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Nonfiction narrative on Rev. Mary Baker Eddy's influence in Seattle and the building of iconic Christian Science churches. Read by author Cindy Safronoff.
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Saturday Jul 13, 2019
Saturday Jul 13, 2019
Miss Eleanor Hoppock is elected Reader and President of the newly formed Christian Science Society at the University of Washington. Mr. Arthur Ragan Priest, UW Dean of Men, and his wife, Mrs. Willa Trent Priest, head for Paris. Eleanor and Adele Hoppock enlist in the United States Signal Corps.
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Tuesday Jul 16, 2019
Tuesday Jul 16, 2019
Mr. Orison "O.J.C." Dutton as church President calls a membership meeting to order at Third Church of Christ, Scientist, Seattle, to decide whether to build a church edifice. Takes place at the University Bank Building at 45th Street and University Way.
Image: University State Bank Building. Cindy Safronoff.
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Saturday Jul 20, 2019
Saturday Jul 20, 2019
The Building Committee of Third Church of Christ, Scientist, Seattle, begins meeting. Mrs. Ruth A. Densmore, Mrs. Helen R. Lantz, Mr. Robert A. DeCou, Mr. Horace P. Chapman, and Mr. Byron B. Haviland are on the committee. Takes place at the Lantz residence in the University District, and the 10th floor of the Empire Building downtown.
image: Empire Building. Paul Dorpat collection.
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Tuesday Jul 23, 2019
Tuesday Jul 23, 2019
Mr. Neil McDonald begins work on excavation for the foundation for the Third Church of Christ, Scientist, edifice at Northeast 50th Street and 17th Avenue Northeast. The Boston situation heats up. Mrs. Helen Lantz suggests a change of approach for the building committee.
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Saturday Jul 27, 2019
Saturday Jul 27, 2019
Mr. Charles A. Griffith is elected First Reader of the new Seventh Church of Christ, Scientist, Seattle, and delegate to a Washington State conference of Christian Science churches on the Boston litigation. Takes place in Queen Anne Hall at First Avenue West and West Roy Street.
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Tuesday Jul 30, 2019
Tuesday Jul 30, 2019
The Building Committee sends a letter explaining "The Plan" to all the members of Third Church of Christ, Scientist, Seattle. The members take a vote about the Boston situation at a business meeting. Takes place on the 10th floor of the Empire Building, and the University Bank Building.
Image: University State Bank Building. Paul Dorpat collection.
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Saturday Aug 03, 2019
Saturday Aug 03, 2019
Mr. Allen H. Armstrong's goal of dedication is achieved. First Church of Christ, Scientist, Seattle, holds three special services at its stone edifice at Sixteenth Avenue and Denny Way on Sunday November 21, 1920.
Image: First Church of Christ, Scientist, Seattle. Cindy Safronoff.
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Tuesday Aug 06, 2019
Tuesday Aug 06, 2019
Mr. Robert DeCou, Chair of the Building Committee of Third Church of Christ, Scientist, Seattle, presents two propositions for discussion. Mrs. Violet Webster Dunham, the architect's wife, writes an inspirational article about laborers breaking up concrete blocks. Takes place on the 10th floor of the Empire Building.
Image: Empire Building. Paul Dorpat collection.
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Saturday Aug 10, 2019
Saturday Aug 10, 2019
The annual election meeting of Third Church of Christ, Scientist, Seattle, brings change for members of the Building Committee. Takes place at University Masonic Hall.
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Tuesday Aug 13, 2019
Tuesday Aug 13, 2019
The Building Committee meeting writes to the members of Third Church of Christ, Scientist, Seattle, that it is time to move forward with building. Takes place on the 10th floor of the Empire Building.
Image: Empire Building. Paul Dorpat collection.
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Saturday Aug 17, 2019
Saturday Aug 17, 2019
Mrs. Ruth Anderson Densmore and Mr. Ralph Earle Forbes conduct special services for the laying of the cornerstone for the Third Church of Christ, Scientist, edifice at Northeast 50th Street and 17th Avenue Northeast.
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Tuesday Aug 20, 2019
Tuesday Aug 20, 2019
Mr. Neil McDonald oversees construction of the walls and roof of Third Church of Christ, Scientist, Seattle. Mrs. Jean K. Cole organizes a night watch. Mr. Ralph E. Forbes shares his insights on building.
Image: Third Church of Christ, Scientist, Seattle, Washington. Used with permission.
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Saturday Aug 24, 2019
Saturday Aug 24, 2019
Miss Bertha Vera Sandall handles the sale of mortgage bonds for Third Church of Christ, Scientist, Seattle, after the ruling on the Boston controversy. Mr. George Foote Dunham visits with the building committee. Mr. Robert DeCou investigates the architects' work.
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Tuesday Aug 27, 2019
Tuesday Aug 27, 2019
Mrs. Jean K. Cole gives an inspirational reading to the Building Committee at Third Church of Christ, Scientist, Seattle. Mr. Ralph Forbes conducts the opening services on Sunday, November 12, 1922. Miss Aileen Gormley writes a historical sketch. Mr. W. H. Donley plays the organ. Takes place at the new edifice at Northeast 50th Street and 17th Avenue Northeast.
