New-York tribune., 1896-09-28
CHRISTIAN SCIENTISTS IN NEW HOME.
OPENING SERVICES ~ THE WEST FORTY EIGHTH
ST. CHURCH

OPENING SERVICES ~ THE WEST FORTY EIGHTH
ST CHURCH
The opening services of the First Church OF Christ
(sc,onsD OF this city were held In the new church
nj No 1877 to li3 West Forty -eighth-st. yesterday.
The programme OF the morning service, whch "ds
held AT iO:i5. and was attended by the regular
congregation OF the First Church, WAS repeated at
m for the congregation OF the Second ana
rn,rl churches OF Christ (SclentisO. All the Chris
tan Scientists In this city were thus enabled to be
hresent and there were visitors from churches III
Rrooklvn Albany, Amsterdam and Lockport, IN ms
State: Atlanta. Amerlcus and ThomasvHls, IN
Georgia. and from Butte. Mont; Portland. ore. (;
Colorado Springs. COL: Detroit. Mich; Toronto.
canada and New-London Conn The total attend
once at both services was about twelve hundred and
II s estimated that fully one thousand OF those VINO
formed the congregations were believers In the faith.
The building was crowded with eager worShippers
thar I, was necessary to bring In extra seats.
The Rev Augusta r. Stetson and the Rev. carol
Norton. who were respectively pastor and assistant
OF the church. when those terms were in use among
Christian Scientists TO denote persons are now the
first and second readers respectively. They con-
Quoted the morning service unaided. In the evening
Mrs Laura Iathrop G. $. d.. and John l.. Roberts.
C. S. the readers OF the Second Church. and Mrs.
c. H. snidor. c. ). d.. and Charles i. Simmons. the
readers OF the Third. or metropolitan. Church OF
Chris; (Sclen,isD. assisted Mrs Stetson and Mr..
Norton In presiding. The chairman. secretary and
treasurer Of the Board OF Trustees OF the First
Church were also on the platform. The programme
for the services was as follows:
organ Voluntary. 'Onertore de- 81 Cecilia" Ed Batse
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HYMN saw Ye My saviour The Rev Mary b. Eddy
scriptural Reading. go, ,
Silent prayer. followed 10y audible repetition OF Lord
soprano sol, Fear Not Ye, on Israel Dudley Buck
IIymn Christ My Refuge The Rev. Mary b.. Eddy
sermon-Subl.ct: The House OF the Lorl.- Chron..
From the Bible and Christian Science Textbook.
Anthem "Arise and 1hrrsh Oh Daughter OF Zion,
H"'""'' Ii. /. Case e \.
r.,o, solo and chorus Micah w. li3. g. Is
~ Henry IInroin Case, G. ;.
Reading Of Scientific Statement VI Being
From the Christian Science Textbook
E,nedictiOn. ,,, -,
posude Onrertore. 'I"febure Wey
Tho textbook used Is Science and Health with
Kav 70 The Scriptures" written by the Rev. Mary
tssSer Eddy the founder OF the religion. According
,o her direction this book and the Bible, taken to-
ge,her form THE pastor OF each church. The ser
mon consists In reading from "the pastor" by the
regular readers OF the church. without comment.
Nr Ease who sang the tenor solo and who is the
composer OF the anthems sung yesterday by a
quartet and chorus Is the regular musical director
OF the church The organst Is Miss Mary X. Pin
rey.
inps are be held at p. In all the Churches OF
Christ (ScIentsO In the country. Those who have
heen cured OF diseases by the method OF Christian
Science will testify. and the public Is Invited TO at
tend and 10 investigate any OF the cures. The
method used according the officials OF the church.
Is not akin to faith or mind cure or to hypnotsm.