At Walla Walla, Wash.

On March 10, First Church of Christ, Scientist, of Walla Walla, had the pleasure of inviting their friends to a lecture at the Opera House, to be delivered by Judge William G. Ewing of Chicago. Attorney Cain introduced the lecturer. The house was well filled and the audience very attentive. Scientists from Waitsburg, Wash., and Athena, Weston, and Milton, Ore., were in attendance.

This is the fourth lecture given here and the second time we have had the pleasure of having Judge Ewing with us. Each lecture has given a fresh impetus to the work and we feel that this will not be an exception.

The introductory remarks of Attorney Cain follow:—

There was a time when men and women who professed religion supposed themselves in the possession of all truth, and that whosoever advanced any doctrine in conflict with the established belief was an impostor or a misguided heretic. Time and the ever-softening and refining influences of true Christianity have, however, eliminated much of the dogmatism from religious beliefs, until now men and women of various beliefs lend a willing ear to whoever seeks to give a new interpretation to, or throw new light upon, the teachings of Christ.

So great has been the change that the man or woman who to-day is considered an exemplary Christian and whose life is considered worthy of emulation by every one, would a few years ago have been considered something worse than an infidel.

The men whose teachings have been responsible for this change have not escaped a certain amount of persecution, but the time has come—and we should be devoutly thankful that we are permitted to live in such a time—when the man who conceives some new idea or advocates some new doctrine, is no longer considered a public enemy.

Christian Scientists, I am told, do not claim that they have discovered any new truth but that their doctrines are drawn from the Bible. However this may be, and however familiar their teachings may have been to the people of ancient times, they come as somewhat of a revelation to the people of the present day.

We have assembled here to-night to listen to a discussion of those doctrines. We have with us, as the speaker of the evening, a man whom I have known for a number of years and whose reputation as a lawyer and public speaker had made him known to me long before I had the pleasure of his acquaintance. Ladies and gentlemen, I take great pleasure in introducing to you the Hon. William G. Ewing of Chicago.—Correspondence.

At Cleveland, O.

On Tuesday evening, March 4, Mr. Edward A. Kimball, C.S.D., of Chicago, Ill., delivered a lecture in the new church edifice of First Church of Christ, Scientist, of Cleveland, O. The lecture was given under the auspices of First and Second Churches of Christ, Scientist.

The people began to assemble at the church edifice more than an hour before the time for the lecture to begin, and long before the appointed hour every seat in the large auditorium was occupied and hundreds filled the aisles and passage-ways, and even stood on the stairs and in the foyer below, getting as near the opening into the auditorium as possible in order to catch some part of the lecture, and many were turned away that could not find even standing-room.

It was a representative audience, composed of many of the most intelligent and cultured people of the city. Mr. Kimball spoke for an hour and a half, and the growing interest on the subject of Christian Science was manifested by all in the intense and almost unbroken attention which they accorded the lecture. Many persons expressed their approval and acceptance of the premises and conclusions which were set forth, thereby showing that the subject was handled in a very comprehensive manner. The value of such an address in educating the people and creating a just estimate of Christian Science, and our work and our Leader, can hardly be estimated.—Correspondence.

At Vancouver, B. C.

The Theatre Royal was well filled last night (March 4), when Hon. William G. Ewing of Chicago delivered a lecture on the origin and aims of Christian Science.

The chair was occupied by the United States Consul, Colonel L. Edwin Dudley, who in introducing the lecturer as a distinguished countryman, said he did so from the standpoint of one willing to learn more of the theories of the Christian Scientists' belief, with the general teachings of which he was only slightly conversant. The stage of the theatre was handsomely decorated with large British and American flags and Judge Ewing, who spoke for considerably over an hour in a quiet but impressive way, was listened to most attentively by the large audience, who at times heartily applauded his utterances.

The eloquence and evident sincerity with which the speaker advocated the cause of his church made a strong impression on many of his hearers, and at the conclusion of his address he was tendered a hearty and unanimous vote of thanks.—The Province, Vancouver, B. C.

At Whatcom, Wash.

When coming into the hall, which holds about six hundred, we said to Judge Ewing, "Judge, this seems a small crowd; the room is only about half full." The judge looked at us with a broad smile and said, "This is a pretty big room." It was the 6th of March, there was a drizzling rain, the roads and streets were muddy, and the evening was in the "dark" of the moon. In the audience we did not see a priest, a preacher, or a doctor, and only one lawyer; but there was a sprinkling of people from most of the churches, who listened with deep interest. We consider the lecture, nevertheless, a grand success and well appreciated by all who were there.

The press treated us very fairly. The Fairhaven Daily Herald said, "The lecture of Judge Ewing at Lighthouse Hall was a forcible and entertaining presentation of the doctrine and claims of Christian Science. He is an eloquent and persuasive speaker and held the closest attention of his hearers. Judge Ewing was introduced by Professor Wilson, of the normal school of Whatcom.—H. M. B.

Lectures at Other Places.

Marion, O.—Edward A. Kimball, March 3.