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DiviaiH. Said JAdgs Ewing.
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ths argument ne uss to-day 10 establish
| The divine sriGin Of Christian Science.
The laMs do walk and cha blind do see,
and all the logic in the world sannot
lessen che force OF this fact."
Thus spoke. Hon, William g. Ewing,
sx-J udge OF the Superior Court OF
Chicago and member of the international +
Board Of Lectureship OF the Mosher
i Church of Christian Science in Boston, !
during the course OF lecture on "Chris |
tian Sc ence, the Religion vf Jesus |
Christ in she assembly room of the New
Century Club last evening.
The audience was large one, and in
cuded pereons from New York city
Philadelphia, Baltimore and West Ches
ter. as we'll as many prominent citizens
an i their wives. The lecture wac very
Interesting, and the speaker held the
close attention of his auditors for about
Two hours.
Mrs. Hannah P. Baker, practicing
scientist, OF 9l7 tiiipin avenue, in few
interesting remarks introduced Carol
Norton, a practicing scientist OF New
: York, who, in an address here year
ago, made very favorable impression;
whom she said would present the
i speaker OF the evening.
Mr.. Norton was greeted with applause
4 as he stepped to the front of the plat
It form. After few eloquent remarks he
e introducpd Judge Ewing,
9 Judge Ewing spoke OF the conserva-
Z tisu of the people of the old churches,
!. and he said he had reverence for
" people who would not give up their
Il uresent thought of God for the pir-
ii pose OF adopting something else, uf.til
they felt positive they were doing SO for
something better.
% He said he had no quarrel with the
h doctors, who made many sacrifices fui
4 their fellowmen and had given then
i probably more money than the average
ly man and later on stated that his faith 10
10 Christian Science had not been entirely y
to strengthened until he had been rescued
n from the shadow Of death by it.
20 He said, in part, during the course o
st his lecture: "The great difficulty of pre-
" sci ting any phase OF religion to the
es world, is the peoples inherited rel glou
of beliefs the opinions of their fathers.
on "If John Calvin had not quest net
ri the beliefs of his fathers, there woult
of have been no Presb1 teran Chul ch. !
los Martin Luther had not raised his might
ee voice against the beliefs and practices u
m his fathers the world would never hav
he r. jniced in the light and glory Of th
en- Reformation.
Ter "God be praised for the moral courage
IN the intellectual integrity, that enable
oc- men and women to discharge the dutie
of today in the light of today, rattle
ing than by the mere pride OF ancestri
llel opinion, for the Important questlon
raj not what was our fathers conception
ra- the mission OF Jesus, but what, in fac
was that mission, and what duty does
es- impose upon it now.
mr. .'All of you cay, nave said thouean
ish times, In God we live, move and ha'
the our being;' but do you really beliey
up this? For il is simply equivalent TO sa.
ing. In Sod we have life, health an
ass immortality Really your Lack OF tru
II a in Gods healing power 10 hot vel
ling s,rapge; il lie the natural result OF Ct
Of anceabi al opinion spoke OF momel
ient ago. Our fathers believed, and taugi
st. us to believe, that God makes us slol
that that God makes MS blind, deaf and lam
into nd here 10 the marked distinction b
ac- tween bnD olu cllufCuoo ppou6b " -
q Of and our thought OF Him. Chfietls
al Scientists do not believe that God max
I. us sick or blind or deaf or halt, but '
Iem- do believe shat God is infinite love, VI
an- great physician who heals all our d
vt a eases -
and rChrlsiian Scientists believe th
atea when Jesus went into the By ynagogue
aits- the Sabbath day and read from 3
Ste prophecy OF Esaiss, He thereby ma
to solemn proclamation to all men, OF
: of lime, OF his Godsealed ambaesadorsh
And Jesus literally fulfilled His hi
ter commission, preached the gospel. heal
IS of the sick, cleansed the lepers, broke
nese letters of sin and gave liberty to
bound. He taught his disciples to en-
late His example and told them that
should do. Who in the old churcl
Iobn will be SO recklessly bold as to ass
that Jesus did not mean what He "a
Christian Scientists accept this call
duty as addressed 20 them, and by
Nv most crucial tesus, by thousands VI
bot thousands nf absolute cures. covering
,rday whole range of moral affection, III
.rday demonstrated the efficiency Of mrtap
, sical healing and therefore the absol
the truth OF Christian Science.
= shs "From what have said ii must
since apparent 10 you Una.
'ulice perisct proPr,ety iinueu &c H,ir;ss;an
r the eovery Cniise1u .ha ~
e and cause u Ia ehs C,s"' sys'In, - !,
shock practlce; aho ocshoe' .h ,saIi;h,a ~
ciple.
Judge Ewing spoke in Washington
d L. O., Sunday afternoon 10 iarge auuis
have and some two montns ago nao an
|uure. Opera House, New Yoik city.