Article October 1, 1910 Issue

AMONG THE CHURCHES

All those interested in the religious advancement of the city will rejoice with First Church of Christ, Scientist, in the completion of its new edifice at Winthrop and Derby avenues. The first services will be held in the new home tomorrow [Sept. 11], and the public has been invited to participate in them. Jealousies for creed and sect must be set aside when any independent religious body of importance and lofty purpose constructs a new church. A new church building is something that encourages public pride and points to the moral improvement of the community. Christian Science is not old in New Haven—the first services of that faith were held here in 1888—and it is to its credit that in a comparative infancy it is so strong and prosperous that one of its societies should be able to maintain a church structure of its own. The new church will add to the building attractiveness of the city, and in adding to the city's charms and promoting its moral welfare the Christian Scientists are to be congratulated; moreover, thanked.—New Haven Palladium.

Formal announcement was made this morning [Sept. 10] that First and Second Churches of Christ, Scientist, have united, and henceforth their meetings will be held at First Church, Jersey street and Prospect avenue. Negotiations toward this end have been pending for some time. First Church has between four hundred and five hundred members and twice as many adherents. Second Church has a membership of about one hundred and fifty and a congregation of about four hundred. "Both the churches were in a very prosperous state and the union was brought about solely for the general good of the cause in Buffalo," said William E. Armstrong, clerk of First Church. "Experience in other cities has shown that the best results are obtained by uniting the older churches and then branching out from that. That there is no lack of members is shown by the crowded condition of First Church. We are now seeking a larger auditorium to use until we can build. There will be no change of officers as a result of the union; the members of Second Church simply come in individually."

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