ANNUAL MEETING OF THE MOTHER CHURCH

Members from many parts of the world were present for the Annual Meeting of The Mother Church which convened on Monday afternoon, June 6. There was great enthusiasm, indicating deep consecration to the Cause which our beloved Leader, Mary Baker Eddy, established. The following is a detailed account of the proceedings and the reports of our Church officers.

The opening hymn was No. 299 in the Christian Science Hymnal, "Saw ye my Saviour? Heard ye the glad sound?" the words of which were written by our Leader. After the singing of this hymn, the retiring President, William R. Knox, read passages from the Bible and the Christian Science textbook, "Science and Health with Key to the Scriptures" by Mrs. Eddy:

The Bible
Ezck.11:17 Thus, 20
Matt. 16:24
Matt. 10:38
I Cor. 1:17

Science and Health
253:32-2
254:10-12, 19
178:32
367:17-29

After a few moments of silent prayer followed by the audible repetition of the Lord's Prayer, the congregation sang Hymn No. 37, "City of God, how broad and far."

Mr. Knox then announced the new officers of The Mother Church, as follows: President, Mrs. Gertrude W. Eiseman, of Boston, Massachusetts; Treasurer, Roy Garrett Watson, of Brookline, Massachusetts; Clerk, Gordon V. Comer, of Boston, Massachusetts.

The retiring President, William R. Knox, then spoke as follows:

My Friends:

We are convened in Annual Meeting. But why are we here? No formal call has gone out for our presence here. Even the Manual of The Mother Church by Mary Baker Eddy states that only the officers of the Church are required to be present at the Annual Meeting.

We are not here as elected delegates to formulate the policy and plan the government of our organization. What an invitation that would be to personal ambition! No, our Church was not founded on such a basis. This is not a meeting for greetings, nor are we here as pilgrims to a Mecca carrying out a religious rite to gain inspiration and piety.

Inspiration and piety are not compassed by place and circumstance. Inspiration is found in the quiet sanctuary of heartfelt longings, where the honest heart meets its Comforter and Saviour in the healing Christ in Christian Science. There are found the heart and the altar of The Mother Church; and out of this experience comes a new birth—an ever-recurring new birth—a new birth which is the prerequisite and the continuing demand of membership in the Church of Christ, Scientist.

So, then, as the newborn of Spirit, we have gathered here in reverence and with gratitude and humility to proclaim to the world that our Redeemer lives and works today to heal the sick and reclaim our lives from sin and mortality.

The quality of this healing fruitage which we bring is the essence of every advancing step in the progress of our Cause and affords proof of the utility of our institution. Even the policy and government of our organization rest solely upon what we are as Christian Scientists, what we manifest of the Christ, for "the government shall be upon his shoulder" (Isa. 9:6).

Our Master admonished those who would be his disciples that they must take up the cross and follow him. Christian Science has shed a new light and practical understanding on the cross and cross-bearing.

We are inspired, not by the suffering of Jesus, but by his unqualified unselfishness—his love, and his triumphant trust in the Christ, the healing and saving power of divinity operating in human experience. Jesus accepted the cross and the crucifixion with the sublime purpose of showing us the way from a depraved mortal selfhood out through a true humanhood freed from sin and disease, and on to the full demonstration of life eternal.

There are many indispensable human footsteps on the way to perfection, for perfection is not a personal estate. Perfection is the unbroken rhythm of divine order which we feel and know in silent prayer and through precious glimpses of spiritual reality. It is divinity embracing humanity.

It is imperative and inescapable that all must accomplish this true humanhood. But it cannot be attained by mere intellectual metaphysics; for the kingdom of heaven is not taken by force, nor will the spirit of the trenchant truth of Christian Science be buried in the graveclothes of its letter. The way of inevitable salvation is moral and spiritual and must be through cross-bearing, through the evangelizing of the human self.

Our beloved Leader has made this plain in all her writings, and especially in these words from her book "The First Church of Christ, Scientist, and Miscellany" (p. 194): "Only those men and women gain greatness who gain themselves in a complete subordination of self."

Mr. Knox then introduced the incoming President, who delivered the following address:

Dear Fellow Members of The Mother Church:

Once more we are assembled in Annual Meeting, and once again we rejoice together over our Mother Church, this witness on earth to God's presence and power among us.

The power of God was well understood by our beloved Leader, Mary Baker Eddy. It was the power and presence of divine Mind that revealed to her the Christ Science, or Christian Science, that inspired her in founding the Church of Christ Scientist and that guided her in writing the Manual of The Mother Church. Referring in "Miscellaneous Writings" to the proposed building of The Mother Church, Mrs. Eddy says (p. 141): "The First Church of Christ, Scientist, our prayer in stone, will be the prophecy fulfilled, the monument upreared, of Christian Science. It will speak to you of the Mother, and of your hearts' offering to her through whom was revealed to you God's all-power, all-presence, and all-science. This building begun, will go up, and no one can suffer from it, for no one can resist the power that is behind it; and against this church temple 'the gates of hell' cannot prevail."

When Jesus asked the disciples (Matt. 16:15), "Whom say ye that I am?" Peter replied, "Thou art the Christ, the Son of the living God." The Master rejoiced in the answer and said: "Blessed art thou, Simon Bar-jona: for flesh and blood hath not revealed it unto thee, but my Father which is in heaven. And I say also unto thee, That thou art Peter, and upon this rock I will build my church; and the gates of hell shall not prevail against it."

The Messiah took no practical steps to found a church or establish a form of worship. He prophesied that the Comforter would complete the revelation of Truth. In keeping with this prophecy Mrs. Eddy, the heaven-appointed Discoverer of Christian Science, founded the Church of Christ, Scientist.

Because The Mother Church is the outcome of prophecy and revelation, because it is built upon the Rock, Christ, this Church with its branches constitutes the institution on earth most potent for good. From the nature of its inception, it has all the power of divinity supporting it. The "gates of hell," or powers of evil, must fade before its holiness. Power rests in God and His Christ and nowhere else. Through the activities of the Church of Christ, Scientist, the healing, redeeming, resurrecting power of the Christ is again being made manifest among men. This divinely founded Church is the visible sign to the world that Truth is once more being practiced in casting out error and healing the sick by spiritual means alone and in restoring the spiritual status of man.

Christ Jesus knew at all times that the real man is spiritual, the son of God, abundantly endowed with the nature of the Christ. Through many years, Mrs. Eddy had reached out for the answer to the spiritual urge within her, the urge to know God and man aright, even as Jesus knew them, and to comprehend the laws of true being. When the revelation came, she was ready and waiting. Divine Science led her to realize what Jesus saw when he said (John 4:24). "God is a Spirit: and they that worship him must worship him in spirit and in truth."

