SEATTLE, WASH.

Willis F. Gross of Boston, Mass., delivered a lecture on Christian Science in Junction Hall, May 4, under the auspices of Second Church of Christ, Scientist. He was introduced by E. W. Craven, first reader of First Church of Christ, Scientist, who said in part,—

One of the misapprehensions about Christian Scientists is that they do no missionary work. As I understand missionary work, it is the bringing of the knowledge of God and of Jesus Christ, and of the salvation which is manifested through him, to the attention of people who do not understand it as we do. Christian Scientists do this kind of missionary work on a large scale. In this community Second Church of Christ, Scientist, maintains regular Sunday services and also a Sunday school, as other churches in this community do; also, for the purpose of diffusing a knowledge of Christian Science and thus doing missionary work, it maintains a free reading-room. It also gives a free lecture; and thus, as missionary work is popularly measured in dollars, it expends over three hundred dollars per year for that purpose. Is there another church in this community that spends such an amount for missionary work? If so, that church does well. I speak now of First Church, because I know more about it. It spends for publication work, for maintaining a reading-room, and for lectures the sum of $3,395. Is there another church in Seattle that expends an equal amount per year in cash for missionary work? If so, it does well. There are other benevolences, moreover, in which we have been interested as a body, such as the San Francisco disaster and the earthquake at Messina.—Correspondence.

SOUTH HAVEN, MICH.

Bliss Knapp delivered a lecture on Christian Science at the Opera House May 5. He was introduced by Lawyer L. Myrol Phelps as follows:—

We have gathered here this evening to listen to a lecture on a subject which is attracting world-wide attention among all classes of people. As for myself, I am not a member of any Christian Science church, but I am an interested student of Christian Science and find it to be a very beautiful religion. Many have termed it a new religion, or a new thought, but to those who have studied its text-book and watched its results in healing both sin and sickness, it appears to be the religion demonstrated by Christ.

We are all aware that Christian Science as well as every other new movement has been criticized by many who have not a thorough knowledge of the subject. Into the construction of every beautiful building, be it king's palace, state house, or cathedral, there enter rough stones, lath, and mortar, each of which has its office in sustaining the grace and grandeur of the structure. But suppose that the building is in some distant land and that you have never seen it, and some friend visiting the building breaks as stone from the foundation or tearing open a partition takes out lath or mortar. Returning to you, the rough stone in one hand and the lath and mortar in the other, he says, "Behold, here are samples of that wonderful building." You would straightway answer, "If I am to know something of the beauty of this building, I must enter into its halls. I must ascend its marble staircases and look out from its dome upon the surrounding landscape. I must measure its height, depth, its length and breadth. I must examine its foundations." So it is with many of these criticisms. A short sentence or paragraph is torn from its context and held up to the world as a sample of what Christian Science teaches, when in its proper place it is natural and beautiful.

In listening to this lecture tonight, as well as in your future studies in Christian Science, I ask you to be both open-minded and unprejudiced. Try to be in that frame of mind which a juror must have in trying a case. The attorney for respondent asks the juror if he will enter into the trial of this case believing the respondent innocent and continue in this belief until convinced beyond a reasonable doubt of his guilt. I ask you to investigate Christian Science, believing it innocent of the charges made against it, and to continue in this belief until you are satisfied beyond all reasonable doubt of its fallacy. If you will do this, I bespeak for you a wonderful conception of this religion and a great peace and joy in your life.—Correspondence.

STATEN ISLAND, N. Y.

Curtis Lyceum, St. George, was filled Sunday afternoon [May 7] to listen to a lecture on Christian Science by William D. McCrackan, M.A., of Boston. Eugene R. Cox, Christian Science publication committee of the state of New York, introduced the speaker, and said:—

We have all read the promise, "Ye shall know the truth, and the truth shall make you free," and throughout this broad land many thousands are earnestly, longingly, hungrily seeking for this truth, in the desire to be free from all of the distresses, diseases, and discomforts which seem to afflict humanity. We who have through the knowledge of God imparted by Christian Science achieved somewhat of the glorious liberty of the sons of God, and have found thereby healing of sorrow, sickness, and sin, are gratefully glad to let others know of the bountiful benefits which we have received, and so this church bids you welcome to this lecture, from which you may get a foretaste at least of the great emancipating truth.—Staten Islander.

