Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1906-06-14
Cited at Christian Science
Meeting in Boston.
More Than $1,000 People Par
ticipate in the Final Service.
5000 Attend at New Temple and 10000
Go To- Nine Overflow Meetings.

I:Ost on. June lathe last meeting in
the series THAT has drawn Christian
Scientists To This city from every l'art
of the world during the last week was
held tonight. Not one meeting W"uld
accommodate all tonight. More than
500 devotecs Of Tie religion founded by
Mrs. Mary Baker @. Eddy. crowded IN
t. the auditorium Of the new Christian
Science temple and simultaneous meet
ings were held in nine other halls in the
vicinity. 1t was estimated that more
than $1,000 participated III tomght
meetings and at every one o. thcm
scores of persons gave testimony OF thc
benefits that they personally hah re-
ccived from their religion. ~! ~ the
meetings Wcr" for the purpose "f al
lowing believers in the Christian Sci
encc faith ana those VINO CLAIMED 10
have been cured of physical lines 70
give their testimony.
W. G. McCracken. first reader Of the
ToStOn church, presided at the meeting
in the new temple. Willis r. Gross
the newly elected president OF the
church, presided at the meeting held IN
the yestry Of the new edifice. In the
auditorium of the Mother church. as
the original Boston church is known,
Mrs Laura A. Conant, second reader of
the Boston church, conducted the ser
Vice. The meetings in other halls were
conducted by Judge Septimus j. Han
ia Of Colorado Springs; Bicknell
Young of Chicago: Bliss Knapp Of B"s-
ton: Edward Kimball Of Chicago; Gil
bclt {. CARPENTER of Prnviirnce; Rev.
at a -
Erv. Irving G. TUmlinson of Concord,
| =. II.
All each Of the meetings III" intr"1uc-
| tory EXERCISES; were IDENTICAL consisting
of hy .lus. an appropriate reading from
| the Bible and cnrlrlatiVc selections
| from the Christian Science text book,
written ~ Mrs F.dl". This WIS fol
| lowed Nv Il rcmarkahl" list Of tcStim0-
| mics Of Iltyeictl and mental healing re-
| tr!v..d 10y believers in Christian Sci
rrc4 Following" are. Il few of til" cures
| that were, /, ported ut trni"ht'G meet
| iiips.
| III" Hon. Mr.. Porter Of Belfast. Ire,
| said.
| NV husband went to tn" doctor TO"
| The baby. WHO was three DAYS old. ana
| told him the symptoms. The dact"r SAID
| that Il baby with that trouble WAS n"N-
ar known to- live longer than l. days.
and was usually dead within u hours.
| Ny baby is now six months Old and IL
| tlourishing heath"
| Their" was Il ripple Of laughter as a
| large man arose. He said that h" came
| from Misqoula, Mont. and had been
| treated for consumption. The doctors.
hc said. had prescribed liquor, ana as
A result h had contracted the liquor
habit. Through Christian Science, he
| said. he had been cured of conSump-
ton ana the liquor and tobacco habit.
Leo NJ. Mitchell Of PuXsutaWney. Pa,
| said:
"Fourtenn physicians told me that I
had 4 liver complaint from winch
never could recover. In this condition
Christian Science came to me. since
that time | have been happy. healthy
man"
| Charles Smith Of MeadVille. Pa. t"s-
tilted that ne tried to hay" his life m
surancc doubled. but could not on a"-
count Of What the physicians caii"'i
Irirnt'e disease. After reading the
Christian Science text book ell ms
SYMPTOMS disappeared. h" said. Slhrr
then IL has been helped through Chr'5-
tim Science, his salrrF faNin" htrn
doubled.
Jasper Kinney of Des Moines Ia
cn,1 rhine worker testified that he WI
IL an accident III which h. sustalile"
% bone breakages. He was tr'ab'd ny
l., christian Science practitioner am"
within Is weeks he was able To VAIN
cru;rhes. Shortly afterwards ne san"
| 10 vas able to walk perfectly. n,
weeks after the first accident ne t.,
LAND broke a leg which. when IL I'''''i''
was three inches shorter th2h inc ON
Through his diigent appiicl'ioIl =
Christian Science plihclri"s ne MI.
cured. he said and is NOW "oie !" "'''''
perfectly. ...;
monE.