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 ‘ The Historical Records Survey .
‘ Sargent B. Child, Director :
5 John C. L. Andreassen, Regional Supervisor :
1 Raymond Foster, State Supervisor
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May Bevens, State Director
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I Howard 0. Hunter, Commissioner
‘ Lawrence Westbrook, Regional Director (
1 Floyd Sharp, State Administrator (
Sponsor: University of Arkansas ‘
College of Arts and Sciences

 FOREWORD
American historians have made great progress in the past few dec-
‘ ades. But many problems still remain unsolved, many sources have not
I yet been examined. The Historical Records Survey of the WOrk Projects
I Administration has endeavored to call attention to these sources so that _
I the historian of the future may paint a better picture of our national
I heritage.
I Two years ago the Arkansas division of the Historical Records Sur-
I ’ vey commenced publication of a series dealing with the county records of
I the State. With the present volume a new project reaches publication
I stage. Under the capable supervision of Mr. Raymond Foster, the State
I Survey has made systematic inventories of the church archives of Arkan—
I sas. In presenting these, it makes accessible materials that have lpng
- been difficult to locate and to use. All will recognize the value of
this work in opening up a field of interest to those connected with the
I churches of our State, in describing and classifying religious records
I which cast light on every aspect of the social and cultural development
I of Arkansas. The University of Arkansas, through its College of Arts
I and Sciences, is pleased indeed to be able to sponsor such a worthwhile
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H. M. HOSFORD
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The Historical Records Survey was organized in Arkansas in March
> 1936. At first it was a part of the Federal writers Project, but in No-
vember of the same year it became an independent part of Federal Project
No, 1. On September 1, 1959, the unit in Arkansas was transformed into
I . a locally sponsored, State-wide project with Howard H. Jacoway as State
} Supervisor. Raymond Foster succeeded Mr. Jacoway as State Supervisor,
f September 5, 1940. The project is sponsored by the College of Arts and
i Sciences of the University of Arkansas. The county judges throughout '
the State are the co—sponsors. At present the Arkansas Historical Rec-
‘ ords Survey embraces the inventories of the State archives, the county
3 archives, the municipal archives,the church archives, the early American
E imprints, the manuscripts, and the newspapers of the State. Six county
t inventories, Cleburne, Faulkner, Hot Spring, Searcy, Cross, and Cleve-
; land have been published.
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E The task of the church archives survey is to prepare inventories of
i the church records and incidentally a directory of the churches in the
{ State. The arrangement of both the inventories and the directory will
i be by denominations and their ecclesiastical subdivisions, based largely
E on the classification of the United States Census of Religious Bodies.
% The inventory of the records of the Church of Christ, Scientists,
E is the first publication prepared by the church archives staff. Source .
l material on every church in the State has been obtained by research in
E the church archives, in printed collections, and by personal interviews.
E Since the usefulness of the publication depends on accuracy, every ef—
E fort has been made to attain this essential characteristic. Clifford P.
} Smith, editor of the Bureau of History and Records of Christian Science
; Mother Church kindly consented to write an essay on the Christian Sci-
? ence movement, and Mrs. Ethel B. Crawford, member of the Board of Direc—
é' tors of the First Church in Little Rock, contributed bibliographical
E data on the works of Mrs. Mary Baker Eddy. With these exceptions, the
L inventory is the work of the church archives staff, which is directed by
E Dr. J. Olsen Anders, Assistant State Supervisor.
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l In the preparation of the inventory, the church archives staff has
l received splendid cooperation from Mr. William H. Vaughn of the Chris- ‘
i tian Science Committee on Publication for Arkansas and the local church
[ leaders throughout the State. The editorial work has been facilitated
i greatly by the technical advice of John C. L. Andreassen, the Regional
Supervisor, and Donald A. Thompson, National Editor, in charge of church
i archives inventories in the washington office of the Historical Records
1 Survey. Administratively the work has enjoyed the hearty support of the
State officials of the WOrk Projects Administration.
