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"The public is cordially invited to make use of our Reading Room"
[The paragraphs following are quoted extracts from letters and reports received from Reading Room librarians and committees.]
Our new Reading Room is beautiful, restful, conductive to study; in addition, it is conveniently located on a busy street. For over two years prior to its relocation the librarian and the Reading Room committee worked in every way to promote a better sense of activity, beauty, comfort, and convenience in the premises then occupied. At regular meetings the need of each member for a clearer understanding of the purpose of the Reading Room, its activities, and its place in the Cause of Christian Science was considered.
Improvements were made that added much to the room. The lending library was brought up to date and placed in a conspicuous place with a suitable sign reading "Free Lending Library." Advertisements were placed in local newspapers. Open house was held to acquaint those interested with all the Reading Room had to offer. The hours of the Reading Room were increased. Before long more newcomers were finding their way to its lending library. Soon the supply of periodicals was no longer adequate to meet the growing need, and the standing order had to be increased.
By the end of the second year the sales were thirty-five per cent above those of the previous year. During this period church members as well as Reading Room workers grew into the realization of our need to make the Reading Room truly accessible.
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December 2, 1950 issue
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JOYOUS CHEMICALIZATION
W. STUART BOOTH
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GRATITUDE HEALS
MARION A. GREEN
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ASSURANCE
Alan W. Thwaites
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DEMANDING ABUNDANCE
ALFRED MARSHALL VAUGHN
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THE LESSER IDEA
ETHEL M. HOSKINS
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SATISFACTION—HOW IT IS EARNED
CORA L. SLAUGHTER
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GOODNESS IN HUMAN EXPERIENCE
JERRY F. DE WITT
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JOY IN ATHLETICS
ELIZABETH K. BRISCOE
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THE LESSON—SERMON
Mary Boyd Wagner
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WITHOUT BASIS IN FACT OR BELIEF
Richard J. Davis
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INESCAPABLE LAW
Helen Wood Bauman
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Psalms we find the following...
Léon Le Petit with contributions from Eugénie L. Petit
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In the textbook, Science and Health...
Irma A. Hawkins
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When Christian Science was first...
Lula B. Crosby
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The experience that changed my...
Florence Marquand with contributions from Edwin Marquand
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My first knowledge of Christian Science...
Fannie B. Webb
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About fifteen years ago I had my...
Beryl E. Smith
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The blessings of Christian Science...
Victoria L. Follett
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It is sometimes well to think in...
Marjorie D. Mogg
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The testimonies of healing have...
Rhea Carey Moore
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My first experience in Christian Science...
Caroline K. Carter
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Signs of the Times
with contributions from John J. Hinkle, R. P. Price