CHRISTIAN SCIENCE CONFERENCE

Press, Volume LXXXII, Issue 24910, 25 June 1946, Page 3

CHRISTIAN SCIENCE CONFERENCE

STATEMENT BY DIRECTORS ‘‘Until all responsible government heads are made to realise that the measure of a nation’s true greatness is the spiritual stature of its people, rather than its physical resources, there can be no end to the conflict between materially mental forces that precipitated World War II,” the Christian Science Board of Directors told the annual meeting of the Mother Church, The First Church of Christ, Scientist, in Boston, Massachusetts. ‘‘The time has come,” the directors said, “when representatives of all social and religious systems are being called upon to give something more convincing than promises, preachments, and paganistic pageantries to sustain the faith of their fellows, and to provide for a lasting peace. ‘‘lf these systems are to survive, they must furnish proof that the ideals for which they stand can be made of practical use in advancing the cultural, economic, and spiritual welfare of the race.” This statement from the directors was given before thousands of Christian Scientists attending the first peace-time annual meeting in five years, many of whom came from countries long shut off by war. Other highlights of the annual gathering were announcements that all major Christian Science periodicals, including the “Christian Science Monitor,” attained new -high circulation peaks in the last year. Modern new presses, introducing four-colour advertising and feature material, will be installed as part of the equipment.