Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1906-06-28
Dedicated Christian Scientist churcl,

Dedicated Christian Scientist Church
Boston, Mass.,-The dedication to-
the Mother Church of the Christian
Science denomination, in Boston, is
an event of the highest significance
in the history of this religious body.
The interest of all Christian Scientists
ls centered on Boston and thousands
from all parts of the world are throng-
ing the historic old city. The regular
Communion of the Christian Science
Church always brings multitude of
It's adherents to Boston, but the dedi-
cation of the new structure this year
has made the attendance usually
large. Built as the result of spon-
taneous recognition of Mrs. Eddy's life
work and of the Imperative demands
of the marvellous growth of the move
ment, expressing the liberality of
thousands OF Christian Scientists, and
embodying the best in architectural
design and modern construction, this
new building ia logically the central
feature of this years gathering, al
though the Christian Scientists say
that they lay the greater stress upon
the spiriturl awakening which has in
spired the generous liberality ex.
| pressed.
The church is one of the largest, if
not the largest in the United States, it's
seating capacity being 5,0l2 Its style
| of architecture is Italian Renaissance:
the pews and other interior woodwork
| fniShings are of mahogany: the walls are
Concord granite and Bedford stone, with
beautiful decorative carvings: the inside
finish is soft gray to harmonic with
the Bedford stone columns supporting
| the dome. The height of the building to
the top of the lantern is two hundred
and twenty-four feet, just one foot high
er than Bunker Hill Monument. The
dome is eighty-two feet in diameter and
lie powered with terra Gotta to match the
Benford stone. The building presents a
stately, dignitfed and impressive appear
ance and it is already recognized as one
of the landmarks of Boston
| Christian Science was discovered by
Rev. Mary Baker G. Eddy. in 1866. Re-
ferring thereto in her book entitled Ret
rospection and introspection, she de-
clares: During twenty years prior to
my discovery had been trying to trace
| all physical effects to mental cause; in
the latter part of 1866 gained the Scien-
titic certainty that all causation was
Mind, and every effects mental phenom-
enon.' 1t should be noted that in this
statement Mrs. Eddy capitalizes the word
Mind thus making it synonymous with
deity and thus designating the divine
Mind as the only cause or creator. 1t fol-
lows in her philosophy that the universe
is really spiritual though it does not so
appear to our present immature appre-
hension. Christian Scientist thus bases
intire modes operandi upon the PROPOSE:
ton that God is the only real Mind. In
Christian Science it is maintained that
through the realization of the supremacy
of the divine Mind healing is effected
even as light dispells darkness, on the
basis that light is real while darkness is
unereal and therefore cannot remain in
its presence. Thus it is that in Christian
Science healing there is no pretence of
human force, but rather yielding of
human will to the divine.
The original "Mother Church"
which adjoins the new building seats
about 200, and yet three Sunday SER
vices are required to accommodate the
attendance. 1t is said that when this
edifice was planed some of the men,
bers were disturbed on account of it's
size. They thought that the provision
of 80 large an auditorium was entirely
time being only about $50. Mrs.
Eddy organized the First Church of
Christ Scientist in Boston in 1879 with
twenty.six members. So slow was the
growth of the movement at first that
III 1889, ten years alter, there were only
eleven churches. From that time,
however, the growth was more rapid.
la 1899, there were 301 churches. At
the present time. 1906. there are f57
churches al d 275 societies not yet Or
gained churches, making 9S2 societies
holding chnrch services. Ia 1889
entire connection In 1919 the total
it had reached is, 1874. These figures 60
to show that the principal growth has
taken place during the past seven years.
600, but that there are multitudes inter-
al church membership is evidenced by
ence Services. Christian Science has
drawn its adherents from all classes. the
clergy and medical fraternity included.
Scarcely village or town can be found
which has not band of Christian Sci
cntists, and hardly an individual who
has not some friend or relative who has
not been benefited by it
When the babv talks. it is time to
give HOLSTERS Rocky Mountain Tea.
It's the greatest baby medicines
known TO loving mothers. 1t makes
them eat, sleep and grow 80 cents
Tea or Tablets. Nick Doffing.