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Church Membership—Its Purpose
At a meeting in 1879, on motion of Mary Baker Eddy, it was voted, "To organize a church designed to commemorate the word and works of our Master, which should reinstate primitive Christianity and its lost element of healing" (Manual of The Mother Church by Mrs. Eddy, p. 17). One of the early workers commented, "To rise to the demands of this early pronouncement is the work of true Christian Scientists." (See The First Church of Christ, Scientist, and Miscellany by Mrs. Eddy, p. 46.) Membership in The Mother Church links one with those in all parts of the world who are engaged in this great work.
Applicants who are ready for membership in The Mother Church, in accordance with the Church Manual requirements, are admitted twice each year.
Application blanks and information concerning membership may be obtained at Christian Science Reading Rooms, from practitioners listed in The Christian Science Journal, or from clerks of branch churches and societies. Applications may also be obtained from Gordon V. Comer, Clerk, 107 Falmouth Street, Boston 15, Massachusetts.
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October 12, 1957 issue
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"WAIT" AND "WALK"
MABEL REED HYZER
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ARE WE USING THE BEATITUDES?
MARGUERITE NEWHALL PHALEN
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"ANIMAL MAGNETISM UNMASKED"
LOUISE EVANS HANSCHKE
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DEMONSTRATING THE HEALING TRUTH
MEREDITH RUSSELL
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"FITNESS FOR HOLINESS"
CLAIRE CHANCELLOR
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MOTHER'S PRAYER
Ella H. Hay
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"NEVER ASK FOR TO-MORROW"
RICHARD CARVER
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LOVE MEETS OUR NEEDS
JEANNE STEELY LAITNER
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SELF-EXAMINATION AND CORRECTION
Harold Molter
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"BREAD ENOUGH AND TO SPARE"
John J. Selover
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RADIO PROGRAM: No. 212 - Finding a New Outlook on Life
Frances Hamill Seese
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I should like to express gratitude...
Robert Jenkins, Jr.
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A sense of deep gratitude for the...
K. Sheila Mackenzie
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In Psalms we read (67:1), "God...
Alice L. Wakefield
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The healing of a severe rash on...
Elsie Mary Gergely
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When I was fourteen years old,...
Elizabeth Von Hof Greenlaw
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At a time when I felt very much...
Emil Steffenburg
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I am truly thankful for Christian Science
Gloria Novak Christena
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Through business contacts, I met...
Rose Bardagjy
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Signs of the Times
with contributions from Learned Hand, Edmund Herring