Article March 11, 1911 Issue

THE LECTURES

with contributions from Miss Corey, Donald J. MacGregor, John D. Works, Harry T. Kyle, James P. Whitney

Few lectures delivered in Bartlesville have aroused so much comment as did that of Frank Leonard, the Christian Scientist, at the Court House last night [Jan. 2]. This interest is the more intense, perhaps, because of the fact that the belief has been so bitterly attacked by other denominations, if indeed Christian Science can be called a "denomination." An evangelist who was here a year ago started the agitation by publicly denouncing the belief of the Scientist, though at that time there was no society here. He was especially severe in his arraignment of the doctrine taught by Mrs. Eddy, and since then other preachers have from time to time taken a "whack" at the teaching. It is believed that the bitter attacks of the so-called evangelist had much to do with arousing interest in the subject, and resulted in the formation here of a flourishing society. Mr. Leonard's address appears in full elsewhere in this issue, not because the Enterprise is ready to espouse the doctrine of this or any other religious teaching, but rather because it believes there are a large number of its readers who will be and are interested in the study of the teachings of a doctrine that has been so woefully misrepresented by those who should know of the truth or falsity of it, and for no other reason. It is not the first time this paper has been called upon to set the people right on religious and political questions.—Bartlesville Enterprise.

William D. McCrackan, M.A., delivered a lecture on Christian Science, Jan. 24, at the Hartridge Auditorium. He was introduced by Miss Corey, First Reader, who said in part,—

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