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"I've always read the Bible and believed in God, but never in my life had I the least bit of understanding and conviction as I have gained today through Science and Health. I am grateful to Mary Baker Eddy and to God and His idea, the Christ.

On December 19, 1894, Mary Baker Eddy ordained as pastor of The Mother Church, the Bible and Science and Health with Key to the Scriptures. In April 1895 the ordination of these books was expanded to include all branch churches.

Admission of new members to The Mother Church takes place twice each year, on the Friday before the first Sunday in June, and on the first Friday in November. At the November 1993 admission, The Christian Science Board of Directors elected into membership individuals from forty-four countries.

Suggestion Box ideas Many, many great ideas have been sent to the Suggestion Box. If only you were all here to help us implement them! Each suggestion is an indication of how much all of us care about the publishing activities of The Mother Church, and we're very grateful to have such active participation.

We welcome readers to submit convincing testimonies of Christian Science healing for publication. These accounts should be concise and persuasive, demonstrating clearly that Christian Science heals.

On December 19, 1894, Mary Baker Eddy ordained as pastor of The Mother Church, the Bible and Science and Health with Key to the Scriptures . In April 1895 the ordination of these books was expanded to include all branch churches.

"Let's Edit" A computer-based supplement to "Your guide to writing for the periodicals" It's a special experience for any writer to know that what he or she has written has helped another person. We receive a steady flow of correspondence from readers of the Christian Science periodicals telling about how much these publications have meant to them.

We often get correspondence about the poetry in the religious periodicals. One of our contributors who has had several poems published, recently shared some ideas.

"In college, I was exposed to Christian Science and I was quite taken with it because of the healing aspect. I began to see that Christian Science was practicing the healing that Jesus taught.

Excerpt from the Monroe Evening Times ( Wisconsin ) August 18, 1990 by Kath Radzanowski (referred to in the above article) "Christian Science has more in common with other Christian religions than it has differences. "Yet the spiritual healing aspect which grows from the Christian core is frequently singled out by non-members as an identifying factor.