Concord, N. H., 1894.
My Beloved Students:— On the 21st day of May A. D. 1894, with quiet, imposing ceremony is laid the Corner Stone of "The First Church of Christ, Scientist," in Boston.
It gives me great pleasure to say that you, principally, the Normal class graduates of my College, and well known physicians, teachers, editors, and Pastors of Churches, by contributions of $1,000 each (reckoning husband and wife as one) have within about three months donated the munificent sum of forty-two thousand dollars for building the Mother Church. A quiet call from me for this extra contribution, in aid of our Church Building Fund, found you all "with one accord, in one place." Each donation came promptly, sometimes at much self-sacrifice, but always accompanied with a touching letter breathing the donor's privileged joy.