. Publications of the Survey are distributed to State and local li-
braries, to a limited number of agencies outside the State, and to each
L county judge in Arkansas. Requests for information concerning any of
the inventories should be addressed to the State Supervisor,War Memorial
. Building, Little Rock, Arkansas, or to Dr. H. M. Hosford, Dean of the
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: College of Arts and Sciences, University of Arkansas, Fayetteville, Ark—
: ansas. The Survey will, at all times, welcome criticisms or suggestions
for improvement of its publications.
RAYMOND FOSTER
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‘3 THE CHRISTIAN SCIENCE MOVEMENT
“ Clifford P. Smith, Editor 5
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Christian Science Mother Church
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, The religion named Christian Science,which includes Christian heal~ 3
;, ing, was discovered in 1866 by Mary Baker Eddy (then mary Baker Glover).
“ She was a native of New Hampshire connected with the well-known Baker
. and Ambrose Families, and was a devout member of the Congregational
‘1 Church. Because of persistent ill health, she had tried homeopathy, wa— V
ter cure, and other drugless healing, in addition to the regular school
\ of medical practice, but without obtaining pennanent relief. An acci—
dental injury which threatened to be fatal furnished the occasion for a 1
wonderful recovery which resulted in the discovery of Christian Science. 1
This marvelous healing,which immediately followed her reading an account
' " of healing from the Gospel according to Matthew,occurred on Sunday, Feb- 1
g ruary 4, 1866. —"“' _.___._,__ ‘" ___.-_.._
:1 Naturally, Hrs. Eddy sought to learn exactly hOW'ShG was healed and
‘ how other sufferers could be healed in the same way, As she has written
' in her principal work,Science and Health with Key to the Scriptures; "I ‘
I: knew the principle of all harmonious"inind:action_t3"be_CSET‘—and that
'"\ cures were produced in primitive Christian healing by holy, uplifting ‘
1 faith; but I must know the Science of this healing, and I won my way to f
- absolute conclusions through divine rGVclation, reason, and demohstra- C
. tion" (page 109). Even without waiting for complete and final conclu-
‘ sions, she began to teach her newly found Science and to demonstrate its
‘5' truth and value by important cases of healing. The Christian Science
}' L movement had its inception in this way. ,
, mrs. Eddy issued the Christian Science textbook, now entitled Sci- i
‘5 ence and Health with Key to the Scriptures, in 1875. She and her EEE— d
‘r V dentsuformed the ChristiaH~SEi3ntist Association at Lynn, Massachusetts, 2
"I in 1876. She and her immediate followers founded the Church of Christ, :
’ W Scientist, at Boston, in 1879. She opened the Massachusetts Metaphysi~ :
» ,' cal College'at Boston in 1881, and was its principal teacher until she Q
1f closed it in 1889. She founded The Christian Science Journal in 1883, H
1 y ' and edited this periodical for—a_number 0? years. Other Churches of i
..tf (1) This sketch was written for ence movement will be treated
‘ [ft the Church Archives Section more fully in the forthcoming .
5_3£ of the Arkansas Historical Inventory of the Church Ar-
3v~f§l Records Survey. The early v chives of Massachusetts,
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f Christ, Scientist, or Christian Science Societies, affiliated with The
i Lmther Church, began to be formed in the middle of the 1880's. The first
few of them were organized at Oconto, Wisconsin; Chicago, Illinois; Law—
rence, Massachusetts; and Oakland, California, j
In 1941, there are 2,858 organized and recognized Churches of
Christ, Scientist, or Christian Science Societies, of which 2,175 are in
the United States and 683 are in other countries. There are also many 1
: Christian Scientists who live at places which have no Christian Science t
church or society. In short, the Christian Science movement has pro- f
gressed consistently fron_its inception to the present time.
