- The First Church of Christ, Scientist,
Beloit, Wisconsin, a religious corporation, was
- incorporated under the laws of the
state of Wisconsin in the year 1888. Later this corporation was
dissolved and was re-incorporated December 23rd, 1904. The organization
consists of a board of five trustees and a board of five directors,
the former having charge of the business of the church and the
latter of its spiritual direction and welfare.
- The public service consists of two
readers, first and second reader, one reading from
- the scriptures and the other from the
text-book of the sect, "Science and Health, with Key to
the Scriptures," by Mary Baker G. EDDY. These lessons
are prepared under the direction of Mrs. EDDY and the
publication committee and every church under the organization
uses this service each Sabbath. The regular meetings are Sunday
morning at 10:30 and a testimonial meeting each Wednesday evening.
The present membership of the Beloit church aggregates about
one hundred.
- Beloit has also a new organization,
called the Disciples or "Christian" Church,
- formed in the summer of 1908. This
society, having about thirty members, meets regularly for Sabbath
services in a hall over POLLOCK's drug store, west side,
and is growing.
- Church services and Sunday school services
are also held regularly each Sunday in
- South Beloit. There is also an A.M.E.
church.
-
- [Source: Rock County, Wisconsin:
A new history of it's cities, villages, etc., Vol. I, by
William Fiske Brown (editor-in-chief); ©1908
C. F. Cooper, Chicago, IL; pp. 279-280]
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