Announcements

THE generous and steadily increasing contributions of branch churches, societies, and individual Christian Scientists are enabling The Mother Church to maintain and increase its wartime activities. These activities now extend to every part of the world where American or British Empire servicemen and servicewomen are engaged.

Cornish Fund to Assist in Church Building Branches of The Mother Church in the smaller communities, which are contemplating the erection of a church when the necessary means become available, may wish to begin soon to gather information in that connection. The requirements for becoming a beneficiary of the trust fund established under the will of Mrs.

MEMBERSHIP NOTICE Applications for membership in The Mother Church are acted upon by The Christian Science Board of Directors, twice each year, as provided for by the Manual of The Mother Church, Article XIII, Section 2. A letter of acknowledgment is sent to each applicant whose application is received by the Clerk, but this letter does not signify that he has been admitted to membership.

The schedule of Lesson-Sermons for the Christian Science Quarterly for the current year requires an extra Lesson in the October-December issue because there are fifty-three Sundays in the year rather than the usual fifty-two. For this extra Lesson, which is the one for December 24, the subject "Christ Jesus" has been approved by the Trustees of The Christian Science Publishing Society and concurred in by The Christian Science Board of Directors.

ANNOUNCEMENTS [As published in the Christian Science Sentinel , July 22, 1944] The Christian Science Board of Directors announces that Arthur W. Eckman, C.

CHRISTIAN SCIENCE OFFICIATING MINISTERS As stated from time to time in previous announcements in the periodicals, several wartime workers known as Christian Science Officiating Ministers have been serving those in the armed forces in Great Britain and Ireland and in the Middle East. They function in a manner similar to chaplains and Christian Science Wartime Ministers serving with the armed forces of the United States.

The generous and steadily increasing contributions of branch churches, societies, and individual Christian Scientists are enabling The Mother Church to maintain and increase its wartime activities. These activities now extend to every part of the world where American or British Empire servicemen and servicewomen are engaged.

THE CHRISTIAN SCIENCE PUBLISHING SOCIETY OVERSEAS BUREAUS European Bureau: Burwood House, Caxton Street, London, S. W.

From the Treasurer of The Mother Church Per Capita Tax , as provided in the Church Manual, Article VIII, Section 13 , is due annually from "every member of The Mother Church," and "shall be forwarded each year to the Church Treasurer. " During the fiscal year beginning May 1, 1944, statements will be mailed to all members.

[As published in the Christian Science Sentinel, April 22, 1944] ITEM OF INTEREST Board of Lectureship More than twenty-five years ago a plan was established whereby members of The Christian Science Board of Lectureship who had served continuously for six or more years could, in the order of their seniority and if they so desired, request a period of a year for study and spiritual refreshment during which time they would engage in the practice of Christian Science healing. The benefits of this arrangement having been made apparent both as to the individual lecturers and the important work in which they were engaged, it was decided a number of years ago to make a more definite arrangement in this direction, and the plan was adopted whereby each member of the Board of Lectureship would retire for a period of two years for study, refreshment, and the practice of Christian Science after serving continuously for four years on that Board.