Item of Interest August 26, 1933 Issue

Item of Interest

Under the auspices of some of the Christian Science churches in Chicago, several talks on Christian Science are being given in the auditorium of the Hall of Religion at A Century of Progress. The first of these talks was given on July 28 by Professor Hermann S. Hering, C.S.B., a member of The Christian Science Board of Lectureship. A second talk by Professor Hering followed on July 29. The lecturer spoke especially for World's Fair visitors. The auditorium was very well filled, and much interest was manifested by some who had known little or nothing about Christian Science.

This lecture hall is used by various religious denomination, many of which have exhibits in the Hall of Religion, where the Christian Science church maintains a booth. To those who feel that interest in religion is waning, it may be significant to learn that about ten thousand people pass through the Hall of Religion and examine the various religious exhibits daily. At the booth maintained by the Christian Science church, courteous attendants are ready at all times to answer questions about the Christian Science literature which is displayed and which may be purchased there. The item in the exhibit that attracts most attention is a glass case at the entrance which contains the Bible and Science and Health opened to corresponding passages defining "I Am" (see page 588 of Science and Health). It is reported that a large number of young people enter the Christian Science booth and earnestly read some of the texts displayed in the cases or on the walls.

Particularly interesting exhibits hung on the walls are the "Daily Prayer" from the Manual of The Mother Church (Art. VIII, Sect. 4); "A Rule for Motives and Acts," also from the Manual (Art. VIII, Sect. 1); the Tenets of Christian Science from the Christian Science textbook (p. 497). Other exhibits are the collection of pictures of the original Mother Church, of branch churches abroad and in this country, and of the charitable institutions of the movement. The Historical Sketch from the Church Manual has been reproduced and added to a wall portfolio, as well as the definition of "Church" (Science and Health, p. 583), and pages have been inserted containing all the pamphlets issued by The Christian Science Publishing Society in various languages other than English.

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