Another Christian Science church has been erected and dedicated to the Cause of Truth. Its locus is in the large and important city of St. Louis. Its erection is the result, in part at least, of the labors of Mrs. Julia Field-King, aided by her faithful band of students. The church and ground on which it stands cost $28,000. It is situated on Pine street between Twenty seventh and Twenty-eighth streets. The dedication exercises occurred on Sunday, November 10th. The St. Louis Globe Democrat says, it is "a handsomely proportioned stone edifice, with interior decorations exceedingly graceful and harmonious. On one side the church, in old English letters, are the words of St. Paul, 'The law of the spirit in Christ Jesus hath made me free,' while on the other, the west side, stands with equal prominence the enunciation of Mrs. Eddy, 'The best sermon is the preaching of Truth and its demonstration through the destruction of sin, sickness and death.' In the back of the church are the words of Jesus, 'Ye shall know the truth, and the truth shall make you free.' There is no pulpit in the church, for expounding is apart from its mode of worship. Instead of the pulpit are two lecturns, behind which stand the 'readers,' as they are called, a man and a woman, who read alternately from the Bible and the book by Mary Baker Eddy. Yesterday the reading of the Bible came first. The readers were Rev. L. P. Norcross, C. S. B., of Denver, Colorado, and Rev. Ruth B. Ewing, C. S. D., of Chicago, assisted by Mrs. Julia Field-King, M. D., C. S. D., formerly of Boston, who organized the church in this city."
Among the other interesting and impressive exercises was the reading of a telegram from the Rev. Mary Baker Eddy as follows, "I send my hearty congratulations and a Godspeed to you and your dear church."
This is another notable event in the history of our Cause and is additional evidence that the good work is going rapidly and successfully on.
