The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1903-03-21

Mrs. Livingston Minis Of Atlanta ar
rived in Birmingham last night ana VIII
spend several days in the city she Is 'he
guest of Mrs e. II. Foster at her resi-
denee on South Nineteenth street. Mfs'
Foster. who Is the first reader in the
Christian Science church OF Birmingham
was pupil of Mrs Minis. who for many
years has been prominent officially and
a recognized leader in Christian Science
work
Mrs. Minis will deliver a lecture on
Christian Science tomorrow afternoon at
1880 o'clock at the Bijou theatre, the lee
ture to be under the auspices of the FIRST
Church of Christ. Scientist. of this city.
The announcement of the lecture has
aroused unusual interest that is by no
means confined to the members Of the
Christian Science church, but extends to
large class of people Interested. not so
much in the growth of the Christian Sci
ence movement, but who desire to hear
discussed a subject that concerns itself
with spiritual individuality and its domi-
nation over all matter and mind.
The words "intellectual' and brilliant
apply peculiarly to Mrs. Minis, who is
one of the south's most distinguished
women-dstinguished not alone because
she has concentrated her energies in the
Christian Science movement, but because
of her prominence as a social leader and
for the beautiful qualities that have dis
tinguished her in private life.
The home of Major and Mrs. Minis on
Peachtree street is the very center of At
lanta hospitality and the drawing room
there has been described as the most ele-
CANT and celebrated drawing room in the
south.
Columns have been written of the lux
urious and tropical beauty of the gar
dens surrounding "Heartsease," and a
writer once discovered that Mrs. Minis
chief interest lay not so much in the
cultivation of the orchids. the jessamines,
the roses and the rare palms and ferns
that were the admiration of every visi-
tor to 'Heartsease," but In miniature
classical garden where she surrounded
herself with thyme and lavendar and
rosemary
/ Mrs Minis prominence in the Christian
Science movemnt in the south. together
with her brilliant personality, deepens
the interest in her visit to Birmingham
/ an an invitation is extended the public
to attend the lecture tomorrow after
noon.
4 Mrs Minis has lectured in the northern
cities and frequently in the south, and
/ everywhere she has been greeted with
large audiences. 1t is said that the charm
4 of her personality is never more potent
than in her lectures the charm of a
/ gentle true and noble womanhood
Mrs. Minis has contributed many able
/ articles on the subject of Christian
Science, and her lecture tore rrow after
noon cannot fail to interest thinking peo-
pie, regardless of their individual atti-
tude to the subject.
Mrs Minis has been invited to read at
the services ct the Christian Science
church in the MCGOWAN building tomor-
row morning at IL o'clock
While Mrs Minis has written extensive
w on the subject of Christian Science ex-
tracts from a journal which she began
twenty-five of more years ago, but which
she discontinued in 1885 to pursue her
Christian Science work, have been pub
lshed. and have been classed with the
memoirs of celebrated authors, those of
Madame de Sevigne, Lady Mary WORTHY
Montague and Madame d'Arblay.
AS one of the most brilliant social lead
ers in the history of the south, and main
tanning a salon during regime when
the souths most eminent political figures
were making the history of nation, it Is
not surprising that Mrs. Minis memoirs
are considered to reveal with accuracy
the customs of cultured society more than
decade ago. Her contributions to Chris
ton Science literature are considered of
great value.