Payette County ID Archives News.....Christian Science Church Dedicated August 9, 1917
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Payette Enterprise August 9, 1917
Payette Enterprise
Payette, Idaho	
August 9, 1917

CHRISTIAN SCIENCE CHURCH DEDICATED

The First Church of Christ Science was dedicated last Sunday.  This beautiful 
little edifice has been built for several years, but the dedication was 
deferred until the building was fully paid for.  The house was packed to its 
seating capacity, not only by members of this organization, but by many friends 
who gathered to witness the services.  First reader, Mrs. A. B. Moss, Jr.; 
second reader, Mrs. A. W. Roning, soloist for this occasion Miss Satoris, and 
Mrs. W. F. Sherwood, was on the platform.  The services were simple, yet very 
impressive, which opened with a hymn, followed by the sermon lesson read by 
both first and second readers, a beautiful solo, “The Lord is MY Shepard” was 
rendered by Miss Satoris.  The history of the church was read by Mrs. Sherwood, 
which was in part as follows. In the spring of 1903 a family from the east took 
up their residence in Payette and hoped to find others who believed in 
Christian Science, when in a short time they received in the mail a Christian 
Science Sentinel with the name and address not their own.  The gentleman opened 
the mail on the way home, and a boy who had climbed into the wagon to ride 
remarked on seeing the Sentinel that it was received in his home and that he 
knew a neighbor who was a Christian Scientist, through this incident these 
families were brought together, and in the fall two others were added.  Then it 
was decided to organized a Christian Science Society and hold services which 
was done by occupying a room on the upper floor of the Crighton building, then 
a room on the ground floor was secured at the rear of the old Commercial 
Hotel.  As the attendance and interest grew, the members wished to build a 
place of their own and a building fund was started.  One member gave the 
building sight and another donated the necessary brick, and by liberal 
offerings a church home was soon constructed.  The articles of incorporation 
was obtained in April, 1907, and on September of that year, the corner stone 
was laid.  The little band of members having a church home of their own, 
labored faithfully on in the cause of Christ, until their membership has grown 
to a goodly number.  

The Christian Science people practice what they preach, no harm is said of any 
one and by so doing harmony and peace prevails among them.  It is their desire 
through the activities of this Church to give out an ever increasing number the 
healing truth as taught by Mrs. Eddy.   


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