Weekly Arizona journal-miner., 1905-03-29
Science as Explained
 Last Night.
Able and FOrcibIe Lecture Deliver ed by Judge Septimus ]. Hanna at EIks' Theatre on the Above Subject to Large Audience.

Elks' theatre was filled last night, tho occasion of Judge Hanna's lecture on Christian Science, the audience being one of representative citizens O the city. AS a prelude to the lecture of the evening, an orchestra played a beautiful selection of music. Leroy Anderson, at the request of member; of the local Christian Science church, introduced the speaker of the evening in the following language:
 Ladies and gentlemen: It is my privilege at the invitation of the First Christian Science church of Prescott, to introduce to you a gentleman who has lectured on the subject of the Science of Christ's teachings, or Christian Science as it is now called, both in this country and EuIope-o who is a member of the Christian Science board of lectureship of Bos ton-one who for ten years was first reader of the First Christian Science church organized, which is known as the mother church of the Christian Science creed-a gentleman who has spent the major part of his life in the practice of law-one who is eloquent and able to instruct us upon this sub ject.
 The subject upon which we are to receive instruction tonight is to me an absolutely new one, for l am wholly unacqnainted with any of its teach ings or principles; but, in this day and age of education and advancement we mea sure a mans intelligence by his freedom from prejudice, and his willingness to listen to the arguments of others and to give heed to that which is good in them.
 1 believe that all right minded peo- ple wish the truth concerning the problems and creeds in which they are interested, and will determine the truth thereof without prejudice, for to my mInd prejudice is prejudgment and forming of opinion without ex- amining the facts. 1t is hastily ac cepting a conclusion without investi- gation. and take it that all who are here tonight are willing to listen with out any prejudice to the gentleman who is 50 amply able to instruct us concerning the subject of Christian Science.
 therefore have the honor of intro d1cing to you Judge Septimus J. Hanna.
 Judge Hanna, as a preface to his lecture, spoke in complimentary terms of the city and referred to the beauti ful edifice which had been selected for the lecture to be delivered in say ing it was one of which all should feel proud. He also spoke in very kindly terms of the newspapers for the liberal notices given of his lee tuIe when he proceeded with his theme, continuing for about an hour and a half during all of which time he held the rapt attention of his audi ence.
 Judge Hanna said in part:
 Ladies and gentlemen: In appearing before you for the purpose of speak ing on the subject of Christian Science I will say at the outset that in the space of a single discourse l can only touch some of its leading phases and hint, as it were, at its teachings, its aims and its purposes.
 If I were here to discourse upon any ordinary subject, claiming to have something new to present with refer ence to it, you would naturally expect me to tell you somewhat of my au thority for so speaking, and if there was a text look upon the subject you would wishTto know something of that text book, as we'll as to hear, at least briefly, of the life and character of the author.
 Acting on this assumption, 1 beg your attention while l speak briefly Of the Christian Scien e text book-fol there is such book-as we'll as of the life and character of its author.
 4 few words, then as to the text book. This book of which the Rev Mary Baker G. Eddy IS the author, was first published in 1875. It bears the title of "Science and Health, with Key to the Scriptures, and contains the entire text of Christian Science. It is treatise on healing through the power of God, or the divine Mind. Or, as we claim, it is thorough exc gesis of the Scriptural method of healing all manner of diseases and curing all manner of sin through the understanding of God as all present, all powerful, all wise and universal Mind. In short, it is spiritual inter-