The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-12-11
OPERA HOUSE OVERFLOWS
AT 4 CHRISTIAN SCIENCE MEETING
TO PRUP1GaTE THE FAI7H.


Judge Ewing OF Chicago Turns Out to he
an Amusing Story Teller with u GIFT Of
Divas ntion-Orchestra Seats Were Re-
served for Inauirers, and All Were Full.
People enough to have furnished congrega-
lions to dozen churches crowded the Metro
polltan Opera House to the doors yesterday
afternoon to hear ex-Judge William g. Ewing
Of the Superior Court OF Chicago eluclda.e tho
principles OF Chriatian Science. As n whole. the
audience was above the level OF intelligence OF
a church congregation and the proportion OF
men OF the thinking age" was certainly much
larger than would be found In nine churches
out OF ten.
Although the lecture began at $3.50 o'clock.
the doors were thrown omen at . O'Clock. and
there were people waiting then. Observers Of
this city's manners and customs here re-
marked that any free entertainment at the
Metropolitan Opera House Ia sure to call out a
biRcrowd. But this crowd didn't seem TO be
made up OF those persons to whom free admis-
sion would be compelling magnet BY 3
o'clock all the seats In the orchestra were filled
and the ushers were announcing standing
room only for those who didn't wish to go up
stairs. The galleries were crowded early. too.
for the rule OF the day was that the followers
OF Mrs. Mary Baker Eddy were to congreeate
above and leave the best seats for their uncon-
verted friends. Specially favored Christian
Scientists to the number OF several hundred
had seats on the platform. BY the time the
lecturer began the house was chock full.
The proceedings were opened by a gentle
young person described on cards scattered
about the place as Carol Norton. @. 8. d. tDoc-
tor OF Christian sciencel also member Of the
International Board OF Lectureship OF the
Mother Church Of Christian Science for several
States Of the Union. DR.. Norton. who was sup
posed msrelyto introduce tho principal speaker.
had foreseen a glorious opportunity to address
grasp before. and he turned loose a
prepared Sis dis sDessh thns hat. was probably the
Without az least one n sdiecsise MO Most 81 them
had a string OF three or four and when he mad
hsrEed back and pinnsd couple OF meiifiuous
tr.syllables TO Its coat tails. After he had been
s hs Tor cscr ES's h he hSs a. TS
which was calculated to turn that gentleman
to the hre Of 2 sunset in q chrome.
hoyeyer.and he arose. revealing himself as tall
and and, quite surprisingly thin elderly gentleman;
ens @ ,sT w nse scnhSssf %
science the Religion Of Jesus Chris" and ills
q fortunate thing that IL was so printed on the
probably havo started a devastating discus:
sion IN the newspapers afterward as to what
strained tones. with a singular up.jePk at the
end Of his clauses. and with certain theolo-
T ssn peouns. Of srsopS 'w wit,
enough 70 hold the attention Of his audience
cl0se.y through veS , tsngle Of themes,
tradition had sated against an Christian h "R s ST
s n ssRes
still hunt for the thread Of his discourse. and
were siGhine those satisfied eIpirations that
wandered into tho primrose path Of the
rights and "a wr9n ts,, Of women under the
OF his audience were study, Next came
some days-of; my, happy childhood renec;
Sns q RS sS S.n Sef
to the tradition denounclng line again. Tho
non; Eddyites In the audience. not having the
q belief that there Is no such thing as con-
son a ana Ss to he get
gallery coudn't get dizzy. a. there is no J" su s
thing az Dizziness IN Mrs: Eddy,s book. SO they
applauded TO show how steady they could be In
Abraham Lincoln and the unconysrted orches-
sraspcd the tkems in lie entirety. The speaker I
s sSS f9T he eessn to draw
Mary BAKER Eddy storg ABOUT S S'1 lteo s RI
and an umbrella came next Everybody was
Sa.g N " sasHa " cS S1sanr
Science came in for its share OF attention and
the unconverted began to look harried again.
but they braced up on story OF a horse law
suit capitally told. in which Judge Ewing gave
an imitation OF a horse doctor with a mouth
full OF chewing tobacco that would have won
complained that the medical fraternity weren't
fair to Christian Science.
1T In only" he said. after the nostruins and
the doctors have failed. after blue glass, mud
baths. pg-nut bread. seventh extracts. castor
oil and tepid water have left you helpless and
spent that you come to God"
Next he harked back to the wrongs OF women
and thence came to Mrs Eddy again. descrlb-
ing her as latter-day Mary. urging tho world
TO a new REDEMPTION. 'rekindling the Yule-
tides glory" and being proclaimed the world
over by the grateful people. glad in her glad
tidings.
That was the end. Mr.. Norton announced
the Doxol9Ry. the people sang and the meeting
WINS then declared adjourned. There were va
cant seats In the ochestra before the perform
ance. which lasted two and half hours. was
over, but the Christian Scientists In the gale
rles stuck to the end aud afterward swarmed
70 the platform with greetings and congra.u-
lations.