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314 The Church of Christ, Scientist, throughout our land and in other lands.

From this date the Sunday services of our denomination shall be conducted by Readers in lieu of pastors. Each church, or society formed for Sunday worship, 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 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 read the Scriptures indicated in the Sunday School Lesson of the Christian Science Quarterly, and shall pronounce the benediction.

The First Reader shall read from my book, “Science and Health with Key to the Scriptures,” alternately in response to the congregation, the spiritual interpretation of the Lord's Prayer; also, shall read all the selections from Science and Health referred to in the Sunday Lessons.

The Reader of the Scriptures shall name, at each reading, the book, chapter, and verses. The Reader of “Science and Health with Key to the Scriptures” shall 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 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 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