The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1902-10-17

HdStCiAne ltSl Oh PAST successes 10 MS
credit. In the role of Mephisto in
Faust" he is said to be the greatest
that ever lived.
That Ransomed Missionary.-If you
dropped into fremont Temple last even
Ing from motives Of curiosity only and
with no particular sympathy with Miss
Ellen NJ. Stone, OF Chelsea and Mace
donia. and the things for which she
stands. if you mad been feeling Of late
that she was inclined to make merchan-
disc OF her sufferings at the hands of
the bHgands over there in the hills of
Macedonia, in spite Of yourself, your
mood changed before she had been talk
ing fifteen minutes. In the first place
you were looking upon the elegantly
gowned figure OF a queenly woman in
latter middle life. Strength. repost, de-
termination were all writ large in her
open, cheerful countenance. The voice
was that Of genuewoman, quiet. even.
penetrative, agreeable The first find
ings of your critical eyes and ears at
once gave birth to the thought, why,
this woman would have adorned Boston
society If she had not chosen TO waste
her best years in the missionary bust
ness
AS she went on with her thrilling re-
cital you could not but admire the re-
serves in her tale as well as its admir-
able literary form. Such effective use
Of English, such nice discrimination in
the choice of words, such entire absence
Of repetitiousness one does not often en-
counter In extemporaneous speakers.
But il was far from being pa-rot-like,
memoriter work. Moreover she did not
harp upon the trials and tribulations Of
those six months of captivity. You
were not looking upon a woman who
had any desire to be considered a mar
tyr or who regarded herself in that
light. She had simply rislocd the chances
of her calling, and when an experience
came to her that has been the lot Of no
other missionary in the last hundred
years, she had not whined about ii then,
nor was she coming back to America to
excite emotionany minded people by the
story of her recent wOes.-Boston Trans
cript, Tuesday, April %, 1902 (EditoriaD.
A free lecture will be given by Carol
Norton. c. s. D., of New York city at
the Toler Auditorium Sunday afternoon
at 8 o'clock. This lecture is designed
to present to the public the truth as
found in Christian Science, insofar as it
can be briefly stated. and to correct cur
rent misconceptions regarding its teach
ings and practice.
The chief opposition 20 this science
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1t seems reasonable when one wishes
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who may for that reason speak intelli-
gently.
To give the people of Wichita and COM
munity a better general idea of what
Christian Science teaches. First Church
of Christ. Scientist, OF this city. have
secured the services of Carol Norton. c.
8. D., who comes endowed with author
ity TO speak on this interesting subject
being member of the board of lecture
ship of the First Church of Christ,
Scientist, OF Boston, Mass.
The board of lectureship has been es-
tablished by the above-named church.
the mother church. the purpose of which
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learn from an authoritative source what
mission is and what IT is accomplishing.
Mr.. Norton is highly recommended as
lecturer. and those who hear him
should gain a more correct understand
ing OF this much talked Of science.