Edited and abbreviated summaries and transcripts of the Annual Meetings of The Mother Church.
Annual Meeting Reports
When the cornerstone of the Original Mother Church was laid in May 1894, Mary Baker Eddy expressed this wish for her students and followers: "To-day, be this hope in each of our hearts,—precious in God's sight as shall be the assembling of His people in this temple, sweet as the rest that remaineth for the righteous, and fresh as a summer morn,—that, from earth's pillows of stone, our visible lives are rising to God. As in the history of a seed, so may our earthly sowing bear fruit that exudes the inspiration of the wine poured into the cup of Christ.
Annual Meeting of The Mother Church 1988 In a message to followers who were laying the cornerstone of First Church of Christ, Scientist, Concord, New Hampshire, in 1903, Mary Baker Eddy wrote: "Having all faith in Christian Science, we must have faith in whatever manifests love for God and man. The burden of proof that Christian Science is Science rests on Christian Scientists" ( The First Church of Christ, Scientist, and Miscellany , p.
Annual Meeting of The Mother Church 1987 (additional reports) In August we published an abbreviated account of this year's Annual Meeting of The Mother Church, The First Church of Christ, Scientist, in Boston, Massachusetts. It included the remarks of the incoming President, the report of the Treasurer of The Mother Church, worldwide reports from the Field, and the message from The Christian Science Board of Directors.
Annual Meeting of The Mother Church 1987 In December 1897 Mary Baker Eddy wrote to her followers in Concord, New Hampshire, "From the interior of Africa to the utmost parts of the earth, the sick and the heavenly homesick or hungry hearts are calling on me for help, and I am helping them" ( The First Church of Christ, Scientist, and Miscellany , p. 147 ).
Annual Meeting of The Mother Church 1986 The 1986 Annual Meeting of The Mother Church, The First Church of Christ, Scientist, in Boston, Massachusetts, U. S.
ANNUAL MEETING OF THE MOTHER CHURCH 1985 The 1985 Annual Meeting of The Mother Church, The First Church of Christ, Scientist, in Boston, Massachusetts, was held in Boston on Monday, June 3. Through the following pages of reports, each member may unite with all members in fulfilling Mary Baker Eddy's expectations for this yearly event.
TO THE MEMBERS Welcome to Annual Meeting! Perhaps you're saying, "But I didn't attend. " Well, we hope you'll feel as though you were present, as you read the reports and related articles in this special issue of the Journal.
ANNUAL MEETING OF THE MOTHER CHURCH 1983 "What a wonderful thing it is to be a witness that God is Love—a witness that Christian Science is the Science of Love," The Christian Science Board of Directors said at this year's Annual Meeting. And the Board stated: "For each Christian Scientist—man, woman, or child—being a witness of Truth is a career with endless promise, unlimited benefits, and—sorry, but there's no retirement.
ANNUAL MEETING OF THE MOTHER CHURCH 1982 Reminding members of The Mother Church of their opportunity and responsibility to share spiritual freedom with all mankind, The Christian Science Board of Directors stated at this year's Annual Meeting: "The history of mankind is the history of a search for freedom.
Calling the members of The Mother Church to spiritually based action, The Christian Science Board of Directors told this year's Annual Meeting: "Our vision needs to match Mrs. Eddy's vision in order for us to bring out the results she prayed for, struggled and sacrificed for, in joyously giving her discovery and her Church to the world for its salvation.