i The Christian Science movement in Arkansas has progreSScd steadily 1
but not rapidly. Its inception was due to healings at Eureka Springs 1
and Fort Smith in the latter part of the 1880's. In 1941, there are i
' seventeen organized and recognized churches or societies in Arkansas, of i
‘ which tWelvc own their own meeting places. As elsewhere, Christian Sci- %
cnce has a goodly number of adherents in Arkansas who are not yet af— f
filiated with any branch church or society. The branchts of The Mether
Church in Arkansas are located at the following places: Arkadclphia, “
Blythevillc, Conway, El Dorado, Fayettcville, Fort Smith, Helena, ’Hot
Springs, Joncsboro, Little Rock, Ikna, Monticello, Pine Bluff, Rogers, h
E Siloam Springs, Texarkana, and walnut Ridge, '
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1 The New Testament presents Christian healing as an essentially b
1 Christian service. The Founder of Christianity commanded his follchrs
1 to "heal the sick." He gave this commandment to the original twelve, to h
I the next seventy, and finally to all of his followers (Luke 9; 2~6; l
‘ Luke 10: 1, 8—9; Mdtthew 28: 19—20. See also lbrk 167.15m18; John -“
i 117— 11-12). History records that Christians continued to heal the
, sick for at least three centuries after the Master’s ascension. A recent
; book collects citations to this effect with quotations from them (Christ
1 Jesus, The Authentic Story of the Founder of Christianity, by John.A. ”
: 'DTC'e—s, 1940,?5533‘79'13’97)‘. _‘ “ -_______ — ——"’""- I
, The Church of Christ, Scientist, is designed to "commemorate the l
3 word and works of our Master" and to "reinstate primitive Christianity 1
and its lost element of healing" (Church Manual, page 17). Christian ,
Scientists have furnished and are furnishing impressive proofs that ‘
healing by purely mental and spiritual means is a present possibility. I
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I : Mrs.Eddy has issued more than a few books for the purpose of making fl
' Christian Science correctly known to the public. Her principal work,Sci- Q
j ence and Health with Key to the Scriptures, can be found in most public 3
.‘ IIEFSFEES and in all TEESEEEZE*SE§EHEE reading rooms. The Christian Sci- 3
‘ encc Publishing Society issues a number of other books and periodicals. H
The books include authentic biographies of Mrs. Eddy. The periodicals fl
1 include The Christian Science Monitor,and international daily newspaper; j
The Christihn—SETEEEE Sentinel; weekly; The Christian Science Journal,
: monthly; The Herald of Christian Science,~with German, French, Dutch, ‘
; Scandinavian: and Braille editions:_monthly and quarterly;and the Chris-
” tian Science Quarterly, containing the Lesson-Sermons for Sunday ser- y
E vices. All who desire—authentic information about Christian Science or ‘
3 its Founder are invited to consult these authentic sources. fl
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' A number of factors contributed to the rapid spread of the Church 1
' of Christ, Scientist, throughout the land. Many people felt that the (
existing facilities for treating physical and mental ailments were inad— f
’ equate. The Christian Science principle, by making the applied charity 1
‘ of the other churches unnecessary, allowed the new church to concentrate K
A and apply its resources within a narrower range. Mrs. wary Baker Eddy \
possessed the farsightedness, the financial acumen, and the administra- L
: tive capacity to make the utilization of the funds available most effec- fl
' tive. Mrs. Eddy and her lieutenants were ever on the alert to take ad— 1
I vantage of opportunities in new places. The mobility of the population E
also facilitated the spread of the new church. But the most effective 5
- factor was the Christian Science practitioner. The practitioner had a E
new opportunity both to satisfy his altruistic impulses and incidentally f
‘ to make a living. It is therefore not surprising that the practitioner i
f played a leading role in making the new principle known unto all men,
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) Christian Science study groups, usually led by practitioners, were i
I soon making the leading cities in Arkansas the nuclei of a powerful I
