The new Church Building on Lafayette, near Franklin Avenue, was opened on Sunday the 10th day of October, 1897, with appropriate dedicatory ceremonies. This service was held in the evening, and was conducted by the Readers of this and other churches. After the usual preliminary exercises, the reading from the Bible, and "Science and Health with Key to the Scriptures," and the Lord's Prayer with spiritual interpretation, addresses were given by Mrs. E. B. Hulin and W. S. H. Robinson, Readers of the Brooklyn Church of Christ, Scientist; Mrs. Augusta E. Stetson and Carol Norton, Readers of the First Church of Christ, Scientist, and Mrs. Laura Lathrop and John Carroll Lathrop, of the Second Church of Christ, Scientist, New York City; Mrs. Harriet L. Betts, of the Troy, N. Y. church; Miss Mary Spaulding, of the Saratoga, N. Y., Church; Mrs. Effie Andrews, of New York City; Miss Robertson, of East Orange, N. J.; Mr. Wm. G. Cooney, chairman of the building committee of the church; and Mrs. P. J. Leonard and Norman E. John, the Readers of the Brooklyn Church.
There was great unity of feeling, and the congregation was heartily congratulated upon the fact that their faithful work had been crowned with so successful a result. At both the morning and evening service the following telegram was read from the "Mother:"—
"Concord, N. H., October 2, 1897.
