Truth. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1901-1908, 1906-06-30

IeuueHCy, d SIGOuS leIuSuCy W meas
ure the whole of Christian Science by
the cures of disease which have been
effected through it. This curing of
ailments, we judge, is only an out
ward manifestation of the essence of
Christian Science thought. We do not
intend to give a dissertation on Chris
tan Science, and have said more than
we expected to do, because we don't
know much about the real essence of
Christian Science and will stop be-
cause we don't know where our pres
ent train of thought would lead, into
sensible or foolish and untenable
paths.
Some of the expressions of the press
referred to, are as follows:
BY the dedication in Boston of
50, 000,0 900 Christian Science Cathe-
dral the spotlight of public interest is
again turned upon that remarkable
and rapidly growing sect whose high
priestess is Mrs. Mary Baker G. Ed
dy. In the same city twenty-seven
years ago Mrs. Eddy organized the
First Christian Science church with
twenty-six members. Now, according
to dispatch in the New York 4 rib
une, the First church has a member
ship of more than 100000, while re-
ports from GA of the 6S2 branch
churches bring the total membership
up to about $4,000. From the same
source we learn that the new cathe.
dral Will seat 5000 persons-which
is double the seating capacity of st.
Patrick's Cathedral, New York. The
Boston Transcript thanks the Chris
tian Scientists for "one of the finest
architectural achievements in this or
any other CITY," and suggests that
other denominations might profit by
their example of paying for their
church before dedicating it, In like
spirit of friendliness the Brooklyn
Eagle asserts that "the stoutest enc
mics of Christian Science will confess
at least an esthetic debt" to that cult,
since it has erected one of the largest
and seemliest churches in America to
symbolic that faith which is so much
a faith that all facts inhospitable to
1t are deemed by it's professors not
to exist at ALL" By way of description
it adds:
"The cathedral is of light stone, with
dome over 220 feet high, a chime of
bells, and one of the largest organs
III tHc Wollu' L he dTCHlIeCl mas JOlH-
ed lightness and grace to soldity, and
the edifice needs only an open space
about it, such as one finds in the Eng
fish cathedrals, to achieve it's ex-
IRENE of beauty. A sect that leaves
such monument has not lived in
vain"
| The Evening Post, on the other
hand, thinks the building more ex-
pensive than beautiful"
AT business meeting which fol-
lowed the dedication, Judge Septimus
| j. Hanna read message he had pre-
pared for the pastor emeritus, Mrs
Eddy" The following passages may
interest our readers:
"The great temple is finished. That
which you have long prophetically
seen has been accomplished The
magnificent edifxe stands a fitting
monument of your obedience and fl
deity to the divine principle revealed
to you in that momentous hour when
purblind mortal sense declared you
to be in extremis. You followed I'M
swervingly the guidance of Him wNo
went before you by day in a pillar of
cloud to lead you the way, and by
night in a pillar of fire to give you
| light, and the results of such following
have been marvellous beyond human
ken. y
THE great temple is finished It's