The Hardin tribune-herald. [volume] (Hardin, Mont.) 1925-1973, 1942-06-11


becoming a Teacher of Christian
Science. She also served as Sec
ond Reader in The Mother Church
from June, 1929, to June, 1882.
To the Incoming President the
times appeared to constitute a
challenge to Christian Scientists to
face un~flinchirgly "a duty beyond
anything they have ever before
been called upon to face" Yet in
the face of this duty, she said,
there is the authority of the Bible
that the Lords hand is not
shortened that it cannot save "
and that "Christ's Christianity will
free mankind from the bondage in
which it is being held"
With this comforting assurance,
the incoming President appraised
world conditions in the light of an
other Red Sea of human doubts
and fears through which mankind
must be guided to higher spiritual
ground by the power of divine in
telligence. 1t is true, she said, that
it seems necessary in the present.
day conflict to resort to human
means and methods against evil
aggressors, yet the march forward
can be taken safely and with con-
fidence by putting on the breast
plate of righteousness, the armor
of God.
John Randall Dunn, re,iri.:g
President, also referred to the
times as ar opportunity to prove
that "the healing Christ is here,
and that the light of Truth not
only banishes the darkness of dis
ease and sin, but can nullify all
the hypnotic suggestions of the
carnal mind, which seem to be
working such mischief among the
sons of men,"
From the pages of the Scrip
lures and from the Christian Sci
ence textbook, Mr.. Dunn cited
many passages promising the VIC
tory of right over evil in no I'M
certain terms.
The report of the Board of Lee
tureship, read by Gavin W. Allan,
referred to the recent statement of
Winston Churchill, Prime Minis
ter of Great Britain, "Never in the
field of human conflict was SO
much owed by so many to so few"
as a perfect phrasing. But lifting
this phrasing out of the setting of
war, the Board felt that is could
APPLY apply to Mrs. Eddy and her
small group of followers who, a
~half-century or nor ago, worked
for the establishment of a vision
that sought to bless all mankind.
Today the Board found that the
establishment of Christian Science
in some countries was being linn
tied by the dlctators, that some
churches and institutions were
being closed and confiscated. "But
wherever multitudes of plain peo-
pie in ordinary, everyday living
cherish and practice the truths of
their religion" the Board said, "its
resurrection is assured"
Arthur w. Eckman, Manager of
Committees on Publication, re-
ported that service in the armed
forces is bringing many young
men closer to Christian Science
because of its adaptability to their
immediate problems. The radio
continues to minister the healing
truth to an overwhelming audi
ence, said Mr.. EcHman, ana is
bearing in growing measure the
fruitage of physical healings.
The frequent reports of in
creasing wartime interest in re-
ligion as the streams of depend
ence upon material systems run
low were accentuated by the an
nouncement of the Trustees of
The Christian Science Publishing
Society that the sales of Bibles
this year "are the largest in the
history of the Publishing Society,""
Increased circulation of The Chris.
tian Science Journal, the Christian
Science Sentinel and The Christian
Science Monitor was also reported
for the last II months. Literature
of the Society was said still to be
going to many parts of the world.
arriving sometimes on delayed
schedules, but nevertheless reach.
ing Switzerland, c p d
France, Spain, Portugal, all parts
of Africa, Australia, the British
Isles, South America, New Zea.
land, India and Ceylon.
The report of the Treasurer TO,
the fiscal year ending April 80,
1912, showed that the finances OF
The Mother Church were in sound
condition, that aside from current
bills and accrued taxes there was
no Indebtedness.
Other reports made to the meet
ing stressed the theme of greater
opportunity in the emergency to
base the future peace of the world
upon a higher platform of human
rights, n dictated by recourse to
divine rather than to human intel
ligence.