TESTIMONY MEETINGS

Meetings at which testimonies of Christian Science healing are given, are held in Christian Science churches on Wednesdays. A cordial invitation to attend these meetings, as well as the Sunday services, is extended to all. Information telling where and when these are held is given in the Directory in The Christian Science Journal.

CHRISTIAN SCIENCE SERVICES ON SHIPBOARD

[Reprinted from the "Christian Science Sentinel," May 15, 1965]

In previous issues of the Sentinel, attention has been drawn to the opportunity afforded Christian Scientists who travel on ocean-going liners to bring healing and comfort to others through a Christian Science church service held on shipboard.

Application for this privilege should be made to the purser of the ship. One usually finds that the purser is pleased to allot a time and place for the service and to place a notice on the bulletin boards.

The Order of Sunday Services given on page 120 of the Manual of The Mother Church by Mary Baker Eddy should be followed, and the current Lesson-Sermon from the Christian Science Quarterly should be read. If it is not possible, however, to arrange for a solo, Item No. 6 of the service would have to be omitted. On some of the large ships, copies of the Christian Science Hymnal can be borrowed from the ship's library.

At Item No. 5 of the Order of Sunday Services a brief statement might be made to the effect that the service is being held in accordance with the Order of Services in The Mother Church, The First Church of Christ, Scientist, in Boston, Massachusetts, and its branches, as given in the Manual. If a collection is taken, it may be considered orderly and courteous to hand the proceeds to the ship's purser with a request that it be given to a seamen's charity selected by the captain of the ship. It is a good procedure to have Christian Science periodicals available and display them at each service so that those who attend may take some to read.

Wednesday evening testimony meetings are not so frequently arranged for on shipboard, but if the opportunity occurs, arrangements may be made through the purser similar to those made for the Sunday services. The Order of Wednesday Meetings, given on page 122 of the Church Manual, should be strictly adhered to.

THE CHRISTIAN SCIENCE TEXTBOOK

Science and Health with Key to the Scriptures by Mary Baker Eddy is the textbook of Christian Science. It is available in English as well as in Danish, Dutch, French, German, Italian, Norwegian, Polish, Portuguese, Russian, Spanish, and Swedish. It can be ordered from Clem W. Collins, Publishers' Agent, One Norway Street, Boston, Massachusetts, U. S. A. 02115.

NOTES FROM THE PUBLISHING SOCIETY

The Board of Trustees announces publication of a timely new English pamphlet entitled. "Holding Crime in Check." Also now available are two new English leaflets, "A Letter to Someone in Love" and "No Man Is Inferior." The pamphlet and leaflets may be purchased at 25 cents and 10 cents each, respectively, at Christian Science Reading Rooms or directly from The Christian Science Publishing Society, One Norway Street, Boston, Massachusetts, U. S. A. 02115.

WHEN YOU CAN JOIN THE MOTHER CHURCH

Earnest students of Christian Science who rely solely on Christian Science for healing are warmly invited to apply for membership in The Mother Church at any time.

Applications are acted upon twice each year—once in June (applications due by May 1) and once in November (applications due by October 1).

You may obtain an application form from any Christian Science Reading Room, branch church or society, or from a Christian Science practitioner (listed in The Christian Science Journal); or you may write directly to Charles Henry Gabriet, Clerk of The Mother Church, 107 Falmouth Street, Boston, Massachusetts, U. S. A. 02115.

CONTRIBUTIONS

Contributions are most gratefully accepted by The Mother Church Treasurer from members and friends for the following funds:

Promotion and Extension Fund
Building Fund for the Christian Science Church Center
Television and Radio Fund
General Fund
Relief Fund (For General Relief Purposes)
Fund for Armed Services Activities
Charitable Institutions Fund
(The Christian Science Pleasant View Home
Christian Science Benevolent Association, Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts
Christian Science Benevolent Association on Pacific Coast)

Please make all checks payable to Roy Garrett Watson, Treasurer, 107 Falmouth Street, Boston, Massachusetts, U. S. A. 02115.