Daily Kennebec journal., 1900-06-02
CHRISTIAN SCIENCE.
Lecture Of Hon. VIM. G. Ewing Of Chicago.
Delivered in Gardiner.


. "Neieu' idSt evening. IN
Gardiner by Hon. William G. Ewing of
Chicago:
lhere could be no clearer demonstration
OF the Intelligence ana cosmoDolitan
thought of this community than this
magnificent aSsemblage of men and Wom-
en-. of all phases OF religions belief intent
upon candid investigation of the intel
lectual. scrptural, and scientific euui-
poisc of Christian Science This meetina
is an omen of C, YOUR prnfond i'm Interest fii5 in
all questions touching the active relation
ship of the creature to the Creator. and
mans present ana eternal welfare T
fully appreciate the courtesy If your
presence and shall present II vou nv
views upon the subject Of Christinn
Science. with the earnestness Of nv con
yictionS | trust hut at thc same time
with such due regard for vour ri0hts of
opinion as will lead MS ali. as members
nf a common brothcrhood with one orr
gin and one destiny. to roasnm together
about the thin~s If ntnrnit,. ma with
thr simnlieitv tnd hcrois,r ~ trntb tn
'hoId fI.tt nm which Is ~nod =. ,Itb1urh
licfs Of mir fathers
II Il -lfr III assume that pina-+ont,,s
IF this audience lre Christian religion
ists III same school. maj ,-n, IA i7,,,s+
ana sincere in vn,,r rburrb ateoriafinr
ana ynIr raIiTioi1s tnnets. yrncr"foro II
! ,nitst nnt he fxnactc,1 tbof ,.nn vii :,,r.
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i Ca I'ie ma V' ,o,,r dnty 'G nI4G tYi,
t,n7,r rc,.a,, ie co,viHc1d ana -, |,,7
sscicnca s,tjstir1 that 70 40 IN l. t NC
vonr arGatast nrtviIrpe AMI hirhcst dmtv
~ boro +o +brnv n / rar !, ray ~
light upon your. pathway; to. add if I
of YOUR life ana not to lessen vnnr de-
nomin1tionaI strnnrth or add to nv own
your present religious beliefs God for
| bid that I should disturb them: for
know of no power. human or divine. that
! can add a 10y to satisfaction. In the
carly morniur of tho world rho PsaImist
| sang as his slightest euloev Of the glory
ard funcss of God: II shall be satisfied
/ Nv mission is III tax ~ those who arc
not satisfied; who deem it within the
range Of human possibility that there is
snhIimcr splendor and crown with a
syrercr and tendorcr love mans apnre-
clarion Of the infinite Fatherh0od of God
,nd Ills vy1vs to man -" To all such
iiH isb li1 lin1y and a. carncstlv 70 az talk NOT
W. 'Hrr nreanh 1'i'i t3 Tou sorm0n-I am not a
pra5cbrr: not tH soothe vnu into n brief
,n n,n"i,' = !. tr Il NJ ,,le.isirr I'M
"nhnnarni devicas of thc orator: / sim
M Hnnt fo tnik Il Won III man To man
| ~: fria,d - frirnl brother IL brothar.
| -, - M A., u.in ha the Si,nnIicitv ana
! n',E',,.,.rH of conviction. my nniy. org1I-
,,nrt s,atomant Of facts, and 5fter iii
nov, r"sistiess is the notencv of a fact
5rt IrpM - ,,,.,,ot., nf ;no,iir; !, e,or,.
! ddrr+ ~ iuStice in Cbristnn Hon, is ana
| c,.tr AZ boor to invoke f,rts. tho vyoriI
is weary of theories. it longs for facts;
| il Is surfeitcd with dogmas. arguments.
ana platitudes. ana cries out for facts.
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| hf-llEf VI ''it = iil-i'''
Tho great difficulty in nrosenting any
ro,. nb,Se Of rniioinn ~ tba world is tho
,t.,,,las' inbori+ad reIigioi,s haIiafs tho
LpTinions Of their fathers No one rhfnk
~ tIranpa th'+ We shomId discard our
fo+Inr's fbourht resnacting dress. habita-
tion. or form of government: Vet the idea
seems to be almost universal that fiial
duty demands that the child shall think
rcligiously. think Of God, only as his
fathers thought. And yet we know m
deed that our fathers questioned the pe-
lefS of their fathers and made use nap
pier by it: that their fathers questioned
the beliefs Of their own fathers and
made the world brighter by it.
No one can know better than ] how
very difficult ii is for one to forsake the
traditions of his fathers; | speak from
Icxperience. for my ancestors Were
Scotch-Irish Calvinists. with much Of the
asScrtiye impetuosity Of the Irish: with
some Of the solemn piety. ana all the
dogged stubbornness of the Scotch; IN
that faith | was born and educated. and
have vet the profoundest respect for the
learning. high character, sublime faith
ana Slnctr,' 'TouSh lM it.liS 9U,' I'M IN y
i,ncv | received its baptism; for more
communion. and 80 ttnaclouEF dn @ @thS
thlngS OF youth abitlc Will ili' lll'4 y