The Christian Scientist is engaged in discerning and achieving his spiritual identity as a son of God. As he does this, he gradually gains dominion over the falsity of human beliefs and emerges into a higher sphere of thought and action. The church grows in usefulness, strength, and scope as the members press toward the attainment of the full power of being in Christian Science. Nothing can stop our progress when we are imbued with the spirit of Truth and Love and faithfully follow the commands of the Christ. With our faces turned toward God and our feet planted in the path of divine Science, we shall walk forward unerringly, unhindered by the fitful explosions of mortal mind, and find the center and circumference of our being.

When the true understanding of Church enters the thought of the individual, it reaches deep down to the secret place of the heart. There it is loved, nurtured, and kept aglow by the pure fire of devout consecration.

As the spiritual idea, Church, grows in consciousness, the church member finds himself more and more in harmony with "the structure of Truth and Love" (science and Health with Key to the Scriptures by Mrs. Eddy, p. 583); he moves more and more in accord with "whatever rests upon and proceeds from divine Principle" (ibid.), and discovers that he is at one with Church. This gives him a sense of strength and opens his eyes to the majestic power of divine Love, which brought The Mother Church into being.

To preserve the purity of the institution, the Rules and By-Laws in the Manual were revealed to Mrs. Eddy by the same Mind that showed her how to found her Church. As with Science and Health, the revelation in the Manual is complete. Nothing can change this textbook, and nothing can change the Manual. What a source of joy this is to us as church members! The Manual provides us with what we need for guidance. In obeying the Manual we feel ourselves loved, energized, protected. Safeguarded by Truth, bulwarked by Soul, we are surrounded with the care of divine wisdom, springing from the Mind which is God. Mrs. Eddy writes of the Manual (Art. XXXV, Sect. 1), "It stands alone, uniquely adapted to form the budding thought and hedge it about with divine Love."

As we live the truths of Christian Science and demonstrate the power of the Word in our daily experience, we hasten the time when the destiny of The Mother Church will be fulfilled, crowning the whole earth with proofs of healing according to the pattern of the Christ. In the words of our Leader in "The First Church of Christ, Scientist, and Miscellany" (p. 184): "The prosperity of Zion is very precious in the sight of divine Love, holding unwearied watch over a world. Isaiah said: 'How beautiful upon the mountains are the feet of him that bringeth good tidings,...that saith unto Zion, Thy God reigneth!'" And Mrs. Eddy adds, "Surely, the Word that is God must at some time find utterance and acceptance throughout the earth, for he that soweth shall reap."

A Word from The Christian Science Board of Directors, Read by Theodore Wallach, First Reader

This has been another year of deeply gratifying progress and achievement. Evidence of this progress is seen in gain in membership; increased sales of the published works of our beloved Leader, Mary Baker Eddy; greater circulation of the Christian Science periodicals; and marked growth in our Sunday Schools. Of even deeper importance are the manifold proofs of healing, for they testify conclusively to the inward strength of our movement and to the service which it is rendering to mankind. Today, more than ever before, the world needs this healing ministry, and it is the very essence of church activity in Christian Science. In corresponding measure the members of The Mother Church are finding more and more opportunities to share with others the glad tidings of scientific Christianity, with its glorious assurance of freedom from sickness as well as from sin, from want and woe as well as from forebodings of despair. The activities of The Mother Church and the consecrated lives of its members are a mighty bulwark for individual, national, and universal liberty.

Christianity needs Christian Science and would be incomplete without it. The divine revelation of Truth which came to Mrs. Eddy is a means of grace that subtracts nothing from the teachings of our great Master, Christ Jesus. On the contrary, it makes these teachings practical in their fullness, for it reveals God as the divine Principle of all being, omnipotent in His unchanging manifestation of goodness and love. The history of the Christian Science movement, ever since it first came into being through our Leader's great spiritual discovery in 1866, has been one of improved health, joy, abundance, and longevity. This fruitage is clearly visible in the experience of those who have turned to Christian Science for healing. It is becoming increasingly apparent in a wider way in the spiritual advancement of humanity. The uncertainties which confuse and perplex the nations become less alarming and portentous in proportion as the certainty of God's guidance is better understood.

Mrs. Eddy declares (The First Church of Christ, Scientist, and Miscellany, p. 247), "The church is the mouthpiece of Christian Science,—its law and gospel are according to Christ Jesus." Through the Church founded by our inspired Leader blessings of healing and redemption have reached a constantly widening circle of people in many lands throughout the world. It is through unselfish support of The Mother Church and its activities, including those of its branches, that students of Christian Science find their fullest ability to express usefulness and dominion. To this collective, united demonstration of strength, courage, and confidence each succeeding year adds fresh proofs of victory over sin, sickness, and discord of every kind. Now, more powerfully than ever before in the long struggle with evil, The Mother Church holds aloft for mankind the bright banner of freedom and tenderly rallies lovers of freedom to this standard. As an institution, no less than as a prophetic symbol of final deliverance from the claims of evil. The Mother Church is a divine necessity and an indispensable and invincible force for good.

Undeniably the heavenward aspirations of humanity meet with stubborn resistance from conventional and deeply entrenched beliefs in personal and physical power. We need not be surprised to find that The Mother Church, representing as it does the cause of universal freedom from the despotism of sin and suffering, must face many a stern challenge as it carries on its liberating crusade. Critical questionings are still heard as to the efficacy of Christian Science, as to our dear Leader's authority to reinstate primitive Christianity, and as to the ability and readiness of individual Christian Scientists to resist the aggressive allurements of time-honored medical and ecclesiastical systems, or to find the way of escape from sinful temptations.

The answers to such challenges and questions come readily to hand. Every member of this Church can point to sickness healed, to sin overcome, and to lives transformed, when he is called to give proof of his spiritual conviction. "With St. Paul he can declare boldly (Rom. 1:16). "I am not ashamed of the gospel of Christ: for it is the power of God unto salvation to every one that believeth." Our strength is renewed as we render unfaltering obedience to the By-Laws and Rules of the Manual of The Mother Church by Mrs. Eddy. When evil confronts the loyal member, he knows that he does not stand alone. In every right thought and action he is proving his love of Church and his unity with it—with the Church which our Leader describes in "Science and Health with Key to the Scriptures" (p. 583) as, "The structure of Truth and Love; whatever rests upon and proceeds from divine Principle."

