Home›Sources›Manual of The Mother Church, The First Church of Christ, ScientistSourcesManual of The Mother Church, The First Church of Christ, ScientistMary Baker EddyCitation FormatsGeneral ReferenceGeneral Reference Citation TextDivinity Atlas. "Manual of The Mother Church, The First Church of Christ, Scientist." Accessed August 30, 2026. https://divinity.interactivelion.com/sources/manual-of-the-mother-church-christian-science.Copy General ReferenceAPA StyleAPA Style Citation TextDivinity Atlas. (n.d.). Manual of The Mother Church, The First Church of Christ, Scientist. Retrieved August 30, 2026, from https://divinity.interactivelion.com/sources/manual-of-the-mother-church-christian-scienceCopy APA StyleBibTeXBibTeX Citation Text@misc{divinityatlas-manual-of-the-mother-church-the-first-ch, author = {Divinity Atlas}, title = {Manual of The Mother Church, The First Church of Christ, Scientist}, year = {2026}, url = {https://divinity.interactivelion.com/sources/manual-of-the-mother-church-christian-science}, note = {Accessed August 30, 2026} }Copy BibTeXThe governing Church Manual of The First Church of Christ, Scientist (The Mother Church), written by founder Mary Baker Eddy, whose Article VIII, Section 13 sets a per capita tax of not less than one dollar payable annually by every member, and whose Article XI, Section 2 sets the general By-Law discipline track, admonishment, then probation, then removal from the roll of membership, that governs a violation of any By-Law including that one.FactsCross-Tradition ConnectionsClaims Backed By This Source (11 claims)Comments (0)Reader Challenges (0 open reader challenges)FactsAssessmentReliability TierWell-attested1Tier 1: the constitutive governing text of The Mother Church, written by founder Mary Baker Eddy (Article VIII, Section 13, "Per Capita Tax," and Article XI, Section 2, "Violation of By-Laws"), cross-checked against the identical page and section citation, p.44:12, Sect. 13, still quoted by the church's own present-day giving.christianscience.com pages. No single current-edition year is stated in the text itself: the Manual has been serially revised across many numbered editions since 1895 and its by-laws stay in force edition to edition unless amended, so no single publication year is recorded rather than pinning a false one.CitationAuthorWell-attestedMary Baker EddyPublisherWell-attestedThe First Church of Christ, Scientist, Boston, Massachusetts (The Christian Science Publishing Society)Source TypeWell-attestedchurch bodyCross-Tradition ConnectionsAssociated WithMary Baker Eddy, Historical Figures Well-attested This source names Eddy directly: "Church), written by founder Mary Baker Eddy, whose Article VIII, Section 13 sets a per capita tax of not less than one dollar payable annually by every member, and whose Article XI, Section 2 sets..."Source Manual of The Mother Church, The First Church of Christ, ScientistMary Baker Eddytier 1The First Church of Christ, Scientist, Sacred Sites Well-attested This source names The Mother Church directly: "The First Church of Christ, Scientist (The Mother Church), written by founder Mary Baker Eddy, whose Article VIII, Section 13 sets a per capita tax of not less than one dollar payable annually by..."Source Manual of The Mother Church, The First Church of Christ, ScientistMary Baker Eddytier 1The Mother, Deities Well-attested This source names The Mother directly: "The First Church of Christ, Scientist (The Mother Church), written by founder Mary Baker Eddy, whose Article VIII, Section 13 sets a per capita tax of not less than one dollar payable annually by..."Source Manual of The Mother Church, The First Church of Christ, ScientistMary Baker Eddytier 1Claims Backed By This Source (11 claims)This source backs 11 claims across the atlas. As facts: 7 well-attested. As cited relationships: 3 holds. Plus 1 entities citing it as a general reference with no single fact or relationship attached.Disposition By TopicSources, 8 claims: 5 well-attested, 3 holds.Denominations, 3 claims: 2 well-attested, 1 general references.Well-attested7DenominationsChristian ScienceSourcesManual of The Mother Church, The First Church of Christ, ScientistHolds3SourcesManual of The Mother Church, The First Church of Christ, ScientistGeneral References1DenominationsChristian ScienceComments (0)No comments yet. Be the first to share a thought.Sign in to join the discussion.Reader Challenges (0 open reader challenges)No disputes yet. Spotted an error or a better source? Open the first one.Sign in to dispute this or suggest a correction.View At A Past YearThe atlas records no dated fact of its own for this entry, so there is no other year to choose.Show This Year