Article June 19, 1902 Issue

Among the Churches

V. M.

Eighteen months ago two members of First Church of Christ, Scientist, London, came to Manchester to undertake some urgent cases which the medical fraternity had given up. The demand for the healing increased so rapidly that the workers were unable to leave, and after a few months, over a hundred cases had been healed.

Meetings were held in their apartments, the first attendance numbering five, but before a month had elapsed it increased to thirty. This growth necessitated larger quarters, and also showed the workers that there was a great demand for the establishment of Christian Science in the city. It was therefore evident they must make their home in Manchester while such work required them.

At this period great opposition to Christian Science was met on every hand and no place for meetings could be procured. Therefore a time came when the Christian Scientists had no place to meet in. At last a room at the top of a large warehouse was procured, and meetings were held there for nine months. In October, 1901, a reading room and a room for the services was opened at 24 Dover Street, the residence of the Readers, in one of the most central and desirable positions in the town. The room in which services are held has a seating capacity of about eighty and it was believed it would accommodate them for some time to come, but on occasions it has been overflowing.

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