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24	                             CHURCH AND SCHOOL 

  	    Humbly, and, as I believe, divinely directed, I hereby
  	ordain the Bible, and "Science and Health with Key
27	to the Scriptures," to be hereafter the only pastor of
 
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 1	The Church of Christ, Scientist, throughout our land
  	and in other lands. 
 3	    From this date the Sunday services of our denomina-
  	tion shall be conducted by Readers in lieu of pastors. 
  	Each church, or society formed for Sunday worship,
 6	shall elect two Readers:  a male, and a female. One of
  	these individuals shall open the meeting by reading the
  	hymns, and chapter (or portion of the chapter) in the
 9	Bible, lead in silent prayer, and repeat in concert with
  	the congregation the Lord's Prayer. Also, this First
  	Reader shall give out any notices from the pulpit, shall
12	read the Scriptures indicated in the Sunday School Les-
  	son of the Christian Science Quarterly, and shall pro-
  	nounce the benediction. 
15	    The First Reader shall read from my book, "Science
  	and Health with Key to the Scriptures," alternately in
  	response to the congregation, the spiritual interpreta-
18	tion of the Lord's Prayer; also, shall read all the selec-
  	tions from Science and Health referred to in the Sunday
  	Lessons. 
21	    The Reader of the Scriptures shall name, at each
  	reading, the book, chapter, and verses. The Reader of
  	"Science and He...alth with Key to the Scriptures" shall
24	commence by announcing the full title of this book, with
  	the name of its author, and add to this announcement,
  	"the Christian Science textbook." It is unnecessary to
27	repeat the title or page. This form shall also be observed
  	at the Communion service; the selections from both the
  	Bible and the Christian Science textbook shall be taken
30	from the Quarterly, as heretofore, and this Lesson shall
  	be such as is adapted to that service. On the first Sunday
  	of each month, except Communion Sunday, a sermon
 
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 1	shall be preached to the children, from selections taken
  	from the Scriptures and Science and Health, especially
 3	adapted to the occasion, and read after the manner of
  	the Sunday service. The children's service shall be
  	held on the Sunday following Communion Day. 
 6	    No copies from my books are allowed to be written,
  	and read from manuscripts, either in private or in pub-
  	lic assemblies, except by their author. 
 9	    Christian Scientists, all over the world, who are let-
  	terly fit and specially spiritually fitted for teachers, can
  	teach annually three classes only. They shall teach
12	from the Christian Science textbook. Each class shall
  	consist of not over thirty-three students, carefully selected,
  	and only of such as have promising proclivities toward
15	Christian Science. The teacher shall hold himself mor-
  	ally obligated to look after the welfare of his students,
  	not only through class term, but after it; and to watch
18	well that they prove sound in sentiment, health, and
  	practical Christian Science. 
  	    Teaching Christian Science shall be no question of
21	money, but of morals and of uplifting the race. Teachers
  	shall form associations for this purpose; and for the
  	first few years, convene as often as once in three months. 
24	Teachers shall not silently mentally address the thought,
  	to handle it, nor allow their students to do thus, except
  	the individual needing it asks for mental treatment. 
27	They shall steadily and patiently strive to educate their
  	students in conformity to the unerring wisdom and law
  	of God, and shall enjoin upon them habitually to study
30	His revealed Word, the Scriptures, and "Science and
  	Health with Key to the Scriptures." 
  	    They shall teach their students how to defend them-
 
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 1	selves against mental malpractice, but never to return
  	evil for evil; never to attack the malpractitioner, but
 3	to know the truth that makes free, — and so to be a law
  	not unto others, but themselves. 
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