  Editor of Christian Science Journal:—You will oblige me by giving place in your Journal to the following notice. The idea and purpose of a Liberty Bell is pleasing, and can be made profitable to the heart of our country. I feel assured that many Christian Scientists will respond to this [25] letter by contributions. Mary Baker Eddy Columbian Liberty Bell Committee, [1] 1505 Penna. Ave., Washington, D. C. To the Daughters of the American Revolution:— It has been determined to create a Columbian Liberty Bell, to be placed by the lovers of liberty and peace in [5] the most appropriate place in the coming World's Expo- sition at Chicago. After the close of the Exhibition this bell will pass from place to place throughout the world as a missionary of freedom, coming first to the capital of the nation under the care of our society. [10] Then it will go to Bunker Hill or Liberty Island, to the battle-field of New Orleans (1812), to San Francisco, to the place where any great patriotic celebration is being held, until 1900, when it will be sent to the next World's Exhibition, which takes place at Paris, France. There it [15] will continue until that Exhibition closes. When not in use in other places, it will return to Wash- ington under the care of the Daughters of the American Revolution. Washington will be its home, and from there it will journey from place to place, fulfilling its mission [20] throughout the world. The following is the proposed use of the bell: It shall ring at sunrise and sunset; at nine o'clock in the morn- ing on the anniversaries of the days on which great events have occurred marking the world's progress toward liberty; [25] at twelve o'clock on the birthdays of the “creators of liberty;” and at four o'clock it will toll on the anniver- saries of their death. (It will always ring at nine o'clock on October 11th, in recognition of the organization on that day of the Daughters of the American Revolution.) [30] ... The responsibility of its production, and the direc- tion of its use, have been placed in the hands of a committee of women representing each State and Ter- [1] ritory, one representative from each Republic in the world, and a representative from the patriotic societies, —Daughters and Sons of the American Revolution, the Lyceum League of America, the Society of Ger- [5] man Patriots, the Human Freedom League, and kindred organizations. The National Board of Management has placed upon me the responsibility of representing the National Society of the Daughters of the American Revolution upon the [10] General Committee, and this circular is sent to every member of the society, asking for her personal coopera- tion in making the undertaking successful. In creating the bell it is particularly desired that the largest number of persons possible shall have a part in it. For this reason [15] small contributions from many persons are to be asked for, rather than large contributions from a few. They are to be of two kinds:— First: Material that can be made a part of the bell; articles of historic interest will be particularly appre- [20] ciated—gold, silver, bronze, copper, and nickel can be fused. Second: Of money with which to pay for the bell. Each member of the society is asked to contribute one cent to be fused into the bell, and twenty-five cents to [25] pay for it. She is also asked to collect two dollars from others, in pennies, if possible, an
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