The Wilmington daily Republican., 1902-03-22
CHRISTIAN
SCIENCE.
The First Church OF Christ.
Scientists Of Whining.
ton Was Organized
Last Evening.
The charter for church was re.
Gently obtained from Dover,

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Gently obtained from Dover.
! The officers are:
President, Norman E. John; vice
president Louise d. Radzinsk; sec.
letary, William Ii. Savory; treas
urer. David NJ. Masters. Norman
T.. John and Louise D. Radzinskj
were elected first aud second read
ers OF the church, and Mrs. Nor.
man E. John superintendent CT the
Sunday School.
The object Of the organization, az
set forth in the certi 6cate of incor-
a,'on. is "Worshirpjng OF God in
obedience to the command of His Son
Jesus Christ. as gwen TO his fol-
lowers; Mathew 10. S-"Ileal the
sick, cleanse the !epers, raise the
dead, cast out DEVILS" made pos
s'bie and practical to- day in Chris.
llan Science through its Textbook.
science and Health, wilh kew to the
Scriptures as written BY the dis
coverer and founder OF Christian
Science, Rev. Mary Baker G. Eddy.
ms body, now worshipp'ng at
No 9l7 Gilpin avenue. is one OF the
hive hundred and more of the orra-
nlzed branches Of the First Church
o! Christ, Scientist 10 Boston, Mass,
1t had its beginning, like most OF
the Christian Science churches, 10
The 1.-TWO or three that are gather.
ed together in His name 10 study
God 3 word anew in the light of
CLrIslan Science.
These early meetings were held |
some hve yeaIs ago in the house of |
one OF his present members whose
wIle some gears ago before had
been healed in Christian Science
When the usual modes of treatment
had failed, and whose gratitude for
lie preserved and health restored
urged her to exteud these blessings
10 others. As the principle of the
christian Science was demonstrat.
ID larger and more putlc place
u meeting became necessary aud
he building on GlIpin avenue was
eaSed for church and Sunday
school purposes.
Lately cading room and prac.
itloners office were established in
ford Building, Market street, cor
ier oi Tenth; where, i. is announ-
ed, ali authorized Christian Science
literature is on hand for the use of
Isiiors. and members OF the church
re III attendance TO answer inquir.
IS.
Unlike other churches, Christian
clcnl!sts have no preaching, the
llh"ay service being read by two
eadcr>. one Of whom reads the Scrip.
uraI cilatlons and the other those
rom the textbook of the Christian
ciehcc. Science and Health: with
cy to the Scriptures. The We'd
csday evening meeting is devoted
} testimonies Of Christian Science
y members Of the congregation.
This church has no formulated
'ced, but adhercS to the tcnets as
'pyrghtcd and found in the above
lmcd textbook by Mrs. Eddy.
l. a, adhercnts Of Truth, we take
e inspired Word of the Bible for
If guide to eternal life.
>. We acknowledge aud adore one
lprcme, Infinite God; VIC acknow-
i%e one Christ, namely, the Holy
lUSt or divine Comforter: and the
N Christ Jesus man in the divine
la"c and likeness
}. We acknowledge God S forgive
IS OF sin, in the destruction Of sin,
d the understanding that sin and r
'kheSS are neither real or eternal
We acknowledge atoncmcnt as =
c efficacy and evidence of divine =
we. Of man S unity with God and |
e great merit, Of Christ Jesus, the |
y.sluwer.
. We acknowledge universal sal.
ton Il, demonstrated by the Cali
II pr.pAcl, in the power Of Truth
n all error, sin, sickness and death
4 MS resurrection. whereby human
tn and understanding are enabled
seize the great possibility and liv- II
+ energies Of divine life. y,
J. We solemn!y promise to strive 81 ~
tcll ald pray for that Mind to he .,
us which was also in Christ Jesus, ~,
love one another and to be meek, :,
rrifll inst and plIrn -