Today this precious country, the homeland of The Mother Church in Boston, stands in the forefront of the world's fight for freedom. The members of this Church will not be dismayed by the threats and subtleties and wicked manipulations which seem to be so potent in the struggle. Christian Science enables us to see through the evidence of the physical senses, however formidable and persuasive it may appear. In every new upsurge of evil we are learning to seek and to expect fresh proofs of the presence and redemptive power of the Christ. To this redemptive and ever-available power The Mother Church bears constant witness. Victory awaits the Christian warrior.

There can be no gainsaying of the prophecy which Mrs. Eddy has recorded (ibid., p. 565): "The impersonation of the spiritual idea had a brief history in the earthly life of our Master; but 'of his kingdom there shall be no end,' for Christ, God's idea, will eventually rule all nations and peoples —imperatively, absolutely, finally—with divine Science." Every member of The Mother Church, whatever his nationality, hastens the fulfillment of this sublime forecast of world history by his fidelity to our Leader's teachings, by his loyalty to her Church, and by his unselfed endeavors to demonstrate brotherly love toward his fellow men, within the Church and out of it.

Through this sincere demonstration of the healing power of the Christ, Truth, members of The Mother Church are making the universal and holy purpose of Mrs. Eddy's lifework better known and understood. Every proof of healing in Christian Science makes it easier for those who are not Christian Scientists to avail themselves of the infinite blessings of scientific Christianity. As devoted followers of our Leader we are paving the way for the reconciliation of all nations and for the reign of harmony on earth. "Truth is revealed. It needs only to be practised" (ibid., p. 174).

Report of the. Treasurer, Read by Roy Garrett Watson, Treasurer of The Mother Church

In accordance with Article XXIV, Section 3, of the Manual of The Mother Church by Mary Baker Eddy, the Treasurer reported the amount of cash in the funds which The Mother Church has on hand, the amount of its indebtedness, and the amount of its expenditures for the year ended April 30, 1955. He stated that apart from current bills and accrued taxes, The Mother Church has no indebtedness.

The books of the Church Treasurer have been audited by the firm of Ernst & Ernst, and the auditors' certificate reads as follows:

The Treasurer continued his report substantially as follows:

The prosperity of our Church organization depends largely upon the love expressed by members of The Mother Church in grateful appreciation of benefits derived from membership in this Church, founded by our Leader, Mrs. Eddy. The universal solvent of Love is perfectly manifested in the dissolution of bonds of limitation through the loving gifts of members. The opportunities for helping mankind are unlimited. On this basis it is inevitable that the financial structure of The Mother Church will continue sound and satisfactory.

Members desiring to express their gratitude may do so in five ways: first, by payment of the annual per capita tax; secondly, by voluntary contributions and legacies to The Mother Church in support of its various activities; thirdly, through gifts from branch churches and societies to The Mother Church; fourthly, by assisting the students' association to which they belong to fulfill its privilege of being a source of income to The Mother Church; and fifthly, by contributing their faithful support through subscribing for the periodicals established by our beloved Leader and published by The Christian Science Publishing Society, thus aiding the Publishing Society to fulfill its function not only as a great healing agency, but as one of the chief sources of income of The Mother Church.

The attention of the Field is drawn to the fact that the three charitable institutions are still operating at a deficit, making it necessary for The Mother Church during the past year to contribute a large sum from other funds.

The contributions from the Field to The Mother Church Fund for Armed Services Activities and Postwar Emergencies, although generous, are still short of the amount needed to defray the expenses of this most loving service of The. Mother Church.

The radio program, "How Christian Science. Heals," is bringing blessings to many thousands throughout the world, and now the opportunity is at hand to present through the medium of television the truths of Christian Science as taught by Mrs. Eddy. Contributions to this work, made to the Radio Fund, will be most gratefully received.

In the breaking up of age-old beliefs which is so visibly taking place today, the opportunities and obligations of The Mother Church and its branches become increasingly clear. They are boundless! And the gratitude of the members expressed through their metaphysical and financial support will enable this Church to fulfill its divine destiny. On the occasion of the laying of its cornerstone, our revered Leader wrote (Miscellaneous Writings, pp. 144, 145): "To-day I pray that divine Love, the life-giving Principle of Christianity, shall speedily wake the long night of materialism, and the universal dawn shall break upon the spire of this temple. The Church, more than any other institution, at present is the cement of society, and it should be the bulwark of civil and religious liberty."

Report of Christian Science Trustees for Gifts and Endowments, Read by Roy Garrett Watson, Trustee and Treasurer

The Christian Science Board of Directors, desiring to assist members in ways most helpful to them in their efforts to express their gratitude to The Mother Church and to its beloved Founder, Mary Baker Eddy, instituted in 1926 the service now known as Christian Science Trustees for Gifts and Endowments.

The purpose of this trusteeship is to accept from members surplus funds ultimately intended for The Mother Church and to hold these funds in trust. During the intervening years, the income from these trusts is paid to those establishing them or to other beneficiaries. As of April 30 there were six hundred and ninety trusts, having a book value of $10,102,056.

The Mother Church, through this trusteeship, accepts revocable trusts of $1,000 or more from any member of The Mother Church, as well as from Christian Science students' associations. These trusts are also available for handling the surplus funds of Christian Science branch churches and societies. In the case of trusts established for branch churches and societies, none of the principal reverts to The Mother Church.

The trusts may be withdrawn at any time, in whole or in part, or they may be added to from time to time. The only fee charged for the handling of these trusts is 5 per cent of the earnings from the investment of the funds—a charge less than the cost of the service.

All inquiries regarding the establishment of trusts should be addressed to Roy Garrett Watson, Trustee and Treasurer, 107 Falmouth Street, Boston 15, Massachusetts.

Report of the Clerk, Read by Gordon V. Comer, Clerk of The Mother Church

Our beloved Leader, Mary Baker Eddy, tells us that our Annual Meeting is a grave guardian. It requires us to report progress, to share our experiences big with promise, and to consecrate ourselves anew to the great opportunities that are before us.

I am glad to report further progress in the passing year. Our membership roster, which, in accordance with our Leader's clearly implied wishes, is to be kept with loving and meticulous care, shows a net increase over last year. Our members, it is clearly indicated, never were more devoted than now in their love for Christian Science, in their appreciation of our Leader's great gift to mankind, in their solemn and sacred resolution to so live Christian Science and prove it in their daily-living. For this we express our humble and heartfelt thanks.

Our challenges at hand are not to be minimized, but we face and accept them with confidence. The omnipotence of Truth supports right activity, and it is supporting our Cause now and at all times. The activities of The Mother Church continue to prosper and progress.

