Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1904-11-01

On saturday AFTERNOON at 0;0u q CLOCK
Judge Septimus j. Hanna, of Colorado
Springs, Colorado, delivered lecture
on Christian Science at the opera
house under the auspices of First
Church 81 Christ, Scientist. Many of
our people turned out to listen to the
gifted gentleman, and the auditorium
was filled with an attentive and appre-
ciatiye audience Mr. Hanna is very
able ana convincing speaker and has
the power of interesting his audience
from the very outset and continuing
until the last word is spoken His
lecture lasted until five O'Clock.
Mr. Hanna was introduced by Alex
ander Archie, First Reader in the local
church who spoke as follows:
FRIENDS: We have gathered here this
afternoon to learn something of sub
ject that is of vital Importance to the
welfare of men, but which seems to be
very generally misunderstood and mis-
represented.
If Christian Science were what some
ofits critics declare it to be, nonsensical,
dangerous to the public health and
morals, and its religion the device of
the evil one calculated to deceive, were
it possible, the very elect, then it were
well that the world shonld know it that
rs few as possible be injured ordeluded;
but if it is what We who are Christian
Scientists, ard who know that we have
been made better physically morally,
and spiritually by the study and prac-
tice of its teachings, believe it to be, if
y IS what we feel sure that it is, the
same healing Christ Truth that nearly
two thousand years ago was taught and
practiced IA ;tll its beauty, glory and
power by the meek and lowly, yet
mighty ''cal penter of Naza reth, again
made available 10 meet the needs of
dien, today as of Old heaiiug the sick,
reforming the sinner, building up the
broken hearted, theI the world needs it,
and needs to know about it,
How you are to satisfy yourself
which of these two opposites is truly
Christian Science | do not know except
you investigate, and this is what we
ask, and all we ask, that before de-
nouncing, you honestly investigate its
claims. We invite Judgment by the
standard given by the master himself 4
.'By their fruits We shall know them'
Keenly alive to the great blessings
Christian Science holds for all men,
and that its power to help, to heal, to
pnrify, to uplift, be hindered as little as
possible through misunderstanding or
misrepresentation, Mrs. Eddy (the dis
cOverer, founder, and leader of this
science) wisely, in love to men, estab
lished some years ago in connection
with The First Church of Christ, Scien
tist, in Boston, Mass, board of lecture
oh fn ha nf
women who through natural fitness,
training, and experience would be well
qualified to put Christian Science in its
true light before the public.
Our lecturer for this afternoon is
a prominent member of this board, and
it was his love for men and his firm
conviction that he could serve them
best by helping them to a knowledge
of Christian Science, that impelled
him to make this his life work; and
it was in love, and with a desire
to serve God and help men that
prompted us (the members of the
Christian Science church here) to give
this lecture. And if, this afternoon,
there shall come to some sick body the
assurance of health, to some darkened
mind a ray of light, to some dis
couraged, world-weary one a new cour-
age, hope and strength, if some of you
in this hour shall grasp some larger
thought of God" and if, as | am sure
you will, all go from here with more
Just conception Of Christian Science, a
kindlier feeling towards its leader, and
its adherents, and with the bond of
christian fellowship and brotherly love
strengthened you will have spent an
hour proiitably, the desire of our leader
in making these lectures possible will
have been realized, our lecturer will
have his reward in the consciousness of
work done for the master, and we will
rejoice that we have been instrumental
in bringing you here.
Judge Hanna was for a number of
years editor of the Christian Science
publications, and first reader of the
mother church in Boston, Mass. and
can speak with authority about this
movement and its leader.
1t now gives me great pleasure to
present to you Judge Septimus j.
Hanna, G. S. d., who will speak to you
about Christian Science.
The PILOT regrets not being able to
publish the entire lecture of Mr.. Hanna,
but want of time and space prevents.
1t will, however, give brief synopsis
as follows
Ladies and Gentlemen =:
In appearing before you fer the pur
pose of speaking on the subject of
Christian Science / wiz say at the out
set that, in the space of a single dis
course, | can only touch some of its
leading phases, and hint, as it were, at
its teachings, its aims, and its pur-
poses.
If | were here to discourse upon any
ordinary subject claiming to have
something new to present with ref
erence to it, YOU would naturally expect
me to tell you somewhat of my author
ity for so speaking, and if there was a
textbook upon the subject you would