Firgt Church of Christ, Scientist. Eri "Scrament" was the subject of the Lesson Sermon which was read in Churches of Christ, Scientist, January 9, throughout the world.
Golden Text; 1 Cointhians 10.16. The cup of blessing which we bless. is it' not the communion of the blood of Christ? The bread which we break, is it not the communion of the body of Christ?
Among the citations which comprise the Lesson Sermon is the following"from the Bible: "And as they were eating, Jesus took bread, and blessed it, and break it, and gave it to the disciples, and said, Take, eat; this*is my body. And he took the cup,.and gave thanks, and gave it to ther, saying, Drink ye all of ít" (Matthew 2620, 27.)
The Lesson Sermon also includes the following passage from the Christian Science Textbook, Science and Health with Key to the Scriptures, by Mary Baker Eddy:
The true sense is spiritually lost, if the Sacrament is confined to the use of bread and wine. The disciples nad eaten, yet Jesus prayed and gave them bread. This would have been foolish in a literal sense; but in its spiritual signification, it was natural and beautiful. Jesus prayed; he withdrew from the material senses: to refresh his heart with brighter; with spiritual views." (Page 32.)
Text read from the printed page and cleaned; old type leaves the occasional error.