We are gratified when we receive word from some one of our members, as we often do, telling us that our efforts to reach out lovingly to them when we have not heard from them recently is proving helpful. One member, typical of others, thanked us deeply and sincerely for giving her encouragement and awakening her to the error that was mesmerizing her into a state of apathy and discouragement. She thanked us for not giving up easily. Our shepherding activities are widening in scope, and we have ample evidence that they are more and more fruitful. Truly we as members of our beloved Mother Church are joyous workers in the Father's vineyard.

LOCAL LITERATURE ACTIVITIES DIVISION

The local Advertising, Circulation, and Distribution Committees of The Mother Church speak of a remarkable increase in expressed appreciation and interest on the part of the general public toward Christian Science.

This is evidenced sometimes in the form of inquiries as to the hours of our Church services and whether the stranger would be welcomed if he attended. Sometimes there are sincere and thoughtful questions as to the healing efficacy of Christian Science. Sometimes subscriptions to our periodicals are placed by those who have taken a sample copy from a literature distribution box or by organizations to which we have previously extended a gift subscription.

The fields are indeed white for harvesting, and this Division gratefully acknowledges the support given these activities by members of The Mother Church everywhere.

THE MOTHER CHURCH SUNDAY SCHOOL

The Mother Church Sunday School is most grateful for the interest and spontaneity being expressed there. It is evident that the children and young people are coming because they enjoy the Sunday School and want to attend. One interesting feature of the Sunday School is the large number of classes between the ages of fifteen and twenty.

Pupils are helping by leading the singing and distributing literature. Circulation of books through the lending library has multiplied several times. Bulletin boards are used to stimulate borrowing from the library of books and recordings. Seven teacher Workshop meetings were held.

The Sunday School recognizes that its primary purpose is to show the children and young people how to use Christian Science to meet every need. Many healings by the pupils have been reported, including healings of colds, various injuries, hearing and eye difficulties, headache, and earache. Also, there has been the clear-cut overcoming of grief, resentment, poor grades in school, enmity, criticism, unhappiness at home, and loneliness. And there was a case of beautiful protection and guidance during a hurricane.

CHRISTIAN SCIENCE ACTIVITIES FOR THE ARMED SERVICES

Although the United States has somewhat reduced the size of its military establishment, this reduction has not materially affected Christian Science Activities for the Armed Services. This department of The Mother Church is international in scope. Today it has four hundred and seventy-five field workers, which is approximately the same number it had a year ago.

Christian Science churches and societies are being encouraged to appoint local committees for the Armed Services. The purpose of these committees is to help service personnel before, during, and after military duty.

The field workers under the supervision of this department, who are designated as Chaplains, Ministers, and Representatives, are stationed around the world. During the year just ended, they conducted thousands of Christian Science services in military installations and Veterans' Hospitals. They distributed authorized Christian Science literature and placed gift subscriptions to our periodicals amounting to $50,637. The total expenditure by The Mother Church for Armed Services Activities during the year was $270,360.

The Christian Science Ministers who are assigned to Veterans' Hospitals have done good healing work with those patients who desire to rely radically on Christian Science for help. Our Chaplains, Ministers, and Representatives have helped to adjust service personnel to military life. Among other difficulties they have healed cases of homesickness, immorality, mental breakdown, colds, cysts, fevers, broken bones, hemorrhoids, tuberculosis, heart trouble, and poliomyelitis, thus proving that the Christ is ever available through Christian Science.

CONCLUSION

On an occasion such as this fifty-six years ago our beloved Leader said (The First Church of Christ, Scientist, and Miscellany, p. 125): "We are deeply grateful that the church militant is looking into the subject of Christian Science, for Zion must put on her beautiful garments—her bridal robes. The hour is come; the bride (Word) is adorned, and lo, the bridegroom cometh! Are our lamps trimmed and burning?"

Report of the Trustees under the Will of Mary Baker Eddy, Read by Horace J. Carver, Publishers' Agent

In these significant times we are reminded of our Leader's statement (Miscellaneous Writings, p. 177), "Never was there a more solemn and imperious call than God makes to us all, right here, for fervent devotion and an absolute consecration to the greatest and holiest of all causes."

Two responsibilities and joyous opportunities of the Trustees under the Will of Mary Baker Eddy are the administration of trust funds according to our Leader's benevolent plans and the publication of her writings.

In fulfilling the first obligation, $187,490 has been disbursed this year in our many fields of activity. Of this $12,969 has been used to encourage the free distribution of Christian Science literature; $48,075 has been utilized to assist in giving Christian Science lectures; $16,597 to place the textbook, "Science and Health with Key to the Scriptures" by Mrs. Eddy, and other authorized literature in Christian Science lending libraries, public libraries, in United States Consulates, and with members of Congress. By far the greatest expenditure this year, as in previous years, has been in grants to aid in dedicating church property, amounting to $109,849.

We are glad to report that churches have returned grants amounting to $101,950, thus enabling these funds to benefit other churches.

The sales of our Leader's writings show a good increase. New publications include "Unity of Good and Two Sermons" in French—the first translation of this book into another language; "Rudimental Divine Science and No and Yes" in Greek; the "Daily Prayer" in eight languages; and "the scientific statement of being" in card and plaque form.

Newspaper advertisements of Science and Health reached many millions of readers in ninety-four cities throughout the world. Additional advertising appeared in over three hundred smaller communities. The response to this advertising was 25 per cent greater than ever before.

During the year, ninety-eight new ground-floor Reading Rooms have been opened in business districts; fifty-five Reading Rooms have increased the hours they are open to the public, and one hundred and ten exhibits have been lent to churches planning Reading Room improvements.

In addition to Mrs. Eddy's other writings, her Poetical Works can now be shipped freely into Great Britain. In South Africa, import permits for books are no longer required; in Australia, dollar allocation for our books has been increased by 40 per cent; in Germany, import restrictions have been greatly cased. Blocked funds long held in Germany have been transferred in full to Boston.

The gratitude of the Field for the loving provision of our dear Leader for her Church and for the publication of her books is precious to us. It demonstrates that, as Mrs. Eddy says (Miscellaneous Writings, p. 104), "The Principle of Christian Science is Love, and its idea represents Love."

Report of Committees on Publication, Read by Will B. Davis, Manager

The fact that Christian Science heals is now being more widely recognized, and this is helping us immeasurably in carrying out the work which Mary Baker Eddy assigned to the Committee on Publication. This recognition is the result of the good work of Christian Scientists everywhere. The Mother Church is constantly seeking to make Christian Science more favorably known and more readily available.

We are grateful that other Protestant denominations are beginning to investigate spiritual healing. Not long ago a Committee on Publication took part in a panel discussion on "The Healing Mission of the Church" sponsored by a local ministerial association. The next Sunday one of the ministers spoke to his congregation about Christian Science and said in substance: "We are not justified in criticizing these friends of ours. They are doing something we have got to begin to do. We can no longer sidestep the responsibility of healing through prayer."

