Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1903-06-30
TO CONCORD
CHRISTIAN SCIENTISTS MAKE
PILGRIMAGE TO HOME OF
MARY BAKER G. EDDY.
SITS MAKE

Boston, Mass, June 29.-Thousands
of Christian Scientists are today
guests of Concord, New Hampshire.
Baker G. Eddy, the head of the Chris
tian Science church They come
from all parts of the country and are
in attendance at the national conyen-
ton of the church in Boston, Today,
however, is given over to pilgrimage
from this city to Concord to visit DIR.
Eddy at her home.
The annual communion service of
the Mother church of the Christian
Science denomination, the first church
of Christian Scientists, was held in
Mechanics hall yesterday, the three
congregations aggregating over $4,000
persons.
Impressive Services.
Each service was impressive, espe-
cially in the silent communion, when
the entire congregation knelt. At
each service the readers of the first
church, the directors and other men,
bers of prominence had seats on the
| platform.
Professor Herman S. Herring, for
merly of John Hopkins university, and
who is a son of Dr. Constantine Her
| ing, one of the founders of homeopa-
thy in this country, ofticiated as first
reader, and Mrs. Ella e. Williams
was second reader. There was no de-
parture from the order of service fol
! lowed at previous annual communions
in the Mother church, and it closely
followed the service in the individual
| oh,lrphac nf tho donOooi n tipp
The Sermon.
/ The sermon was compilation of the
Bible readings with corelative selec,
tions from the Christian Science text
i book. Before each service was brought
to an end, Prof, Herring read a letter
from Mrs. Eddy, in which she express
| ed her love for her church and invit
ed communicates to visit her today at
her home in Concord, N. H.
Mrs. Eddy's Letter.
Mrs. Eddy's letter was as follows:
my Beloved Brethren: have a Sc
cret to tell thee and question to ask
j Do you know how much love you and
! the nature of this love? No? Then my
sacred secret is uncommunicable anC
we live apart. But yes, and this inmost
something becomes articulate and my
book is not all you know of me-bu
4 your knowledge with it's magnitude o.
meaning uncoyers my life and youl
heart has discoverer it. The spirit be
speaks out temporal history Difficulty
abegnation, constant battle agains
the world, the flesh and evil, tell m.
long kept secret-evidence a hear
wholly in protest and unutterable love
THE unprecedented progress O
Christian Science is proverbial and WI
cannot be too grateful nor too humble
for this inasmuch as our daily live
serve to enhance or to stay its glory
To triumph in truth, to keep the faitl
individually and collectively, conflict
ing elements must be mastered. Defea
] need not follow victory, joy over goot
achievements and work well dom
should not be eclipsed by some lost OF
portunity, some imperative demand no
met. Truth, life and love will neve
lose their claim on me. And here lie
me add.
Truth happifies life in hamlet o
/ town,
Life lessons all pride-its pomp an,
its frown-
Love comes to our tears like sof
summer showers,
i To beautify. bless and inspire man
powers.
with everlasting love,
Mary Baker G.. Eddy.
Reply is Adopted.
The following message, prepared b.
Edward A. Mmball of Chicago. ant
unanimously adopted by each ser
vice. was sent in response to Mrs
Eddy:
i Awaiting ourselves of our sacre,