Red Lodge daily news combined with Carbon County news., 1934-06-20
CHURCH OF
CHRISTIAN SCIENCE
in ANNUAL MEET

BOSTON, Mass.-Virtual compile
ton OF the new Christian Science
Publishing House in Boston, Massar
chusetts, and gratitude to the Field
for its loyal support which made
this achievement possible, was the
keynote at the Annual Meeting OF
the Mother Church. The First
Church of Christ, Scientist, in Bos-
ton, Massachusetts,. An army of
Christian Science workers" more
than 5000 strong. attended this An
nual Meeting. These workers are
representatives of a field which ex-
tends to such remote points as
Australia, South Africa, the Phil
ippines, as we'll as England and
many of the continental countries.
The new President of The Mother
Church, DR.. John NJ Brewer, is a
native of Antioch. California. He
graduated from the University OF
California at Berkeley in 1902. In
1916 he received the Phi. d. degree
in education from Harvard Univer-
sity and became an instructor there.
Two years were spent as head of
the Department of Education at the
Los Angeles State Normal School,
after which he was appointed to
the position he now holds, Asso-
ciate Professor of Education, Grad
uate School of Education, Harvard
University.
A marked increase in the demand
for Mrs. Eddy's writings during the
past year was reported by Mr.. Will
liam M. Bartlett, Secretary Of the
Trustees under the Will OF Mary
Baker Eddy.
In the report of the COMMITTEES
on Publication. the Hon. c. Angus
tus Norwood, Manager, declared
that Radio activities have in
creased as Christian Scientists and
radio station managers have cen
their rich possibilities, and a signif-
icant fact with regard to these ra-
do programs is that, so far as is
known, not n has resulted in any
counter attack or criticism from
any non-Christian Scientist, while
many have resulted in the healing
Of persons whose interest in Chris
tian Science was originally awak.
ened by these programs"
Mr.. A. Hervey Bathurst, Chair
man of The Christian Science
Board of Lectureship of The Moth
er Church, reported that lectures
on Christian Science we're deliv.
cred by members of that Board for
the first time in such distant fields
as Macassar, Celebes; Colombo,
Ceylon; Peiping, China; Cairo,
Egypt; Bangalore, Delhi, Lucknow.
and Madras, India; Surubaya, Java;
and Singapore, Straits Settlements.
I'm one instance" Mr.. Bathurst
said, sit was reported that an indi-
vidual travelled many miles on
horseback, followed by a night jour
ney on a train in order to be present
at a lecture; while in India some
travelled as much as 700 miles to
hear a lecture - 200 miles over
mountain roads before taking the
railway train"
Since last June, 20 Societies have
qualified for the title of Church, SO
new Christian Science Societies, 3
Churches and 5 University Organi-
cations have been formed, accord
ing to Miss NJ. Rosamond Wright,
Manager of the Department Of
Branches and Practitioners. This
brings the total to 2673 Branches
Of The Mother Church and AZ uni
versity Organizations throughout
the world.
In the report of the Clerk of The
Mother Church, Mr.. Ezra w. Palm.
er told of the work of this Church
in furnishing relief to people in
stricken areas in times OF flood and
disaster. He also spoke of aid
toward unemployment relief in the
Boston district Of The Mother
Church.
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