Humbly, and as I believe, Divinely directed—I hereby ordain, that the Bible, and Science and Health with Key to the Scriptures, shall hereafter be the only pastor of the Church of Christ, Scientist, throughout our land, and in other lands.
From this date the Sunday services of our denomination should be conducted by Readers, in lieu of pastors. Each church or society, formed for Sunday worship, shall elect two Readers, a male, and a female. One of these individuals shall open the meeting by reading the hymns, and chapter, (or a portion of the chapter) in the Bible, leading in silent prayer, and repeating in concert with the church, the Lord's Prayer. Also, shall give out any notices from the pulpit; shall read the scriptures indicated in the Sunday-school lesson, of the Christian Science Quarterly, and shall pronounce the benediction.
The second Reader shall read alternately from my book, Science and Health, in response to the church,— the Spiritual Interpretation of the Lord's Prayer. Also the second Reader, shall read all the selections from Science and Health, referred to in the Sunday-school lessons.
