Mary Baker Eddy,
Manual of The Mother Church (Eighty-sixth edition…
(1917)
“ At this meeting twenty others of Mrs. Eddy's students and members of her former Church were elected members of this Church, — those with others that have since been elected were known as “First Members.” The Church Tenets, Rules, and By-Laws, as prepared by Mrs. Eddy, were adopted. A By-Law adopted March 17, 1903, changed the title of “First Members” to “Executive Members.” (On July 8, 1908, the By-Laws pertaining to “Executive Members” were repealed.) The First Church of Christ, Scientist, in Boston, Mass., is designed to be built on the Rock, Christ ”
