St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1906-10-31
Christian Science Lecture.
Tudge Hanna Speaks to a Large
Audience in Pythian Hail.

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hold in Pythian Hall Friday evening and
+be hall was well filled to hear the
sneaker of the evening, Judge Septimus J.
Hanna of Colorado Springs. Judge
Hanna was introduced by Mrs. Luman
A. Laid as follows:
Friends Il bid you welcomed bring
Won greetings from First Church Of
Christ, Scientist.
We are grateful for all the good that
has come down through the ages from
the different interpretations of the inspired
Word of God. AS students of Christian
Science we have received so much good
and so many blessings from the interpre-
+ation given by our Leader, Rev. Mary
BakerG. Eddy, the discoverer and founder
of Christian Science, that we want to
share this good with you, and so we have
invited you here tonight to listen to a
talk on this Interpretation.
We ask you to accept our invitation in
the same spirit in which we have given
Il, the spirit of love aid true brother
liness which so deeply characterized the
whole life and teachings of our great
WHATSOEVER, Christ Jesus.
1t is with pleasure that introduce to
YOU the speaker of the evening, Judge
Septimus ], Hanna of Colorado Springs.
LADIES AND GENTLEMEN Il assume
that there are some here who are I'M
familiar with Christian Science, some
who have come for the first time to
hear it. / will address myself In part
to these. l therefore say that Chris
tian Science has a textbook entitled
Science and Health with Key to the
Scriptures" and its author is the Rev.
Mary Baker G. Eddy. 1t was first pub
lished in 1875. 1t Is treatise on heal
ing through the power of God, or the
divine Mind. Or, as. we claim, it is a
thorough exegesis Of the Scriptural
method of healing all manner of dis
cases. and of curing all manner of sin
through the understanding of God as
all-present, all-powerful, all-wise, and
universal Mind. In short, it is a spir-
itual Interpretation of the Bible; hence
its title: key to the Scriptures"
THE AUTHOR.
The author of book of note and of
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 and editor of the official period
icals, have had opportunities which
enable me to speak intelligently Of her
life and character as well as of her
labors and literary attachments.
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
cessantly 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 Incredible,
even if done by one yet in the Adde'S
cence of life. AS to her religious char
acter, | speak my profoundest convic-
ton when | say / believe 1t to be In
accord with the highest standard OF
Christian living.
Yet, notwithstanding her highly spir-
itual nature, she is withal an intense
ly practical person. She keeps close
watch of current affairs and acquaints
herself with the worlds doing. She is,
moreover, a patriotic citizen of her ma
tive State and of her adopted city,
contributing generously of her means
toward their material welfare ana up
building.
THE TENETs.
I shall next speak of the Church Ten
cts. There Is I'M Boston Mother
Church, organized a number OF years
since, having membership OF more
than forty thousand, composed of per
sons residing in almost every part OF
this country and of other countries
This membership is increasing at the
rate of about 1900 annually. The
Mother Church has branch churches
and societies to the number of nearly
one thousand, also situated In almost
every part of this country and OF other
countries. Some years since the Mother
Church adopted a set of Church Tenets
These become also the tenetS OF all OF
her branches. and must be subscribed to
and adopted by every person becoming
a member either of the Mother ChurcI
or of any of her branches. These tenets
furnish a fair index to the religious
faith or belief of this movement, hence
I shall refer to them in substance. They
acknowledge the Scriptures to be tine
inspired word of Cod They acknowl
edge the supremacy and infinity of God
They acknowledge Christ and his div
unity, and declare there is but one
Christ They inculcate the omnipotence
omnipresence and omniseience OF Goa.
that God is Spirit; that mantle real
Spiritual man-is made in the image
and likeness of God according to thu
teaching of Genesis, and that this rea
man must, by the necessity Of his rela
tionship to God, reflect, or image forth
the divine character. The real and Inn
mortal man, therefore, does reflect Goo
The mortal man. or the unspiritua
man, does not reflect God and IS no
therefore His image and likeness.
The last of these tenets enjoins upol
all who subscribe to them the necesslt.
of striving. watching and praying Z
have in themselves the same MIND ina
was also in Christ Jesus, to love on
another, and to be meek, merciful' JUS
and pure.
Surely there can be no higher stand
ard of Christianity. If there be
person on this earth to-day VINO ca
truly be said to have in himself tn
same Mind that was also In chris
Jesus. that person is Christian. l