With a more widespread acceptance of Christian Science healing, our work in securing protection from laws and regulations which are unjust to Christian Science is proceeding successfully. During the last year many needed legislative amendments have been secured. However, much remains to be accomplished before all laws which would attempt to compel Christian Scientists to accept other methods of treatment have been corrected.

In our work we often consider Mrs. Eddy's significant words in "The First Church of Christ, Scientist, and Miscellany" (p. 222), "The Constitution of the United States does not provide that materia medica shall make laws to regulate man's religion; rather does it imply that religion shall permeate our laws."

It is encouraging that many insurance companies are now willing to add a special rider to their policies recognizing Christian Science treatment and care. Two of the large insurance bureaus—representing hundreds of the major casualty companies in the United States and Canada—recently granted such recognition in connection with automobile and general liability policies.

We are continuing to supply corrective information to editors, authors, and publishers. Recognition of the healing work of our movement is being furthered also by the radio series "How Christian Science Heals." Our radio audience is expanding, and mail response now often exceeds a thousand letters a week. These programs provide a clear, convincing presentation of our religion. They present an opportunity to correct false statements, injustices, and impositions on the public regarding Christian Science. They help to carry out the duties assigned by our Leader to this office.

During the year progress has been made in the development of plans for the use of television in presenting Christian Science. It is expected that an announcement to the Field concerning these plans will be made before long.

Our work needs the alert and prayerful metaphysical support of all Christian Scientists, for its success comes only through demonstration. As each one of us does his prayerful part, we shall hasten the day, spoken of by Isaiah (11:9), when "the earth shall be full of the knowledge of the Lord, as the waters cover the sea."

At this point the congregation sang Hymn No. 297, "Science, the angel with the flaming sword."

Report of The Christian Science Board of Lectureship, Read by John S. Sammons, Chairman

Moving together in the unity of a sacred purpose and in harmony with all the many and varied activities of The Mother Church and its branches, The Christian Science Board of Lectureship looks forward to another year of challenge and achievement.

The opportunities and privileges of the past year, with its more than four thousand lectures and its million and a half miles of travel, have been written on the pages of history in terms of spiritual regeneration and physical healing on the part of large numbers.

Special mention should be made of the progress in the work overseas, where, in addition to the many countries visited in previous years, informal talks were given for the first time in Saudi Arabia and Turkey. At many other points in the South Seas and in the Orient visited by a member of this Board during the past year, there were found grateful and responsive listeners and evidence of spiritual growth.

There is a growing interest in and increasing demand for lectures on our college campuses. The young Christian Scientists are doing magnificent work both in maintaining their own position and, through their example, in attracting others to the study of Christian Science. We are all familiar with the social pressures and moral confusion of the era, and it is heartening to find our young people both upholding and advancing the spiritual concept. The members of our Board are grateful that through the lectures they themselves are sharing in the work on this educational frontier.

Tribute is paid to the lecture committees in the branch churches whose unselfish service and painstaking labors ensure the harmony of our lectures and contribute so much to their fruitfulness. Too much cannot be said in praise of the systematic and thorough preparation for the lectures on the part of these and other workers in our churches, societies, and college organizations.

The public interest in our lectures continues unabated, and the lecturers are striving through unceasing prayer and the continuous study of the Bible and our Leader's writings to enlarge this interest and to channel it into paths of service to our Cause.

Mary Baker Eddy refers to St. John, one of the greatest lecturers of all time, where she writes in "Science and Health with Key to the Scriptures" (p. 571), "With his spiritual strength, he has opened wide the gates of glory, and illumined the night of paganism with the sublime grandeur of divine Science, outshining sin, sorcery, lust, and hypocrisy."

Report of the Trustees of The Christian Science Publishing Society, Read by John H. Hoagland, Manager

The Christian Science Publishing Society has completed a year of service to humanity in which the effectiveness of its healing mission has met with impressive and grateful acknowledgment—from the halls of government to the dark recesses of an antiquated prison, from medical clinics to homes redeemed from all manner of sickness and discord.

"Recently," writes a subscriber, "a woman joyfully told me how her life had been lifted out of the darkness of former beliefs of grief and illness, and her entire being enlightened, just because she had paused to pick up and read for the first time a copy of The Christian Science Journal ."

Wrote a physician: "I am enclosing a blank check which I wish filled in for me, if you please, and send me The Christian Science Monitor for one year. This paper is most likely the finest in the entire world. I am a physician, but I have a very warm place in my heart for Christian Science. Any literature that you think would be of interest and value to me, please send it."

During the revolt in a Massachusetts prison, with guards held as hostages, the convict group requested a citizens' committee, including the Editor of The Christian Science Monitor, to confer with them. As a result, the guards and weapons were released. In consequence the national radio and television programs and newspapers carried the report of our Editor, acting as spokesman of the committee, concerning the crucial hours. Hundreds of letters to the Monitor poured in from strangers and friends alike acclaiming the committee for this successful and humanitarian effort.

From California a woman wrote that her home had been on the verge of breaking up because of her husband's almost violent antipathy to Christian Science. On learning of the part played by the committee, of which the Monitors Editor was a member, the husband's antipathy to Christian Science was broken, and a happy home life was restored.

In France the Monitor's chief correspondent was invited as the only American writer to accompany the President of the French Republic on a special trip. The President spoke of his very real awareness of the Monitor's mission and service. In Washington the President of the United States, speaking informally to the Editor of the Monitor at the White House, referred appreciatively to the place of this newspaper in today's world. From London came renewed compliments to the Monitor from the then Prime Minister of Great Britain.

In the Far East the influence of the Monitor has been greater than ever before in focusing attention upon an area where the utmost alertness must be exercised for the preservation of peace, and its chief correspondent there has been in the midst of the Formosa activities and in the closest contact with the political and military leaders involved.

Awards and citations have come to the Monitor from the Jewish War Veterans, the American Newspaper Guild, the English-Speaking Union, the Educational Writers Association, the Associated Press News Executives Association, the American Federation of Arts, the Greek Government, the Junior Chamber of Commerce, the American Institute of Architects, and other organizations.

This year the Monitor began publishing religious articles in the Korean and Japanese languages. The feature "Of Good Report" in the Christian Science Sentinel now appears more frequently. The Sentinel series "Mrs. Eddy Mentioned Them" and the Radio Program scripts published each week in the Sentinel have met with an appreciative response.

