Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1911-03-02

entist-the first congregation of its
kind ever organized. The charter was
obtained in July of that year, and Mrs.
Eddy was called TO fill the pa%storate.
though for five years before she had
preached constantly.
For IL years after this the Metaphys-
ical college was conducted with such
extraordinary success that. according
to Mrs. Eddy's w statement. she llad
5000 pupils. which would make the g
gregate earnings. at $500 a head, ST.
100000. In 1892, at the very zenith of
it's prosperity. the college suddenly
closed its doors. owing to the unfriend-
~ attitude of the Boston authorities.
Meanwhile. however, its 1000 graduates
had drifted out to the four corners of
the earth to preach the new gospel and
practice the art of healing. and Chris
tian Science began to attract consider
able attention of an undesirable char
acter, through newspaper accounts of
the deaths of persons treated by this
new brand of practitioner. The unus-
ual amount of publicity given to the
healers was mainly owing to their fire.
Quent collisions with the boards of
health in various cities. Between 1899
and 1902 there were So deaths of pa
tients treated by Christian Scientists,
and in the majority of these cases the
absence of a regular medical practi-
toner compelled interference on the
part of the health officers.
In 1886, Mrs. Augustus E. Ste:son. a
graduate of the Massachusetts Meta
from Boston to promote the interests
of the faith in the metropolis. One yea
after her arrival, the First Church of
Christ was chartered with IA mem
bers. The first hall secured for meet
ing purposes was over a drug store at
the corner of F~orty-seventh street and
Fifth avenue. A year later q hall at
1875 Fifth ave-, was occupied. This soon
proved too small and Hartman hall,
at Nineteenth street and Fifth avenue.
was leased and occupied until 1894,
when even these quarters were found
inadequate to contain the rapidly
growing membership. n the congre-
where they w%orshipped until their
swelling members compelled them to
movca again. They then purchased All
Souls church at West Forty-eighth
street for temporary quarters, until
they could build a permanent home.
at Ninety-sixth street and Central
Park West, and there was erected a
magnificent temple, for which the
Christian Scientists taxed themselves
s., $780, 00. every cent OF which was
paid up before the church was opened.
1t q three elevators, the largest ana
finest electrically equipped organ in
the country. reading rooms. reception
rOoms. 30 treatment rooms, individ-
ual rooms for readers, and trus-
tees. and numerous committee
rooms. The seating capacity is g.
200, and at the time 1t was opened
on November %, 1903, the membership
was 1,400. Today it Is over 1000, and.
as elsewhere. 1t contains the names of
many leading persons Of the city, and
the wealthiest.
When the invasion Of England was
decided upon by the Christian Scien-
lists, in 1895, Mrs. Eddy had retired
from active participation in the cam
paign. n one Of the ablest of her
~Heutenants. a Mrs. Field-King, was ap-
pointed to command in the new terri
tory. From the beginning he move
ment encountered h bitterest oppO-
sitiOn in the British metropolis, but 1t
overcame all obstacles, and Mrs. Field
King prOspered so well that in less
than three years she was able to raise
funds for the purchase Of q derelict
synagogue In Bryanston street. It was
boldly announced from the first that
the new gospel was on sale. and that
the power OF healing could only DO ac-
Qutred by an advance payment OF 20;
guineas. The ~remodeling Of the syna-
gogue wa undertaken by Sir Douglas
Cation. q Distinguished royal engineer.
who was q OF the earliest En9lish-
converts 70 Christian Science, and on
Sunday. November Z. lsS7s The First