
the children of God."
24 Our Leader, Mrs. Eddy, has presented to the world the
ideal of Christianity, because she is an exact metaphysi-
cian. She has illustrated what the poet perceived when he
27 said, "All's love, but all's law." She has obeyed the divine
Principle, Love, without regrets and without resistance.
Human sense often rebels against law, hence the proverb:
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Dura lex, sed lex (Hard is the law, nevertheless it is
the law). But by her own blameless and happy life,
as well as by her teachings, our Leader has induced a

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1 multitude - how great no man can number - to be-
come gladly obedient to law, so that they think rightly
3

or righteously.

No one can change the law of Christian metaphysics,
the law of right thinking, nor in any wise alter its
6 effects. It is a forever fact that the meek and lowly in
heart are blessed and comforted by divine Love. If the
proud are lonely and uncomforted, it is because they
9 have thoughts adverse to the law of love. Pride, arro-
gance, and self-will are unmerciful, and so receive judg-
ment without mercy; but the law of metaphysics says,
12 "Blessed are the merciful," and will allow no one to
escape that blessedness, howsoever far he may stray,
whatsoever lawlessness of hatred he may practise and
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suffer from.

So we see that Christian Science makes no compromise
with evil, sin, wrong, or imperfection, but maintains the
18 perfect standard of truth and righteousness and joy. It
teaches us to rise from sentimental affection which ad-
mires friends and hates enemies, into brotherly love which
21 is just and kind to all and unable to cherish any enmity.
It brings into present and hourly application what Paul
termed "the law of the Spirit of life in Christ Jesus," and
24 shows man that his real estate is one of blessedness. Why
should any one postpone his legitimate joy, and disregard
his lawful inheritance, which is "incorruptible and unde-
27 filed"? Our Leader and teacher not only discovered
Christian Science, but through long years of consecration
has obeyed its every demand, for our sakes as well as
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for her own; and we begin to understand how illim-
itable is the Love which supports such selfless devotion,
we begin to comprehend the "beauty of holiness," and