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Saturday Aug 31, 2019
Saturday Aug 31, 2019
Mrs. Violet Webster Dunham oversees the launch of the construction by Mr. Neil McDonald on the second unit for Fourth Church of Christ, Scientist. Mr. Charles T. Hutson takes over the chair of the Building Committee, and Mr. Paul J. Jensen as secretary. Takes place at the Empire Building, the building site at Eighth Avenue and Seneca Street, and the Wilkes Theater Building at Fifth and Pine.
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Tuesday Sep 03, 2019
Tuesday Sep 03, 2019
Mr. Charles T. Hutson gets to the bottom of the elevation issues for the alley behind the Fourth Church of Christ, Scientist, Seattle building under construction.
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Saturday Sep 07, 2019
Saturday Sep 07, 2019
The Building Committee for Fourth Church of Christ, Scientist, Seattle, takes a field trip to the Northern Clay Company terra-cotta tile manufacturing plant in Auburn, Washington.
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Tuesday Sep 10, 2019
Tuesday Sep 10, 2019
The Building Committee lays the cornerstone for the Fourth Church of Christ, Scientist, edifice at Eighth Avenue and Seneca Street on October 29, 1922. Miss Jessie Estep lends money. Mr. Neil McDonald prepares the basement for use as a temporary auditorium. Mr. Charles J. Whittaker gives a presentation for the Austin Organs company and Mr. John Hamilton Howe makes an expert recommendation. Modernist architect Mr. Robert G. Reichert writes an "Architectural Historiology" on the building.
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Saturday Sep 14, 2019
Saturday Sep 14, 2019
Mr. George F. Dunham visits the Dannenhoffer Glass Works factory in Brooklyn, New York, summer of 1922. Mr. David L. Povey crafts windows for Fourth Church of Christ, Scientist, Seattle. United States President Warren G. Harding passes through Seattle. Mr. Harold Weeks composes "Seattle Town." Mr. Charles I. Ohrenstein lectures in the newly opened auditorium at Eighth Avenue and Seneca Street just after the grand opening Sunday, September 23, 1923.
Music credit: "Hindustan" composed by Harold Weeks, from album "Double Trio Always" by Paolo Alderighi and Stephanie Trick. (PaoloandStephanie.com) Used with permission. ; Quote from "Seattle Town" by Harold Weeks, courtesy Music Library Special Collections, University of Washington Libraries.
Image: Fourth Church of Christ, Scientist, Seattle. Cindy Safronoff.
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Tuesday Sep 17, 2019
Tuesday Sep 17, 2019
Mr. Justice M. Matthews recommends budget cuts for Seventh Church of Christ, Scientist, Seattle. Mr. John S. Gibson leads the design considerations for a new edifice for the Queen Anne congregation with architect Daniel Riggs Huntington. Seventh Church members consider whether they are ready to build.
Takes place at Queen Anne Hall and Bethany Presbyterian Church at First Avenue West and West Roy Street, and Queen Anne Congregational Church at Queen Anne Avenue and Galer Street.
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Saturday Sep 21, 2019
Saturday Sep 21, 2019
The members of Seventh Church of Christ, Scientist, Seattle, in Queen Anne, reconsider the location for their church.
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Tuesday Sep 24, 2019
Tuesday Sep 24, 2019
Mr. Oscar Marcus "O.M." Kulien becomes the new Building Committee chair for Seventh Church of Christ, Scientist, Seattle. Mr. Harlan Thomas, architect, gets involved. Mr. Charles W. Carkeek wins the construction contract.
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Saturday Sep 28, 2019
Saturday Sep 28, 2019
Mr. Allen H. Armstrong's support of the Christian Science movement in Seattle ends. Includes discussion of the three downtown Christian Science professional centers: the Empire Building on Second Avenue, the Shafer Building at Sixth Avenue and Pine Street, and the Joshua Green Building at Fourth Avenue and Pike Street. Also, the three joint downtown reading rooms: the Empire Building, the Shafer Building, and the Maynard Building at First Avenue South and Washington Street. Judge Thomas Burke gets a memorial at Volunteer Park.
Image: Allen H. Armstrong, C.S.B. Drawing by Christina Safronoff.
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Saturday Oct 26, 2019
Saturday Oct 26, 2019
Author Cindy Safronoff reflects on Part 1 of "Dedication: A Centennial Story."
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Friday Feb 14, 2020
Friday Feb 14, 2020
In 1970, Mr. Milton Simons and Mrs. Martha W. Smith establish a Christian Science Reading Room in Seattle’s traditionally Afro-American district, the Central Area, with the support of the area Churches of Christ, Scientist. Takes place at 1134 34th Avenue East in Seattle, with inciting events at The Mother Church, The First Church of Christ, Scientist, in Boston. Special mention of branch churches in Tulsa, Oklahoma; Los Angeles, California; Houston, Texas; and events in Little Rock, Arkansas. Also includes mention of Marietta Thomas Webb, Lulu M. Knight, Melba Pattillo Beals, Major Robert H. Lawrence, and Lt. Col. Guison S. Bluford Jr.
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