Extracts from Reports of Christian Science Committees on Publication

District of Columbia.

The same friendly attitude on the part of the local press has continued during the past year, and the kindly attitude of the editors in this field is gratefully acknowledged. No unfriendly reference was made to our Leader, Mary Baker Eddy, and no inaccurate statement concerning Christian Science was published. There appeared 338 news items which were informative and reliable, one unfriendly reference, and seven undesirable though not necessarily unfriendly references. One hundred and sixty-three of these news items were excerpts from our weekly Lesson-Sermons. These excerpts take their place in the religious pages of our newspapers and add to a better understanding in the community of the teachings of Christian Science. Seventy-four articles from our daily newspaper, The Christian Science Monitor, were quoted in whole or in part, due credit being given in each instance. The continued use of articles clipped from our Monitor shows that the local press appreciates the reliability and usefulness of the news appearing therein.

The Emergency New Deal Departments have no printed regulations regarding sick leave. They are operating under the same regulations controlling the regular departments of the Government, namely: "The application for sick leave periods in excess of two days must be supported by the certificate of a registered practicing physician or other practitioner, except that in remote localities where such certificate cannot reasonably be obtained, the applicant's signed statement as to the sickness and the reason why a certificate is not furnished may be accepted. For periods of two days or less up to an accumulation of twelve days in any one leave year, the applicant's signed statement on the required from may be accepted."

To estimate the above I would say that a Christian Science practitioner's certificate for sick leave beyond a period of two days is acceptable in all branches of the Government with the exception of the military branches, War and Navy, and the Veterans' Bureau.

Berkshire, England.

It is gratifying to report a very friendly attitude towards Christian Science on the part of four editors of newspapers in the country. One editor accompanied your Committee to two Christian Science lectures and gave (for a paper publishing local news only) a lengthy report. Another editor also attended one lecture and gave a full report in two newspapers under his control. One editor was approached by a clergyman on behalf of the Nonconformist clergy in his district, with a request to publish a protest against Christian Science. The editor refused to accept any matter for publication against a body of people that, as he stated, "he knew to be Christian in every sense."

The Rover Scoutmaster of the Newbury Troop of Rover Scouts asked for an address to be given explaining Christian Science. The address was given at one of the Sunday services at the Rover Scouts' headquarters at Newbury. Current copies of The Christian Science Monitor were shown after the service, and this paper is now left regularly by the Literature Distribution Committee of Christian Science Society, Newbury. A request to repeat the same address at a later meeting, when it would be convenient for more members to be present, was submitted to The Christian Science Board of Directors, and their consent obtained, and a date will be fixed later.

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