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for what is good and
doing good in all denominations of religion, and shun whatever would
isolate us from a true sense of goodness in others, we cannot serve
mammon.
Christian Scientists are really united to only that which is Christlike,
but they are not indifferent to the welfare of any one. To perpetuate a
cold distance between our denomination and other sects, and close the
door on church or individuals--however much this is done to us--is not
Christian Science. Go not into the way of the unchristly, but
wheresoever you recognize a clear expression of God's likeness, there
abide in confidence and hope.
Our unity with churches of other denominations must rest on the spirit
of Christ calling us together. It cannot come from any other source.
Popularity, self-aggrandizement, aught that can darken in any degree
our spirituality, must be set aside. Only what feeds and fills the
sentiment with unworldliness, can give peace and good will towards
men.
All Christian churches have one bond of unity, one nucleus or point of
convergence, one prayer,--the Lord's Prayer. It is matter for rejoicing
that we unite in love, and in this sacred petition with every praying
assembly on earth,--"Thy kingdom come. Thy will be done in earth, as
it is in heaven."
If the lives of Christian Scientists attest their fidelity to Truth, I predict
that in the twentieth century every Christian church in our land, and a
few in far-off lands, will approximate the understanding of Christian
Science sufficiently to heal the sick in his name. Christ will give to
Christianity his new name, and Christendom will be classified as
Christian Scientists.
When the doctrinal barriers between the churches are broken, and the
bonds of peace are cemented by spiritual understanding and Love, there
will be unity of spirit, and the healing power of Christ will prevail.
Then shall Zion have put on her most beautiful garments, and her waste
places budded and blossomed as the rose.

CLIPPINGS FROM NEWSPAPERS
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[_Daily Inter-Ocean_, Chicago, December 31, 1894]
MARY BAKER EDDY
COMPLETION OF THE FIRST CHURCH OF CHRIST, SCIENTIST,
BOSTON--"OUR PRAYER IN STONE"--DESCRIPTION OF THE
MOST UNIQUE STRUCTURE IN ANY CITY--A BEAUTIFUL
TEMPLE AND ITS FURNISHINGS--MRS. EDDY'S WORK AND
HER INFLUENCE
Boston, Mass., December 28.--Special Correspondence.--The "great
awakening" of the time of Jonathan Edwards has been paralleled during
the last decade by a wave of idealism that has swept over the country,
manifesting itself under several different aspects and under various
names, but each having the common identity of spiritual demand. This
movement, under the guise of Christian Science, and ingenuously
calling out a closer inquiry into Oriental philosophy, prefigures itself to
us as one of the most potent factors in the social evolution of the last
quarter of the nineteenth century. History shows the curious fact that
the closing years of every century are years of more intense life,
manifested in unrest or in aspiration, and scholars of special research,
like Prof. Max Muller, assert that the end of a cycle, as is the latter part
of the present century, is marked by peculiar intimations of man's
immortal life.
The completion of the first Christian Science church erected in Boston
strikes a keynote of definite attention. This church is in the fashionable
Back Bay, between Commonwealth and Huntington Avenues. It is one
of the most beautiful, and is certainly the most unique structure in any
city. The First Church of Christ, Scientist, as it is officially called, is
termed by its Founder, "Our prayer in stone." It is located at the
intersection of Norway and Falmouth Streets, on a triangular plot of

ground, the design a Romanesque tower with a circular front and an
octagonal form, accented by stone porticos and turreted corners. On the
front is a marble tablet, with the following inscription carved in bold
relief:--
"The First Church of Christ, Scientist, erected Anno Domini 1894. A
testimonial to our beloved teacher, the Rev. Mary Baker Eddy,
Discoverer and Founder of Christian Science; author of "Science and
Health with Key to the Scriptures;" president of the Massachusetts
Metaphysical College, and the first pastor of this denomination."
THE CHURCH EDIFICE
The church is built of Concord granite in light gray, with trimmings of
the pink granite of New Hampshire, Mrs. Eddy's native State. The
architecture is Romanesque throughout. The tower is one hundred and
twenty feet in height and twenty-one and one half feet square. The
entrances are of marble, with doors of antique oak richly carved. The
windows of stained glass are very rich in pictorial effect. The lighting
and cooling of the church--for cooling is a recognized feature as well as
heating--are done by electricity, and the heat generated by two large
boilers in the basement is distributed by the four systems with motor