Article April 8, 1922 Issue

Among the Churches

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Cortland, N. Y .—First Church of Christ, Scientist, of Cortland, New York, was organized as a society in 1911, with only a few members, meeting at first in the homes for services, and later, as the attendance increased, in a hall, and finally in the Conservatory of Music, where, with the exception of one year in the Universalist Church, meetings were held until January, 1919. In the summer of 1918, the society purchased the Kellogg property at the corner of East Court and Greenbush Streets, this being a central and desirable location. The commodious dwelling has been entirely remodeled and made into an attractive church home with a seating capacity of about one hundred and fifty. The cost of this property, which, including alterations and repairs was more than eight thousand dollars, has been met by voluntary contributions from the members of the church and from the congregation, together with assistance from the fund administered by the Trustees under the Will of Mary Baker Eddy.

The church was dedicated on the nineteenth of February, this year. In the spring of 1919 the society applied for and received admission as a branch of The Mother Church, with the name of First Church of Christ, Scientist, Cortland, N. Y.; and while the membership is not large the attendance and interest are steadily increasing, with "signs following." As Christian Scientists we feel that we have great cause for gratitude in the unity and loyalty of our membership and the progress of our cause; for, truly, as our Leader says in "Science and Health with Key to the Scriptures" (p. 233), "Progress is the law of God."

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