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When Science and Health was first published, Mrs. Glover believed that church organisations, church buildings, and "creeds, rites, and doctrines," were obstructions to spiritual growth. "We have no need of creeds and church organisations." "The mistake the disciples of Jesus made to found religious organisations and church rites, if indeed they did this, was one the Master did not make." "No time was lost by our Master in organisations, rites, and ceremonies, or in proselyting for certain forms of belief." "We have no record that forms of church worship were instituted by our great spiritual teacher, Jesus of Nazareth, . . . a magnificent edifice was not the sign of Christ's church." "Church rites and ceremonies have nothing to do with Christianity . . . they draw us toward material things . . . away from spiritual Truth." "Worshipping in temples made with hands . . . is not the true worship." "The soft palm upturned to a lordly salary, and architectural power—making dome and spire tremulous with