The Visit to our Leader.—Editorial Comments

One onlooker was heard to say he never saw such a vast number of uniformly intelligent people of all classes together. One might think that one object of this unparalleled assemblage is to come together to be happy and contented.—Boston Herald.

If, as seems probable, a sincere regard for the rights of others is a part of the creed of the Christian Scientists, there was a splendid demonstration of it working yesterday in the way the crowd moved to Concord and back again with no one injured and no one disgruntled. The testimony of the railroad officials is to the effect that this regard was observed, and surely that is to be considered not only as expert but as unprejudiced attestation. No matter what creed the rest of us hold most dear, it probably would permit us to add this clause about regarding the rights of others, and if we all took advantage of the permission the time might come when every crowd bound everywhere would be as well managed from the inside as was this memorable one of yesterday.

Boston Transcript.

The scene was one long to be remembered. There is nothing more affecting than humanity in the mass; and as one looked upon the dense throng of men and women, bright, eager, animated, and attractive in appearance, well gowned and groomed, drawn from all sections of the earth, representing all callings and professions, and all animated by the one spiritual purpose, the impression was one not lightly to be effaced. Above them stood her to whom they looked up, not only that they might see, but that from her they might receive inspiration,—and their wish was fulfilled, for the gracious lady gave them a cordial welcome and hearty greeting and left with them words of sweetness and humility to be treasured in memory, to be pondered over, and to be into righteousness of conduct through all their days.—Concord (N. H.) Monitor.

Concord was making history Monday; but without knowing it. The gathering here, at the home of a living Leader of a living faith, of well-nigh twelve thousand people, each animated by an identical religious impulse, was the most remarkable religious demonstration known in ecclesiastical annals in this country. To have witnessed the marvelous gathering at Pleasant View Monday afternoon was to have seen one of the great events in the progress of religious to have been one of the number, even though imperfectly comprehending its meaning, was to have shared in a demonstration which can be declared no less than epochal in its significance.— Concord (N. H.) Monitor.

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