Article May 29, 1902 Issue

The Lectures

with contributions from Warren E. Russell, Lemuel T. Willcox, McKee, Knott, S. E. Simonsen, James Freeman Clarke

An audience of six hundred people heard Edward A. Kimball, C.S.D., of Chicago, deliver a lecture on Christian Science at the Grand Opera House yesterday afternoon [May 11]. Many were present from Pittsburgh, Salem, Alliance, Massillon, and vicinity. As a preface, Warren E. Russell of Massillon, a member of First Church of Christ, Scientist, of Canton, spoke as follows:—

"Friends:—We have with us to-day Rabbi Max Wertheimer, Ph.D., C.S.B., of Dayton, Ohio. Rabbi Wertheimer is said to be the first rabbi of orthodox Judaism, since the time of Jesus Christ, to become converted to Christianity and to take open and public stand in reference to his change of belief. To better introduce the lecturer I now present to you with much pleasure Rabbi Wertheimer of Dayton."

The Rabbi spoke as follows: "Every nation on the globe has a divine purpose, an historic mission to fulfil, in the providential plan of earthly management. Just as soon as this purpose is accomplished, the nation has done its part, it is either set aside, and left in peace, or it is succeeded by a mightier one unfolding a still higher and clearer view. Thus, the Greek stood for art and philosophy; the Egyptian for invention and architecture; the Jew for monotheism; the Roman for jurisprudence and discipline; modern Europe for culture and music; America for liberty. This gigantic country of ours in God's inscrutable wisdom, has been divinely set apart to become the stage for the enacting of the greatest and most epoch-making drama of all the preceding centuries; the political and religious rights of man, woman, and child. But, after all, what is political and religious freedom, with slavery to sin, disease, and the woes of hell? The Bible indeed saith: 'Righteousness exalteth a nation,' but, what is righteousness? Right speaking, right doing, right living. But, understand, that there never can be any right speaking, or right doing, or right living without right thinking.

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