Announcements

In the past, lectures on Christian Science were often—even usually—given in a branch Church of Christ, Scientist. But today branches are going to the public with their lectures.

" The structure of Truth and Love; whatever rests upon and proceeds from divine Principle. "The Church is that institution, which affords proof of its utility and is found elevating the race, rousing the dormant understanding from material beliefs to the apprehension of spiritual ideas and the demonstration of divine Science, thereby casting out devils, or error, and healing the sick.

Experience the joy, inspiration, and momentum of 2002 Annual Meeting & conference, which took place in June at The First Church of Christ, Scientist, in Boston, Massachusetts. Videotapes of the meetings are being prepared and can be ordered online at www.

Membership gives you free admission, a subscription to the Library magazine with its interesting and informative articles about Mrs. Eddy, the collection, and her times.

The CD-Rom at right is a gift for you in commemoration of the opening of The Mary Baker Eddy Library for the Betterment of Humanity this month. It contains selections from the Library's historic collections that were read and recorded in the Original Edifice of The Mother Church at 2002 Annual Meeting & Conference.

The purpose of United Religions Initiative is "to promote enduring, daily interfaith cooperation, to end religiously motivated violence and to create cultures of peace, justice and healing for the Earth and all living beings. " URI is cooperative in structure, formed of self-organizing groups—cooperative circles—that are locally rooted and globally connected.

The Religion Communicators Council is an interfaith association of over 500 print and electronic religion publishing professionals, to which several members of the editorial staff of The Christian Science Publishing Society belong. This council holds two annual competitions.

We invite readers to submit testimonies of Christian Science healing for publication. Please address testimonies to: The Christian Science Publishing Society Journal, Sentinel, and Herald Editorial Department, CO4-10 One Norway Street Boston, MA 02115-3195 USA Or e-mail to: jshwrite@csps.

By THE TURN OF THE 20TH CENTURY , Mary Baker Eddy was frequently asked by the press for statements on political and social issues — and about her discovery, Christian Science. In 1901 she responded to a newspaperman's question, "On what is Christian Science based?" by answering that its foundation was "The Ten Commandments, The Ninety-First Psalm, The Sermon on the Mount, The Revelation of St.

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