In the Manual of The Mother Church, Mrs. Eddy has made wise and loving provisions for the maintenance and protection of the Christian Science movement. Among these is the provision for a Committee on Publication.
In this, as in so many of her provisions for the movement, Mrs. Eddy was far ahead of her times. Lyman P. Powell, in his book "Mary Baker Eddy: A Life Size Portrait," 1950 Edition, comments (pp. 196, 197), "Before ever big business or nations, in peace or war, had learned how to mold public opinion through the press, Mrs. Eddy provided in her Manual for a Committee on Publication, now found in every state and every land where Christian Science has organization."
Dr. Powell also observes of these Committees (pp. 47, 48): "Their responsibility is to give correct information through the press concerning Christian Science, and also to correct misapprehensions proceeding from other authorship appearing in print. It would be impossible to over-estimate the service to Christian Science rendered by these committees. Developed for educational purposes, the Committees on Publication have become the medium of better understanding between the public and Christian Scientists."
