Article August 8, 1908 Issue

THE LECTURES

with contributions from Albert E. Patch, Fin Lund, Senator Clapp, Sarah T. Hookey, Boyd M. Dudley, Frank Cooper, C. A. Aldridge

On Tuesday evening, May 19, Frank H. Leonard of Brooklyn, N. Y., delivered a lecture in the Christian Science church to a large and appreciative audience. Rev. Albert E. Patch, pastor of the First Baptist Church of Lewiston, in introducing the speaker, said,—

Before introducing to you the speaker of the evening, I wish, on behalf of the Baptist Church of which I am pastor, to thank the members of the Christian Science Church and their board of trustees, for their courtesy in extending to us the use of their building for our Sunday evening services after the burning of our own building. It is an indication of a growing spirit of fellowship between the churches. Baptists have always stood for religious liberty and toleration. While they have insisted somewhat persistently on their own interpretation of the Scriptures, which they regard as the only basis for religious faith and practice, they have never been accused of using force or persecution in making converts, and have ever insisted on the right to liberty of conscience. Different religious denominations have had their rise in the emphasis of some neglected truth, and this emphasis has led to a differentiation into distinct bodies; but time and maturer thought have made modifications and concessions possible, as well as brought about a better understanding, until there has come to be a spirit of unity, if not of union, between the different organizations. There is now, therefore, between the older and larger bodies, a spirit of unity that enables them to hold full fellowship one with another.

I am persuaded that, as we travel down the interminable trail of unmade history, ever in search of "more light," such modifications and concessions will still be made, such an understanding will still be reached, as will make possible the essential unity of all religious bodies, including the Christian Scientist, under whose auspices we have gathered to-night. With this thought, and with this hope, I shall be glad of the opportunity of listening to our lecturer, Mr. Frank H. Leonard.—Correspondence.

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