At San Francisco, Cal.

Judge William G. Ewing of Chicago, of the Christian Science Board of Lectureship of the Mother Church, Boston, lectured on Sunday afternoon, February 16, before an audience that filled Metropolitan Hall. He was introduced by the Hon. Frank H. Gould, former Speaker of the Assembly of California and now a prominent lawyer in this city, in the following words:—

Ladies and Gentlemen:—I have been requested to introduce to you to-day some one with whom you are doubtless far more familiar, most of you, than I am myself. While I cannot say that I am a disbeliever in the doctrine that he teaches, I think that the feeling I have comes nearer, probably, to non-belief than anything else—neither a believer nor a disbeliever, but one who is willing to learn.

The human race is fortunately so constituted that its course from the earliest recorded times has been one of continual progress. Sometimes, of course, the waves would go higher and then recede, but as a whole the growth of the human race has been continually upward, and there has been a continual development of mankind. From time to time great principles and great truths that had not been dreamed of have been discovered. And it is fortunate that such is the case; for it the whole magnitude of God's providence, as displayed in the material world, had been unfolded to mankind with the first flash of intelligence in man, it is somewhat doubtful whether or not those things might not have been a curse rather than a benefit to man. And so, as history is made, these great discoveries one after another come along as the mind of man is fitted to receive and utilize them.

Two thousand years ago or so, somebody in rubbing a piece of amber noticed that a little piece of tissue paper near it fluttered without any visible reason, and he rubbed again and he noticed that the paper was attracted to that piece of amber. A mild curiosity doubtless was created in his mind. There was the foundation of a great discovery. The same influence that caused that little paper to flutter is to-day generated by the mighty waterfall away up in the lofty Sierras and is transmitted here over metallic circuits; and in your cities this influence carried along wires pulsing with power drives the cars, actuates your thundering rolling mills, speaks darkness into light, and writes a message on the very clouds themselves. But it is the same influence that caused that little tissue paper to flutter. The same lightnings that gleamed about Mount Sinai flashed when Franklin caught the spark upon his knuckle; and the same truths that exist to-day existed when time first had its birth and God spoke earth into existence.

But it is the power of the thought of man that brings these things to the knowledge of other men. The ordinary method of the human being to think along the lines of least resistance. The ordinary man thinks what somebody else has thought, and he thinks he is doing well if he can succeed in understanding even the thoughts of others. But there are those who, striking out from the pathways that have been blazed out by others, go into the trackless forests and into the morasses and hew out pathways for themselves. These men are the pioneers of the progress of the world. These are the men who, casting aside the logic of the past, build up a new logic of their own; build up a new faith of their own. Sometimes these explorations through trackless forests are successful; more often, alas, they result in disaster.

Marconi brushed aside a theory that has been held for nearly sixty years,—that telegraphic messages could be transmitted only through metallic circuits. He harnessed his messages to the matchless coursers of the trackless air. His was the power of thought that departed from the old and beaten lines and assumed a new dominion. But the same subtle influence which his wireless telegraphy employs, stirred in the heavens when the "stars first sang together."

I remember hearing once of the legend of a mining town that was built at the foot of a great mountain; and at the top of that mountain for centuries there had looked down upon the place where the village was built a great ledge of white quartz that was visible to the whole country for miles and miles around; but these villages said that that was simply barren quartz, that there was nothing in that quartz. Some man with an idea thought that perhaps these people had not given that quartz the investigation they should. He climbed the hill and with his pick delved into the base of it. and into the core of it, and there discovered a mine of fabulous richness. He was an independent investigator. But the gold was in the rock when God placed it there.

We have looked upon many of the statements made in the Bible of what Christ did, and of what Christ's Apostles did, simply as great white monuments to the marvelous works that people inspired by God had done in the past. But as I understand my friends they believe that these are not alone monuments of what has been done in the past, but that they are great guide-posts directing us in the pathway which we may pursue if we will.

I know not how further to illustrate the idea which I have heretofore used, but there is one here who is preminently able so to do; a gentleman whose talents, whose character, whose ability, have placed him in the past in one of the high places of the nation; a gentleman who stands before the people of our country as a man of great integrity, of great ability and research. To him you can listen with much profit; for he has tidings to bring to you; and I therefore take great pleasure in introducing to you the Hon. William G. Ewing of Chicago, Illinois.

Correspondence.

At Milwaukee, Wis.

Edward A. Kimball, C.S.D., of Chicago, delivered a lecture at the Pabst Theatre on Thursday evening (February !3), on Christian Science and its teachings. Mr. Kimball was introduced by Col. Charles H. Clarke, First Reader of Second Church of Christ, Scientist, who said:—

"As a man thinketh in his heart, so is he." This is Bible truth. We are coming in these days, as never before, to estimate the value and to realize the power of right thought. No good thought is ever lost. Thousands of people have been brought to the realization that, were there no sick thoughts there would be no sick bodies. It may be taken for granted that every fair-minded person is, or ought to be, a seeker after truth, and when truth is self-evident, or when it proves itself to us, we should be found holding it fast as that which is good.

