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 nevertheless, cause for gratitude that such misconceptions have been largely corrected in public thought by the war time activities of our movement. As one of our State Committees has phrased it:

“The community of interest which was made manifest in the effort to carry the message of Truth to soldiers and sailors has brought out permanently the thought and ideal of the brotherhood of man. It has been a source of gratification everywhere to know that our church has been able to stand before the community as a Church Militant in a great cause.”

Another note of gratitude is added by the Committee who wrote: “The Christian Scientist not only found that he could enter the war work and still keep ‘within the wide channels of The Mother Church’ (Church Manual, page 45), but he learned the joy of giving. In this work many have been healed of the belief that only the activity of the branch church had any demands on them, and are grateful for a closer relationship and a clearer understanding of what The Mother Church stands for, thus gaining a broader sense of what a humanitarian is.”

More important than the attitude of the public at large towards Christian Science, is the good which has come to Christian Scientists themselves through this joint activity. One of our State Committees puts the matter very well in the following words:

“The Christian Science movement in our state has experienced immeasurable benefits, as a result of the War Relief activity. Not the least of these is the cordial cooperation and closer Christian fellowship that has been brought about through its agency. The churches and societies have responded generously and cheerfully to the call for funds and