Rock Island Argus., 1905-10-11
MANY HEAR HANNA
Boston Man Addresses Large
Audience on Christian
Science.
MAN OF CHURCH AND STATE
Subject of Discourse, Christian Sci
ence, the Religion of Bible
Teachings and Practices.

Judge Septimus J. Hanna of Boston
addressed large audience at the ILL.,
nois theater last evening on Christian
Science. the Religion of the Bible" The
speaker was introduced by George Shell
don. of this city, who in few words
told of Judge Hannas prominent
position in church and civic
affairs. The speaker, after d
few Introductory remarks, gave de-
tailed discourse on the church he repre-
sents. its teachings and practices. His
address in part. follows:
Ladies and Gentlemen.-I assume
that there are some here who are uE,
familiar with Christian Science-some
who have come for the first time to
hear of it. | will address myself in
part to these. | therefore say thar
Christian Science has a textbook en-
titled Science and Health with Key
To the Scriptures and its author is
the Rev Mary Baker Eddy. II was
first published in 1875. II is treatise
on healing through the power of God,
or the divine mind. Or. as we claim
method of healing all manner of dis
eases, and of curing all manner of sin
through thc understanding of God as
all-present. all powerful, alI-wise. and
universal mind. In short, it is a spirit
ual Interpretation of the bible; hence
its title: Key 10 the Scriptures"
Author.
The author of a book of note and
value is a person of whom people de
sire to know, therefore | shall refer
briefly to the life and character OF
Mrs. Eddy. 1t may not be amiss for
me to say that for nearly ten years.
as former first reader in the mother
church in Boston aud editor of the Off
cial periodicals, | have had Opportuni-
ties which enable me to speak intelli-
gently of her life and character as well
as of her labors and literary attain
menis
Speaking from this vantage ground,
can truthfully say that intellectually
she is one of the most alert persons
] have ever known; that she labors in
CCssantly and unselfishly for the cause
to which she has devoted her life. and
that. Notwithstanding her years. she
performs an amount of labor each day
which, If known. would seem incredi-
BILE. even if done by one yet in the
adolescence of life.
Church T-nct-.
| shall next speak of the church
tenetS There is in Boston mother
church, organized a number of years
since. having a membership of nearly
10000. composed of persons residing
in almost every part of this country
and of other countries. This member
ship is increasing at the rate of about
5000 annually. The mother church has
branch churches and societies to the
number of nearly one thousand. also
situated in nearly every part of this
country and of other countries. Some
years since the mother church adopted
n set of church tenetS. These become
also the tenets of all of her branches,
and must he subscribed to and adopted
by every person becoming a member
either of the mother church or of any
of her branches. These tenets furnish
a fair index to the religious faith or be
l,ef of this movement. hence | shall
refer 10 them in substance They ac-
knowledge Christ and his divinity. and
declare there is but one Christ. They
inculcate the omnipotence. omnipres
ence and omnisciCncc of God; that God
is spirit. that man-the real. spiritual
man is made in the image and like
ness of God according TO the teaching
of Genesis. and that this real man
must. by the necessity of his rela-