Rev. Mary Baker G. Eddy, the Discoverer and Founder of Christian Science, spoke to an audience of twenty-five hundred Christian Scientists at her home in Concord, July the 5th. In her address she encouraged her followers to daily demonstrate the Principle of Christian Science, which recognizes one God, spiritualizes religion, and restores its lost element, namely, healing the sick. It is stated authoritatively that there are nearly a million believers in the doctrine of Christian Science, and that this vast number turn to no other source but this Science for the healing of whatever sickness may arise.
A distinguishing feature of the Christian Science services is their Friday evening testimonial meetings. About two and a Half years ago, Mrs. Eddy advised all Christian Science Churches to turn their week-night service into an experience meeting, at which all who wished might testify of the benefits they had received from Christian Science. These meetings have gone on without intermission, and at each service, which lasts one hour, the time is fully taken up with testimonials of healing from people in every walk in life. Ordinarily one would think that these meetings would lose interest, but it is stated that there are enough benefits received in one week to keep those helped talking for hours if they wished to testify of all the good they get from Christian Science.
The following letter will duly explain itself to the thoughtful reader:—