movement. Hrs. Lizzie Prettyman came to Fort Smith in 1886. (l) The 3
pioneer work of Miss Lou Aldrich in Eureka Springs gave impetus to the f
: movement both there and in Fort Smith. (2) Mrs. Martha Araminta Hoover (
g was active in Little Rock in 1893, and Mrs. Anna Robinson, an outstand- 3
i ing student of Christian Science during the next forty years, came to t
‘ the city in 1896. (5) Churches were established in these three cities ‘
before the end of the century. (4) Besides, a Christian Science prac— ' h
titioner had located in Fayetteville in 1895, (5) and services had been 1
_ conducted in Springdale for several years. (6) 3)
The new century brought fresh successes. Christian Science practi—
tioners located in Mena about 1901 (7) and in Argenta (North Little ‘
- Rock) about 1903, (8) and services were begun in Texarkana in 1901, (9) j
, Siloam Springs in 1902, (10) Mena, Pine Bluff, and Hot Springs in y
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' (2) See entry 2.Helen Cooke John- (5) See entry 4. H
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, First Church of Christ,Scien~ (5) Christian Science Journal, W
tist, Fort Smith, Arkansas, Publisher's Department, XIll W
‘ (ms), relates that a colored (1895—96), p. xvi. i
barber practiced what he (6) See entry 1. r}
, claimed was Christian Science (7) See entry 5. i
healing in Eureka Springs at (8) Mrs. Mary A. Farris, Chris- H
. an early date and was credit- tian Science Journal,Publish- T
‘ ed with marked success. Even er's Department,XXI (1905-4), 9
5 though Christian Scientists p. xxxiii. H
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p‘ I .ibus, his work aroused much (10) See entry 11. 3E
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1905, (11) and Jenesboro in 1907. (12) But no more branches recognized .
' by The mother Church were organized until 1906. Then followed the es-
’ tablishment of a number of churches in rapid succession: Meme and MOD“ 3
ticello, 1906; Fayetteville and Little Rock (Second Church), 1907; Pine g
Bluff and Walnut Ridge, 1909; Helena and hot Springs, 1910; Rogers,1911; :
’ Jonesboro and Siloem Springs, 1915; Harrison, approx. 1917; Texorkana, E
l 1918; El Dorado, 1926; Little Rock (Second Church), 1928. (15) Besides, §
l services were commenced in Batesville in 1912, (14) in Camden in 1925, i
g (15) and in Stuttgart in 1927. (16) On the other hand the promising l;
} meetings begun in the home of Mr. and Mrs. C. W. Anthony in Lonoke in 1?
1920 and continued for two years did not materialize in a formal organi- ;
zation. (17) Nor did the services which were held in Mr. Chas. E. Sul- }
l linger's office in Osceola about 1920-24 result in a permanent organiza- E
5 tion. (18) Meetings were also held in Marion, Turrell, and Earl, in E
l Crittenden County, in 1928 and 1929; but the people most interested 3
' moved away. (19) Christian Science practitioners established themselves (
in the following places in which church organization was not achieved: 1
Mrs. Jennie P. McIntyre in Berryville about 1915, (20) Mrs. Charlotte (
I Roberts in Bentonville about 1925, (21) Mrs. Bernice Bonds in Warren e- 1
l bout 1951, (22) and Mrs. Minnie Purdy in Gravette about 1952. (25) The f
l continued vitality of the movement is attested by the organization of g
l churches in Blytheville in 1955 and in Conway and Arkudelphia in 1956 f
E and the arrangement for regular services in McGehee in 1951 and in For“ 1
E rest City in 1958. (24) Meetings were also reported at Hope, Hempstead ‘
f County, in 1940. (25) r
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i the Christian Science movement in Arkansas. The Christian Science Jour— g
E nal carried the first announcement of servicEE~in~thenState in 1895:95. {
i There were 5 churches in the State in 1900; 11 in 1910; 15 in 1920; and j
l 16 in 1940. Not counting the informal groups which maintain regular ser— ‘
( svices, the Christian Science movement has grown, during a period of for— ‘
l ty years, from one church to sixteen at present. 1'
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f (12) See entry 17. Louise K. Davis. ‘
3 (15) See entries 5-19. (20) Christian Science Journal, 3
_ E (14) See entry 25. rfiBiEEHEF1s Department: XXXIII )
(15) See entry 24. (1915—16), p. xliv.
