The Greeley tribune., 1904-05-12
HE LECTURED
JUDGE EWING LECTURED ON
"CHRISTIAN SCIENCE"
Large Audience Greeted Distin-
guished Lawyer and Lecturer
at Greeley Opera House
Last Sunday.

Judge w lIIlam u. EWlDS OF lul-
cago delivered an interesting lecture
upon "Christain Science, Religion
of Works at the Greeley opera house
Sunday afternoon before large sized
audience. The speaker was intro
duced to the audience by Judge j. E
Garrigues OF this city, who in few
words asked the people to lay aside
any preconceiyed prejudices and give
the speaker the fair attention of
which the subject was worthy
Judge Ewing said in part:
Christian Scientists do not shrink
from the responsibility attaching to
their Christian belief and its prac-
tice. They do not invoke your sym
pathy nor supplicate your charity;
they court Investigation and demand
Justice. Serene in their purpose to
be right, If wrong, they would be
fiehted; if right, the good they
have belongs to humanity and
should be distributed of its own.
Hence their efforts in the simplicity
and sincerity Of brotherly love to tell
you something Of the joy that has
sweetened their lives and made
them, as We would say, not better
than you are, but better than they
were, and that will make you even
better than you are.
The physical benefits of Christian
Science, its medical virtue, its heal
ing powers, are but incidents OF what
it is. of its reality, and yet these
incidents must not be undervalued,
for all the world knows today that
the healing which Jesus did, the
surcease he brought to human sor
row, the hope he rekindled. were but
tion he brought and the sweet gos-
pei he preached OF Gods unfaiIing
love. Yet these benefactions to men
though but incidents of a mighty
mission, proclaim trumpet -tongued,
demonstrate, indeed, the divinity of
the Messenger. And just as certainly
the healing incidents Of Christian
Science indisputably establish the
coexistent relationship of Christian
Science and the teaching of Jesus.
Wherefore, Christian Scientists have
the keenest appreciation of the prop
hylactic and therapeutic virtue OF
their religion and earnestly contend
and indeed many of us do know, know
as certainly as Paul knew that his
Redeemer lived, that Christian Sci
ence does bring surcease to the heart
ache and heartbreak Of men, gives
roses Tor ashes to men, peace for
pain, love for hate, hope for despair
health (rosy cheeked) for gnawing
disease, gives life for death to men.
Yet neither of these bcnefactions,
nor all of them com bined, is Chris
tian Science in its essence, It's Infinite
good. They are the result Of Chris,
tian Science; they are the inevitable
product, the Unavoidable fruitage of
Christian Science understood and
lived; and understood only when
lived.
From what i have said, it is ap-
parent that our contention Is that
Christian Science is religion pure
and simple, religion of works, a
nearer approach than men have
known for seventeen hundred years
to the religion that Jesus taught in
the temple, that He preached
throughout all Judea, that He so
lovingly and tenderIy practiced among
all His people; and If it is all OF this,
then you want it, everyone in the
world wants it; and If it Is less than
this, we do not want, no one In the
world wants it, Wherefore, this
contention OF ours is ;he only de-
hatable question respecting Christian
Science: Is it the religion Jesus
brought, taught and practiced?
In the discussion of this question
we are somewhat embarrassed by in
herited religious opinions; by that
peculiar and almost universal condi-
tion OF mind, best known as pride in
ancestral religious belief.
A moments consideration should
satisfy you that there Is no reason