Article April 21, 1917 Issue

Among the Churches

Rhode Island.—On Sunday afternoon, Feb. 18, a Christian Science service was held at the Rhode Island State Prison. This occasion marked an epoch in the growth of Christian Science in this state, and especially in this institution, for it was not so very long ago when even our literature was refused. Now, its library of about six thousand volumes contains all of Mrs. Eddy's works, including six copies of "Science and Health with Key to the Scriptures," and several copies of the Sentinel, Journal, and Monitor are being received regularly,—all donated by the Trustees under the Will of Mary Baker Eddy. For the past year or more a few of the men who have become interested in Christian Science have been reading the Lesson-Sermons together. At their request to the committee on publication for a regular service, and with the permission of the efficient warden, who is justly liberal in his views, two of the former readers of First Church of Christ, Scientist, Providence, filled the need.

Committee on Publication.

Maine.—During the year ended Oct. 31, thirteen replies have been presented to the press in correction of erroneous and misleading articles about Christian Science. These were all printed in the newspapers which had previously printed the false reports. Editors are generally inclined to be fair with Christian Science and have given considerable space to corrections and reports of lectures. Ten lectures delivered in this state were published in full. Then a large number of reprints from the Christian Science periodicals—the Sentinel, the Journal, and the Monitor—have appeared in newspapers, some of these articles, both metaphysical and news items, being selected by the editors themselves. About nineteen thousand pieces of literature have been distributed by this office during the year. Previous to this year, through the kindness of the Trustees under the Will of Mary Baker Eddy, nearly one hundred libraries had been supplied with Mrs. Eddy's writings, the Christian Science periodicals, and other authorized literature. The work has been continued this year, nearly a score of libraries having been supplied, and subscriptions to the periodicals having been renewed in every case where it was desired or advisable.