Pulpit and Press (6th Edition) by Mary Baker Eddy
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page 28 of 90 (31%)
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One more window in the auditorium represents the raising of Lazarus. In the gallery are windows representing John on the Isle of Patmos and others of pictorial significance. In the "Mother's room" the windows are of still more unique interest. A large bay window composed of three separate panels is designed to be wholly typical of the work of Mrs. Eddy. The central panel represents her in solitude and meditation searching the scriptures by the light of a single candle, while the Star of Bethlehem shines down from above. Above this is a panel containing the Christian Science seal, and other panels are decorated with emblematic designs with the legends, "Heal the Sick," "Raise the Dead," "Cleanse the Lepers," and "Cast Out Demons." The cross and the crown and the star are presented in appropriate decorative effect. The cost of this church is $221,000, exclusive of the land--a gift from Mrs. Eddy--which is valued at some $40,000. THE ORDER OF SERVICE. The order of service in the Christian Science Church does not differ widely from that of any other sect save that its service includes the use of Mrs. Eddy's book entitled SCIENCE AND HEALTH WITH KEY TO THE SCRIPTURES in perhaps equal measure to its use of the Bible--The reading is from the two alternately; the singing is from a compilation called the "Christian Science Hymnal," but its songs are for the most part those devotional hymns from Herbert, Faber, Robertson, Wesley, Browning, and other recognized devotional poets, with selections from Whittier and Lowell, as are found in the hymn books of the Unitarian churches. For |
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