(16) See entry 25. (21) Ibid,, XLIII (1925—26), p. x1. if
(17) Information obtained from (22) lbidl, XLIX (1951-52), p. ‘
Mrs. F. A. Otis, an active Elvii. 1
member of the group, April (25) Ibid., L (1952—55), p. xlvii. V
. 1940, by Blanche Edwards. (24) Setfientries 20—22 and 26-27.
(18) Letter, April 18, 1941, from (25) Information obtained from ”
Mrs. Lillian S. Neblett. 1&5. Ruffin Boyett, Iny 1940, f
(19) Information obtained from by Lucille M. Carrigan. t
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3 A. THE FIRST CHURCH OF CHRIST, SCIENTIST, 1892..-, Boston, Massa— ,3
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Mrs. Mary Baker Eddy organized The Church of Christ, Scientist, in Boa; M
ton, in 1892. (1) All churches of Christ, Scientist, and Christian Sci- H
ences Societies in Arkansas are branches of The Mother Church. 33
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3 Mrs. H. W. Hewitt, a Christian Science practitioner, located at Spring— 3
, dale about 1895. (2) Christian Science services were probably begun ,
. , within the next year at Mrs. C. V. Wilson's residence. (5) The services M
were continued for at least three years, and Mrs. C. V. Wilson was list— t
ed as First Reader in 1898-99. (4) The Christian'Science Journal did 3
' not carry any announcement of services the following year, 3,
3 No records have been located. 3
‘3 2. FIRST CHURCH OF CHRIST, SCIENTIST, lees—approx. 1934, (existed I,
3 as a Society approx. 1934-approx. 1956 and since as an informal 3U
. 3 organization),68 Mountain Street, EurekaISprings, Carroll Coun- fl
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3 Miss Lou Aldrich did effective pioneer work in Eureka Springs before 33
3 1890. (5) The first Church of Christ, Scientist, was.orgmnized in 1896. 5“
3‘ i Miss Lou Aldrich and Mrs. Laura E. Evans, the practitioners in the.city, 3H
' " were the first readers, (6) The services were held in various buildings H
for nearly two decades. The most picturesque of these was no doubt the jl
‘ 3 "Log Cabin School House". (7) A one—story church, modern design, stucco 33
finish, was erected at 68 Mountain Street in 1914. (8) The organization 3,
was changed to a Society about 1954 and to an informal organization ,3
about 1936. (9) Miss Kate Evans has been the First Reader since the q
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i Mother Church, The First. Tweedy, March 1941. 3d
, Church 2E Christ, Scientist, (7) The places of worship are R
in Boston, Massachusetts, (89 listed in the Christian Sdi— 3
3 edition), p. 18. 3 ence Journal, Publisher's De— H
' (2) Christiwn Science Journal, partment. 3 3
« Publisher's Department, XIII (8) Information obtained from d
' ,1 (1895-96), p. xvi. Miss Kate Evans by La Rem :3
(3) Ibid., XIV (1896-97), p‘. xv. Tweedy, March 19411. 33
(4) Ibid., XVI (1898-99), p. xiv. (9) Christian Science Journal, t
, a 3 (5) Johnson, Early History of Publisher's: Department, Ll E
First Church,Fort Smith (ms). (1935-54), p. xii. The Jour— 3
5- (6) Information obtained from nal carried no announcement h
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I 5. FIRST CHURCH OF CHRIST, SCIENTIST, 1899~~, (existed previously 5
as a Society), Jewish Temple, N. llth Street, Fort Smith, Se- {
‘ ‘ bastian County, ‘i
f The first record of Christian Science activity in Fort Smith is that M
} Mrs. Lizzie Prettyman (2) conducted family worship in her sitting room l
- ’ after her arrival in the city in 1886. (3) No organization was effected E
‘ w; till Mrs. Clara Davis, a Christian Science practitioner, located in Fort (
; Smith in 1897. (4) The Luce family, disciples of Miss Lou Aldrich in M
' Eureka Springs, was also very active in promoting organization. (5) M
Services were held in the different homes, and a Society was apparently W
' organized at Mrs. Davis‘ residence. A reading room was also opened and i
g I has been operated without interruption. (6) The Society was reorganized, H
g'“ at mrs. Davis' home it is said,as the First Church of Christ, Scientist, fl
