Evening star., 1961-12-02

Sixteenth and I streets N. w.
Here the local and out-of t
Of the denominations numerou
enlightening and entertaining.
The comfortable building, {
and other prominent personal
tiles. has a number of perma-
nent displays about the Church
OF Christ. Scientist, and Mary
Baker Eddy. its founder.
But fre -""utly new exhibits
are put up, and they have an
especial appeal to those who
may have earlier visited the
office. The most recent display
concerns the Christian Science
Monitor, noted depominational
newspaper.
World Display
On a wall of the rear room
a map If the world, inclosed
in glass castings and divided
into three sections. shows the
world wide Monitor coverage.
1t Is revealed by ingenious set
ting of lights. The visitor snaps
a small switch and green lights
appear on the map, indicating
the publications distribution
places - Boston. London. Chi
cago and Los Angeles.
The paper is printed in Bos-
ton and the mats are sent by
jet plane to Los Angeles and
London. so that readers of those
distribution centers have the
news almost as quickly as those
on the east coast of our coun-
try. Complete papers are flown
directly to the Chicago center.
Another switch will bring in
white lights, showing where the
Christian Science reporters are
stationed throughout the world.
The third switch calls upon
red lights. which mark the
places where the publications
branch offices are located.
Still another switch brings
the observer nine outstanding
news pictures that recently ap-
peared in the Christian Science
Monitor.
Nearby there is a miniature
Of the huge Mapparium now
part of the publication house
in Boston. Here the Mappa-
rum. which represents within
its oval shape the earth, is cut
in half so the visitor may see.
In Boston the guest may en-
ter the three-story globe on a
glass bridge and gaze upon the
earth's surface, in reverse.
The miniature is presented
with the most careful scale de-
tail and accuracy. Each Of its
two segments is two feet high.
Flags of 80 Nations
Across the room from the
publication display 80 furled
flags are lined against the gray
wall. They represent the coun-
tries where the denomination
has churches.
On a table Immediately be-
fore the flags are translations
Of Mary Baker Eddy's writings.
The books are in thirteen Ian
guages. the most recent being
in Russian. Each volume has
one page in English and the
opposite page in the foreign
language.
Against the wall a large vol
ume is open upon a stand. It
is in Braille, one of five books
Of Mrs. Eddy's Science and
Health"
On permanent display in the
outer room is a large replica
Of the Mother Church in Bos-
ton. It is approximately 6 feet
high and 6 feet along the base.
Behind the model, upon the
soft gray painted wall. is a
mural Of the denominations
administration building and the
Christian Science Publication
Society.
At the other end of the room,
covering the wall, stands a life
size portait of Mrs. Mary Baker
Eddy, painted by Howard Chan
dler Christy. 1t shows the
founder of Christian Science
when she was about 40 years
old.
OF especial interest to Wash
ington residents is a glass case,
one Of four, in which docu-
ments and photographs are
shown of the period when DR..
and Mrs. Eddy stayed in Wash
ington, February and March,
1882.
The house in which they lived
was torn down long ago. with
others, to make way for the
present Supreme Court build
ing. The couple were here
studying the copyright laws in
connection with Mrs. Eddy's
writings.
During this period she gave
a course of lectures on Chris
tian Science. Her subject was