The San Francisco call., 1908-12-07
LECTURER EXPLAINS
CHRISTIAN SCIENCE
F. H. Leonard Recalls His Com
version and Cure of Sup
posed Incurabie Disease
B. F. BriSac Introduces Speaker,
Who Secures Close Atten-
ton and Applause

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0f lecturers of The First Church q
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z-d stirring address Oh -Chri-sisz 81
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TIE lecturer zas introduced oT 3 r
Briszc- . IoczI Insurance broker Fne
said thzr Christian Science had become
familiar by name 20 everybody e21 rnss
The Widespread interest naturally pro-
v0Eed ths question What : tners "a
IL The answer sad TIE spssksr-
Springs quickly % t5e minds % those
cz-ltsr With It's tescsfngs K sup
plies ths greatest lack e hCu21iLy-1t
1szzhez Ea1 TIE truth ard rsco1cllss
hin 20 God
The physical sciences said B-iszc.
have answered II some measure t1e
ThTr s1E ths noT CO t1tS vo--1.
but The Wien ard EEers Of the
next have bee1 answered bE Christian
SeIsuce TIE SPEAKER said IhaS OF
eTsrT hand Christian Science was cur
5uE al manner q disease. both moral
znd physical Er6 fulc-to1al as ~eI
as organic. and that the interest II
rhe subfec- Us zcr % be wondered At
LECTURER HOLDS ATTENTION
Leonard spoke II clear voice ard
With uerre,,- snurcLztt0r- HIS Vigorous
manner ard graceful personality CON-
nz1ce5 u151vi5sd attention and E1S
acoustics q ths auditorium permitted
hin 70 bs heard n The tzrLEest corner
Re sad that While Christian Science
Vas founded On the bible. unless zp-
preached IN the proper spirit Il was sec
ulzr history and nothing better that
rhe Modern Christians prosecuted the
Jews because Jews hzd crucl6ed Christ
but rhzr Christian Science vas the
religion CT Christ w1o himself did not
condemn rhozs who perEecutsd him
Leonard reminded his audience EnaE
Christ himself ard Al his apostles were
Jews
It zzS not = rztiozzIiIy OF = race
thz- killed Christ Ezi6 the lecturer.
but the Soue uE5slTef that exists 70
DAY and With which We have 10 con
tend Cod IS not Jealous u his ov7
children There = 10 envy OF malice
q u1chzritznIeress IN God- He does
uot destroy 5ES ON children L =
evil re fights When Christ cast tl=
merchants out Of the temple he did
not seek 70 iuiurs the temple, buE 70
bsnIsh rhe sviI from Il
-CrbeIfsve-s say today that re age
of miracles IS past unmindful that
CnriSt roI5 hzS Disciples 20 DO zs he
- done than he had done They say
that Christ went about healing the
sick cleansing the Iepsr ara raising
the dead that he had 70 DO this To
demonstrate The truth 20 ire Jews, who
zs-s 3 sir 1ecke6 people
SAYS THOUGHTS ARE THINGS
The sir necked people are not yet
dead and the Jews are not the olly
SIT zecked people- People cling n
thz belief II hsu ard neglect The fact
that Go6 IS o11ipresez- Christian
% 10 he'll where God Is SI1- disease
su5 dsz-h 90 nor exist because people
believe 50 any more than the world
vas rat wheA Il was 80 considered bg
-he s1c5ents
Leonard spoke Of The tolerance Ehsct
3 1o- zlzost universal toward ths
truth that thoughts are things. and
said thzr modern physicians recognized
that their OETn mental attitude towzre
tEeir patients had Z grese deal 70 4.
with The cure The old tine physician
hs said. adopted = grave, even ouino4s
manner IN the sick rcoEn- but the mod
eru pracCItio1sr entered The -oor
CheerfuIIT zzd gave encouragement
which did more good than the pre-
s--fptior-
@ThouEhts are thfazs- said Leonard
ard nothing IS done without th'
thought which preCedss action -.
crime ts committed without the crint
raj thought preceding II The lzz
makes II impossible for these thought
70 oe turned 70 Scticn which will n
5ure the community ~ couE1ing tn
criminal
Physicians say that anger may b.
The cause of cancer. anger causes con
gesrfo1- which IN tur1 causes eorrup
Physicians admit that FOR nervous zns
functional troubles Christian Science 4
ef1escIous. and 50 Il viii ne seen thz
they are four-dfrhs with Is The othe
6fth VIII soon join Is. too
The lecturer was cheered wde1 n
referred % the state OF cfTic co-rur
rion which had been existent IN thh
city and said that the exposures o
7 the grzfr prosecution did not indiczt,
that the people were growing worse
5ut thst they we're growing nor,
Thoughtful
The evil that re see around US L,
said does not prove that we are grow
4 ing more wicked. bEt that Ee are be
& coming more conscious OF fhs truth
f TIE rr1th e taking the vzrufsh OF IN.
lfe- disclosing the rorrsnnesS beneath
TIE truth Is Gco- and the kingdom 0
God IS within
LEONARD TELLS OF CONVERSION
+ Leonard told Or his own couvsrsfo,
F 70 Christian Science He Rad been born
and suffered torture day and night II
+ aid not want 70 die. because hell IA,
greater horror for him than even hi
pain ard ne had been lad 20 bsIfev
that there we're twenty chances 70 On
Z of his going there- that being the PRO
( portion OF humanity PECULIARLY sup
posed 70 90 below He did not thfnl
( he could get 70 heaven. 80 he was IL
+ dEced 10 try ChrfStEzn Science.
he called upon Z practitioner an
was inclined 70 look upon the matte
zs q Joke But IN spite os his lack 0
faith he was cured and converted Il
also told OF the founding cf Cnrsstiz.
Science by Hrs. Eddy. for whom he sal
AL Christian Scientists had the great
est love because she had pointed OF
tne way So- their delivery
n conclusion. the lecturer said
We ask vou 70 Investigate. 10
+ Christian Scfentfsts- but CnriStiz
il Science and see how absolutely Il re
veaIs The zodIv standard. wherein Ths
{ hleSsez one bIeSSeS all Every prozfs
/ shziE hs fui6IIsd- and the grand wor
q Christ zs exemplifed n Cdrfsttz
science. be universally accepted The
srzu his viii be done On earth as
= IN heaven thea shall re realize tha
( his - the kingdom and the power an
{ the EIorE forever seeing TIE full fruit