‘ , ' in 1899. (7) Miss Charlotte E. Luce was the First Reader. (8) The ;f
' 1 church was incorporated, May 23, 1900. The services were held in various M
; public halls during the next four years. The First Christian Church was' W
bought January 26, 1905, but was leased to its former owners (9) and was W
not dedicated as the First Church of Christ, Scientist, till June 19, W
' 1 1904. The church sold its building, November 1, 1939, and moved to the H
7 Jewish Temple; but it had bought lots at a different location twelve H
years earlier and expects to erect a new building. I%
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: CLERKS MINUTE RECORDS, l899--, 6 vols., minutes of all church meetings, H
. call and stated, monthly, quarterly, and annual, showing reports of all h
officers for period stated. 1899w1936, 5 vols., in reading room in Ken— _ H
_ nedy Building; 1957-w, 1 vol., in custody of the clerk, Miss Elbertine It
‘ Payne, 1105 S. Dodson Avenue, Fort'Smith. H
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‘ [MINUTES OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS], lQOme, 4.vols., minutes of the ‘l
1 meetings and proceedings of the board of directors for all stated and h
n 5 call meetings, monthly, quarterly, and annual. 1902~24, 5 vols., in ‘H
j reading room in Kennedy Building; l924~-, 1 vol., in custody of the sec- W
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3 (1) Information obtained from (1897—98), p. xi. ‘M
Miss Kate Evans By La Rena (7) "First Church of Christ, Sci~ M
Tweedy, March 1941. entist,Fort Smith, Arkansas," M
» (Z) See p. 3 above. Christian Science Journal, W
. (3) Johnson, Early History of XXXII (I914—155, 59; Johnson, M
‘ First Church, Fort Smith, Early History of First M
; (ms). Church, Fort Smith, (ms). M
f (4) Christian Science Journal, (8) Christian Science Journal, H
Publisher's Departmefitr_mffv Publisher’s Department, XVI id
. (1897—98), p. xiii. (1898-99), p. v. M
3. (5) See p. 3 above. (9) "First Church, FOrt Smith," M
. (6) Christian Science Journal, Christian Science Journal, ‘H
1 m: i_sher—'s '_Departme"‘“‘nt, xv m_1'_'I—Tl—'914—T5‘7,'"3'9. I‘
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- retary, Mrs. Helen Cooke Johnson, 1105 N. 35th Street, Fort Smith, M
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; CLERKS MEMBERSHIP RECORD, 1902——, 1 vol., list of members, showing dates fi
; and other information regarding admissions, withdrawals, and removals. W
; In reading room in Kennedy Building. ’.
a CLERK'S PLEDGE RECORD, 1911-15, 1 vol., showing list of members and f
: amount pledged. In reading room in Kennedy Building. 1
' TREASURERS JOURNAL RECORD, 1915—-, 3 vols., journal entries pertaining d
I to the transaction of the business of the treasurer's office. 1915—28, f
i 2 vols., in reading room in Kennedy Building; 1928—», 1 vol., in custody E
1 of the treasurer, Mr. W} G. Inglis, 822 S. 19th Street, Fort Smith. q
. TREASURERS LEDGER RECORD, l900-—, 7 vols., individual itemized accounts 1
; as shown by treasurer's journal, showing dates of entries, debits, and W
credits.lOOO~1928, 6 vols., in reading room in Kennedy Building; 1928-~, lfi
1 vol., in custody of the treasurer, Mr. W} G, Inglis, 822 S. 19th Lb
Street, Fort Smith, Ed
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; [SUNDAY SCHOOL RECORD], 1912—51,. 1939——, 6 vols., record of Sunday Efl
{ school classes, showing nwnes of teachers, names and number of pupils in 3d
{ each class, and the amount contributed by each. 1912—31, 5 vols., in 3H
' reading room in Kennedy Building; 1959--, 1 vol., in custody of the su- ‘l
, perintendent, Mrs. Ethel Hunt, 119 Lecta Street, Fort Smith° JD
_ [LIBRARIAN'S STOCK RECORD], 1910——, 4 vols., showing the inventory of l1
1 the stock (literature and other supplies) purchased, the stock sold, and M
3 the balance on hand at the reading room at each inventory. In custody ,W
‘ of the assistant librarian, Mrs. Jennie wallet, at the reading room in ‘3
the Kennedy Building. M
1 $21!
