Article September 13, 1930 Issue

Notices

The Christian Science Board Of Directors

Occasionally Christian Science churches, with the generous desire to contribute to some one of the funds in The Mother Church, have appropriated from a building fund or other fund contributed and received for a particular purpose. Possibly the members making the appropriation have not been aware of legal requirements applicable to the disbursing of a fund which has been given for a special purpose. It is according to the law of trusts that a fund so contributed must be used for the purpose specified by the donors, and not diverted to another purpose unless with their permission; and any country or state may have laws governing the manner in which and by what percentage of the donors this permission must be expressed. Therefore, a church wishing to use for some other purpose a portion of a fund which has been contributed for a special purpose, should be sure to comply with all legal requirements.

Applications for admission to membership in The Mother Church may be sent to the Clerk at any time throughout the year. It is desirable that applications should be forwarded in ample time so that they may receive the essential preliminary attention before the date of election. The receipt of an application by the Clerk does not make the applicant a member. Applications are acted upon by the Board of Directors, twice each year, as provided by the Manual of The Mother Church, Article XIII, Section 2.

The receipt of all applications is acknowledged by the Clerk; and on the date set for consideration, notice of acceptance or rejection is sent by the Clerk to those whose applications have been received in time. Should an applicant not receive such notice, he is requested to communicate with the Clerk before forwarding a second application.

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