Article November 14, 1903 Issue

From a Lecturer's Note-book

SEPTIMUS J. HANNA

The members of the Board of Lectureship have opportunities for witnessing and experiencing many interesting things. Among many others I recall with especial interest the occasions hereafter mentioned, which I trust may be of interest to the readers of our beloved Sentinel.

Shortly after my appointment I received a letter from a village of about two hundred inhabitants, situated in one of the beautiful valleys of Colorado, saying that there was a little band of four Scientists there and they had concluded to have a lecture; would I lecture for them? I assured them that I would. I was the more willing to do so because the letter stated that two of them were former acquaintances of mine, of whose coming to Science I was not previously aware. I gave them a Sunday, notwithstanding the scarcity of Sundays with the lecturers. I arrived in time to attend their Sunday service and found twelve persons assembled, including one of the two physicians of the place and his wife. The latter were not only apparently interested listeners, but the husband played the organ for them, as he was in the habit of doing at their services.

There were present at the lecture, I was told, one hundred and twelve persons,—more than half the entire population, and, relatively, the largest audience I have addressed.

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