“Thank you very much for all the arrangements you made for our Rest & Study stay at the BA and for your helpful welcoming letter….We enjoyed tremendously the wonderful advantages of the BA—the quiet uplifting atmosphere, the friendly helpfulness of the Associates, the books and periodicals and recording available, the comfort and convenience of the rooms, the garden views from the windows, delicious meals graciously served—all these and more added joy to the work we came to do. Again, our great gratitude for a happy and satisfying visit.”
—Rest & Study Guest
The Window newsletter, Winter 2006

“Everything about my stay at the BA has been a very happy experience while in Boston. You have made the welcome very special. I found the food at the BA delicious and appetizing. Thank you, too, for the ride to The Mother Church on Wednesday evening. I must tell you that I found people there at the BA who made me think of the 11 years that we lived in Boston and this was an added treat….Thank you again to you and the staff at the BA. It was a very rewarding trip to Boston.”
—Rest & Study Guest

“I’m finding that it’s not so easy to pack up and leave, even after having extended my stay and ‘rested and studied’ as I am! This place is just too much like family for me to think I’m going home, which may actually prophesy a return trip before long. Look forward to seeing you all again…and especially to spreading the word of the wonderful new-old family here that awaits and welcomes each guest with the hospitality of heaven.”
—Rest & Study Guest

“Since my return from Boston, manifold duties have presented themselves to be discharged, so that my days, yes, even my moments, have been entirely filled, but through all the seeming stress and strain of busy days and hours, I have never ceased to be grateful for the quiet, the harmony, and the beauty of the Christian Science Benevolent Association, and for all the loving helpfulness and brotherly kindness expressed to me by every one of the staff with whom I came in contact while it was my privilege to be a guest.”
—Rest & Study Guest, 1919
—From the archives of The Mary Baker Eddy Library and used courtesy of The Mary Baker Eddy Collection
The Window newsletter, Summer 2006