Dear Journal:—The opening services of First Church of Christ, Scientist, of Philadelphia, were held on Sunday, September 18, in the church edifice, which will hereafter be its home, on North Twenty-first Street near Fairmount Avenue; it having outgrown its former quarters in old Mercantile Library.
There was a large attendance at both the morning and evening services, a notable feature being the number of prominent people to be seen in the congregations on both occasions. The gathering suggested a body of broad-thinking people, confirming what has been said many times before, that many of the brightest intellects of this country and century are to be found in the ranks of the Christian Scientists.
The audience room, which is beautiful in itself, was tastefully decorated with palms and a profusion of cut flowers. The exercises in the morning opened with singing "Praise God from whom all blessings flow," and at this service the following address was delivered by Mrs. Henrietta E. Chanfrau, the First Reader:—
