The establishment of the Foreign Literature Fund for distributing Christian Science literature in the war-stricken countries of Central Europe was announced in the Christian Science Sentinel of May 19, 1923. As the work progressed many other occasions for relieving distress have arisen, so that it now appears advisable to extend the scope of the work. Meanwhile the disaster in Japan called urgently for special activity there, and the Japanese Relief Fund, as announced in The Christian Science Monitor of September 5, 1923, was established. The generous support immediately received from the field is enabling The Mother Church to send large amounts of supplies to Japan, and there still remains a substantial balance in this fund to be expended. Accordingly the Treasurer of The Mother Church has been instructed to place remittances for relief purposes received on or after November 1 in a new fund, unless the donors designate otherwise. Relief work will not cease either in the Central European countries or in Japan, and the new fund will be available for whatever need may exist there. Experience with the above-mentioned funds and others has pointed repeatedly to the desirability of establishing a single fund with so broad a scope that it will be applicable to all relief work.
The Christian Science Board of Directors therefore now announces the establishment of a fund which will be spent for charitable and benevolent purposes in any emergency or necessity which may from time to time arise.
This fund shall be known as the Relief Fund, and contributions thereto should be sent to Edward L. Ripley, Treasurer, 236 Huntington Avenue, Boston, Massachusetts.
