People's voice., 1900-07-12
The Christian Science Lecture.

Judge William q. Ewing Of Chi
cago, one Of The big guns OF the
Christian Science doctrine, lectured
at the auditorium Friday. Judge
Ewing is a man about so years Of age,
medium height, aud weighs about
$50 pounds. He has an impressive
cOuntenance, and talks in a straight
forward, interesting manner. He is
a member Of the board Of iecLureship
Of the Mother Church" in Boston.
Among other things, he said:
Il certainly am safe In assuming
that you are in favor OF Whatever
makes men and women better, hap
pier, purer, more loving and lOvableY
So are we. You will aid whatever
will lessen the burdens and sorrows OF
men; whatever will Danish supersti-
tiOn and minimize fear? So will we.
You, ] am sure, will encourage what
ever will destroy ayarice, selfishness,
and lust; whatever will exalt man.
hood, sanctify the home, enthrone
virtue, affection, sympathy, and love?
"Thus ii is found that we are sub.
stantially 10 accord upon the essentie!
requirements OF the religion Of Christ
as you understand IL. And is this not
sufficient TO establish tue conclusion
that we should not antagOniZe each
other, even il we have different ways
OF reaching the same OmnipOtent
God, we in common profess to love?
Now let me tell you In the most
general way something OF what Chris
tion Science is, in the hope that upon
reflection and investigation we may
agree upon the essentials Of Christ's
religion, as Christian Scientists under
stand, believe, and practice IL.
christian Science was discovered
and revealed to the world some thirty
odd years ago, by the Rev. Mary Baker
G. Eddy, a native OF New Hampshire,
and nov a resident Of Concord 10 that
state. The whole philosophy and
practice OF Christian Science is pub
llshed to the world in Mrs. Eddy's
book, entitled, Science and Health
with Key 10 the Scriptures. The
latter part Of the title; with Key TO
the Scriptures Of this marvellous
book, is very significant; for 10 fact
the great value OF Mrs. Eddys work,
or, as | believe and am pleased 10 call
it, revelation, is found In the light
she has thrown upon the real, reason
able, and demonstrable meaning Of
the scriptures, the divine revealment
OF God to man; and it seems TO me
that all merely captious objections,
by christian people, TO Christian
Science should be silenced by the fact
that Mrs. Eddy distinctly announces
how in her search after the truth, she
took The Bible as her only guide, and
am sure that she does not announce
any doctrine or practice OF Christian
Science that she did not find, and that
you may find, 10 the Bible. Let US
therefore start out with the distinct
announcement that Christian Science
offers to the world no new Bible, and
40 vague or mythical construction Of
the old one: IL enthrOnes no Divinity;
but the 'one only living and true
God, so long ignorantly worshiped,
Him, Christian Scientists re eDthrpe
and proclaim unto you. Indee1, be
very substratum oi Christian Science,
It's initial principle, the premise OF all
its reasoning. is the declaration OF,
and insistence upon, the patent fact
that God is All-ln-all.' This premise
| venture to say, no intelligent be-
lever in God will presume TO ques-
tion: and vet. II conceded, the genius
OF Bacon nr Locke could not imperil
the logic Of Mrs. Eadv's conclusion,
namely, Christian Science.