Watertown, N. Dak.

Judge William G. Ewing lectured on Christian Science Sunday afternoon [May 6] in the Grand Opera House. He was introduced by Hon. G. W. Case, who said in part,—

Glancing back into history, we learn that the discoverer of new things and the promoter of new ideas has been looked upon with doubtful eyes and considered with misgivings as to his logic and soundness of doctrine. Jesus Christ was a plain and practical teacher of God's simple plans of life. We need to study and learn more of these plans as taught by him. To this end we give ear to modern thought, and accept the light whenever we find it. I am glad that we can, in addition to our own concept of God's truth, seek more light from God's truth, seek more light from every source. Christian Science has become one of the acknowledged Christian religions, and is given much consideration in every part of our land. Its basic teachings are not well understood by the people generally, and to this end the church sends abroad its lecturers, that its beneficence may become better known.—

Public Opinion.

Peoria, Ill.

Bicknell Young addressed a fair audience at the Grand Opera House last night [April 23]. The Hon. Dan R. Sheen introduced the lecturer, saying in part,—

True religion is duty done; and love of God and love of man are but the two ends of the same cord. To love God and to hate or to harm men would be as inconsistent as to serve Satan and eschew sin. Christ said, "Whosoever shall do the will of God, the same is my brother, and my sister, and mother;" and that "these signs shall follow them that believe; In my name shall they cast out devils; ... they shall lay hands on the sick, and they shall recover." Christian Science has spread over the whole world, and can produce anywhere and everywhere those who will certify that it has benefited them mentally, morally, socially, and physically. I am not a member of this church, but I do not plume myself on that account, for I know that there is music in a piano although I cannot get it out. I know that the world is full of good, whether I get any of it or not; and so I look and listen and suspend judgment. To hear all sides and then decide is the duty of every honest person, and as there comes to us this evening a man with a mission, and a message concerning this new religion, I bespeak for him candid and thoughtful consideration.

Peoria Herald-Transcript.

Scranton, Pa

At the Family Theatre yesterday afternoon [April 22], to a very large audience, Rev. Irving C. Tomlinson, of Concord, N. H., delivered a lecture on Christian Science. Charles Dawson, Esq., in introducing the lecturer spoke in part as follows:—

That in the human mind are sown all the seeds of health or disease, I am firmly persuaded. Disease following conditions of great mental worriment or fear seems to tend to prove that the one is the cause of the other; in other words, every sickness or physical unrest we experience may be traced by careful analysis to some mental disturbance. Love is the greatest thing in the world, and love at work is God's law.

We are here to-day to learn if possible something of this law, to listen to the teachings of a woman who, loving humanity much, has spent her life in endeavoring to know the law that she might impart it to others, to give the cup of cold water to the thirsty, to reflect a sunbeam on the moldy wall of the prison cell. Her reward is secure. I speak of Mary Baker Eddy.

The main facts that three hundred and ninety-eight thousand copies of her text-book, "Science and Health with Key to the Scriptures," have gone forth, and that many have accepted her doctrines and found relief from disease and surcease of sorrow in their practice,—these call us to a careful consideration of her teaching.—

Scranton Republican.

Vermillion, S. Dak.

Judge Septimus J. Hanna lectured on Christian Science at the City Hall, May 6. The speaker was introduced by Dean Clark M. Young, who spoke in part as follows:—

If it were within my power to banish two words from the English language and eliminate them from our lexicons, I think I should do so without any hesitation. These two words are "orthodoxy" and "heresy." These terms stand for ideas around which has centered very much of desperate human conflict and bitter strife. Again and again have the battle-fields of the world testified to the partisanship and the feuds, to the malevolence and hatred which these antithetical ideas have inspired in the human heart. For over five hundred years the progress of civilization has been marked by the struggle of humanity to establish religious toleration. We have not yet achieved that degree of liberty and that spirit of truth-seeking which are inculcated by the teachings of Christ Jesus. When we shall have succeeded in banishing the terms "orthodoxy" and "heresy" from our lexicons and freed our minds from the ideas for which they stand, then we may replace them with the simple but broad and comprehensive terms of right and wrong.—

Dakota Republican.

Montrose, Col

Rev. William P. McKenzie of Cambridge, Mass., lectured on Christian Science at the Opera House, Sunday, April 22. He was introduced by Judge T. J. Black, who said in part,—

Does the world move, in the sense that there is intellectual advancement, and in the sense that at the same time the dictates of reason, justice, and conscience are obtaining greater sway? No matter what our intellectual or material progress, unless there is also a quickening of the soul, the net result is against man.

In the domain of right and wrong what is the answer of the centuries? Is our sense of justice more acute? Is the individual putting forth his best effort, or any effort, for the common good? Is the mantle of charity becoming broader? Does woman more quickly extend a helping hand to her erring sister, or treat her with a more sympathetic or forgiving spirit than she did a century ago? Have any of us the courage to cross swords with those who, wearing the garment of a little brief authority, champion wrongs which custom, cunning, craft, and undue advantage have put upon the throne? Do we not all prostrate ourselves in the presence of gold? Is there not a crying need for greater activity in things spiritual—for a spirituality that is unselfish, that leads to higher and better things?

The Christian Scientist, as I understand it, is again assailing our ears, that are so fortified against the story, with a theme that has been told by countless tongues in every age; namely, the greatness of God—the littleness of the mortal. He would tell us again of the supreme importance of a just cause, a clean mind, a pure heart, a healthy body. He would impress upon us that truth is eternal and must prevail, and that right thinking and right living are like the coming together of the truly natural and the perfectly divine.—

Correspondence.