FROM ANNUAL REPORTS OF CHRISTIAN SCIENCE COMMITTEES ON PUBLICATION

Public Interest Increases

with contributions from Beatrice E. Taylor, Richard N. Oliver, William Nowell Mansell, Ralph K. Skinner, Herman C. Skarie

Somerset, England

It was interesting to meet the various editors of newspapers this year with a view to having the report of the Annual Meeting of The Mother Church published. Several seemed especially interested in the healing efficacy of Christian Science. One particularly remarked on the healing of smoking and social drinking. I had cordial invitations to call to see them again.

One paper gave a front page position and a very good account of the Annual Meeting [1952], including the appointment of Colonel Robert Ellis Key as President of The Mother Church. One gave a shorter account of the meeting and included the announcement of the new President. Three others kept merely to reporting Colonel Key's appointment. It is the first time that two of these papers have ever carried any news from this office in connection with Christian Science.

A short write-up announcing the forthcoming Thanksgiving services, which was published by some of the papers in the county, was followed the week after the services by reports of the meetings which included testimonies of healing in Christian Science.

Beatrice E. Taylor Committee on Publication

Hawaii

The Annual Meeting [1952] of The Mother Church news was well covered by our two leading newspapers and also by The Hawaii Times, one of the leading Japanese newspapers in Honolulu, The Rural Reporter of Wahiawa, Oahu, and The Maui News of Wailuku, Maui. There has been a generous amount of space given by newspapers to reprints from The Christian Science Monitor.

Richard N. Oliver (Former) Committee on Publication

Denbighshire, Wales

Relations with editors of local newspapers have been most harmonious. They have all shown appreciation of Christian Science and have been both helpful and cooperative.

Every week the North Wales Pioneer is printing excerpts from our Lesson-Sermons, from the Christian Science Quarterly, and Gems of Thought. The latter in practically every instance are being printed underneath the editorials, and could not be placed in a more advantageous position. Recently I met the subeditor of this paper. In the course of conversation he mentioned that quite a number of people had called in his office and asked him to make sure that the Gems of Thought appeared each week. I know at least one person who is now studying our textbook, "Science and Health with Key to the Scriptures" by Mary Baker Eddy, through reading what she referred to as "those beautiful and inspiring verses appearing each week in the Pioneer."

William Nowell Mansell Committee on Publication

Canal Zone

For two years without exception the Panama City Star and Herald has published weekly the excerpts from the Lesson-Sermons as given in the Christian Science Quarterly. In addition, this paper and another English daily, the Panama American, have given liberal space in the news columns to the Annual Meeting of The Mother Church and other Christian Science activities, including lectures.

Editors of the local newspapers have reprinted dispatches from The Christian Science Monitor during the year, giving proper credit.

A representative of the State Department who was lecturing at Panama university used a series of pictures of the plant of the Monitor to illustrate his press talk to the students.

At lecture time local newspapers give generous space allotments for articles on Christian Science to run along with the paid advertisements of the lectures. These articles are prepared by this Committee.

Taking advantage of the special advertising rates offered religious institutions, we have used larger and more frequent advertisements for our lectures.

Ralph K. Skinner Committee on Publication

Montana

A substantial number of newspapers are printing excerpts from the Lesson-Sermons which include the subject, Golden Text, one citation from the Bible, and one from "Science and Health with Key to the Scriptures" by Mary Baker Eddy. Wherever these are published, the public becomes better acquainted with our religion.

Gems of Thought are also published by a number of newspapers. Several lectures were printed in full. Clippings indicate that more items were printed, even though a little less space was used in this committee year.

More than sixty editors received The Christian Science Monitor in exchange for advertising, and we now have six high school newspapers taking the Monitor on the same basis. One editor of a weekly newspaper made this statement: "If the only education one could get was the contents of the Monitor, one could be well educated and well informed in all world affairs."

Herman C. Skarie Committee on Publication

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