We have pleasure in presenting to the field as a frontispiece in this number, a photographic reproduction of a pen-drawing by the architect, of the church edifice of the "Mother Church,"—"The First Church of Christ, Scientist," in Boston, now being erected at the convergence of Caledonia with Falmouth street.
It is, of course, impossible to give, by either picture or description, more than a general idea of this structure. The plans in detail show a most elegant and substantial exterior, while the interior is both tasteful and convenient in a high degree.
On the first floor will be the vestry. The main vestry, or vestry proper, has a capacity sufficient to accommodate about three hundred and fifty persons. Surrounding this are six class-rooms, which are so arranged that they may be thrown into the main room, and when so opened, there will be comfortable accommodation for about eight hundred persons. On this floor are also the toilet rooms and lavatories, and a committee room.
