The First Church of Christ Scientist in Boston, Massachusetts Eddy, Mary Baker 1821-1910 creator text utu 2006 Eighty-Ninth edition monographic en 1 online resource : multiple file formats "Manual of the Mother Church" by Mary Baker Eddy is a church governance manual first published in 1895. Functioning like a constitution, it establishes the structure and operations of The First Church of Christ, Scientist in Boston. Through 89 editions until 1910, Eddy created detailed by-laws governing church officers, practitioners, and members. The manual's unique "estoppel clauses" required Eddy's personal consent for certain decisions, creating lasting questions about church governance after her death and sparking significant legal controversies. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Date of origin: first chartered 1879, reorganized 1892 Wikipedia page about this book: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Manual_of_The_Mother_Church Release date is 2006-03-23 Originally published: Boston: The First Church of Christ, Scientist, 1908 Christian Science BX Boston: The First Church of Christ, Scientist, 1908 https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/18039 https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/18039 UtSlPG 260607 20260610133423.0 18039