The daily morning journal and courier., 1907-05-03
NOTABLE TALK ON CHRISTIAN SCIENCE Delivered by Hon. Clarence A. Buskirk, c. S.,
 Last Night.
BIG AUDIENCE ATTENDS
Under Auspices of First Church, Scientist, This
 City.

Christian Science" was the subject of a lecture delivered last evening at the New Haven theater by the Hon. Clarence A. Buskirk, c. S., of Prince ton, Indiana The large audience which completely filled the theater displayed great interest in the subject of Christian science which is to-day claiming the attention of such large number of people
 MT. Buskirk is a member of the board of lectureship of the First Church of Christ, Scientist, in Boston. Mass. The lecture was given under the auspices of the First Church of Christ Scientist, of New Haven. MT. c. M. Tyrell re- tired reader of that church introduced the lecturer with the following re- marks:
 Ladies and Gentlemen: In behalf of First Church of Christ, Scientist, of New Haven, Conn, bid you all most cordial welcome.
 You have been invited here this ev- ening to listen to lecture on Christian Science, a subject that is absorbing the interest of men and women in all the varied walks of life.
 We have with us this evening, a gen tleman who comes well recommended, he Is member of he board of lecture ship of the First Church of Christ, Scientist, in Boston, Mass, and is therefore well qualified to expound the doctrine of Christian science.
 It gives me great pleasure to intro- duce to you the speaker of the evening, the Hon. Clarence A. Buskirk, c. s.
 MT. Buskirk then spoke in part as follows:
 Christian science has a history which is unique and extraordinary. It's text book Science and Health With Key to the Scriptures by Rev. Mary Bak- CT c. Eddy, was first published in 1875, and it has now passed it's 4O0th edition of 1000 copies each.
 The mother church, in Boston, Mass, now has over 4O.0O0 members. Alto sgether the denomination has over 900 churches and societies in which relig- tous services are held each week. These organizations are now to be found throughout the civilized earth Its growth Is constant as well as rapid. This growth comes from grateful advo- caty of the hundreds of thousands of its beneficiaries and the number of those receiving it's benefits is con- etartly increasing. It has not received, and it does not need any outside or adventitious aid to accelerate it's growth. No powerful prince or poten- tate, no conquering army no vast moneyed syndicate has espoused or assisted it. Its wonderful energies have all been steadily and steadfastly developed from within itself.
 There must be great meaning be- hind such growth as this, especially when we consider that Christian science has it's following from all ranks and pursuits of life, that 1t does not appeal to the fears or the excitable emotions of mankind, that it's teachings antagonize many of our preconceived notions, and that several established institutions have been conspicuously active and aggressive in their opposi- ton to 1t from the beginning. And it is a fact worthy of careful thought that those who refuse to test its worth are the ones who are found opposing Christian science, while those who are its adherents have all tested it in their. own persons and homes. Is not the experimental knowledge of its ad- herents far superior to the mere aca- demic theories of it's opponents?
 The discoverer and founder of Chris tian science, Rev. Mary Baker G. Eddy, was born near the city of Concord. N. II, in which city she now resides. All her life she has been devout Chris tian. a constant student of the Bible, and a loving worker for the welfare of humanity From early childhood she has evinced high intellectual gifts a rare spirituality in thought, life and conduct, and and eminent literary ability. Her life throughout has been that of a good and noble woman,
 In 1866 she met with a serious acci- dent and her physicians pronounced her case hopeless. In her extremity she resorted to prayer, and her recovery followed. For three years of assidu- ous study in trying to discover and make practical the scientific explana- ton of her recovery the Bible was her only text book She finally made the discovery and named it Christian science, or the science of Christian fly. At once she began to test, apply and prove the Christian rule of healing which she had discovered. She restor- ed to health a large number of per sons who had suffered from all man ner of sicknesses and all manner of disease. Then began her great and loving life-work of making known her