The total number of Christian Science churches and societies, here and abroad, is now 663, showing the remarkable increase of 81 during last year.
The Christian Science Sentinel furnishes the following authoritative figures relative to the denomination:—
The total number of branch churches for the year ending December 31, 1900, was 443. The total number for the year ending December 31, 1901, was 496, giving an increase of 53 branch churches.