SAN JOSE, CAL.

An audience that taxed the seating capacity of the Victory Theater listened for an hour and a half last evening [April 18] to an impressive address on the subject of Christian Science by Frank H. Leonard of Brooklyn, N. Y. The lecturer was introduced by Francis J. Hambly, one of San Jose's most prominent attorneys, who said,—

The large audience assembled is but another proof of the great interest there is in Christian Science, and of the desire of the people of the world to ascertain the actual facts and learn the truth about this great movement, from sources that can be relied upon. Since the days of Jesus the Christ, the Christian world has accepted as true the Biblical accounts of the healing of the sick by him and by his disciples, through spiritual means alone. It has accepted as true the fact that for three hundred years after his ascension his followers likewise healed the sick, and that down through the succeeding centuries there have been occasional healings as the result of an uplifted spiritual consciousness and prayer. In the year 1866, an American woman, the Rev. Mary Baker Eddy, was so healed,—raised from the bed of death when material means had failed,—and she came to the conclusion that her healing, and the healing work of the Master and his followers, were the result, not of the mere pleasure of an anthropomorphic God, but of a great spiritual rule or law, eternal, infinite, and universal in its application, and thereafter she devoted herself to the discovery of that rule or law, the method by which the healing work had been and could be done.

That rule or law was subsequently discovered by her, revealed to her, proven and demonstrated, and published and given to the world in her great work, "Science and Health with Key to the Scriptures," the Christian Science text-book. That rule or law, through and by its Principle, God, heals the sinning as well as the sick. This, in part, has been the precious contribution of Mrs. Eddy to the human race. Through and by it the lives of countless thousands have been saved and blessed, and the great healing work goes on daily, and must continue to go on, redeeming human consciousness through the power and activity of Truth, until man's freedom from sin, disease, and death has been wholly demonstrated.—San Jose Mercury.

SALINAS, CAL.

Bliss Knapp delivered a lecture on Christian Science April 21. He was introduced by ex-Mayor W. J. Hill, who said,—

While I am not a Christian Scientist and do not profess to understand the philosophy of its teachings, I nevertheless believe that the time has come when the public, and especially the Christian public, ought to give the subject a candid, careful, and impartial hearing. It is the faith of thousands and hundreds of thousands of our people, who in point of intelligence and standing in their respective communities are not below the average of the membership of any other religious denomination. Among its adherents are successful business men, shining lights in the learned professions, on the bench and in the halls of legislation. Whether we believe in the doctrine of Christian Science or not, there is no gainsaying the fact that it has many wonderful cases of both mental and physical healing to its credit, and that it exercises a most beneficent influence over the lives and destinies of its large and rapidly increasing number of disciples, who seem to be the most optimistic people on earth, ever ready with a word of cheer, a kindness for every situation, and who look upon the brightness of life, rather than its shadows.

I remember when the Christian Science movement first started, over forty years ago, that the great mass of humanity were doubters and even open scoffers, but prejudice, misrepresentation, and criticism were met with patience and dignity, until from the modest home of Mrs. Eddy in Lynn, Mass., Christian Science has spread to the uttermost ends of the earth. The truth has nothing to fear from the freest and fullest investigation. Let us give to others the thoughtful, careful, kindly consideration that we ask for ourselves, exemplifying the golden rule do doing unto others as we would have others do unto us.

It is little short of marvelous, the hold that Christian Science has taken on the minds of men and women throughout the whole civilized world. In a San Francisco newspaper I recently read an article from the pen of an eminent minister of the gospel in that city, who declared that by far the largest church congregations in New York, Boston, San Francisco, Los Angeles, and other great cities, are made up of the followers of Mrs. Eddy, who seem to find in Christian Science something that satisfies their longing for better things.—Correspondence.

BIRMINGHAM, ENGLAND.

Bicknell Young lectured on Christian Science in the Town Hall, Birmingham, England, on Friday evening, April 22. There were over a thousand people in the hall, who listened to the lecture with close attention. The lecturer was introduced by Colonel Hobart, of Liverpool, who said in part,—

In such a gathering as this there must be many who have attended from various motives: there are those, no doubt, who have already accepted the teachings as given to this age by the Discoverer of Christian Science, Mary Baker Eddy, who is also the author of the Christian Science text-book, "Science and Health with Key to the Scriptures." There are others who have come here earnestly seeking for Truth, and an understanding of its saving and healing power. Then, possibly, there are those who have very little acquaintance with the subject, who have formed their opinions from criticisms against Christian Science. This is what Mrs. Eddy named the Christ Science, which she said was the divine law of Life, Truth, and Love. Whatever may be the individual mental attitude of our friends here tonight, we would ask their cordial and respectful attention to the lecturer who, in the limited time at his disposal when dealing with an infinite subject, will tell you some little of what Christian Science is, what are its promises, and what it has done and is doing for mortals since its discovery by its Founder, Mary Baker Eddy, in 1866.

