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I PA G E TWO T H E LEAD E'H Ir:*! ^ k e .^ioru ^.^kout ^ k t THpRgPA.-)r.:QCTOBm 6. 1968 funding at the Fair to a church Jirdt Ckurck Of Ckrist On Sunday, October 9, 1966. special services will be held at 11 a-m. and at 3:30 p.m. by First Church of Christ, Scientist, Free port, to mark the dedication of the completed building located at the comer of West MerrickJRoad and Elm Place. The dedication be observed with, the reading of the history of the church. In order t ^ t Uils communitx —- ■ ■ ■ ' ' - ' ' •■“ “ “ Cortgteiiman Herbert Tenser. left, takes ^ventage of a sunny weekend /or an outdoor campaign chat with X>emocraife corn*' naltleeman Karqld A. Halperln in Freeport Avid sunbalhexs. taking in tho Indian summer sunshine, are in the background. VAN REES STtiDIO (Organist A Director of Music,’Freeport' Methodist Church) Teacher of P/A N a OTiGXft and VOICE Beginners A Advanced Pupils. Vocal Coach A Accompanist. 146. Wallace. S tr o e t Freepori FB . 9'213? IS PICTURESQUE ATMOSPHERE EXCELLENT FOOD •' FAMILY PRICES ~ PERSONALIZED SERVICE CORAL HOUSE might h^ve the opportunity to receive the truths of Christian Science, a meeting was called in Mechanics Hall Oct. 16.. 1920 to discuss ways and means of insti- tijting a Christian Science So ciety in Freeport The first serv ice of this ^ c l e ^ was held on Thanksgiving Day. 1920 in the ^ v y Building on ^ u t h Main Street, at which place the Bead ing Room, was also established. In O ct 1921 this ^ i e t y was recognized as First Church of Christ, Scientist, Freeport, by The Mother Church, The First Church of Christ, Scientist, in Boston, Mass. The next step, taken In 1922, was to lease the Masonic Tem ple for services and to establish the Reading Room quarters on Church Street. During these years the members were constantly working and praying to realize that a Church of Christ, Scien tist, is not a structure of wood and masonry, but a “structure of Truth and Love” as , defined by the Discoverejr and Founder of Christian Science, Mary Baker Eddy, on page 583 of “Science and Health with Key to the Scriptures.” ' The need for a better location, was soon manifested and during the summer of 1924. a house on IVo. Grove Street was purchased and renu>de]ed. With many ex pressions of gratitude this edi fice was. occupied on Oct. first of that year. In the year 1920 h was remodeled once more to ac commodate those earnestly seek ing the. Chrish Truth. During, the* year 1935 a plan unfolded wheroby lu acquire property on the comer of Mer rick Road and Elm Place which seemed ideal to meet future needs. Through the continued realization that God is the Giver of all good,_ the new property was soon clear of all debt. At the close of the New York World’s Fair 2939-4(> the Chris tian Science 1 was made avdi in the area which'’already.owned property clear of all debt. Free- p^rf \Church” that-^require- ment. The building was moved to its present site where it was* placed on a suitable foundation- and enlarged to acommodate the Sunday School.-:and Reading Room. The corijerstone was laid op July 27, 1941. A box inserted in (be cornerstone u>ntains the Christian Science textbook, ' ’Sci ence and .Health with Key .to the Scriptures’! and other writ ings by Mary Baker Eddy, Dis coverer and Founder of Chris tian Sciencie, and a short his tory of the Freepori Church. Around the cornerstone are four bricks taken from the chimney in the birthplace of Mrs. Eddy at Bow, N.H. They were pre sented by an unnamed donor. The first service was held in this edifice on Sunday, Oct. 19, 1941. Further steps were taken to complete the building in 1953. In 1962 the church was the re cipient of a substantial bequest from the estate of one of its members which was a consider able aid in liquidating the in debtedness in 1966, the centen nial year of Christian Science. Christian Science Churches e dedicated only when free from debt. The public is cordially invit ed to attend the dedication scrv- Of Baldwin Overlooking the Lake on M llburn Avenue N ear M errick Hoad THE EDITH MclNTOSH SCHOOL OF MUSIC BA 3-6500 BANQUETS, W E ^ IN Q S . LgNCH - DINNER • SUPPER PRIVATE PARTIES CLOSED MONDAYS > F.$iablishedin 1936 ficgfiMicrs — Ailvanrrd — C o U dho Freparotory Coursca Piniio — Violin — Violoncello — llorp — OrRon. — .Voice — Fluto Theory — MiisiciaiiBliip — Etucmhlc — I’edaaoKy 48 HILLSIDE AVENUE ROCKVILLE CENTRE. N. Y. • Office houre, 10 w 6, Mon. lo Fei, 9 to 1 Sat. ' '*’Tel. * n o 4 0990 j<WOUR FREEPOItT FRANCHISED AUTOMOBILE DEALERS arehere to serve you iiylth the finest automotive facilities available.’’ . si ■ P o D ^ e . % 5 . 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