Chicago, Ill., Feb. 19, 1906.

Mrs. Mary Baker Eddy.

Beloved Leader:—"The six dear churches in privileged, God-blessed Chicago," request me to express to you their heartfelt thanks and gratitude, for the recent amendment to The Mother Church By-laws, giving churches located in the same State, the right "to confer harmoniously and agree on individual unity and action."

The six Christian Science churches of Chicago, with one accord and one mind, were quick to avail themselves of this privilege and duty, feeling it to be a proof of your statement, that "divine Love always has met, and always will meet, every human need" (Science and Health, p. 494).

We desire you to know that we appreciate your loving care and watchfulness for the good of the Field, which gave this amendment; and we promise to use the liberty thus granted only for the advancement of the Cause of Christian Science, the Cause you have made your life-work and which is the Cause of humanity.

We all unite in love and gratitude to you.

Ira W. Packard.

Concord, N. H., Feb. 22, 1906.

Beloved Leader:—I have been re-reading with much joy your beautiful address to the Concord church, on the completion of its organization, Feb. 22, 1899. How often have they been quoted, and how much help has come from those words, "Remember, thou canst be brought into no condition, be it ever so severe, where Love has not been before thee." What unnumbered blessings has our dear Leader since showered upon the "little flock in her home city." This member of the flock sends his heartfelt gratitude.

Last Saturday, in Boston, I met a distinguished Universalist clergyman who is working out of the old into the new. He has recently been healed in Science and he would be glad to give himself wholly to the blessed Cause. He told me that some three years ago he wrote you and received an inspiring reply which led him into the study of Christian Science. It is only one more instance of bread which you have cast upon the waters that has returned to you.

On last Sunday it was a privilege to break the bread of life to a large audience in North Adams, the growing field where your loyal student James A. Neal sowed the seed. I was introduced by the Mayor, Hon. M. R. Ford, who concluded his cordial introduction with these words: "A religious faith which has added so much to human happiness should command the considerate approval of the Christian world." How we should rejoice that our dear Leader and her Cause are being more and more rightly understood.

Gratefully and lovingly,
Irving C. Tomlinson.

New York, Jan. 23, 1906.

Mrs. Mary Baker G. Eddy,

Pleasant View, Concord, N. H.

Beloved Leader:—May I express my gratitude for the great privilege and blessing which came to me as a member of the December, 1905, class of the Massachusetts meta physical College, for the loving, spiritual teaching which turned our thoughts continually to the Bible and Science and Health for guidance. I seemed to be awakened to a clearer sense of "God with us" as our ever-present help, and this sense of the divine presence seemed at times to enfold us, and unfold to us the spirit of Christian Science. The desire to be true workers for our beloved Cause, to comfort and serve one another as well as all mankind, seemed to be with us all as we turned again to our respective fields.

Christian Science found me facing the great black wall of poverty, the death of my husband leaving me with four children. This coming after all had been swept away through business losses, it seemed as if the clouds were too black and dense ever to change, but right there I heard God say, "Let there be light," and there was light; and that light was Christian Science. This message came to me through one of your students, and the way has grown brighter, slowly but surely. Such peace and joy have come to me through doing the work of Truth. My prayer is to comfort and serve mankind for I feel that is the best way to serve you, since this will prove to mankind what the understanding of God does for us and will also prove that Christian Science is Christian.

Lovingly and gratefully,
Mildred Gordon.

Huron, S. D., Dec. 18. 1905.

Mrs. Mary Baker G. Eddy, Concord, N. H.

Dear Mrs. Eddy:—"Action expresses more gratitude than speech" (Science and Health, p. 3).

Soon after the organization, six years ago, of the Christian Science Society of Huron, a devoted Scientist of Chicago presented to the Society, through a friend here, one hundred and sixty dollars as the nucleus of a building fund. By slow degrees this has been increased to three hundred dollars, which amount we have this day sent to Mr. Chase as a donation to The Mother Church Building Fund, such action having the approval of the original donor. After the establishment of our building fund, we purchased a site for a church home, and should the need of The Mother Church require it, we shall cheerfully convert this lot into money and rejoice to see it follow the way of our building fund. This is the all of this little Society of ten members, yet as an expression of love and gratitude we keenly realize its meagreness in comparison with the incomparable blessings we have received through your revelation of Christian Science. With loving, loyal adherence,

The Christian Science Society of Huron, S. D.
Lelia L. Smith, Clerk.

Niagara Falls, N. Y., Feb. 7, 1906.

Beloved Leader:—It was about two years after leaving my old home, in Dundee, Scotland, in 1900, that I first heard of Christian Science. Though I was hungering and thirsting for the truth, I could not at that time understand its teachings. Every day I passed the church in Scranton, Pa., I hoped that some Christian Scientist would speak to me, for I felt too timid to enter. One day in the early springtime I lingered by the church door, and seated myself on one of the benches, where I listened to the singing of your hymn, "O'er waiting harpstrings of the mind." What a sense of peace those words brought to me,—"And o'er earth's troubled, angry sea, I see Christ walk."

Through that hymn came my healing of heart trouble and sick-headaches. Need I say that I am grateful to you for bringing this truth to all mankind.

Lovingly yours,
Helen Bessmer.

Leeds, Forbes, England, Jan. 23, 1906.

Beloved Leader:—We hope it will gladden your heart to know that the Cause of Christian Science is growing in Leeds. A year ago, two or three of us met in a private house to read the Lesson-Sermon together, and now we have taken good rooms near the center of the city and hold two services every Sunday. The average attendance for the last three months has been twenty in the morning and forty-two in the evening. We wish to express to you our gratitude for this beautiful truth which we are striving to demonstrate by healing the sick and casting out evil. We hope soon to be an organized Society. It has been our privilege to send small donations from time to time to the Building Fund of The Mother Church, and now we have unanimously decided to send the collections one Sunday of each month to the fund so long as it remains open. We realize, however, that only by following in the footsteps of Christ can we express our gratitude to you.

Lovingly yours,
Caroline B. Getty, First Reader.

New York, N. Y., Feb. 9, 1906.

Mrs. Mary Baker G. Eddy,

Pleasant View, Concord, N. H.

Beloved Leader:—I long to tell you how I thank you for the college class which I was privileged to attend in December last. Hungry, and thirsting for Truth, I was satisfied. How I love you and long to appreciate your lifework by following in your footsteps. To-night I gladly lay my small sheaf at your feet,—a few lives corrected, some sorrows healed, thoughts turned to God. May it grow larger as I know better the meaning of consecration.

Lovingly and meekly,
Lillian Young Charters.