THE ANNUAL MEETING OF THE MOTHER CHURCH
will convene at 2.00 p.m., Monday, June 7
Cards of admission for the Annual Meeting and for the other meetings which members are eligible to attend may be obtained on:
MONDAY, JUNE 7, and TUESDAY, JUNE 8
at
HORTICULTURAL HALL, Falmouth Street
8.30 a.m. to 5.30 p.m.
WEDNESDAY, JUNE 9, and THURSDAY, JUNE 10
at
ADMINISTRATION BUILDING
One hour before each meeting
Members must call in person for admission cards.
Arrangements have been made for additional seating in the Original Edifice and in a nearby building for those who do not obtain Extension seating. Closed-circuit television will be installed in both locations so that all who attend will be able to see and hear the speakers.
MEETINGS ON TUESDAY, JUNE 8
PERIODICALS MEETING
10.00 a.m. in Extension
Open to members of The Mother Church only
ADVERTISING
INFORMATION
COMMITTEES
1.00 p.m.
Original Edifice
Open to advertising representatives, committee members, church boards, and others interested in advertising work
READING ROOM
WORKSHOP
1.00 p.m.
Extension
Open to librarians, assistants, members of Reading Room committees, church boards, and others interested in Reading Room work
TUESDAY EVENING MEETING
7.30 p.m. in Extension
Open to members of The Mother Church only
ADVERTISING
REPRESENTATIVES
2.45 p.m.
Extension
Sunday School Room
Open to advertising representatives, chairmen of advertising information committees, and church boards
CIRCULATION
REPRESENTATIVES
AND COMMITTEES
2.45 p.m.
Original Edifice
Open to circulation representatives, committee members, and church boards
CHRISTIAN SCIENCE ACTIVITIES FOR THE ARMED SERVICES
2.00 p.m. in Back Bay Theatre
Massachusetts Avenue and Norway Street
Open to Christian Science Chaplains, Ministers, Representatives, military personnel and their near relatives, Armed Services committees in branch churches and societies, and all members of The Mother Church.
MEETINGS ON WEDNESDAY, JUNE 9
SOLVING BRANCH CHURCH PROBLEMS
10.00 a.m.
Extension
Open to members of The Mother Church only
CHRISTIAN SCIENCE BENEVOLENT
ASSOCIATIONS
2.00 p.m.
Original Edifice
Open to members of The Mother Church and its
branches
MEETINGS ON THURSDAY, JUNE 10
COLLEGE ORGANIZATION DIVISION WORKSHOP
A workshop meeting for college organization information committees will be held in the original edifice of The Mother Church on Thursday, June 10, at 8.15 a.m. It will be open to members of college organization information committees, members of executive boards, clerks of branch churches and societies, college organization advisors, teachers of the older classes in Christian Science Sunday Schools, parents, and practitioners.
SUNDAY SCHOOL WORKSHOP
A workshop meeting in the interest of our Sunday School will be held in the extension of The Mother Church on Thursday, June 10, at 10.00 a.m. This meeting will include questions and answers relating to the Sunday School. Sunday School teachers and officers, members of executive boards, clerks of branch churches and societies, and practitioners listed in the journal and the Herald are welcome to attend.
MAIL AND REGISTRY—ANNUAL MEETING VISITORS
Those who are planning to attend the Annual Meeting of The Mother Church may have their mail addressed in care of Hostess, One Norway Street, Boston, Massachusetts 02115. This mail will be held by the Hostess at the Publishing House, where it may be obtained.
A visitors' register will be kept in the Lobby, adjacent to the Reception Room in the Publishing House, and all visitors are requested to register, even though they are not expecting to receive mail.
SUNDAY SCHOOL AND READING ROOM WORKSHOP MEETINGS
Members of The Mother Church and its branches are invited to attend the workshop meetings held by the Sunday School and Reading Room Divisions of the Department of Branches and Practitioners of The Mother Church. The meetings convene every Friday afternoon (except holidays and then on the preceding Thursday) at one o'clock and two thirty o'clock respectively in the vestry of the original edifice of The Mother Church. (Use Falmouth Street entrance of the Extension.)
These meetings present members with a unique opportunity for both listening to and sharing in the discussion of the important subjects of Sunday School and Reading Room activities.
APPLICATIONS FOR LECTURES IN JULY AND AUGUST
Churches, societies, and college organizations in the United States and Canada wishing to give lectures during the first two months of the next lecture year, namely July and August, 1965, are requested to inform the Board of Lectureship before May 1. Applicants will be advised about June 11 of the lecturers who will be available during July and August. Please address The Christian Science Board of Lectureship, 107 Falmouth Street, Boston, Massachusetts 02115.
