Article September 18, 1915 Issue

The Lectures

with contributions from Abbott B. Rice, Ralph T. Shultz, M. M. York, R. A. Tallcott

A large audience listened to the lecture on Christian Science by Clarence W. Chadwick at Bray Hall, Newton Center. The lecturer was introduced by Alderman Abbott B. Rice of Newton Center as follows: —

I myself am not a Christian Scientist, nor do I profess any special knowledge on this subject. We all love the truth and do not care how or whence it may come to us. We must concede that Christian Science has brought health, joy, and peace of mind into thousands of homes. We also know that the men and women who follow Science are intelligent and refined, and command the respect of every community in which they live. Yet in spite of these facts Christian Science is constantly being criticized by those who do not understand its teachings. Its growth, however, has been so rapid and remarkable that those who once scoffed now listen.

Personally I am very glad to acknowledge the good which has come into my home through Christian Science. In my business career I come in contact with a great many Jewish people, and I have been impressed with the great numbers of these people who have accepted Christian Science. On a recent business trip to New York I visited the largest silk merchant in the United States. I was so much impressed by the magnitude of his business that I asked the clerk who waited on me what was the secret of this man's success. He said: "The head of this house is a devout Christian Scientist, and he attributes his health, happiness, and business success all to Christian Science." This thought and other observations which I have made lead me to believe that in the future Christian Science is going to be the one potent power which will do more than anything else to unify in faith Jew and Gentile. What this great power is we are all glad to know. To explain it is the real object of this meeting tonight. — Correspondence.

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