Article April 29, 1905 Issue

The Lectures

with contributions from Wilfred G. Garnet Cole, George C. Cavell, Max C. Currick

The annual lecture of First Church of Christ, Scientist, of Cambridge, was given Thursday evening, March 16, at First Parish Church (Unitarian), by William D. McCrackan. The subject was Christian Science. The lecturer was introduced by Wilfred G. Garnet Cole, First Reader of the Cambridge Church, who said in part, —

Last year, through the kindness of our Unitarian friends and brethren, whose church this is, we were enabled to have our lecture here. This year again, we wish to publicly and gratefully acknowledge our deep appreciation of the highminded public spirit, Christian courtesy, and loving kindliness which they have shown in again granting us its use. Reaping as they have sown, we are confident that their harvesting of good will be abundant.

The present is an age of investigation. All proper investigation, whether directed to questions scientific, economic, sociological, philosophic, or religious, aims to eliminate the false, and bring to light the true. Scientific methods of investigation have long been applied in the study of the various subjects comprised under the domain of the physical and moral sciences, but until recently humanity has stopped short of applying these special tests to that subject which of all should be nearest and dearest to their hearts; viz., religion. To-day, therefore, there is a demand that Christianity shall prove itself scientifically true. Logically this involves the doing, at this time, of the works done of old by Christ Jesus and his disciples. On this account, because it claims to do the same works, a great and growing interest has arisen in Christian Science. — The Cambridge Chronicle.

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