Arizona republican., 1905-03-27

Hanna. Like Judge Ewing, he is l learned in the profession of law. He
 has given much time and thought tC | the subject of Christian Science and has chosen 1t as his Christian profes- sion.
 I was taught to come in one six o'clock on Saturday evening to get
 ready for the ordeal of the next day. That was not an unusual thing in those days. On Sunday the boys and children were not allowed to go into
 the woods and were told the story of the bear which would eat up children
 who went into the woods on Sunday to
 play. We were taught in those days.
 and it was impressed upon my mind.
 that there were two roads to travel.
 One was a very narrow path which led
 up to heaven; the other was a broad
 road which led to destruction. God
 was a revengeful God. He punished
 those who did not come up to the
 mark and walk in this straight and
 narrow path, and we were told of the great hell fire and birthstone to which those would go who followed in this
 broad road. We were taught to flee from the wrath to come.
 In our sitting room at home my mother had a picture hung from the wall called the Tree of Life, on which was pictured the beautiful garden of heaven with its people enjoying them selves among the flowers and scenery. Underneath the tree was the pit, and an entrance-way down into the pit where Satan stood directing a certain class of people who had apparently followed in this broad road to that hell of fire and birthstone. But today we are taught better. a brighter. more beautiful faith. We are taught that Heaven is everywhere. It is made as we make 1t, a condition of the mind. God, instead of being a revengeful God, we are taught today is a God of love and mercy and justice. This is a more beautiful, a brighter faith, faith that appeals more to the com mon understanding of the people.
 Years ago if a conversion could be made from the orthodox church to Catholicism 1t was considered a great victory. a saving ofsa soul from the purgatory to come. The Salvation Army in it's first work was stoned in the streets Today the great good sense of the American people gives to the work of that grand Salvation Army the credit that they are justly entitled to working on the lines of helping ele- vate mankind and make better men and women of those they can reach. And today we are willing to give credit to that grand old Catholic church for the grand and noble work it is doing along it's lines for the good of mankind and in the cause of humanity. And so with all the churches. They have their diff ferent creeds, but all are striving along the lines and in the way that. they see it to build up and elevate the human family into the better way of living. Broadminded people everywhere are only too glad to assist any and all denominations in the work they are striving to do.
 Christian Science. while only few years old. has over 600 churches and over 6O,0O0 people working in the cause as they advocate it and see it; the elevation of mind over matter and the endeavor along these lines to lead people to higher and brighter thoughts, to a more truthful view of Christian belief and Christian like living. It, too desires and should have the encourage ment and assistance of all those desir7 ing to see this world made better by our having lived in it, building for ourselves a high minded and Christian like character, a character that when once established no power on earth can take from us. This Christ-like. Chris tian-like character is what all good people are striving for and love to see exemplified in the character and teach ings of others.
 I knew Judge Hanna, who is to speak to you today, in Illinois years ago, where he lived before he removed to Colorado. His life there was a blameless one, and we feel as We look upon him today that he has main- tained and carried with him that in- violable reputation which entities him to that respectful hearing which [ know you will be glad to give him. He can speak for himself much better than can speak for him, so I take great pleasure in presenting him to you.
 Judge Hanna said in part:
 Ladies and gentlmen: In appear ing before you for the purpose of speaking on the subject of Christian Science l will say at the outset that in the space of a single discourse { can only touch some of its leading phases and hint, as it were, at it's teachings, its aims and it's purposes.
 If l were here to discourse upon any subject, claiming to have something new to present with refer ance to it, you would naturally expect y thority for so speaking, and if there was a textbook upon the subject you would wish to know something of that textbook, as we'll as. to hear, at least briefly, of the life and character of | the author.
 Acting on this assumption, l beg your attention while I speak briefly of | he Christian Science textbook-for | there is such a book-as well as of | he life and character of it's author
 THE TEXTBOOK.
 A 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 | l treatise on healing through the pow er of God, or the divine mind Or. as | we claim, it is a thorough exegisis of l he Scriptural method of healing all | manner of diseases and curing all |