Through the co-operative effort of branch churches, more than two thousand copies of the Monitor went by air express daily for two weeks for distribution to delegates attending the World Council of Churches in Evanston, Illinois, from all parts of the world. The great prestige of the Monitor was evident among the thousands of religious leaders present, and new-subscriptions have followed.

A newspaper editor in Bombay, India, has been paying $434 yearly in postage to have a Monitor subscription sent to him daily by airmail. A newspaper in Tokyo subscribes for three copies daily, paying $952 annually in postage to get the Monitor daily by airmail. Government bureaus in overseas countries have been paying $250 to $350 a year for single airmail subscriptions, so valued is the Monitor's world-wide news coverage. At present seven Monitor subscriptions are going to Moscow, largely for Soviet Government agencies and newspapers there.

The circulation of the Journal, Christian Science Quarterly, Sentinel, and The Herald of Christian Science (various Editions) continued their rise during the year, and the circulation of the Monitor gained in many areas. The Lesson-Sermons continue to extend their healing influence.

Advertising in The Christian Science Monitor in 1954 reached a total of 8,320,000 lines, the largest in our history, and the total number of display advertisers reached 30,300, breaking all records. Impressive letters were received, evidencing healings resulting from the advertising activity. The Monitor's skill in newspaper color reproduction attracted special attention. During the year we published our first postwar Monitor advertising from Germany.

A complete German translation of the English Hymnal is now ready, and for the first time the churches in German-speaking countries will have a Hymnal uniform with that now in use in English-speaking countries. Such a Hymnal has already been supplied in Dutch, French, and Swedish. A new printing of "Christian Science and Its Discoverer," by E. Mary Ramsay, was issued in March.

The privilege of witnessing the fruitage of our periodicals and publications in their contribution to the mission of The Mother Church and its beloved Founder, the Leader of the Christian Science movement, Mary Baker Eddy, is one daily treasured by the Trustees of The Christian Science Publishing Society and by everyone associated with them in this work. We are grateful to The Christian Science Board of Directors and to all Christian Scientists everywhere for their loving and prayerful support.

Report of Department of Branches and Practitioners, Read by Theodore E. Metzner, Manager

Referring to the branches of The Mother Church, our Leader, Mary Baker Eddy, says (Miscellaneous Writings, p. 113), "The systematized centres of Christian Science are life-giving fountains of truth." Our Church Activities Division gratefully witnesses the accomplishments of the branches of The Mother Church as "life-giving fountains of truth" bringing healing and regeneration to mankind.

Church work is healing work, blessing the members as well as the community. This was conclusively proved by one church in meeting financial obligations as it undertook the building of a new Sunday School. The members contributed generously. Enrichment followed in terms of increased incomes, better businesses and homes, as well as in enlarged understanding. All learned to study and work more effectively.

The message of inspiration and healing contained in the tape recording of the Tuesday Evening Meeting held last June proved fruitful. Fifteen hundred branches in forty-four countries heard the recording, and many accounts have come to us of resulting encouragement and growth. Members gleaned ideas from the addresses presented on this program and utilized them profitably in church and individual affairs.

The Application Division reports that applications for cards as practitioners continue to indicate that splendid healing work is being done. The number of accepted applications again exceeds that of the preceding year. The vital need of more Christian Science nurses is still present, but this year's applications indicate a hearty response to this need.

During the last year there was a net increase of thirty-one in the number of branches of The Mother Church, making the present total of three thousand one hundred and sixty-one churches and societies. These are found in forty-six countries. Among the branches added in the past year are those in Salzburg, Austria; Upper Hutt, New Zealand; Freemantle, Australia; Aarhus, Denmark; Kyoto, Japan; Heidelberg, Germany; and Caracas, Venezuela. Seventeen additional college organizations have been recognized this year, bringing the total to one hundred and forty-six. In addition to college organizations in the United States, there are now organizations in Australia, England, Northern Ireland, France, and Canada.

When our Leader provided for Christian Science college organizations in the Manual of The Mother Church, there were less than a quarter of a million students enrolled in American colleges. Today there are over three million! In the past eight years the number of our organizations has doubled and, in addition, approximately seventy-five unofficial groups are meeting and working toward recognition by The Mother Church. The Christian Science Board of Directors has approved a meeting in the interest of college organization activities for college students who are members of The Mother Church. This important meeting, the first of its kind, will be held September 8 and 9 in the Original Edifice. Already many are arranging to be present and to join in discussions of plans for the continued unfoldment of this part of our Leader's demonstration.

Report of the Trustees of the Charitable Institutions, Read by Mrs. Miyo Matsukata, of Tokyo, Japan

"'As in water face answereth to face,' and in love continents clasp hands, so the oneness of God includes also His presence with those whose hearts unite in the purposes of goodness" (Miscellaneous Writings, p. 152). So wrote our Leader, Mary Baker Eddy, to First Church of Christ, Scientist, in Denver, Colorado, and the words apply to our three beloved charitable institutions, which had their inception in her great love for mankind.

Early in 1905, Mrs. Eddy wrote a letter concerning the need of a sanatorium where those needing healing might work out their problems. In 1919, the Christian Science Benevolent Association at Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts, opened its doors, followed a little over a decade later by Christian Science Benevolent Association on Pacific Coast. In 1927, The Christian Science Pleasant View Home in Concord, New Hampshire, offered its hospitality to approximately ninety residents, workers who had served long and faithfully in their respective fields and who needed a permanent home where they might continue their active work for the movement and for the world.

These three institutions are beacon lights. They need the love and consecrated support, metaphysically and financially, of every member of this Church. It would be impossible to estimate the healing work they are accomplishing. Yet their further possibilities lie before us as both a challenge and an opportunity—a challenge to higher demonstration, an opportunity to fulfill our Leader's vision. Charitable in purpose, none of these institutions is self-supporting. Each depends in varying degree on financial support from the Field. Their total operating expense during the year ended April 30, 1955, was $1,319,160. Of this amount $574,780 was paid by guests at the two Sanatoriums. The balance of $744,380 was supplied as follows: $500,270 from bequests and gifts from church members, $244,110 from funds of The Mother Church.

One healed of a growth while at one of the Benevolent Associations writes: "I was wonderfully received at the Sanatorium and given a beautiful room and bath and wonderful nursing care. The condition did not yield quickly but went into months. Finally I could see the dawn of a new day, and I was healed. It is now over a year, and everything has remained perfect. My stay at the Benevolent Association will never be forgotten."

