Manual of the Mother Church: The First Church of Christ Scientist in Boston, MassachusettsEddy, Mary Baker
Religion
Manual of the Mother Church: The First Church of Christ Scientist in Boston, Massachusetts
Eddy, Mary Baker
Christian Science
Primary Students. SECTION 6. Students of Christian Science, duly
instructed therein and with good moral records, not having the
certificate of C.S.D. may enter the Normal class in the Board of
Education, which will be held once in three years beginning A. D.
1907; provided their diplomas are for three _consecutive_ years
under Mrs. Eddy's daily conversation on Christian Science, or from
the Massachusetts Meta-physical College Board of Education.
Healing Better than Teaching. SECTION 7. Healing the sick and the
sinner with Truth demonstrates what we affirm of Christian Science,
and nothing can substitute this demonstration. I recommend that each
member of this Church shall strive to demonstrate by his or her
practice, that Christian Science heals the sick quickly and wholly,
thus proving this Science to be all that we claim for it.
If both husband and wife are found duly qualified to teach Christian
Science, either one, not both, should teach yearly one class.
Not Members of The Mother Church. SECTION 8. No person shall receive
instructions in Christian Science in any class in the Massachusetts
Metaphysical College, nor receive the degree of C.S.B. or C.S.D., who
is not a member of The First Church of Christ, Scientist, in Boston,
Mass.
Only those persons who are members of this Church and possessed
of the qualifications named in Sect. 9 of Article XXVI of these
By-Laws shall be deemed loyal teachers of Christian Science.
BOARD OF LECTURESHIP
Article XXXI--ORGANIZATION AND DUTIES
Election. SECTION 1. This Church shall maintain a Board of
Lectureship, the members of which shall be elected annually on Monday
preceding the Annual Meeting, subject to the approval of the Pastor
Emeritus. The lecture year shall begin July 1 of each year.
Duty of Lecturers. SECTION 2. It is the duty of the Board of
Lectureship to include in each lecture a true and just reply to
public topics condemning Christian Science, and to bear testimony to
the facts pertaining to the life of the Pastor Emeritus. Each member
shall mail to the Clerk of this Church copies of his lectures before
delivering them.
No Disruption of Branch Churches. SECTION 3. The Board of Lectureship
is not allowed in anywise to meddle with nor to disrupt the
organization of branch churches. The lecturer can invite churches
within the city whither he is called to unite in their attendance on
his lecture, and so make for their churches a less lecture fee; but
the churches shall decide their action.
Receptions. SECTION 4. As a rule there should be no receptions nor
festivities after a lecture on Christian Science, but there may occur
exceptions. If there be an individual who goes to hear and deride
truth, he should go away contemplating truth; and he who goes to seek
truth should have the opportunity to depart in quiet _thought_ on
that subject.
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