Pulpit and Press (Authorized Edition)

The building of the Original Edifice of The Mother Church in Boston, Massachusetts, caught the attention of journalists, public officials, and ordinary citizens throughout the United States, and beyond. On Sunday, January 6, 1895, despite a snowstorm, some 6,000 Christian Scientists from around the world gathered with great joy to dedicate the Original Edifice. The events of that day, Mary Baker Eddy's dedicatory sermon, extracts from the service, and press accounts of the remarkable growth...