The Benevolent Associations also offer their facilities for rest and study. Another guest writes: "My recent visit to the Sanatorium gave me much inspiration to bring back to my work. I went with the idea of seeing, hearing, and feeling only good and of letting go of all problems for one brief week. The memory of the love I experienced years ago as an associate, plus the love I felt as a guest, completely refreshed me, and I came home feeling that I had been on the mountaintop." Rewarded indeed are those whose gratitude leads them to avail themselves of the blessings these institutions offer.

Each of the Sanatoriums maintains a training course where nurses are thoroughly instructed in the practical wisdom required for proper care of the sick (see the Manual of The Mother Church by Mrs. Eddy, Art. VIII, Sect. 31). During the past year the students enrolled in these courses have numbered ninety-two.

Guests at the two Sanatoriums during the year totaled seven thousand and sixty-seven.

Pleasant View is a real home. The residents, an active, happy group of practicing Christian Scientists, are working effectually for the world as well as for themselves. Delightful programs on constructive subjects, including current events, and many activities in which the residents themselves participate, together with the natural beauty of the grounds, afford mental and spiritual stimulus and happy recreation for all. A great work is being carried on in this Home, a fitting tribute to our Leader's unsurpassed demonstration.

The Trustees of the Pleasant View Home also administer a fund, made available through the generosity of a member of The Mother Church, which this year gave financial assistance to thirty-six elderly practitioners and nurses in their own homes.

The Trustees of the three institutions seek always to administer them with wisdom, economy, and love. The aim is that all three institutions shall exemplify the standard of Christian Science in beauty, comfort, and orderly activity.

The Manager and workers at each institution are filling their respective posts with devotion and consecration.

If such is the present fruition, what may the harvest be as we awake to the immense opportunities these institutions afford and demonstrate in increasing degree "the oneness of God" which "includes also His presence with those whose hearts unite in the purposes of goodness."

Reports from the Field

Many inspiring letters and reports have been received by The Mother Church this year, indicating steady progress and spiritual unfoldment in the branch churches and increased consecration to the Cause of Christian Science among the members. The time available permitted the reading of only a few representative reports. These were read by Frank Leggitt, of Chicago, Illinois, and Mrs. Ethel Lowe, of Ottawa, Ontario.

First Church. London, England, tells of increased attendance: encouraging response to fresh methods of literature distribution: many new inquirers at the Reading Room concerning spiritual healing; good healing as fruitage of the lectures; life and vigor indicated in the reports of all church committees; reconditioning of the church edifice: and a freshening in thought with a lively recognition of the infinite resources of eternal Spirit.

Third Church, Cleveland, Ohio, which furnished a large group of members to form Christian Science Society, Parma Heights, finds many newcomers at its services and increased enrollment in the Sunday School. Remarkable progress has been made in liquidating indebtedness incurred live years ago when the church edifice was remodeled.

From the branches of The Mother Church in Minneapolis. Minnesota, comes a greeting, telling of a fruitful year. The jointly supported Reading Room, moved to a more favorable location two years ago, has reported an all-time high in both sales and attendance. Joint advertising of the textbook, "Science and Health with Key to the Scriptures" by Mary Baker Eddy, and of the Reading Rooms has brought new inquirers. The noonday lecture, sponsored by the several churches, was held in a larger theater, and greatly increased attendance was observed.

Eleventh Church. Los Angeles, California, has been active in bringing Christian Science to the large Mexican population in its vicinity by establishing Spanish language services. Those thus benefited are relaying the message of Christian Science to their relatives elsewhere, many of whom are now also attending services, and some have received healing. Through the literature distribution work the church is reaching Spanish-speaking patients in the County Institutions among the poor and needy of the city, who, because of their great need, are humble and receptive.

First Church. Chelsea. Massachusetts. has experienced gratifying growth during the past year. The congregation has multiplied and includes a considerable number of newcomers to Christian Science. The Sunday School has increased from three to twenty-five pupils. A correct sense of supply has been evidenced in all activities of the church and the Reading Room, and good use has been made of the lending library.

First Church, Indianapolis, Indiana, located in an area now mostly a business section and with membership reduced to only a handful, sold its edifice and prayed for guidance as to the next step. Four years later the first unit of a new church was erected in a growing residential section. The congregation steadily increased, and remarkable progress followed the decision to complete the building. Real spiritual growth is evidenced by many inspiring testimonies at the Wednesday evening meetings. First Church, Bulawayo, Southern Rhodesia, reports fulfillment of two major projects: the removal of its Reading Room to the center of the business area, with increased open hours, and the establishment of the Sunday School in its own building adjacent to the church. Both steps were planned with great love and care. Main-parents and children travel from ten to thirty-five miles each way to attend church and Sunday School.

First Church, Genera. New York, tells of the awakening of the membership to a sense of unity with The Mother Church and reports progress in many directions. Church attendance has nearly doubled in the past year, and the quality of the testimonies at Wednesday evening meetings is noticeably improved and helpful. The most recent project was the redecorating and restocking of the Reading Room, which was accomplished entirely by members and friends. Desiring to give the community better service, the church has increased the open hours of the Reading Room.

First Church, Athens, Greece, rejoices in the dedication of its church edifice within the year and in the greater interest and increased attendance at services and the Reading Room since the occupation of the new building. Deep gratitude is expressed for the recent translation into modern Greek of two of our Leader's writings.

First Church, Belvedere. Marin County, California, has great cause for gratitude. It is situated on a small, hilly island in a lagoon community of approximately twelve hundred inhabitants. From a society, holding services in a small log cabin on a steep hillside, it has within three years attained the status of church and has built a church edifice of great architectural beauty, which was dedicated last October.

Christian Science Society, Coulee Dam, Washington, a government construction town, held services for twenty years in a school building, the only place available. Last fall permission was given to lease one of the smaller houses and to remodel it for church activities. Now one of the most attractive little churches in the entire area, it has brought favorable comments not only from government officials, but from members of other local churches.

Second Church, Melbourne. Australia, reports continuing activity and growth. Eighteen members formed a group which serves an outlying district. Newcomers to Christian Science are noticed at the services, and instances of healing are reported. The Sunday School attendance continues to increase steadily. The Reading Room has blessed many. The lecture season was a very fruitful one. The activities of the circulation information. Monitor advertising, and literature distribution committees have accomplished much.

First Church, The Hague, Netherlands, tells with gratitude of the renovating of its Reading Room and of the lively interest in its reopening. The demand for free literature has never been so great, and the amount of literature available for distribution has been twice as great as before. The Dutch Navy and Red Cross are helping to distribute the literature, conveying parcels especially to New Guinea and Dutch Guiana. The Christian Science Monitor is being appreciated and used by the teachers in the high schools.

Grateful acknowledgment of these and many more encouraging reports from branch churches and societies throughout the world is made on behalf of The Mother Church by The Christian Science Board of Directors.

