The San Francisco call., 1899-06-05
FOLLOWERS OF
CHRISTIAN SCIENCE
OBSERVE COMMUNION
IN der Annual MESSAGE Mrs,
E-ddy FOrsees Great Danger
Threatening the Nation.
Special Dispatch to The Call.

: Of those hearers and speakers pen may not tell.
Brethren. our annual meeting is grave
guardian. 1t requires you to report progress
/ 70 refresh the memory, to rejuVenate the
branches and vivify the bunds, to bend up
the parent trunks You come from feeding
your fiocks big with promise; and you come
with the sling OF Israels chosen one TO meet
l have only to dip my pen in my heart to say
all honor to the members of the the board Of
lectureship connected with the mother church.
Loyal to the divine principle they ably
vindicate. they earn their laureie; history Will
record their words and their works will fol-
low them. When reading their lectures l have
felt the touch OF the spirit of the Mars Hill
orator. which always thrills the soul. l have
/ last month there have been added to this board
the talent, influence and experience of the
and Judge J. r. Clarkson OF Omaha, Nebr.
he members of the board of education, under
the auspices of the Massachusetts Metaphysi-
cal College, have acquitted themselves nobly.
, The students In my last class in 1898 are stars
In my crown OF rejoicing.
We thank the Siver Of all good for the mar
velous speed of the chariot wheels of truth
and for the stead(ast, calm conference in the
+ ranks Of Christian Science. On comparison Il
Will be found that Christian Science pos
sesses more Of Christ's teaching and example
than all other religions since the first cen
tury. Comparing our scientific system Of
. metaphysical therapeutics with materia medca
We find II completely overshadows and over
WhelmS it, even Aaron $ rod swallowed up
the rods OF the magicians of Egypt I deliber-
ately declare that when I was in Practice out
OF 100 cases l healed ninety nine to the ten
/ of matera medica
We should thank God FOR persecution and for
prosecution. If thereby ensue a purer protest
antism and mOnotheisnI for the latter days of
the nineteenth century. \ siege OF combined
centuries eliminating in fierce attack cannot
demolish our stronghohs The forts OF Chris
tian Science. garrisonsl by Gods chosen ones.
can never surrender A Coroner's inquest a
board Of Health or class legislation is less
than the constitution of the United States
and infinitely less than Gods benign govern
7 which If TrYth
f crushed TO earth springs spontaneously up
ward and whispers in the breeze mans in
alenable birthright--liberty.
Where the spirit OF the Lord is there is
. liberty God is everywhere. crown. nor
scepter nor rulers rampant can quench the
adopt a religion. TO employ a physician to live
f or to die according to the dictates of his own
rational conscience and enlightened under
standing. Man cannot punish a man for sui
clde-God does that
Christian Scientists abide by the laws of God
and the laws of the land and following the
command Of the Master they go into all the
world, preaching the gospel and healing the
sick. Therefore. be wise and harmless. for
without the former the latter were impracti-
cable
y lack of wisdom betrays truth into the
hands of evil men.
In addition to the communion service
the fact that the annual church meeting
of the mother church is to he held on
Tuesday. June g. attracted many who
might not have otherwise been in at
tendance. This annual church meeting is
held for the purpose of eleVatiug the Vari-
Gus officers such as members of the
board OF leCtureship and the board of ed
ucatiOn. The present membership of the
mother church is about Is 900. About 2500
new members were admitted to member
ship in the mother church at this com
munion. 1t is estimated that over 5000 of
the followers Of Christian Science have
come to the city during the past two
days. and at the present time there are
over 10000 in Boston.