PLACES OF HISTORICAL INTEREST MAINTAINED BY LONGYEAR FOUNDATION
Longyear Foundation, 120 Seaver Street, Brookline, Massachusetts, maintains exhibits of books, manuscripts, portraits, and other items bearing on the life and achievements of Mary Baker Eddy. Open to visitors on weekdays from 1 to 5 p.m. and mornings by appointment. At Annual Meeting time the Foundation will be open during the following special times: May 31 and June 5 from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.; Sunday, June 6, from 1.30 to 4.30 p.m.; Monday, June 7, from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m.
The Foundation also maintains the following homes where Mrs. Eddy lived:
1855-1860—North Groton, New Hampshire. Open on weekdays, except Thursdays, May 31 through October 30. For admission contact Custodian, Rumney Village Historical House. Telephone: 786-3211.
1860-1862—Rumney Village, New Hampshire (opposite old school-house building). It is here that Mrs. Eddy received one of her early proofs of spiritual healing. Open on weekdays, except Thursdays, May 31 through October 30, from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.
1865-1866—Swampscott, Massachusetts, 23 Paradise Road. This is where Mrs. Eddy was living when she was healed in 1866. Open on weekdays from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.; special hours on Sunday, June 6, from 2 to 6 p.m. During the months of December, January, and February the hours are from 10 a.m. to 3.30 p.m.
1868-1870—Amesbury, Massachusetts, 277 Main Street. The home of Miss Sarah Bagley, where Mrs. Eddy lived for part of these years while studying the Scriptures and writing an early version of "The Science of Man." Open on weekdays April 1 through November 30, from 2 to 5 p.m.
1868-1870—Stoughton, Massachusetts, 133 Central Street. The home of Mrs. Sally Wentworth, where Mrs. Eddy lived after her stay with the Hiram Crafts family. Open weekdays from 1 to 5 p.m., mornings by appointment; special hours on Saturday, June 5, from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. and on Sunday, June 6, from 2 to 6 p.m. Telephone: 344-9191.
The Foundation and the Historical Houses are closed on Sundays and the following holidays: January 1, February 22, July 5, Labor Day, October 12, November 11, Thanksgiving Day, and December 25.
There is an admission charge of 25 cents at the Historical Houses.
THE IMPERVIOUS ARMOR AND MEMBERSHIP IN THE MOTHER CHURCH
Is not the whole world today looking in every direction for an impervious armor?
Listen to these startling words from Mary Baker Eddy, the Discoverer and Founder of Christian Science: "Good thoughts are an impervious armor; clad therewith you are completely shielded from the attacks of error of every sort. And not only yourselves are safe, but all whom your thoughts rest upon are thereby benefited" (The First Church of Christ, Scientist, and Miscellany, p. 210).
The membership of The Mother Church consists of those consecrated students who are united in their efforts to be clad and to help others to be clad in this impervious armor.
One earnestly considering membership should carefully ponder the requirements set forth in the Manual of The Mother Church by Mrs. Eddy and fill out the application and the accompanying questionnaire according to directions.
Application blanks and information concerning membership in The Mother Church may be obtained at Christian Science Reading Rooms, from clerks of branch churches or societies, from practitioners listed in The Christian Science Journal or in The Herald of Christian Science. Applications may also be obtained from Gordon V. Comer, Clerk, 107 Falmouth Street, Boston, Massachusetts, U.S.A. 02115.
VISITORS WELCOME
Chestnut Hill, Mass.—The former residence of Mary Baker Eddy at 400 Beacon Street contains an exhibit room on the second floor where items tracing the growth of the movement from its earliest days to the present are displayed. This house is open to visitors daily, except Sunday, from May 15 to October 15, inclusive, from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. During the remainder of the year the hours are from 12.30 to 4 p.m. It is closed on all holidays with the exception of April 19, May 30, and June 17. When these dates fall on a Sunday, the house is closed on Sunday and open on the Monday observed as the holiday.
Lynn, Mass.—The former home of Mrs. Eddy at 12 Broad Street is open to visitors daily, except Sunday, from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. During the months of December, January, and February the hours are from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. It is closed on all holidays with the exception of April 19, May 30, and June 17. When these dates fall on a Sunday, the house is closed on Sunday and open on the Monday observed as the holiday. This house, including the little attic room where Mrs. Eddy completed her work on the original manuscript of "Science and Health," has been carefully restored to present the highest possible point of historical accuracy.
Washington, D. C.—"Christian Science World Activities on Display" is located on the second floor of the Christian Science Building, 1601 I (Eye) Street, N. W. Exhibits provide glimpses of the origin, scope, and healing ministry of Christian Science. There are also selected films and "listening chair" recordings which may be heard in French, German, and Spanish as well as English. This free public exhibit is open daily, including holidays (except Thanksgiving, Christmas, and New Year's), Monday through Saturday, from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m., and Sunday from 2 to 6 p.m.