Incidents of Christian Science Healing, Read by Mrs. Louise Hurford Brown, of Los Angeles, California

The carefully verified testimonies from different parts of the world which were read bore witness to the healing power of the Christ, Truth, as revealed in Christian Science.

The meeting adjourned after the singing of the Doxology.

New President of The Mother Church

Mrs. Gertrude W. Eiseman, C. S., of Boston, Massachusetts, spent her early days in Brookline, Massachusetts, and in New York, New York. In Brookline she attended the public schools and then was a student at Hunter College, New York, for two years.

Mrs. Eiseman became interested in Christian Science in 1919 and joined The Mother Church in 1924. Two years later she received class instruction in Christian Science. She served Christian Science Society, Beverly, Massachusetts, now First Church of Christ, Scientist, Beverly, as Second Reader from 1931 to 1934.

She served on the War Relief Committee during the Second World War and as chairman of the Advertising Information Committee of The Mother Church from 1941 to 1944. Since 1947 Mrs. Eiseman has devoted all her time to the public practice of Christian Science. In 1940 she became a teacher in the Sunday School of The Mother Church. She was appointed Superintendent of the Sunday School in 1950, a post which she held for three years.

The Christian Science Board of Lectureship

The list of lecturers elected to serve on The Christian Science Board of Lectureship during 1955—1956 is as follows:
Appleton, Miss Helen, C. S., Boston, Massachusetts
Aultman, Miss Lela May, C. S., Denver, Colorado
Bailey, Arch, C. S., Sacramento, California
Carey, Archibald, C. S. B., Detroit, Michigan
Castle, Ralph, C. S., Belvedere, California
Corn, Jules, C. S., New York. New York
Channing, George, C. S. B., San Francisco, California
Exo, Arnold H., C. S. B., Chicago, Illinois
Gale, Mrs. Mary "Wellington, C. S. B., San Francisco, California
Hay, Mrs. Ella H., C. S., Indianapolis, Indiana
Holloway, Mrs. Mary C., C. S., Shreveport, Louisiana
Hooper, E. Howard, C. S. B., St. I Louis, Missouri
MacRae, Harry B., G. S. B., Dallas, Texas
McReynolds, James Harry, C. S. B., Dallas, Texas
Nay, George, C. S., Chicago, Illinois
Nunn, Herschel P., C. S. B., Portland, Oregon
Pickett, John D., C. S., Chicago, Illinois
Preller, Friedrich, C. S. B., Berlin, Germany
Rauthe, Mrs. Claire, C. S„ London, England
Sammons, John S., C. S„ Chicago, Illinois
Scott, Mrs. Elisabeth Carroll, C. S. B., Memphis, Tennessee
Seeley, Paul Stark, C. S. B.. Portland, Oregon
Selover, John J., C. S. B.. Long Beach, California
Simms, Earl E„ C. S„ Austin. Texas
Tennant, Mrs. Georgina, C. S. B„ London, England
Van Atta, Robert S., C. S.. Rochester. New York
Wagers, Ralph E„ C. S. B„ Chicago, Illinois
Watt, James, C. S., Washington, District of Columbia

As is well known in the Field, it is now the established procedure that members of The Christian Science Board of Lectureship who have served continuously thereon for several years retire for a period during which they may engage in the study and practice of Christian Science. The Christian Science Board of Directors announces that the following lecturers will avail themselves of this opportunity as of July 1, 1955:

Frank T. Hord
Richard Knox Lee
Miss Florence Middaugh
Henry Allen Nichols
Mrs. Grace Jane Noee.

Peter B. Biggins and Robert Stanley Ross, both of whom have given faithful and efficient service to this activity over a period of many years, have signified their desire to retire permanently from the lecture work in order to devote their entire time to the practice of Christian Science healing and to their work as teachers of Christian Science in their respective fields of labor.

 New Members of The Christian Science Board of Lectureship

Mrs. Mary Wellington Gale, C.S.B., of San Francisco, California, is a native of Belmont, Massachusetts. She received her education in the public schools there, at Smith College, and also at the University of Chicago.

Mrs. Gale commenced the serious study of Christian Science in 1914 and received Primary class instruction in 1917 in. Boston while still in college. She joined a branch church and The Mother Church in 1918 and is now a member of First Church, San Francisco, where she has served as chairman of the executive board, president of the church, board member, and Second Reader. In 1928, with her husband, Mrs. Gale opened the first practitioner's office in Carmel, California. In 1952 she received instruction in the Normal class of the Board of Education and became a teacher of Christian Science.

Friedrich Preller, C.S.B., was born in Schmiedeberg, Silesia, Germany, where he attended public school. In 1913 he went to Berlin and entered the profession of bookbinding. He became interested in Christian Science in 1918, and received a healing of hip disease that had resulted from an accident in boyhood. In 1921 he became a member of a branch church in Berlin, and has served as Second Reader and in other capacities. He joined The Mother Church in 1922 and received Primary class instruction in 1923. In 1924 he withdrew from professional work in order to devote his full time to the study and practice of Christian Science.

From 1936 to 1941 Mr. Preller served in Germany as Financial Representative of The Mother Church, The Christian Science Publishing Society, and the Trustees under the Will of Mary Baker Eddy. In 1947 he was reappointed Treasurer's Representative for all of Germany, including the Russian Zone.

Mr. Preller received instruction in the Normal class of the Board of Education in 1949, since which time he has been an authorized teacher of Christian Science. Several articles by him have appeared in the Christian Science periodicals.

James Watt, C. S., was born in Pontiac, Illinois. He is a graduate of Illinois Institute of Technology, Chicago, with a Bachelor of Science degree in Civil Engineering. Mr. Watt was associated with various engineering companies in work in the United States and abroad and later was Western manager for a national advertising service agency.

Mr. Watt served during World War II as a Chaplain in the United States Army, attaining the rank of Major.

He first became interested in Christian Science at an early age through his mother and an aunt who was one of the pioneer workers in the Philippine Islands. His interest became serious when he undertook engineering work in the Soviet Union in 1929. He became a member of The Mother Church in 1930, received Primary class instruction in 1932, and he has devoted his full time to the practice and to the service of the Christian Science organization since 1942. Mr. Watt is a member of Third Church, Washington, D. C„ and has served in branch churches as First Reader and in other capacities.

In 1947 he was appointed Assistant to the Manager, Washington, D. G., Office, Christian Science Committee on Publication, and became Manager of that office in December, 1948. Mr. and Mrs. Watt were active in the re-establishment of Christian Science activities in Japan following World War II, including the organization of Christian Science Society, Tokyo.