From the Field

[From the Report of the Ohio State Literature Distribution Committee]

The consecrated service rendered by the workers engaged in the distribution of Christian Science literature in counties where there are no Christian Science organizations; the faithful and devoted efforts of those who are carrying the message of Truth into the penal institutions, and the beautiful healing work resulting therefrom give assurance and irrefutable proof of a greater sense of unity, growth, and progress.

The Bible, the writings of Mary Baker Eddy and other authorized Christian Science literature are being placed in libraries. Our periodicals are being supplied to hotels and other public places, and The Christian Science Monitor is being sent to a large number of the schools. Much good will toward our religion has been developed through free subscriptions to the Monitor given to editors of county newspapers.

Many instances could be cited concerning persons who have become interested in Christian Science and others who have been healed as a result of the county work. One county chairman reports from his own observation that six persons who have been supplied with Christian Science literature have applied for information concerning the nearest church services.

Christian Science work in the Ohio Penitentiary was conducted for a number of years in the dormitory outside the walls for honor men only. During the first part of May, 1929, the warden permitted services to be held within the walls. It was soon proved to the officials of the institution that there was a need for Christian Science work inside. Regular Christian Science services are held in each of the following places: Ohio Penitentiary, Columbus; London Prison Farm, London; Ohio State Reformatory, Mansfield; United States Reformatory, Chillicothe.

The literature is also being supplied to the abovenamed institutions, as well as to the following: Woman's Reformatory, Marysville; Girls' Industrial School, Delaware; Ohio State Brick Plant, Junction City; Ohio State Brick Plant, Reseville. As a result of the consecrated work being done in all of these institutions, much good healing work is continually going on. Inmates are being freed from bitterness, discouragement, dishonesty, sinful desires and habits, as well as from physical troubles, through this influence.

Authorized Christian Science literature is being distributed at the Federal Reformatory at Chillicothe, and Christian Science services are being conducted there each Sunday. The Christian Science prison worker spends one day each week at the London Prison Farm, one day at the Federal Reformatory, parts of four days at the Ohio Penitentiary, and is subject to call in other penal institutions as occasion arises. It has seemed unwise to give any Christian Science lectures in these institutions so far this year, but requests have been received for two lectures in the fall. Testimonies have been received of the healing of the tobacco habit, severe colds, stomach trouble, catarrh, rheumatism, dislocated collar bone, and many other illnesses and disorders.

In the eighteenth chapter of Matthew we read the words of Christ Jesus: "For the Son of man is come to save that which was lost. How think ye? if a man have an hundred sheep, and one of them be gone astray, doth he not leave the ninety and and goeth into the mountains, and seeketh that which is gone astray?"

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