Among the Churches

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Cape Cod Standard-Times

Boston, Massachusetts .—The Mother Church, The First Church of Christ, Scientist. Sunday morning service at 10.45, Sunday evening service at 7.30 (evening service omitted during July and August), Sunday school at 10.45 a.m., and Wednesday evening meeting at 7.30 are held in the church edifice at Norway, Falmouth, and St. Paul Streets. This edifice is open to visitors on Wednesdays and Fridays from 10 a.m. until 5 p.m.

Reading Rooms: Berkeley Building, 420 Boylston Street, open week days from 9 a.m. until 9 p.m., except on Wednesday, when it closes at 6.30, open Sunday from 1.30 p.m. until 6.30 p.m., and on holidays from 10 a.m. until 9 p.m.

At 333 Washington Street, opposite Milk Street., also an entrance at 24 Province Street, open week days, except holidays from 9 a.m. until 5.30 p.m.

At 60 Norway Street, corner of Massachusetts Avenue, near church edifice, open week days from 8 a.m. until 9 p.m., Wednesday 8 a.m. until 7 p.m., and from 8.30 until 9.30 p.m., open Sunday from 12 m. until 7 p.m., and hoildays from 10 a.m. until 9 p.m.

COTUIT, MASSACHUSETTS (First Church).—Two services, dedicating the new summer edifice of First Church of Christ, Scientist, Cotuit, were held on Sunday, August 28, 1938.

The newly built addition was erected at a cost of $ 15,000, and although the structure was completed several years ago, a Christian Science church can be dedicated only after it is free from all indebtedness. The first building of First Church of Christ, Scientist, Cotuit, has been free from debt for many years.

Interest in Christian Science in Cotuit dates back to the last decade of the nineteenth century. Informal services were first held in the living room of the home of one of the early students. By 1897 the number of those interested in Christian Science had increased to the point where it was necessary to hold the services in a hall. In 1902, ground was broken for the erection of a church building seating approximately one hundred persons.

Steady growth of interest in this religion has been noted by all Cape churches, especially during the summer months. In 1930 the congregation of the local church grew to such an extent that officials decided to erect a larger edifice, which would be connected with the original church by a covered passage.

The new building was nearly completed by Mary, 1931, and the first service was held there on June 7. The new structure is designed to accommodate three hundred people, and an evidence of the increased interest in Christian Science is the fact that the building has been well filled during the summer months for the past few years.

The new structure is of frame, shingled, and follows the design of traditional Cape Cod architecture. The wall covering and ceiling are of fawn-colored celotex. Indirect lighting casts a pleasant glow over the entire auditorium.

Cape Cod Standard-Times

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