The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1903-07-01
Christian Scientists at Boston.

Boston, Mass, June 20.-(Special) June
18th, 1903, was an ideal day and viii be
remembered most joyously by the vast
number of Christian Scientists from all
over the world, gathered here for the am
nual communion service OF the mother
church.
Everything has been done for the visit
ing Scientists The great Mechanics
Building, with its auditorium and ESSEN
bly, halls covering several acres of space,
has been converted into a general recep-
ton room from 9 a. m. to 8 p. m, where
thousands meet in good fellowship and
love exchanging friendly greetings. Here
is every venence-informatIon bu-
reaus, etc. so that in short while the
vast throng, for there are more than four
teen thousand persons here, are making
ne wfriends One from Australia is shak-
ing hands with a Scientist from the South.
From Manitoba, England, and many for
eign countries notable Scientists are here,
as well as from every State in the Union.
Earl and Countess Dunmore, of London,
with their two daughters, Lady Victoria
and Lady Mildred Murray, are here, hav-
ing, with many others, crossed the sea
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impressive to see the more than 5000 peo-
pie seated at each of the three services
Most simple was the service. The sub
ject of the lesson sermon was selected by
Mrs Eddy, Loving One Another" and
the quotations as read gave all present
most uplifting spiritual help in contem
plating the future when all the brother
hood of man shall have learned that love
alone is the government that can with
stand evil.
The hall was beautifully decorated in
flags OF every country and red, white and
blue bunting, and altogether a happier
scene was never seen than within the
hall. One onlooker was heard to say that
he never saw such vast number of in
telligent people of all classes together, and
it seemed that all had come here to see
how happy they could be-
The most impressive moment of all is
when the great crowd at invitation OF the
first reader kneels in silent communion.
Two most interesting points in the SER
vice were a dispatch from the church to
Mrs. Eddy and letter from her to the
entire church inviting them to be at
Pleasant View her home, in Concord, N.
H., on Monday, at /: 80 D. M, where she
would greet them. This was an entire
surprise, but an invitation which will no
doubt be unanimously accepted
Below is given the order Of the services:
the responsive reading being from l. Cor.
u, reversed yersion) Golden Text
John 10, 34;95. "A new commandment l
give unto you. That we love one another;
as ! have loved you, that we also love one
another. BY this shall all men know that
ye are my disciples, if ye have love one
to another
ORDER OF SERVICES.
/. Hymn, 1853, Der Waiting Harp
strings Of the Mind. written by Rev.
Mary Baker G. Eddy.
?. Scripture Reading by the First
Reader.
3. Silent Prayer-The Lords Prayer.
with its Spiritual Interpretation.
4. Hymn 166.
5. Reading notices and announcement oil
the number OF candidates admitted to the
church.
6. Collection.
q Reading the Church Tenets.
8. Solo, Communion Hymn written nv
Rev. Mary Baker c. Eddy.
g. Lesson sermon.
10. Communion.
II. Communion Doxology
II. Reading the Scientific Statement Of
Being; the Correlative Scripture Passages
MARY HATCH HARRISON