Article January 2, 1904 Issue

The Lectures

with contributions from Samuel J. Elder, Stephen Metcalf, Lyndon A. Smith

Judge William G. Ewing of Chicago lectured on Christian Science at the Town Hall, last Sunday afternoon [November 29]. The hall was well filled with a most interested audience. The speaker was introduced by the Hon. Samuel J. Elder in the following words:—

The late Chief Justice of Massachusetts, now Mr. Justice Holmes of the Supreme Court of the United States, once said, in speaking of the devotion of the Southern troops and of their adherence to their cause, "It seems a part of the divine economy that every person should go somewhither with all his might on the pain of not having lived." And it is just as true in the affairs of the mental and spiritual life as in the affairs of nations and individuals, that the truth as the man sees it, the truth as bodies of people see it, should be presented, and that each person should live out his views of the truth as it is in his mind, because there has been no progress in the world except there has been a clash of feeling, of opinion, and of judgment. Uniformity has always meant stagnation. And it is in this knowledge and in this spirit that I believe our Winchester friends welcome the discussion to take place this afternoon.

We are most fortunate in having the views presented by one of the ablest men in the ranks of Christian Science, and I have great pleasure in introducing to you your friend and mine, Judge Ewing of Chicago.

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