Now I could not, even if I were desirous, overlap the lecturer, because it would be quite impossible to trespass on any ground over which he may travel in this unlimited subject in which the infinire, omnipotent, omniscient, and omnipresent God is the All-in-all; but as one of over a million who have accepted this new-old religion, which Jesus lived and practised nearly two thousand years ago and which he commanded his followers in every age to pursue in these well known words, "Go ye into all the world, and preach the gospel to every creature;" "Heal the sick, cleanse the lepers, raise the dead, cast out devils," I would like again to bear public testimony to the blessings I have received since hearing of Christian Science, just a little over seven years ago. Prior to that my family seemed to have more than its share of sickness and the consequent heavy expense when trying to combat the ills to which flesh is supposed to be heir; and although all available material means and human wisdom were brought to bear, particularly in one case of sickness, there was no effectual result. Then, when all these had failed, and in our extremity we turned as a last resource to God,—sought the divine source of all good, and applied for metaphysical treatment,—there was such a complete cure effected as proved positively that God is "a very present help in trouble;" that in Him "we live, and move, and have our being;" that He is the author and giver of all good, and of good alone; that He is not the author of sin, sickness, and death, and also that He is all-power.—Correspondence.

GUERNSEY, CHANNEL ISLANDS.

There was a large attendance on Thursday evening [April 21] at the St. George's Hall to hear the lecture given by the Rev. William P. McKenzie of Boston, U. S. A., on Christian Science. The chariman, the Hon. Donough O'Brien of London, introduced Mr. McKenzie in a short pleasant speech. He explained that the lectures were intended to remove misunderstanding and misconception as to what Christian Science really teaches. Mr. O'Brien spoke of the growth of the movement in its beneficent work for mankind, and illustrated by his own case, for several years ago he had been healed of distressing conditions of long continued suffering. Since that time of healing he had enjoyed good health and had never been absent from his professional work through sickness.

Guernsey Advertiser.

FORT WAYNE, IND.

Prof. Hermann S. Hering lectured yesterday afternoon [April 24] in the Majestic Theater before a very large audience, his subject being "Christian Science: The Science of Salvation." He was introduced by Jacob S. Shield, formerly of Warsaw, Ind., now of Chicago, Ill., who said in part,—

We may differ on many questions, but I dare say that on at least one we are all united, and that is that there is but one God, the Father of all. If that is true, then we are one universal family, and we are not divided in any sense of the word, except as humanity has taken it upon itself to divide itself; and so the interests of one are the interests of all; and if any of us have anything that is good for another, it would be gross selfishness if we would not give it to the brethren.

You are asked to be here today because we have something very, very good to give you. Christian Scientists are always glad to make known their doctrines as best they possibly can to others, hoping that thereby they may release some poor sufferer who has been unfortunate enough to come under the difficulties experiened in the world, and who has not found the desired healing. Now, because we have found that Christian Science is the best healing method in all the universe, because we have tried it and found it all that is required for man's health, harmony, and peace in the world, because we have learned something more about God in that experience,—these are the reasons that we offer it to you today. We do not expect that the whole world will immediately accept Christian Science; in fact, we do not expect that a single individual will accept Christian Science until he is positively convinced that it is the absolute truth as taught by the Master on the shores of the Galilean sea. But we have tried Christian Science, and we hope that we may also lead you to try it, if you have anything in the world that makes you a sufferer.

The difficulty that we encounter is to make people believe that there is indeed such a wonderful thing as a healing power altogether different from anything known in the world. Just as each one of you, if you could go back one hundred years, with your present knowledge, and meet the great men of that time and explain to them about the transmission of the voice from one end of the continent to the other, and say to them that you could converse with your friends, they would at once brand it as a fairy tale, or say that you were not mentally responsible. So with Christian Science today. We tell you something so marvelous, so wonderful, that it seems almost incrediable; and the world is full of doubting Thomases.

Fort Wayne Journal-Gazette.