At last it is our glad privilege to announce that "the Mother" has seen the Church and the "Mother's Room." The children, both large and small, have been asking,—How could she so long refrain from seeing that which was so near (in the higher sense as well as in distance) and dear to her heart? On April first, 1895, shortly after noon, quietly and unannounced, our beloved Leader and Teacher, the Reverend Mary Baker Eddy, entered the Mother Church. She went directly to the Mother's Room, and later to the auditorium. Silently and alone she remained there, communing, no doubt, with the Father and Mother God in whose honor and to whose praise the church was erected. On the human side it was erected as a Testimonial of her students to their Leader and Teacher; in reality, that is, in spirit and in truth, it was erected for the worship of God and dedicated to Him. Nor does this fact detract from its value and meaning as an expression of love and gratitude from her students, but rather gives to it its only value.
After awhile she expressed to those whom she saw her intense delight with the Mother's Room, of the auditorium, the organ and all the accompanying things of beauty. A delightful time— though short— was spent with her by the little handful who saw her. She passed the night in the Mother's Room.
We should be glad to enlarge upon this auspicious and happy event, but perhaps it is best that we desist. Suffice it to say, that never have we seen her in a happier or bright mood than on this occasion. May the pleasant event be often repeated.
