La Junta tribune., 1903-06-27

tended. the speaker holding
the closest attention. of his audience
! depring his address. which occupied
nearly an hour and thirty minutes.
He gave . clear. simple and compre-
hensivc summary OF the principles Of
= Christian Science. and much of II was
. revelation to his auditors. Ex-
Mayor Fred A. ssbin presided and
made the following Introductory re-
marks:
sLadies and Gentiemen-I believe we
have all assembled substantially for
the same purpose. not TO criticise. but
to learn; not to teach, but TO be
taught. II. however, there are those
Present who came TO scoff they should
take heed lest. after hearing the lee
turer. they remain to pray. The size
and character OF this audience argues
well for the spirit Of tolerance OF re-
ligious belief which has always existed
in this country. There are now In this
city nine different and distance church
organizations lending q cosmopolitan
ious belief Of the whole community. II
Is one of the fundamental tenets OF
our government that every man shall
Be permitted to worship God accord
ing to the dictates of his own con-
science and the tolerant spirit to
which refer as existing in this COM
munity Is but the result Of this prin-
Siple. Whenever church has seen
ht to establish itself our people have
always been glad to listen to its creed
and willing to wish 1t God-speed. II
is indeed well that we are broad-mind-
I'D enough to try and ascertain the
why's and wherefores because We al
ways find some good in all things II
we are only willing to look for II. No
one can be more profoundly ignorant
OF the doctrines Of the Church Of
Christ. Scientist. than I. but | under
stand that 1t purposes to do something
Cor the body as well as for the soul;
and that there Is q reward. according
to its tenets. for right thinking and
right acting before We leave this vale
Of tears that II recognizes the close
afiinity which exists between man and
his tenement Of clay.
An old physician Of the regular
school, with fifty years OF actual prac-
tice and experience to his credit. re-
Gently said:' -The coming medical
school will be one which combines the
Allopathic. the Homeopathic. the Ec-
lectic, the Botanic. the Osteopathic
sand Christian Science. eliminating the
false from all the schools and retain
ing and combining the true" This is
the right idea and the right spirit In
which To express It. The school or
the church which gets to thinking that
1t and 1t alone is right and that all
others are wrong will see itself out
stripped by new ideas. new thoughts.
new blood Not that Christian Sci
ence teaches anything new: 1t does
not. because It teaches truth and truth
is eternal. reaching back to the inn-
mite and extending forward into ages
unknown. II simply teaches . new
way of applying old methods which
are none other than the methods Of
Him who said I'm my name shall
s,hey cast out devils; they shall speak
with new tongues; they shall take mp
serpents and II they drink any deadly
thing IT shall not hurt them; they
shall lay hands on the sick and they
shall recover"
II gives me great pleasure to intro
duce to you your speaker. Judge Sep
timus J. Hanna, who will now address
,you.
Judge Hanna's Lecture.
Friends-Ii come to tell you some
what Of Christian Science. not to tell
you al about 1t. for that were impos-
Nsible. say 10 you 1t the outset.
that Christian Science h . deep and
scored subject: IL deepest and most
sacred that can occupy humen thought
and purpose. for It treats a God, man.
and the universe. It teaches Gods
omnipotence. His oaniprssencA and
Ills onniscience. It teaches that God
= tAe one and oaly Prineipss oe nan.
and the one and oaly rsfaa1pse oe ths
universe OF this, more hereafter.
II Is the. duty u fhs 1ectursr upoa
this subject r. speak. pfimssily. to
those Who are not chsfstian ocienaists.
] shall endeavor to follow o. rale.
bat can mot ses low nay spsak a
CAsistian Science q Ill. vithos9 says
. inx some things to and fnr Christian
Scientists as well.
III we're here to discourzs npon ~