“MOTHER-CHURCH UNIQUE”

Christian Science by Mark Twain, is part of the HackerNoon Books Series. You can jump to any chapter in this book here. “MOTHER-CHURCH UNIQUE”

“MOTHER-CHURCH UNIQUE”

Mrs. Eddy, with an envious and admiring eye upon the solitary and rivalless and world-shadowing majesty of St. Peter's, reveals in her By-laws her purpose to set the Mother-Church apart by itself in a stately seclusion and make it duplicate that lone sublimity under the Western sky. The By-law headed “Mother-Church Unique” says—

“In its relation to other Christian Science churches, the Mother-Church stands alone.

“It occupies a position that no other Church can fill.

“Then for a branch Church to assume such position would be disastrous to Christian Science,

“Therefore—”

Therefore no branch Church is allowed to have branches. There shall be no Christian Science St. Peter's in the earth but just one—the Mother-Church in Boston.

About HackerNoon Book Series: We bring you the most important technical, scientific, and insightful public domain books.

This book is part of the public domain. Mark Twain (2004). Christian Science. Urbana, Illinois: Project Gutenberg. Retrieved October 2022 https://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/3187/pg3187-images.html

This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.org, located at https://www.gutenberg.org/policy/license.html.