the magnificent new edifice of worship which the church has just erected.
The invitation itself is one of the most chastely elegant memorials ever prepared, and is a scroll of solid gold, suitably engraved, and encased in a handsome plush casket with white silk linings. Attached to the scroll is a golden key of the church structure.
The inscription reads thus: —
Dear Mother: — During the year eighteen hundred and ninety-four a church edifice was erected at the intersection of Falmouth and Norway Streets, in the city of Boston, by the loving hands of four thousand members. This edifice is built as a testimonial to Truth, as revealed by divine Love through you to this age. You are hereby most lovingly invited to visit and formally accept this testimonial on the twentieth day of February, eighteen hundred and ninety-five, at high noon.
“The First Church of Christ, Scientist, at Boston, Mass.
“Caroline S. Bates.
“To the Reverend Mary Baker Eddy,
“Boston, January 6th, 1895.”
[People and Patriot, Concord, N. H., February 27, 1895]
Magnificent Testimonial
Members of The First Church of Christ, Scientist, at Boston, have forwarded to Mrs. Mary Baker Eddy of
