The daily morning journal and courier., 1906-12-22
TO OCCUPY WARNER HALL
THE GRoRTR OF CHRISTIAN
 SCIENCE IN NEW HAVEN

PrOgress-Organized Church Society
 Little Over a Year AgO-rubllC
 Reading Room AIsO-The Farewell to
 the Little Hall Had Wednesday Evening.
 To the Editor of Journal and Courier.
 Agitation and discussion promote and induce inquiry, and it is undoubtedly true that, more than ever before, this is so in regard to Christian Science. One of the leading New York papers has attempted to belittle this organiz- ation and its leader, Mrs Eddy, and has been the cause of the publication Of statements from the mayor of Concord N. H., and other prominent citizens ot that city (where Mrs. Eddy resides), in which Mrs. Eddy is spoken of most feelingly as a grand example of self sacrificing, noble Christian woman whose life has been devoted to the wei fare of humanity.
 f Meanwhile Christian Scientists are satisfied to be judged by the scriptural rule, By their fruits ye shall know them" AS followers of Jesus Christ they proclaim their mission to be-: To destroy sin, to inaugurate an era of peace on earth and good will to man, to heal the sick, and destroy all fear of disease and death. From their point of view the science they understand and practice is the true rule of human happiness.
 It is true beyond all question that within the last few years the number of believers in Christian Science has increased greatly, and the scientist will tell you it is because they demonstrate the Truth, and their witnesses are those who have suffered and been healed; these who have been cured, both of dis ease and sin.
 It may interest many to learn of something as to Christian Science in New Haven.
 NiiO JO1l d6O AdoI OSlpbGi d 1CW tciI nest and progressive Christian Scien- lists met at the house of Rev. and Mrs. Simonsen, "A Huntington street, and organized Second Church of Christ, Sci enlist, which is branch of the mother church in Boston. The first service was held in the hall in Chase block, 1016 Chapel street, November 5, 1905. Since that time regular Sunday services have been held there at 10:S0 every Sunday morning, with Sunday school for chill dren after service. Every Wednesday evening at o'clock testimonial meet ings have been held, at which those who are grateful because they have been healed of disease, or spiritually helped and uplifted, give oral express sion of their thanks to God and Chris tian Science.
 They have also in front of the au- ditorlum 1016 Chapel street, a public reading room, where all the standard Christian Science literature is kept for examination, and where all are well come. This room will be continued as reading room during 1907. It is a sug- gestive fact that last Wednesday even ing, December 19, the last meeting was held at 1016 Chapel street. But a little more than year had passed since the Church was organized. Night after night new faces were seen at these meetings night after night new voices were heard thanking God and Christian Science for health of body and soul Last Wednesday evening many an eye was moist, many a voice trembled, as the last word was said in the little hall that the Christian Scientists had learn ed to love For year it had been their temple-their home-now they were to leave it.
 This tender feeling of regret, however. yielded to thankful joy The little hall was no longer large enough to accom- modate the number that attended, and a larger place of meeting was neces- sity.
 The next meeting, Sunday, December 22, and all meetings for the coming year, are to be held at Warner hall, at the usual hour, Sunday at 10;3O a. m., and Wednesday evenings at D. m. All are welcome at these meetings, and the Scientist welcomes none with greater pleasure than the honest investigator.
 One who attends a meeting of Chris tian Scientists will be disappointed if he or she goes there expecting noisy demonstration and blind fanatioism. The solemn hush of the moments de- voted to silent prayer, the modest and plain statements of those who express gratitude for healing, after the trusted physician had turned from the bedside of the sufferer, leaving no hope be- hind, induces serious thought and de- sire to understand more of Christian Science.
 Those who are strangers, and have thought lightly of Christian Science if they take up Mrs Eddy's book, Science and Health With Key to the Scrip lures, and start to read the preface, will pause and give second reading to these lines: "The time for thinkers has come, Truth, independent of doctrines, and time-honored systems, knocks at the portals of humanity. Contentment with the past and the cold convention ality of materialism are crumbling away. Ignorance of God is no longer the stepping stone to faith"
 ST PATTI'S CHJTRTH