At the Annual Meeting of The Mother Church in June reports are read as called for in Article XIII, Section I, of the Manual of The Mother Church. Included are "general reports from the Field." The latter are based on letters and reports received from branch churches and societies telling of interesting activities and steps of progress during the year just past. Excerpts are read from as many of these as the time allotted to that part of the program permits.
In order that ample time may be given to the consideration of the reports and letters sent in from the churches and societies throughout the Field, for use in the Annual Meeting to be held on June 5 this year, it will be helpful to have them in the office of The Christian Science Board of Directors as soon as possible after April 1, and not later than May 1.
For some time it has been the custom for members of The Christian Science Board of Lectureship, after several years of service thereon, to reserve a period to be devoted particularly to the study and practice of Christian Science. The Christian Science Board of Directors announces that in accordance with this procedure those named below will take time for this purpose beginning July 1, 1950: