Branch Church News
If the Pastor Emeritus of the Mother Church should at any time resign, over her own signature, or from any cause vacate her office of President of the Massachusetts Metaphysical College, a meeting of the Directors of this College shall immediately be called, and the President of the Board of Education, being found worthy, shall be elected to fill the vacancy. A student of Christian Science is not eligible to examination by the Board of Education, and shall not receive a certificate therefrom, who has not been thoroughly instructed in the English language.
Under the happiest auspices and amid a profusion of palms, chrysanthemums, and happy faces, the beautiful and cosy little Church of Christ, Scientist, at No. 336 East Third South Street, was yesterday dedicated and consecrated.
[It will be observed that sections 1, 6, 12, and 13 of these Rules have been changed since their publication in the Weekly. —Ed.
Sunday , August 7, there was dedicated a beautiful little Christian Science Chapel near the White Mountain House, in the heart of the White Mountains of New Hampshire. A year previously a number of Christian Scientists who were guests at this delightful summer hotel set in motion the movement which resulted in the erection of this novel little church edifice.
The nucleus of the present Christian Science church was organized seven years ago with twenty-five members. There were at that time not more than fifty persons in the city who believed Christian Science to be true.
June 19, 1898 marks a triumph for Truth in Canada, it having been the day of the dedication of the First Christian Science church in the Dominion. Delegates came from many places in Canada, and also a number from across the line.
On February 6, 1898, First Church, of Christ, Scientist, of Minneapolis, Minnesota, was dedicated. The press of the city gave full notices of the event.
On Sunday, February 13, 1898, a fine new church edifice was dedicated to Christian Science in Detroit, Michigan. The Detroit Free Press gave a full account of the event from which we make the following extract:— Yesterday marked an epoch in the history of the Church of Christ, Scientist, when the first church building in the state belonging to that body was dedicated.
It is our pleasure to chronicle the completion (of course free from debt) of a beautiful church edifice at Sheboygan, Wisconsin. The interesting event took place on January 2, 1898, and was an occasion of great moment to the local body of faithful workers there.
On Sunday, January 9, there was dedicated with appropriate exercises the Chapel of Brooklyn Church of Christ, Scientist, situated on Park Place near Nostrand Avenue in that city. The regular services were held at 10.