Ladies and gentlemen, should you have come here tonight expecting to hear all that Christian Science is, and what it does for mankind, your expectation may not be realized, for the theme is vast; but that you may be able to apprehend this as a great truth, there should be no doubt. This lecture is given under the auspices of Second Church of Christ, Scientist, of this city. It has been made my pleasant duty to preside at this meeting, and on behalf of this church and the cause in this city to welcome this large and representative Milwaukee audience, who have come to hear what the distinguished lecturer of the evening has to say on "The Cause and Cure of Disease," which is his subject. He is a clear, logical exponent of Christian Science, and out of his own personal experience he will relate how, when all human aid had entirely failed him, he was restored to life, health, and strength. He is a member of the Christian Science Board of Lectureship, commissioned by The First Church of Christ, Scientist, of Boston, Mass., known as the Mother Church. We take great pleasure in presenting to this audience, Edward A. Kimball, C.S.D., of Chicago, who will now address you, and I bespeak for him your kind attention.—Evening Wisconsin, Milwaukee, Wis.

At Stockton, Cal.

The Christian Science lecture by Hon. William G. Ewing attracted to the Yosemite Theatre last evening (February 18), an audience estimated at nearly one thousand.

Judge Ewing was introduced by J. A. Plummer, who said:—

Friends:— It is well for us all that we are here; for he who comes to address us this evening bears a kindly message. He comes to tell us of the re-discovery of that divinely natural law by which the Master wrought his wondrous works of healing. He comes to tell us of the certainty of the demonstrations of power which now attract the attention and command the thoughts of all classes of people.

Truth is speaking again the same words it uttered ninteen hundred years ago. The voice of the Eternal is once more heard in the language of Love; and, as it speaks, the flush of health returns to the pallid cheeks, hope takes the place of despair, and sin and disease are overcome by the fulness of life.

Judge Ewing knows the story well. To many of us it is a sealed book; but, if we listen, we shall learn something of what all the world is wanting.

Of Judge Ewing I shall say but little. He needs no encomiums from me. Before he left the law for the wider field of the platform he had already gained distinction as a jurist, and for many years occupied a position as judge in the Superior Court of Chicago.

It is my pleasure to introduce Judge William G. Ewing, of the Christian Science Board of Lectureship of the Mother Church, Boston, who will talk to us this evening on the subject: "Christian Science,—Redeemer and Preserver."

Daily Record, Stockton, Cal.

At St. Joseph, Mo.

St. Joseph Scientists had the pleasure of a two days' visit from Mr. E. A. Kimball during the month of January. Mr. Kimball attended the Wednesday evening meeting which was held in the Second Church, and was attended in the congregations of both the First and Second Churches.

The following evening, January 16, Mr. Kimball addressed an immense audience at the Tootle Theatre, his lecture causing a renewed interest in Science, not only with members of the Science churches, but with outsiders. Mr. Kimball was introduced to his audience by Mr. S. S. Brown. as follows:—

Ladies and Gentlemen:— It has always seemed to me that when we are born, the principle of life is born with us. That the human body is produced by the human mind, and is absolutely subject to its control, so the healthy thoughts produce healthy physical conditions. I believe that right thinking makes right living, and that right living fulfils all the conditions of our being.

As I understand it, it is upon some such principles as these that Christian Science is founded. If so it vitally affects our well-being, and the more we learn of it and the more thoroughly we understand it, the better it will be for us. I am glad that this evening we have an opportunity to hear it expounded by one of its masters. It gives me pleasure to introduce to you Mr. Edward A. Kimball, who will speak to you on that subject.—Correspondence.

At Wausau, Wis.

Edward A. Kimball of Chicago, lectured on Christian Science at the Opera House, Monday night (February 17), and had an audience that numbered about five hundred. Attorney M. B. Rosenberry at the request of the local Christian Scientists introduced the speaker in the following neat speech:—

Ladies and Gentlemen:— It seems to me that, along with the great discoveries made by modern science, and the great advance in all departments of human knowledge, there has come another, and in some respects a greater than either of these, — a spirit of brotherly love, of fairness, and of toleration. This large and intelligent audience here assembled is a testimonial of the highest character to the truth of this assertion. In this city, where there are not more than fifty adherents of Christian Science, there are yet hundreds who are willing to give it a fair, considerate hearing, and they testify to that fact by their presence here this evening. Let us receive the message in the same spirit of candor and fairness in which it is sent.

I have the honor, as well as the pleasure, of presenting one who will from his standpoint address you upon the topic, "The Cause and Cure of Disease," Mr. Edward A. Kimball.—The Wausan (Wis.) Herald.

At Pomona, Cal.

Pomona is the only place in Southern California outside of Los Angeles where Judge William G. Ewing of Chicago lectures on Christian Science on his present tour of the Pacific Coast; therefore, his appearance at Armony Opera House last evening (February 13), was an event of unusual importance, not only for local Scientists but for followers of Mrs. Eddy all over this region. The lecture was under the auspices of the societies of Pomona, Ontario, and Chino, and was largely attended from the three places and from even farther away,—a number of the prominent Los Angeles Scientists coming from that city. Judge Ewing wasted no time in indirect talk, but from the outset tried to give his hearers in plain and forceful language a conception of what Christian Science really is, and what it is not. He antagonized no other religion; he only set forth the claims of his own.—The Progress, Pomona, Cal.