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From the Directors
The need for eligible persons to conduct the meetings of Associations whose teachers are no longer with them has frequently been brought to the attention of the Board of Directors. Many Associations are composed of students from various parts of the field; and when the necessity for doing without the services of their teacher has arisen, some of these organizations have split up and separated, and members have applied for admission into other Associations.
No provision is made by our Leader, Mrs. Eddy, in the Manual of The Mother Church for admitting into an Association, as a permanent member, a Christian Science student who has not been taught by the teacher of that Association. Article XXVII, Section 2, of the Manual does, however, provide for annual meetings of Associations when the teacher is no longer available. It has been found practical in some such Associations to elect a committee from among their number, to which has been entrusted authority to select —under the guidance of divine Principle—an experienced Christian Scientist to conduct their meetings, either from among the members of the Association or from without. Remembering that God supplies every need of man, they have found themselves satisfactorily provided for, and their Associations have been continued with profit to all. While this method is to be commended as being in full accord with the letter and spirit of the Manual, some Associations have successfully conducted their meetings by having papers prepared and read by several of their members, when called upon by the one selected by the committee to take charge.
The dissolving or abandonment of Associations is not to be commended, for in order to bring out the best results it is important that Students' Associations should be continued in accordance with the obvious requirements of the Manual.
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October 13, 1923 issue
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Watching
JOHN C. LATHROP
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The Harmonizing of Time and Place
LUCIE HASKELL HILL
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Obedience to Law
JOHN L. RENDALL
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A Pure Language
CLARA S. HARSH
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Dwelling in Truth
ELLEN DICKSON
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True Taxation
MARJORY POULTER
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"Because he first loved us"
MINNY M. H. AYERS
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In Hebrews we read, "Through faith we understand that...
Charles M. Shaw, Committee on Publication for Lancashire, England,
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A treatment in Christian Science does not consist of the...
Willard J. Welch, Committee on Publication for the State of Iowa,
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When speaking of the carnal mind and the fleshly man...
W. Clyde Price, Committee on Publication for the State of Utah,
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In the ninth chapter of the gospel of John the Master...
Charles E. Heitman, Committee on Publication for the State of New York,
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Christian Science is correct, and there is healing in...
William Brandt, Committee on Publication for the State of Maryland,
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Letters from the Field
with contributions from Margaret A. L. Nowell, Ernest G. Lorenzen, Sara T. Watson
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"Diligence, promptness, and perseverance"
Albert F. Gilmore
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God is Fixed Principle
Duncan Sinclair
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"The sword of the Spirit"
Ella W. Hoag
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From the Directors
The Christian Science Board Of Directors
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The Lectures
with contributions from Reginald Tonkin
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It is with a heart full of gratitude and joy that I give...
Hetty Meisner-Lundh
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It is over fourteen years since I took up the study...
Grace I. Smerdon
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Words are inadequate to express my gratitude and thankfulness...
Alma T. Hatch with contributions from Frances A. Hatch
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This testimony is given in loving gratitude for what...
Adelaide E. Woods
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I am deeply grateful for all that Christian Science has...
Marion L. Robertson
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Christian Science came to me at a time when I was very...
Beryl Whistler
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Some years ago, I seemed to manifest what the specialists...
Sallie Gordon Balch
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Signs of the Times
with contributions from E. I. Bosworth, Woodman, Annie Belle Koogle