Arthur R. Vosburgh (1860-1929) was born in Macedon, New York, and died in Rochester, New York. While attending Auburn Theological Seminary in New York, New York, he became interested in Christian Science and took the Primary class in Christian Science from Mary Baker Eddy's student Emma A. Estes. He was called to be the pastor of a Presbyterian church in North Bergen, New York, but soon determined that he wished to dedicate himself to the full-time practice of Christian Science instead. He spent a year helping establish Christian Science in Richmond, Indiana, before returning to North Bergen to continue practicing there. He joined The First Church of Christ, Scientist, in Boston, Massachusetts, on June 30, 1894.
He moved to Rochester by 1895 and began listing as a practitioner in The Christian Science Journal. He took the Normal class from Edward A. Kimball under the auspices of the Board of Education in January 1899 and began teaching Christian Science. In February 1899 he was appointed to the Board of Lectureship, a position he held through about 1910. For five weeks, in January and February 1908, Vosburgh worked in Eddy's household as a secretary and was involved in her move from Pleasant View to Chestnut Hill during that time. Vosburgh removed his name from the Journal in 1911 and withdrew from The First Church of Christ, Scientist, in Boston, Massachusetts, in 1912. He rejoined the church on November 6, 1925, and relisted in the Journal from 1927 until his passing. He advertised himself as a Christian Scientist in the Rochester City Directory nearly continuously from 1895 until 1929. At different times he was a member of both First and Second Church of Christ, Scientist, Rochester, New York, serving a term as First Reader in Second Church. He had over 25 articles published in the Christian Science periodicals between 1895 and 1928.
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Arthur R. Vosburgh (1860-1929) was born in Macedon, New York, and died in Rochester, New York. While attending Auburn Theological Seminary in New York, New York, he became interested in Christian Science and took the Primary class in Christian Science from Mary Baker Eddy's student Emma A. Estes. He was called to be the pastor of a Presbyterian church in North Bergen, New York, but soon determined that he wished to dedicate himself to the full-time practice of Christian Science instead. He spent a year helping establish Christian Science in Richmond, Indiana, before returning to North Bergen to continue practicing there. He joined The First Church of Christ, Scientist, in Boston, Massachusetts, on June 30, 1894.
He moved to Rochester by 1895 and began listing as a practitioner in The Christian Science Journal. He took the Normal class from Edward A. Kimball under the auspices of the Board of Education in January 1899 and began teaching Christian Science. In February 1899 he was appointed to the Board of Lectureship, a position he held through about 1910. For five weeks, in January and February 1908, Vosburgh worked in Eddy's household as a secretary and was involved in her move from Pleasant View to Chestnut Hill during that time. Vosburgh removed his name from the Journal in 1911 and withdrew from The First Church of Christ, Scientist, in Boston, Massachusetts, in 1912. He rejoined the church on November 6, 1925, and relisted in the Journal from 1927 until his passing. He advertised himself as a Christian Scientist in the Rochester City Directory nearly continuously from 1895 until 1929. At different times he was a member of both First and Second Church of Christ, Scientist, Rochester, New York, serving a term as First Reader in Second Church. He had over 25 articles published in the Christian Science periodicals between 1895 and 1928.
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