Editorial June 22, 1912 Issue

THE LECTURE SERVICE

Archibald McLellan

In the report of the clerk, read at the annual meeting of The Mother Church, June 3, was this significant paragraph: "Our records show that during the year approximately 740,000 persons have attended lectures on Christian Science given by the various members of our board of lectureship. These figures indicate an approximate increase in attendance at lectures during the year of 50,000."

The importance of the lecture work as an authorized means of disseminating in a community, aside from the regular church services, an accurate knowledge of Christian Science and the facts pertaining to the life and work of its Discoverer and Founder, Mrs. Eddy, is emphasized by these figures. It is, therefore, with the desire to impress upon the branch churches the need for even more earnest and thoughtful cooperation, that attention is directed to the list of lecturers for the coming year on page 852 of this issue; also to the necessity of arranging for the lecture or lectures which are to be given, as soon as possible after July 1, the beginning of the lecture year. If before the end of July the lecturers are able to make up their schedule for the year, they can plan their trips to the advantage of all concerned, and this is often an important consideration with the smaller churches and societies.

The annual circular of the board of lectureship has been mailed to the cleark of all branch churches and societies having cards in the Journal, and the instructions therein given should be carefully followed, that the best possible results in every particular may be secured. Seemingly unimportant details ofttimes make for or mar the success of a lecture, and the experience of years in the lecture work has showsn the importance of scrupulous care in this direction. Especially should the proper advertising of the lecture have attention, the date, day of the week, place, and hour of the lecture being plainly specified. The local advertising need not begin more than four or five days beforehand, but it should continue in some form to the day of the lecture. Suitable ways of accomplishing this are detailed on page 4 of the circular. The announcement in the "Lectures to be Delivered" column is also important because it reaches many outside the local field, but to insure insertion it must reach the Sentinel not later than Monday of the week in which it is desired that it shall appear.

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