LOS ANGELES, CAL.

Bicknell Young lectured in Simpson Auditorium Sunday afternoon and Monday and Tuesday evenings, May 14, 15, and 16, under the auspices of Third Church of Christ, Scientist. The seating capacity of the auditorium was taxed at each meeting, and many were turned away. Newell Darlington, first reader of Third Church, introduced Mr. Young Sunday afternoon, saying in part,—

We have gathered together this afternoon to listen to a lecture on a subject which is claiming the attention of thinking people of all nations, and which has become world-wide in its activities. Christian Science comes bringing a message of health and happiness and peace to a world sorely in need of relief from its distresses. It simply asks that it be accorded an unprejudiced investigation, to have that rule applied to it, to determine whether it is Christian or anti-Christian, whetehr it has value or is valueless, which Jesus gave to the multitude of his time and to us today, when he said in his sermon on the mount, "By their fruits ye shall know them."

T. N. Johnson of Third Church of Christ, Scientist, introduced Mr. Young Monday evening as follows:—

The momentous question of today, "What is truth?" was answered in the time of Jesus by "signs following," by the healing of all manner of sin, sickness, and disease. In this age Christian Science, the teaching of Christ Jesus, is replying to the question in like manner. It is unquestionably true that Christian Science has healed thousands of men, women, and children who had been pronounced incurable by physicians. Because of its beneficent healing ministry Christian Science is largely engaging the attention of the world today. It is, therefore, highly important that accurate and reliable information be given concerning its teaching and practice.

On Tuesday evening Mr. Young was introduced by F. E. Woodley of Third Church as follows:—

Since the time of Adam, men have been seeking for truth and freedom. The great desire has been to know the truth about God, man, and the universe, the truth which liberates men from the bondage of a belief of power apart from God, which keeps them from realizing man's real selfhood and holds them in subjection to sin, sickness, and death. Christian Science is the understanding of this truth; it teaches just what each and every one of us has been longing to know,—how to have that dominion over the ills of the flesh and over all discord which is our God-given right.

Correspondence.

DENVER, COL.

About twenty-five hundred people heard Francis J. Fluno, M.D., last Sunday afternoon [May 21] in Woodmen Hall and Monday evening in First Church edifice. John Horne Chiles, assistant district attorney, in introducing Dr. Fluno Monday evening said:—

Forty-five years ago Mary Baker Eddy, upon the occasion of an accident, called in her extremity upon the infinite to save her and restore her to health. Being of a religious nature and an earnest student of the Bible, the inspiration received by her as the result of her immediate recovery led to the discovery of that truth which she afterward named Christian Science. Mrs. Eddy discovered the same truth which the Christ had taught, the life-giving Principle, and she reduced it to a system of rules which is published and set forth in her text-book, "Science and Health with Key to the Scriptures." This book is an exposition of the truth, a spiritual exposition of the Bible.

The Master, in his teachings to humanity, set forth that corporeal or material man amounts to nothing, and that the real and substantial man is the spiritual man, who is not subject to sickness, sin, and death, but who lives eternally. Jesus demonstrated this in his teachings and in his daily life. Upon this basic truth Mrs. Eddy gave to the world the illumination of the Scriptures, which, carefully read in the light of this text-book, shows that the Principle is Life, Truth, Love, and which when sought for, and finally brought into the consciousness, has "healing in his wings," healing which produces health, prosperity, and happiness, and destroys sickness, sin, poverty, and discord.

Jesus said, "Heaven and earth shall pass away, but my words shall not pass away," and during all these centuries, although the human race in its mad chase for happiness, its pride and envy, hatred, malice, and strife, has lost the art of healing; although empires have risen and fallen, and nations have come and gone, the words which the lowly Nazarene spoke when on the earth have been preserved, and Mrs. Eddy apprehended the truth he taught and gave it to the world in her text-book, "Science and Health with Key to the Scriptures."—Denver Times.