The Sentinel=record., 1915-01-12
STRICKLER MAKES
 SPLENDID ADDRESS
FAMOUS CHRISTIAN SCIENCE SPEAKER OF BOSTON ENTER.
 TAlNS LARGE AUDIENCE.
Is a Most Convincing Speaker and the Audience Felt Highly Gratifed at Opportunity to Hear Him.

| most famous Christian Science speak CTS of this country, addressed an au- dience of more than GOO people at the Princess theater Sunday after. 1 noon. which was one of the most en- ioyable entertainments of the year to l those interested ia listening to the | words of men of high satnding in af. ! fairs generally. The speaker was in troduced to the audience by Judge C. T. Gotham. The weather was incle- ment for the occasion. but there was much enthusiasm evidenced in hay- l ing brought to the city such d distin- guished speaker as Dr. Stticllier proved to be.
 Speech introducing Virgil o. Strick-
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 In responding to an invitation 10 in- troduce the distinguished speaker who hoaors us by his presence on this oc- casion, do not appear as a disciple of the doctrines of Christian Science, but rather as an interested auditor 1 with an open m!nd to accept that l which seems to be true and to reject that which seems 10 be false With
 Hamlet I am persuaded that there are stranger things in heaven and earth than dreamed Of in your phil 1 osophy Horatio. No church or creed has a monopoly of the truth Almost 1 2,000 years ago Pilate propomded the query to the Christ "N hat is tluth?' aud from that day to this ev. l tnn1rsg .f f Ou .a1 Io d. man heart has anX.ously repeated the same interrogation
 The grandest conception of the l twentieth century is the universality of law. Every leaping stream. Tickle | breeze, winged thought; every relg. ious creed, political dogma, as we'll | every rule of civil conduct. proclaims the existence of law-universal. ever potent Not until the twentieth cen 1 tury did science attempt to throw it's scdrchllght on the human soul, and Dr Hudson and others proclaimed the 1 law of psychic phenomena.
 Truth is progressive. To each gen. eration the honor Is given of produc- l ing some tall, sun-crowned men and 1 women, who live on the mountain tops and catch the first glimpses or trutl as it radiates from the throne of God. | and transmit it 10 a grateful poster ity. Some such great soul. thousands of earnest and intelligent seekers aft- eF truth. scattered throughout the | civilized world today. are ready with much confidence to declare was the product of the twcn%eth century in the person C. Mary Baker Eddy founder and G's,o1c~cr cf Christian | Science
 Dating Lack to S66. the year of Mrs. Eddy's great disoov Christian Sci. ence has had a wou ~fu' growth. and now ccmmaads ion or vila| influence aui power T. lay this de- nomination has churches and commu- nicants in every civilized country of the world, and numbers among its ad- herents the high and the low. the rich and the poou and seems to make a special appeal to those engaged in the more intellectual pursuits and vo- cations of life.
 Such a denomination or creed. talk ing into consideration it's marvellous growth, power, wealth and influence. canaot fail 10 command our respect. and entities the opponents and teach CTS Of it's principles 10 a patient hear ing and a fair consideration of its doe trles
 Hot Springs the worlds greatest
  ways glad to entertain and receive with the glad hand. distinguished guests. whether they have achieved prominence in the business world. ia professional circles in politics, or as leaders of religious thought It af- fords me very great pleasure. in la- half of and at the request of tle Christian Science Society Of Hot Springs, to introduce 10 its audience d man we'll known from Maine to Cal. ifornia Virgil 0. SuicMer, C. $. a member of the Board of Lectureship of line Mother Church. the First Church of Christ. Scientist. in Bos ton, Mass We feel honored to have hm with us oa this occasion and bespeal for him courteous and pa tient hearing, and your most respect fp attention Mir Strickler will now address you.
 Mir. Strekler's Address. It is undeniabe that Christian Sci. | ence has healed many sick reople and has brought about the regeneration Of many who were the victims of sin Among its membership are those who | have been healed of intemperance, of SC called chronic and organic diseases. 1 as well as or maladies that were l acute or fractional It has healed others of sorrow fear unhappiness and similar diseased mental condi tons that often cause more suffering and distress than physical disorders In every case of Christian Science healing whether the disease was crcn!c or acute, physical or mental, the cure was brought about without the use of hypnoUism mental sugges- ton, drugs or any material means.