The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1907-10-16
THE SCIENCE Of LOVE
Rev. w. p. Mckenzie Gives A
Fine Lecture.
AUDIENCE PRESENT

LARGE AUDIENCE PRESENT
Learned Divine Gives Interesting Ex-
position of Christian Science
Doctrines.
A select audience of Denison's
thinking people assembled in the
Opera house last Friday evening upon
invitation of the Christian Scientists
Of the city. and YER treated to a fine
lecture dealing with the tenets of that
rapidly growing cult. Those in at
tendance speak highly of the speak
er's gifts both as an orator and as a
logician and his lecture made a pro-
found impression even with those who
were not prepared to accept his teach
ings.
Among those attracted to the
lecture and the reunion of the Denison
church we're the following:
Mrs. Hubbard. Mrs. Bradshaw,
Mrs. Meyers. Mrs.. Fish. Mr.. and
Mrs. M-rllng all of Ida Grove. Mrs.
Grace Fanske. and son Of Pierce.
Nebr.. Mrs. Sandlah. Ce~nterville.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. Oswald. Abba, Mrs.
John Gray. Auburn. Mrs. John W..
Miller. Manning. Miss Louise Smith.
Ute and Hugo A. Harthun. Kansas
City. Mo.
The lecturer. Rev. William P. Nc
Kenzle. c. s. B.. of Cambridge.
Mass. was educated at Upper Canada
College. and graduated from Toronto
University in 1884. During the Riel
rebellion IN the Canadian Northwest
in 1885. he was war correspondent for
the Toronto Mail. Four years later
he graduated from Knox Theological
College. and after a postgraduate
course at Auburn Theological Semi.
nary. was ordained by the Presbytery
of Rochester. N. Y. After serving
in the ministry for four years. ne
withdrew from Presbytery and in 1895
resigned his position as instructor in
English literature and rhetoric at
Rochester University. to engage in
Christian Science work. In 1898 he
was appointed a trustee of the Pub
fishing Society and a lecturer and had
the privilege of instruction from
the Discoverer and Founder of
Christian Science. Mrs. Eddy. in her
class of that year.
Synopsis Of Lecture.
Christian Science comes to give
substance to the good that many have
hitherto hoped for. and the assembling
of large audiences to listen to lectures
upon the subject indicates that many
have an intuitive expectation of find
ing their hope satisfied in harmony
with Christianity, and also in accord
with Science.
Christian Science Based Upon Scrip
tural Truth.
Christian Science has for it's text
book. or instruction manual. a book
first published in 1875 by Mary Baker
G. Eddy. and entitled "Science and
Health with Key to the Scripture -
The author is now known to the world
as the woman who has given to this
age the true idea of God. and as the
philosopher and thinker who has rev.
o%lutionized the sense of Christianity
from theoretical to practical, so that
the medieval belief of Christianity
as q scheme for a future world saliva
tion is changing to the primitive con-
ception of Christianity as a means for
revealing to men on earth the good
ness of God in healing and salvation.
In her book there are over eight
hundred citations from Scripture.
hence we may see that her exploration
of the Bible in seeking the founda-
ton for Christian Science was
thorough: but it is to the students of
its pages that the significance of the
title. "Science and Health with Key
to the Scriptures" is made apparent :
for they find an inspiration for earn
est and practical study Of the Bible.
In commercial circles it is granted
that greatly increased sales of Bibles
may be credited to the influence of
Christian Science. In the public SER
vice of the movement the Holy
Scriptures are given a place such as
"the book Of the law Of Moses had
in the days of the return from captiv-
ity in Babylon under Nehemiah, when
readers were appointed who caused
people to understand the law.
Christian Scientists are Optimists.
The question presented to every
man is really this: 10 what do you
give power? Evil or good' Christian