FINANCIAL STATEMENT
Deeply grateful for the prompt, continuous and loving contributions by Christian Scientists to the War Relief Fund established by The Mother Church in evidence of the “practical Christianity” to which our revered Leader refers in Science and Health (page 224-22), we are reminded of her beautiful and inspiring statement on page 518 therein:
“The rich in spirit help the poor in one grand brotherhood, all having the same Principle, or Father; and blessed is that man who seeth his brother's need and supplieth it, seeking his own in another's good. Love giveth to the least spiritual idea might, immortality, and goodness, which shine through all as the blossom shines through the bud. All the varied expressions of God reflect health, holiness, immortality—infinite Life, Truth, and Love.”
Where did these large sums of money come from, and why did the contributions to the War Relief Fund pour into the Treasurer's Office so generously, so steadily and so abundantly? Perhaps the following excerpts from letters will best answer these questions.
A Grand Army man helps the boys of today:
“On my way to Hampton the other day I noticed a Christian Science wagon on the road being used for the benefit of the military in this neighborhood. Enclosed please find check for the Christian Science organization to be used for our boys in the United States service.”
The children of an Alaska Sunday School have a part in the work:
“The children of our Sunday School ask you to kindly accept this amount as their contribution toward supplying literature for the boys at the front.”
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