Article October 19, 1918 Issue

Among the Churches

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Washington, D. C.—The seed of Christian Science was sown in the national capital by the Discoverer and Founder of this Science, Mary Baker Eddy, who in the year 1882 visited Washington and taught a class in divine metaphysics. The seed thus lovingly planted was watered and tended by a handful of faithful followers, who finally realized the fruition of their labors when a sufficient interest was manifested to warrant the forming of a duly organized society. This society organized as a church October 26, 1895, and was incorporated under the laws of the District of Columbia, June 13, 1898. The first meetings were held in Scottish Rite Hall. In February, 1904, however, when the seating capacity of the hall had become taxed to its utmost, the church property at the corner of Fifteenth and R Streets, N.W., was purchased. In it four hundred and fifty persons could be comfortably accommodated. The year 1911 witnessed an overflow condition of this church. It was deemed advisable, therefore, to build an edifice which would be suitable in every respect for the holding of Christian Science services in Washington, and in the fall of 1911 building operations were begun at the corner of Columbia Road and Euclid Street, N.W., in the Mt. Pleasant section. The edifice, with a seating capacity of about twelve hundred and fifty persons, was completed and opened for services October 6, 1912. Almost immediately the seating capacity was again found insufficient, and on November 24, 1913, Second Church of Christ, Scientist, was organized. With even a greater necessity for providing for the increasing attendance, on March 11, 1918, Third Church of Christ, Scientist, was organized.

On June 15, 1918, the last payment had been made on First Church property, and at a special business meeting of the church membership, held July 3, 1918, a resolution was unanimously adopted to dedicate the edifice on Sunday, July 14, 1918.

Burlington, Vt.—At a meeting yesterday afternoon [Aug. 13] in the Howard Relief Hall a Christian Science War Relief and Camp Welfare committee was organized. Work of this nature is now being carried on in forty-five Army and Navy camps in the United States under the direction of the Christian Science War Relief and Camp Welfare committee of The First Church of Christ, Scientist, in Boston.—The Burlington Free Press and Times.

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