Announcements

Announcement about the Hymnal Many have inquired about the status of the revision of the Christian Science Hymnal. This has been an enormous undertaking, spanning a number of years.

The 1988 Normal class In December the 1988 Normal class was held by the Board of Education, as provided for in the Manual of The Mother Church by Mary Baker Eddy. The teacher of the class, elected by The Christian Science Board of Directors, is Michael B.

A point of information The Book of Acts relates that when the Apostle Stephen was brought before the leaders of the temple in Jerusalem to be judged, certain of them persuaded "false witnesses" to make accusations against him. The account is a sad commentary on the lengths to which some individuals were willing to go in the effort to stop a young religious movement that seemed to them to threaten established tradition.

Significance of healing Nothing is more important to the progress of all mankind than healing. Here are our Leader's own words : "Healing the sick and the sinner with Truth demonstrates what we affirm of Christian Science, and nothing can substitute this demonstration.

Fairness , objectivity, honesty. Good will, fearlessness, dependability.

Use of the Tenets of The Mother Church by branch churches and societies Branch churches and societies have the privilege of reprinting the Tenets of The Mother Church in their bylaws and on application forms. Some may prefer to make reference to the Tenets as they appear on page 497 of Science and Health with Key to the Scriptures by Mary Baker Eddy instead, thus turning the reader directly to the textbook and to the context in which the Tenets appear.

Some comments about "The Ring of Truth" Have you ever looked at something, but not really seen it, until you looked a second time from a new perspective? We've all had this experience at one time or another. Recently a church member wrote about his own experience in viewing a new lecture video produced by The Christian Science Board of Lectureship.

From the Board of Education Ongoing invitation to those who address Christian Science Students Associations The addresses prepared by guest speakers for Christian Science Students Associations make a vital contribution in carrying forward the provisions in Article XXVI, Section 6, entitled " Associations, " in the Manual of The Mother Church by Mary Baker Eddy. In an effort to be of assistance to those who are engaged in the sacred work of preparing and delivering association addresses, the Board of Education invites any speaker-related questions and comments dealing with the purpose, appropriate subject matter, preparation, and presentation of the address.

Bible Exhibit— "A Light Unto My Path" A recent visitor to the Bible Exhibit commented about the feature of the exhibit that meant the most to her. She was talking about a slide presentation entitled As Children of Light.

New appointment We are pleased to announce the election of Richard C. Bergenheim, C.