The Wilmington daily Republican., 1901-12-16
LECTURE IN J
OPERA HOUSE.

opCAu IVuh0 yCoSSAN"y oAcSA"oS"
The speaker was Carl Norton, G. S.
d. Of New York City.
The lecture was given under the
auspices of the local Christian Science
Church-FIrst Church Of Ch rist,
Scientist, Of Wilmington, worship
ping at 9l7 Gilpin Avenue.
William II. Savery ann ounced, as
the presiding officer Of the afternoon
Norman e, LObn, c. S. b. formerly
Of Brooklyn, N. Y, but now frat
reader OF the Wilmington Church.
Mr.. John made the following intro
ductory remarks:
"Dear Friends: Although com.
paratively a new conner in your city,
do not feel stranger among you.
Indeed, the tie of universal friend
ship is already established. when we
analyze the common motive that has
brought us together this afternoon
the seeking after Truth-the Truth
which necessarily must be, because
Of the unceasing yearning Of the hui
man heart for ii. The truth about
God and man, and mans relation to
God and to his fellow men that sat
isles. 1t may be that some Of you
are satisfied, perfectly satisfied with
yourselves, with your environments,
with your ability to unlift humanity
10 minister to the broken. hearted. to
relieve the suffering and the distress.
ed. But are not most of US more
keenly associated with the woes and
miserIes on every hand and the
seeming inability to meet them?
IA loug personal experience Of
such close association in our home: a
mother for twelve years helpless and
bed.riddcn sufferer as a result of.sun-
strokc. sisters broken down with the
care of the invalid mother, a father,
patient, but ageIng under the bur
den of years, In which our religion or
the loving efforts Of physicians failed
to relieve, brought us to where we
earnestly prayed for those benefits
from Him who, in ,hc words Of the
Paslmist. 'forgi;e,h all thine iniqul-
ties, who healnth all thy diseases
"These Blessings came through
Christian Science and iu the ten years
devoted to sincere study and prac-
tce OF it, health and Gods sunshine
OF happiness was res tored, and all in
creasing ability to help our brother
man has been attained.
"The lecture this afternoon will
treat Of the rise and progress Of
Christian Science, which has lifted
the burdens from thousands Of fearth's
weary children. The lecturer needs
no formal introduction to you. This
largo attendance bctokens an appre.
catiye interest In bis appearance
again, and the truth he so ably pre-.
sents. We now have the pleasure OF
listening to MIR. Carol Norton, 9. S.
D., member Of the Christian Science
board OF lectureship Of the First
Church OF Christ, Scientist, in Bos.
ton. -
Mr.. Norton spoke at ccnsjderab bic
length. conc!lding his remarks as
follows:
II simplicity is the highest for IN
of elegance, IT is certainly the trues t
evidence OF inspiration and truth.
Intense loyalty to the spiritual sig
nificance of the Bible, firm adherance
10 the teachings and example Of Jt-
sus Christ, unchanglng spiritual at
tachmcnt to the idea OF one God, one
brotherhood of man, and the power
of the spiritual over the material and
physical; these character traits are
cons picuors in the life and teachings
Of Mary Baker Eddy. These virtues
Of Christian womanhood account for
her dignitied success as spiritual
teacher and gave her rank as the
foremost woman religious leader of
Christian history.
"Jesus Christ taught an essential
ly democratic ideal of spiritual or
mental brotherhood among men. lie
never posed as an absolute monarch
nor did he have any an. bition to be
looked upon in either temporal or
spiritual way as crowned head.
lie prayed that all His followers
might be as much one with the Faith
er as He was, that all might be with
Him wherever lie went, chat God
would show His fatherly affection to
all as much as to Him. The out.
pourlngs Of His great heart as shown
in the Gospels account for His being
'the man.ideal' Of the most advanced
civilization that this vast world has
ever known.
"Heconquered Hisenemies through
merciful kindness and forgiving af.
lection and thus made friends Of
them. He took His disciples, stu.
dents, and friends into His confidence
trusted them, and thus gained their
co.opera tion and intelligent loyalty.
While His vision went far beyoud
that of those nearest Him, vet with
exquisite poise and delicacy He adj
Jus ted HIS words and acts to their
limited perception, and left to their
keeping the message which today
inspires the most advanced nations
Of earth. The Spirit Of Christ is
abroad and the divine democracy Of
Jesus is renewedly in our midst to.
day.
The world needs more health with
lessening diseases, pain and and
misery. more dominion less seryi-
tude. more independent individual.
ity and less domination. monopoly
and more arbitrary control, more
character aad less profession, more
insight and less duplicity, an In
creased understanding OF the COM
mand Of Christ. "Render unto
Caesar the things that are Caesars
and unto God the things that are
God ., fewer churches and morere.
ligion, more united brotherhood
aud co.opc, alton and less strife.
unholy competition and contention.
Love, patience, merev, Justice
and kindness crown the teaching
of Christian Science, the Christ
model 10 its only ideal, and heaven