The Hardin tribune-herald. [volume] (Hardin, Mont.) 1925-1973, 1939-06-29

BOSTON, Mass.-Thousands o.
Christian Scientists, meeting il
this city June 5, challenged &
troubled world to change its per
.spective from a material to a spir.
itual basis in its search for release
from pressing economic and politi,
cal problems.
The occasion for the great influx
of the followers of Mary Baker
Eddy was the annual meeting of
The Mother Church, The First
Church of Christ, Scientist, in
Boston, Massachusetts,, which was
filled at an early hour this after
noon right up to the center balcony
under the very dome of the great
edifice. Through an entire after
moons round of addresses and re-
ports from the field, the power of
the Christ, Truth, to lift individ-
uals above the ills of human sense
was acknowledged and this same
for the healing of the nations and
the establishment of a permanent
spiritual power was recommended
world peace.
Looking beneath the surface rip
pies of troubled international re-
lationships apparent in the world
today, The Christian Science Board
of Directors saw the deep-running
currents Of spiritual progress
Excepting alive the vital realiza-
ton of spiritual truth which
Christian Scientists must always
nurture, whether their work be
along the specific line of healing
or in the important channels con-
nected with home, church, bust
ness, and government"
Church Progress Reported
Various reports heard during
the afternoon cited specific in
actively at work among the nations
stances of spiritual enlightenment
today. One revealed that Europe,
seething center of turbulent poll
tical upheavals, is also a fertile
field for spiritual growth, indicat-
ed in the formation of 81 new
branch church organizations
abroad, IL of them being in
England.
Similar progress was reported in
North America where rs new
branch organizations were launch
ed. Africa and Australia, it was
stated, have formed one new or
ganization each, while 80 societies
were found raising their status to
that of churches during the last
~ months. In educational fields,
nine new university organizations
became recognized units of the
Christian Science movement.
Summarizing these distinct evil
dences of a continued reaching
out for Truth, the Directors stated:
"We are in a position to know,
and are glad to report, that at no
time in the history of the Christian
Science movement has the healing
work been carried on with greater
success or along broader lines than
it is today"
Benefit to World Sought
Continuing, the Directors said:
"Surely in this period of unset
tied world conditions our prayers
s~e most essential. and each one
of US should ask himself if he is
doing all that he can to meet the
aggressive suggestions Of error,
which would try constantly to in
trrje, ard if he is working to help
sniritualize thought, thereby cor
rectirg the generally accented ma
terial beliefs" g
Announcement of new officers
constituted the main business of
the meeting. George Shaw Cook,
'C.S.B., Of B%rookline, Mass, was
named President for the ensuing
year to succeed Ralph H. Knapp
of Needham. Edward L. Ripley of
Brookline and Ezra W. Palmer of
Marshfield were reelected Treas
urer and Clerk, respectively. The
President is elected blythe Chris
tian Science Board of Directors for
a one-year term, his chief duty
being to serve as presiding officer
at the Annual Meeting.
Mr.. Cook is a native Of Iowa,
moving to Chicago at an early age
where he received his public school
education. Entering the CONNER
'cial world he became a partner in
a firm dealing in investment Sc
.curities. He became interested in
Christian Science in 1895, was