With the approach of the Annual Meeting of The Mother Church, every member of a Church of Christ, Scientist, may well consider what he means when he says, "I am a Christian Scientist." He may well examine his thoughts and actions, measure his progress, and resolve to work more earnestly to prove the truths of Christian Science in daily living.
Christian Scientists are engaged in a great crusade. They have enlisted in the Cause which has as its object the establishment of universal freedom from all of the false beliefs and claims of mortality. All Christian Scientists have great things in common to enable them to achieve success in their holy crusade. They have seen and felt the enlightening and healing effects of the power of God in daily living. They have caught glimpses of the wholly spiritual nature of the creator and His perfect creation. They have united to demonstrate individually and collectively the power of the Christ to take away the sins and discords of the world and to establish the kingdom of heaven on earth.
In her Message to The Mother Church for 1902, Mary Baker Eddy, the Leader of our great crusade, writes (p. 14) "I suggest as a motto for every Christian Scientist,—a living and life-giving spiritual shield against the powers of darkness,—
