The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1942-06-09
Annual Meeting of Christian
Science Church Held Monday

Is d, was one OF twelve STU
dents of Mrs. Eddy's chosen by
her to form The Mother Church.
She was also the first woman
Reader in the Church.
Mrs. Norwood was born in
RoXbury, Mass, and received
her early education in the Girls
Latin School of Boston and in
private schools. She was a mem
Der of the Normal Glass of the
Board of Education of the Mass
achusetts Metaphysical College
in 1922, thus becoming teacher
of Christian Science. She also
served as Second 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 unflinchingly "a duty be-
You'd anything they have ever
Yet in the fact of this duty, she
said, there is the authority of the
Bible that 1.-The Lords hand is
not shortened that il cannot
save and that "Christ's Chris
tianity will free mankind from
the bondage in which it is being
held"
With this comforting aSSur-
ance, the incoming President APP
praised world conditions in the
light of another Red Sea of hu-
man doubts and fears through
which mankind must be guided
to higher spiritual ground by the
power of divine intelligence. 1t
IS true, she said, that it seems
necessary in the prescnt-day
conflict to resort to human
means and methods against evil
aggressors, yet the march for
ward can be taken safely and
with the breastplate of right
eousness, the armor of God.
John Randall Dunn, retiring
President, also referred to the
times as an opportunity to prove
that the healing Christ is here,
and that the light of Truth not
only banishes the darkness of
disease 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
victory of right over evil in no
uncertain terms.
The report of the Board of
LectureShip, read by Gavin w.
Allan, referred to the recent
statement of Winston Churchill,
Prime Minister of Great Britain,
ANCNNl III VIC lltld VI llullldl1
conflict was so much owed by
so many to so few" as a perfect
phrasing. But lifting this phras-
ing out Of the setting of war. the
Board felt that it could aptly ap-
ply to Mrs. Eddy and her small
group of followers who, a half
century or more 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 limited by the dictatorS,
that some churches and inStitu-
tons were being closed and
confiscated. But wherever null
titudes of plain people in ordi-
nary, 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,
reported that service in the arm
ed 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 ever widen
ing audience, said Mr.. Eckman,
and is bearing in growing mea-
sure 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 Publish
ing Society that the sales of Bib
les this year ARE the largest in
the history Of the Publishing So
ciety.' Increased circulation of
The Christian Science Journal,
the Christian Science Sentinel
and The Christian Science Mont
tor was also reported for the last
II months. Literature of the So
ciety was said still to be going TO
many parts OF the world, arriv-
ing sometimes on delayed sched-
uleS, but nevertheless reaching
Switzerland, Unoccupied France,
Spain. Portugal. all parts of Afri-
ca, Australia, the British Isles.