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
Applicants will find the chief points of these instructions
illustrated in Form 1 and Form 2, on pages 114 and 118.
4. Those whose teachers are deceased, absent, or disloyal, or
those whose teachers refuse, without sufficient cause, to sign
applications (see Art. V, Sect. 4), will be furnished special
forms on application to the Clerk.
5. When branch churches are designated by number, as First Church,
Second Church, etc., the number must be written First, Second,
as shown on page 118. The article "the" either capitalized (The),
or small (the), must not be used before titles of branch churches.
See Article XXIII, Sect. 2.
6. If the applicant is not a member of a branch church, he should
fill out his application in this respect according to the form on
page 114.
APPLICATION FORMS
Application I
PROPERLY SIGNED AND ENDORSED,
ACCORDING TO ARTICLE V, SECT. 2
If you have been taught by a loyal student who has taken a degree at
the Massachusetts Metaphysical College, or by one who has passed an
examination by the Board of Education, fill this blank.
FORM 1
The First Church of Christ, Scientist, in Boston, Mass., is
designed to be built on the rock of Christ--Truth and Life--and to
reflect the Church Triumphant.
One who is not a member of any church, excepting a branch church
of Christ, Scientist, who loves Christian Science, and reads
understandingly the Bible, and SCIENCE AND HEALTH WITH KEY TO THE
SCRIPTURES, by Reverend Mary Baker Eddy, and other works by this
author, and who is Christianly qualified and can enter into full
fellowship with the Tenets and Rules of The First Church of Christ,
Scientist, in Boston, Mass., is eligible to membership.
_To The First Church of Christ, Scientist, in Boston, Mass._
Gordon V. Comer Clerk.
I hereby make application for membership, and subscribe to the
Tenets and the By-Laws of the Church.
My teacher in Christian Science is
...............James B. Brown, C.S.D. ..................
I am not a member of any church.
FORM 1--(Continued)
I was formerly a member of the .............................
............ denomination, but have definitely severed my
connection therewith.
Name .............. Mrs. Jennie W. Field, C.S. ..........
Street and Number ....... 18 Forest St., ................
Town or City ................ Chicago, ..................
State ............................ Ill ..................
Date ................. Jan. 2nd, 1901 ...................
I cordially approve the applicant.
(a) ............... James B. Brown, C.S.D. ...............
Countersigned by ..........................................
DO NOT DETACH.
Public-domain text, read in full here on John Shaqi.
Reviews
Reviews
No reviews yet
Be the first to share your thoughts on this work.
Join the Discussion
Join the discussion
Sign in to leave a comment or review.
Sign InorCreate an account