The branch churches
shall be individual, and not more than two small churches shall
consolidate under one church government. If the Pastor Emeritus, Mrs.
Eddy, should relinquish her place as the head or Leader of The Mother
Church of Christ, Scientist, each branch church shall continue its
present form of government in consonance with The Mother Church
Manual.
Requirements for Organizing Branch Churches. SECTION 7. A branch
church of The First Church of Christ, Scientist, Boston, Mass., shall
not be organized with less than sixteen loyal Christian Scientists,
four of whom are members of The Mother Church. This membership shall
include at least one active practitioner whose card is published in
the list of practitioners in _The Christian Science Journal_.
Privilege of Members. SECTION 8. Members in good standing with
The Mother Church, who are members of the faculty, instructors,
or students organization.
No Close Communion. SECTION 9. The Mother Church and the branch
churches shall not confine their membership to the pupils of one
teacher.
No Interference. SECTION 10. A member of The Mother Church may be a
member of one branch Church of Christ, Scientist, or of one Christian
Science society holding public services, but he shall not be a member
of both a branch church and a society; neither shall he exercise
supervision or control over any other church. In Christian Science
each branch church shall be distinctly democratic in its government,
and no individual, and no other church shall interfere with its
affairs.
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