Branch Church News
Students who came to the Seventh Biennial College Meeting wondering if Christian Science was relevant to their academic fields or career aspirations must have had many of their questions cleared up as they listened to speakers who have had outstanding careers and have put Christian Science first in their lives. The meeting held in Boston, August 24-26, was sponsored by the College Organization Section of the Youth Division of the Department of Branches and Practitioners of The Mother Church.
Who are the Christian Scientists on the college campus? How serious are they about their religion? Close observers of the campus scene are the seven Regional Assistants for the College Organization Section of the Youth Division of the Department of Branches and Practitioners of The Mother Church. For the Pacific Region—California to Alaska the Regional Assistant covers about four campuses a week looking after the progress of Christian Science organizations.
Sea voyages may have changed drastically since John Masefield wrote, I must go down to the seas again, to the lonely sea and the sky, And all I ask is a tall ship and a star to steer her by. But despite a revolution in communications and guidance systems, the sea can still be a lonely place, even for those who love it; and it is not only ships but sailing men who need a star to steer by.
In the Manual of The Mother Church , Mrs. Eddy prescribes the teaching for children in Christian Science Sunday Schools.
A Christian Scientist was about to be drafted, his university studies interrupted. He felt unequipped for military life; and he was concerned because his parents were very worried about his welfare.
In an era of open exchange of ideas between the churches and the world, the Church of Christ, Scientist, is no idler, but a lively participant. Through the Department of Committee on Publication in Boston, and its one hundred and eighty Committees throughout the world, The Mother Church carries on a continuous dialogue with authors, editors, reporters, professors, students, and clergymen whose work has in some way prompted them the examine the history and teachings of Christian Science.
The electronic age is waiting in the wings for its grand entrance into the expanding work of the Translation Department of The Christian Science Publishing Society. If Christian Science is to compass the globe, its literature must be translated not only into major European languages but also into the key tongues of Africa and Asia.
Nowhere in Southeast Asia is the dawn of Christian Science more perceptible than in Indonesia, a young nation having ancient traditions, struggling to bring harmony and economic stability to its hundred million people. Last fall, Paul Stark Seeley, member of the Board of Lectureship of The Mother Church, and Mrs.
To do better teaching is the aim of every teacher in a Christian Science Sunday School. And he knows that the best way to do this is to be a better Christian Scientist.
There is nothing quite like scanning the morning mail to brighten the day for the Publishers' Agent and his staff. This is especially true when letters come from people at home or abroad who have found that Science and Health or some portion of Mrs.