Rocky Ford enterprise., 1906-06-15
HOME DEDICATED
GREAT CHRISTIAN SCIENCE TEN
PIE At BOSTON.
FORTY THOUSAND PRESENT
Vast Building Filled at Each Of Six
serviees-oedieatory Address BY
Mrs. Eddy Read at All Of
the Services.


Boston.-one OF the most remark
able demonstrations ever witnessed in
New England occurred Sunday. when
the new 100000 Christian Science
temple In the Back Bay district was
dedicated.
From every state In tho Union and
from all parts OF the world came peo.
pie TO be at the dedicatory services.
II was estimated that moro than t0.-
900 Christian Scientists were In the
city. Six services were held &c &c.
commodate the vast throngs. but even
then thousands were unable 10 gain
admission TO the temple.
The seating capacity OF the new edi.
fec exceeds 5000. and at each service
Sunday hundreds stood In the aisles
and rear OF the church.
The first service was held At 7
o'clock Sunday morning. As early rs
l o'clock hundreds OF Christian scicn.
lists were standing In line waiting pa.
,!snily for tho doors to open. AT Q
o'clock there were nj least 5000 In tho
street cpposite the church and an hour
lAiss lac number had swollen to 5000.
IL o'clock there were 10000 persons
waiting.
As quickly rs one service was com.
pcted and the congregation had de.
parted the temple was filled again. and
there were thousands of people out.
rIc who were unable to get In.
Tho services were identical and each
As<vicc was about two hours In length.
.fhc meeting combined both the an.
nual reunion and dcdica'ory exercises.
II consisted OF tho usual Christian
Science opening exercises. the reading
of the tencts of the church. dcdica.
tory address prepared by Mrs, Mary
Baker Eddy and read by W. ID. Mac
Cracker. frst reader OF the church. and
a lesson sermon especially prepared.
At the close OF the lesson sermon. In
addition to the usual custom. In re-
sponsc to nn invitation OF the first
reader. the entire congregation knclt
In silent communion. followed by the
audible recitation OF the Lords prayer.
Tho congregational singing was n
feature OF the services. At the close
OF each service. Edward a. Kimball OF
Chicago presented reply OF thanks to
Mrs. Eddy for her dcdicatory address
and for her general work In behalf OF
tho church.
In her address referring especially
to the dedication OF the new temple.
Mrs. Eddy wrote:
Beloved. am not with you In pro-
pria persona Mt this memorable dcdi.
cation and communion season: but
am with you In spirit and In truth.
hu NVt
loyalty and saying virtually with tho
prophets, Continue to choose whom yc
will serve
I'VE have industriously and wisely
provided for the mother church OF
Christ Scientist. n magnificent temple
wherein to enter and pray. am great
ly impressed and encouraged thereby.
deeply do thank you for this proof OF
your progress. unity and love.
"The edifice OF the mother church
OF Christ Scientist began with the
cross. Its extension Is the crowninS
ultimate rise to n mental monument,
n supcrstructure high above the works
of mems hands. even the outcome OF
their hearts. giving to the material n
special Significance. the special beauty
and achievements OF goodness. me.
thinks this church is the one edificc
on earth which most prefgures self.
abnegation. hope. faith. love. catching
glimpse Of glory"
The temple. which is entirely free
from debt, is one Of the most imposing
structures In Boston and is said to be
the largest church In New England.
Christian Scientists all over tho
world have aided in its construction.
which has occupied more than two
years.