The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-03-20
MSS. BROOKIzNS LECTURES
ON CHRZS7ZAN SCIENCE
Tsyo Thousand Persons Gather to Hear Her En-
bo,tnd the Theme With EzoQnence and
Conyincivg Sincerity ,,tyoduced
BY Weed Munro.

An audience Of more than 1000 per-
sons gathered at the Metropolitan OPP
erahouse yesterday to hear the address
of Miss Mary Brookins, C.S.B., on
Christian Science. Several hundred,
whom it was impossible to seat, we're
turned away. The lecture was given
under the auspices of the First Church
of Christ, Scientist, and in addition to
the great interest in the topic OF the
day, there was the warmest regard for
Miss Brookins, who is Minneapolis
woman, and who has so proven her
powers as an eloquent and convincing
expounder of Christian Science that she
has been for nearly two years mem
Der of the Christian Science board Of
lectureship of the First Church OF
Christ, Scientist, in Boston. AS it hap
pens, however, she has not before been
heard in Minneapolis since her appoint
ment, and the size and deep interest OF
the audience were thus genuine trlb'
ute to her as we'll as to her theme. Miss
Brookins, far from disappointing her
friends. evinced her undoubted ability
by delivering long and eloquent dis
course, which held the close attention
from first to last of that vast audience.
The speaker was introduced by Weed
Munro in the following words:
"The privilege Of introducing the
speaker of the day is granted to one
one who has studied the subject without
avail, to whom the refulgence Of re-
vealed light has been denied, but who
stands aside and watches the devel
opment of the denomination with JOY
and pardonable envy.
"The marvellous growth Of the Chris
ton Science Church and the unswerv'
ing loyalty of it's members, is conclu
sive evidence of the business and So
lidity of it's foundation. Truth and
Love seem to be it's base and sweet
repose, cheerfulness, unfailing happi
ness, peace and fearlessness its super
structure.
s'To the uninitiated who is just
careful watchfulness discloses thai
Christian Science accepts and fol
lows the teachings Of Christ, I'M
burdened by and shQrn of doctrines
the teachings of Him, to whom alone
is due the Christian significance Of
such words as Charity, Humility ane
Humanity; whose one great message
was Love and the power of whose IN
fluence was due to his absolute slnless
ness.
9 "We shall hear today from a mem
Der of the Christian Science Board O.
Lectureship of the First Church o
Christ, Science, in Boston, Mass, on
of the nineteen persons only, OF tn
entire world. who are empowered t.
speak with authority, publicly, upo'
Christian Science-a resident of gu
city who has been honored and exalte'
to this position. 1t gives me grea
pleasure to introduce Miss Mary Brook
ms, who will speak upon the subject 0
och istianity is Science: Science
Demonstrate.
Miss Brookins then spoke as follows
Ladies and Gentlemen:-
Whatever may be the various motive
that have brought us together at tn
time, it is more than likely that tn
greater number of us have been ey'
witnesses to the vast panorama OF NJ
man strife, and stress, and want, an
woe-and, noting the inadequacy of a
commonly known and applied means {
relief, are turning, with more or lei
faith and expectancy to Christian Sc
ence 40 q DosSihle deliyerer
We have met to consider for an no,
or more the subject of Christian Sc
ence, and it is my wish to present it
. you in the light of practical religic
and remedy showing Christianity ar
Science to be one and demonstrable.
Looking closely into the face Of h
manity today, one must be impresst
with two salient features in its gener
aspect, namely, wholesome disconte
with what it has, and an eager, enc
\ getic effort to obtain what it has ne
If there were no sense of loss,
lack, or limitation-no throes of di
( destruction or distress, there were
need Of remedy. If the reign
health, and righteousness, and pea
were consciously established in t
experience or the people Today the
were no room for further redemptit
and no use for the continued Offices
s redeemer.
But such is not the case. We are 4
content "to bear, those ills we have
any more than we are to g fly to otht
that we know not off, An INSTINCT
impulse in the heart Of man prote
against the heritage Of evil, entail
upon the race of Adam-and eitl
beats its hopeless wings against t
boundarie: of its supposed environme
or industriously occupies its time in
more or less intelligent effort to esca
More that this, we have, as "a
reached a point in progress where
WHAT is THERE