The record-union., 1899-06-05
Observed Communion Day at Bos'
ton Yesterday.
There Were -Four Largely Attended Ser
vices.
Over Ten Thousand Members OF
the Faith Are in Boston and
the Annual Church Meeting of
the Mother Church Will Be
Held Tomorrow Address of
the Pastor Emeritus, Mrs. Mary
Baker Eddy, Read.

Baker Eddy, Read.
BOSTON, June 4.-The followers of
| Christian science to-day observed COM
munion day, with four largely attend
| ed services at the mother church, the
| first church of Christian science In
| this city.
| Thousands fiocked into the edifice
merely for the privilege of kneeling in
| silent communion or listening to the
| reading of a brief message and the
Exchange of kindly greetings with fel-
| low members. AS fast as the services
were concluded and the congregation
had departed, another great concourse
streamed into the church, and the sim
pie service was repeated.
Each gathering was representative
one, for all sorts of men and women
were present Even the knowledge
that the leader, Mrs. Eddy, would not
be present had little effect on those
who joined in the services, and her
message, full of love and peace was
received with silent thankfulness.
Those present were invited to join in
| the communion. The words of invita-
| ton were: Il now invite all present,
whether members of this church Or
not, and communicates of other
churches, if there be any present. to
enter with US into the inner sanctuary
| of Saul for a brief moment, into the
holy of holies, into the secret places
| of the most high, for there is moth
ing as near as the infinitive.'
After the silent prayer the annual
| it11c To
Baker Eddy, to the Mother Church
was read by John Reeder, and listened
/ to with great interest.
| Excerpts from Mrs. Eddy's message
| follow:
MY beloved brethren: Looking on
| this annual assemblage of human con-
seriousness, health. harmony, growth,
grandeur and achievement, garlanded
| with glad faces, willing hands and
warm hearts, who would say to-day,
What fond fool is hope?' The frui-
! ton of friendship, the worlds arms
toutstretched to u.s., heart meeting heart
across continents and oceans, Diood-
less sieges and fearless triumphs, the
| well done already yours and the I'M
| done waiting only your swift hands,
are enough to make this hour glad.
What more abounds and abideS in the
hearts of those hearers and speakers,
pen may not tell.
Brethren, our annual meeting is a
grave guardian. 1t requires you to
report progress, to refresh the mem
| DRY, to rejuvenate the branches and
vivify the buds, to bend upward the
tendrils and incline the vine toward
| the parent trunks. You come from
your feeding fiocks, big with promise;
and you come with the sling of Israers
chosen one to meet the Goliaths.
IT have only to dip my pen into my
heart to say, all honor. to the members
of the Board of Eectureship connected
with the mother church Loyal to the
divine principle they so ably vindicate,
| they earn their laurels; history will
record their words, and their works
will follow them When reading their
| lectures 1 have felt the touch of the
spirit of the Mars Hill orator, which
| always thrills the soul. I have the
great pleasure to report that within
the last month there have been added
to this board the talent, influence and
experience of the distinguished Hon.
w. L. Ewing of Chicago, and Judge j.
r. Clarkson of Omaha.
1.-The members of the Board of Ed
ucation, under the auspices of the Mas
sachusetts Metaphysical College, have
acquitted themselves nobly The stu
dents in my last class in 1898 are stars
in my crown Of rejoicing.
I'VE thank the giver of all good for
the marvellous speed of the chariot
wheels of truth, and for the steadfast,
calm Conference in the ranks of Chris
tian science.
ION comparison it will be found that
Christian science possesses more of
Christs teaching and example than all
other religions since the first century
comparing our scientific system of
metaphysical therapeutics with ma
terra medica we find it completely over
shadows and overwhelms it. even as
Aarons rod swallowed up the rods Of
| the magicians of Egypt. 1 deliberately
declare that when / was in practice, out
of one hundred cases healed ninety
nine to the ten of materia medica.
I'VE should thank God for persecution
and for prosecution, if thereby ensue a
purer professionalism and nionotheism
for the latter days of the nineteenth
century. A siege OF combined centuries
eliminating in fierce attack cannot de-
mohsh our strongholds. The forts Of
| Christian science, garrisoned by, Gods
chosen ones, can never surrender.
"a Coroner's inquest, al Board of
Health or class legislation is less than
the Constitution of the United States,
and indefinitely less than Gods benign
government, which is no respecter Of
persons. Truth crushed to earth
springs spontaneously upward and
whispers in the breeze mans inalienable
birthright-liberty. Where the spirit
of the Lord is, there is liberty" God
is everywhere, nor crown nor scepter
nor rulers rampant can quench the vital
heritage of freedom-mans right to
adopt a religion, to employ physician,
| to live or to die according to the die
tates of his own rational conscience and
enlightened understanding Man can
not punish a man for suicide; God does
1 that
/ Christian scientists abide by the
laws of God and the laws of the land,
land following the command of the Mas
ter they go into all the world urea ching