Article July 8, 1922 Issue

Meeting on Behalf of the Christian Science Periodicals

On the evening of Monday, June 26, a meeting was held in The Mother Church to advance the interests of our periodicals. The meeting was attended by members of The Mother Church, members of all branch churches in the Boston district, and visiting members who were in the vicinity. After an organ voluntary, the meeting was opened with silent prayer and the audible repetition of the Lord's Prayer. Mr. John Randall Dunn, who presided, made the following remarks in introducing Mr. Willis J. Abbot, Editor of The Christian Science Monitor:—

I feel that we, the members of The Mother Church, are especially privileged to-night in being able to meet and greet the new editor of The Christian Science Monitor. And before presenting him to you, I want to express my gratitude, and, I am sure, the gratitude of thousands of other Christian Scientists, that the important post of editor of the world's greatest newspaper is in such competent hands.

Possibly all the members of The Mother Church have not realized that The Christian Science Board of Directors in securing the services of Mr. Abbot were able to put at the helm of the Monitor one of the best known and most competent journalists in America. Mr. Abbot's life has been spent in newspaperdom. Although in college days he specialized in the law, and was subsequently admitted to the bar, he early associated himself with the newspaper work, and since that time has filled every post in the newspaper office from reporter to editor and owner. He was chief editorial writer to one of the big metropolitan dailies at the time of the war, but resigned speedily when brought face to face with this paper's mischievous anti-British policy. Right there his thought was evidently being prepared for the greater work of the Monitor, which goes forth on its worldwide mission, injuring no man, but blessing all mankind.

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