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MESSAGES TO BRANCH CHURCHES
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uses of Christ's creed, namely, — “Thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy strength, and with all thy mind; and thy neighbor as thyself.” Thus may First Church of Christ, Scientist, in this great city of Chicago, verify what John Robinson wrote in 1620 to our Pilgrim Fathers: “When Christ reigns, and not till then, will the world have rest.”


First Church of Christ, Scientist,
London, England

Beloved Brethren across the Sea: — To-day a nation is born. Spiritual apprehension unfolds, transfigures, heals. With you be there no more sea, no ebbing faith, no night. Love be thy light upon the mountain of Israel. God will multiply thee.


First Church of Christ, Scientist,
Brooklyn, N. Y.

Beloved Brethren: — I rejoice with you; the day has come when the forest becomes a fruitful field, and the deaf hear the words of the Book, and the eyes of the blind see out of obscurity.


First Church of Christ, Scientist,
Detroit, Mich.

Beloved Students and Church: — Thanks for invitation to your dedication. Not afar off I am blending with thine my prayer and rejoicing. God is with thee. “Arise, shine; for thy light is come, and the glory of the Lord is risen upon thee.”