The Christian Science Publishing Society and the Board of Trustees that manage it were established by Mary Baker Eddy in a deed of trust on January 25, 1898, under the auspices of The First Church of Christ, Scientist.

[1][2][3] Although she had not wanted to create a separate trust to handle the church's publications, legal considerations made it necessary.

[4] Written in the deed is Eddy's express intent for the Publishing Society, that it is "for the purpose of more effectually promoting and extending the religion of Christian Science as taught by me."

[2] The Quarterly contains the Bible lessons used as sermons in Sunday services in all Christian Science churches around the world.

It is located, along with the Mary Baker Eddy Library, in the Publishing Society building at the Christian Science Center in Boston's Back Bay.