Article May 6, 1916 Issue

The Lectures

with contributions from D. C. Arthur, Walter Wilding, James N. Russell

In introducing George Shaw Cook, who lectured on Christian Science at the High School auditorium, Attorney D. C. Arthur said:—

It is probably known to most of you that I am not a member of the Christian Science church. I have, however, read some of its good sense and wholesome philosophy. My attention was first called to Christian Science a number of years ago by the many bitter attacks upon Mrs. Eddy and her work, so prevalent in the pulpit and press of that time. Later I noticed in our law reports that it was getting into the courts, and thus some real facts were registered which were dependable and enlightening. I also read the writings and speeches of such men as the Hon. Clarence A. Buskirk, Judge Clifford P. Smith, Senator John D. Works, and others of like caliber, along with the works of Mrs. Eddy herself, and reached the conclusion that Christian Science is a fact in the world's which cannot be ignored.

I know personally many of the members of the local congregation, and have observed their manner of life; I know that they go in and come out among us without ostentation, and conduct their affairs with a modesty becoming and exemplary. We know that they do not engage in controversies with their neighbors about religion—or anything else; that they do not thrust themselves into public notice or clamor for public recognition; that they do not proselyte or seek to draw others away from their own church connections; that they do not meddle in other people's affairs. I understand that these things are a part of the teachings of their religion.

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