After a rousing Annual Meeting, individual discussion sessions in the afternoon, and a reception in the Hall of Ideas of The Mary Baker Eddy Library for the Betterment of Humanity attended by The Christian Science Board of Directors and other officers of The Mother Church, people around the globe used the Internet to join a standing-room-only audience in The Mother Church Sunday School for the centennial celebration of Christian Science organizations on college campuses.
Dave Hohle, Manager of College and University Activities for The Mother Church, made clear that it was a live, global meeting. Comments from people who were watching the program live in other parts of the country and overseas were read by Nicole Bowen between segments, and gave the meeting a very expansive feeling.
It began at "the beginning" by exploring the roots of Christian Science organizations on college and university campuses. In a pattern that had become typical in the Church, the idea for CSOs grew out of demand from students, rather than being something Mary Baker Eddy initiated. As reports of the students' activities on campus came to her, and she corresponded with those involved, Mrs. Eddy was also thinking deeply about how best to meet the need. The students' dedication to sharing Christian Science with their classmates was heralded in their letters as they spoke of obstacles overcome and much openness to new ideas on campus.
