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Only the Mother Church, "The First Church of Christ...

From the May 1893 issue of The Christian Science Journal


Only the Mother Church, "The First Church of Christ, Scientist," in Boston, is allowed to copy, to publish, or to adopt as rules of their church the following portions of the 3rd and 6th copyrighted rules of the above named church. Any other of its rules or parts thereof are allowed to be adopted, printed and published by all other churches of Christ, Scientist.

"Christian Science Board of Directors."
IRA O. KNAPP.
WILLIAM B. JOHNSON.
JOSEPH ARMSTRONG.
STEPHEN A. CHASE.

"Applications for membership, coming from the student's pupils, must include the names and recommendations of their teachers. . . . Only the First members of the church are required to vote on admitting candidates.

This church will receive a member of another Church of Christ, Scientist, but not the member of a church of a different denomination. A member of the Mother church is not entitled to hold office, teach, or preach in other churches of similar denomination except by invitation."

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