. [LIBRARIAN'S DAILY SALES RECORD], 1910-—, 7 vols., showing the daily ’
y record of the literature and other supplies sold at the reading romn, t
, the date of the sale, and the selling price. In custody of the assiS* r
f tunt librarian, Mrs. Jennie wallet, at the reading room in the Kennedy j!
I Building. Ii}.
1 UJDRARIAH'S CUSTOEER LEDGER], 1929--, 2 vols., the itemized account of Li
' each customer at the reading room, showing debits, credits, and the bal— M
5 ance due and a self—contained alphabetical index, showing the name of 3H
; the customer and the page reference to the record. In custody of the I“
. assistant librarian, mrs. Jennie Wallet, at the reading room in the Ken- ‘W
_ nedy Building. 1!
E [LIBRARIAN’S RECORD OF REPORTS], 1910—-, 10 vols., the monthly, quarter— L
I ly, and annual reports of the reading room librarian, showing receipts H
; and disbursements. In custody of the assistant librarian, Hrs. Jennie N
v wallet, at the reading room in the Kennedy Building. ff
; 4. FIRST CHURCH OF CHRIST, SCIENTIST, 1899—-, 20th and Louisiana ;J
1’ Streets, Little Rock, Pulaski County. h
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_ Christian Scientists in Little Rock held meetings in their homes as earm i
3 1y as 1893. Mrs. Martha Araminta Hoover, 1011 welch Street, seems to g
Q have been the moving spirit. (1) The permanent activity, however, com- 1
, nenced in 1896 when Mrs. Anna Robinson,a Christian Science practitioner, L
I came to Little Rock. Services began in Mrs. Robinson's home in October ‘
- 1896 and were continued in various homes and in public halls. First W
1 Church of Christ, Scientist, in Little Rock was organized, September 20, l
1899, 22 members being present. Mrs. Robinson was the First Reader. A i
; reading room to meet the demand for Christian Science literature was 3
" opened in 1901. (2) A feW' years later a group of members commenced to 1d
" hold separate servicCs and organized as the Second Church of Christ,Sci- M
entist, in July 1907. (5) January 30, 1911, the two churches reunited. ‘J
c (4) From this date the services were held in the chapel which had been 1%
: erected by the Second Church ' on the corner of- 20th and Louisiana 3%
. Streets. (5) In 1919 the chapel was sold and contracts let for a new 3h
building on the same site. The new church, of California MiSSion archi- j”
' tecture, has been described as "one of the most impressive churches in Lfl
? the city". The first service was held in this building, March 21, 1920. (H
‘ (6) In May 1928, another group of members separated and established a (H
.‘ Second Church of Christ, Scientist, in Little Rock; (7) but the churches 1H
" were reunited in 1956. (8) The new church building was dedicated, March (H
1 6, 1958, eighteen years after it had been opened for the first service. 1W
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MINUTE BOOK, 1911--, 2 vols. Title varies: Minute Book of Church of QM
_ Christ, Scientist, Little Rock, 1911—34, 1 vol. The church minutes, {fl
1 showing the proceedings of the meetings, both regular and call, of the it
,: church for the election of officials and other business transacted, j
5 1911, and the minutes of the board of truste