Article December 13, 1913 Issue

The Lectures

with contributions from H. L. Standeven, Irving P. Lord, Carrington Howard, L. Ert Slack, Llewellyn C. Morley

H. L. Standeven, in introducing Judge Clifford P. Smith, who lectured on Christian Science at the Opera House, spoke in part as follows:—

Forty years ago there was only one Christian Scientist in the world; today there are hundreds of thousands that have subscribed to the faith. Forty years ago there was not one Christian Science church; today there are nearly fifteen hundred Christian Science churches and societies, dedicated to the omnipotence of God, the spirituality of man, and the nothingness of evil. There must be some reason, some sound basic reason for this remarkable growth, as it has been accomplished in the face of the most unjust criticism and bitter denunciation by the people who have not given Christian Science sufficient study.

Christian Science is a demonstrable religion, something you can demonstrate every day of your life. In fact, Christian Scientists must demonstrate their religion every day of their lives or they are not true Christian Scientists. They believe that every person should have a right to worship God according to the dictates of his own conscience, and they grant that privilege to every person. Since Christian Science is a demonstrable religion, it is something that persons can absolutely rely upon. A great many people have come into Christian Science not because they want to, but because they have to. When something has been proven to them, they know it to be an absolute fact, and for this reason a great many people today are Christian Scientists.

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