New York, N. Y. (Society, Columbia University).—Ezra W. Palmer, lecturer; introduced by Mrs. Josephine M. Fabricant, who said in part:—

There is a verse in the fourth chapter of Proverbs which makes a strong appeal to a student: "Wisdom is the principal thing; therefore get wisdom: and with all thy getting get understanding." Most of us here know what it is to burn the midnight oil, to spend hours upon hours in the accumulation of knowledge from books, and we are very grateful indeed to the beloved institution within whose walls we are gathered to-night for the privileges accorded us of obtaining this knowledge. But there comes a time in the life of every one of us when human knowledge is found to be utterly insufficient to bear us through some great crisis, when we look upon all the treasures of mortal thought which we so patiently and laboriously gathered, and find that we have "nothing but leaves."

We do want to get wisdom; we do feel the need of understanding, an understanding of the realities of life so that we may rest "undisturbed amid the jarring testimony of the material senses" as our textbook, "Science and Health with Key to the Scriptures," so beautifully puts it on page 306. Never has the need for understanding been more imperative than it is at the present time, when the whole world seems to be passing through a maelstrom of strife and discord and hate and fear. It remained for a gentle woman, Mrs. Eddy, a student of that greatest of all books, the Bible, to discover and point out the way to the source of all true wisdom and understanding.

Alhambra, Cal. (First Church).—Virgil O. Strickler, lecturer; introduced by J. C. Graves, who said in part:—

Mankind is rapidly being aroused from its mental lethargy to a realization of the fact that the results of right or wrong thinking are manifested in our health and business, our conduct toward our fellow men, and in fact our entire existence. With this awakening has come the conviction that there is something vitally wrong with the thinking which has produced the condition confronting the world to-day. There has been a world-wide reaching out for an explanation of and for relief from this condition, and those who have turned to Christian Science have been wonderfully enlightened and comforted. The Christian Science textbook, "Science and Health with Key to the Scriptures" by Mrs. Eddy, states (p. 83): "Science only can explain the incredible good and evil elements now coming to the surface. Mortals must find refuge in Truth in order to escape the error of these latter days."

St. Petersburg, Fla. (First Church).—Paul Stark Seeley, lecturer; introduced by F. R. Francke, who said in part:—

The greatest need of the world to-day is for the expression of more love, not love as we ordinarily conceive it in its narrow, restricted sense, but the love which possesses the quality of embracing all mankind, the love which gives and gives and gives without a demand for return. It is the love which is conveyed by the words, "God is love." Since God is Love, then Love is God; consequently the world needs to know more about God and the relationship of man to Him. Christian Science is a religion of Love.

St. Petersburg Times.

Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada (First Church).—George Shaw Cook, lecturer; introduced by M. A. Muldrew, who said in part:—

Christian Science is the truth our Master taught and demonstrated nearly two thousand years ago, when he healed the sick, gave sight to the blind and hearing to the deaf, raised the dead, and walked on the water; and Christian Science is bringing into the lives of unnumbered thousands its healing influence, giving them a better understanding of man and of his relation to God, divine Principle. The Master said, "If ye continue in my word, ... ye shall know the truth, and the truth shall make you free." He also commanded his disciples, "Go ye into all the world, and preach the gospel to every creature;" "Heal the sick." Christian Science is doing in some measure the work our Master did by healing the sick, binding up the brokenhearted, comforting the sorrowing; and there never was a time in the world's history when this truth was needed more than it is to-day.

Marquette, Mrch. (First Church).—Dr. Walton Hubbard, lecturer; introduced by J. E. Lautner, who said in part:—

Did not the angels who announced the birth of Jesus proclaim, "On earth peace, good will toward men"? And did not Jesus sum up his teachings succinctly when he said: "Thou shall love the Lord thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy mind. ... Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself"? Yet, to the testimony of the material senses, just the opposite of this teaching seems to be true in the world to-day. Christian Science offers an explanation for this seeming contradiction. By a truly scientific interpretation of the life and works of our Master, Christ Jesus, it shows how all evil, including sin, sickness, and death, will finally be destroyed. These evils are no part of God, and since man, according to Scripture, is made in the image and likeness of God, these evils cannot be a part of the real, spiritual, indestructible man.

Dayton, Ohio (Second Church).—William W. Porter, lecturer; introduced by William C. Milloway, who said in part:—

Jesus startled the age in which he lived by the assertion that he knew God. It is recorded in the gospels that he said, "Ye have not known him; but I know him," and he gave proof of this knowing by the destruction of the works of evil,—sin, disease, and even death. Through Mrs. Eddy's marvelous discovery of the same spiritual law which Jesus demonstrated, the world has again been startled by the declaration that all may know God.

Pittsburgh, Pa. (First Church).—William D. Kilpatrick, lecturer; introduced by Wallace H. Burnett, who said in part:—

Inasmuch as most of you are presumably business people, this lecture is intended to be and should be of service to you through showing that Christian Science includes within its scope of healing the overcoming of inharmonious and discordant business conditions as well as the overcoming of sickness and sin, because it recognizes God as the one all-harmonious Mind, in which there are only the conditions of good.

Kansas City, Mo. (First Church).—John Randall Dunn, lecturer; introduced by Seth H. Leach, who said in part:—

To-day the whole world is torn and distressed by a great war that is the result of wrong thinking, and the only way to correct this is by spiritually scientific thinking, which first must be individual thinking. Christian Science is teaching mankind how to have that Mind "which was also in Christ Jesus;" and in the degree that we do possess this Mind we are able to demonstrate it by healing the sick and overcoming error and discords of every kind.

Colorado Springs, Col. (First Church).—Ezra W. Palmer, lecturer; introduced by Mrs. Effie Louisa Benjamin, who said in part:—

In John we read, "Search the scriptures; for in them ye think ye have eternal life: and they are they which testify of me." This is the message Christian Science is giving to an awakening world, a world indeed awakening to know that "one thing is needful,"—a better understanding of God. Many who never before read the Bible enjoy reading it after being spiritually awakened through some understanding of Christian Science. Those to whom the Bible promises have been precious find that these same promises have an enlarged and practical value in the now, the present moment, bringing healing to the sick and the sorrowing, as well as regeneration to the sinner.

Ripon, Wis. (Society).—Virgil O. Strickler, lecturer; introduced by Arthur E. Steinbring, who said in part:—

Christian Science is often called a religion of happiness, and it is teaching many by the wayside that God is Love, that He is "a very present help in trouble," and that "in him we live, and move, and have our being." The followers of this Science receive and maintain their happiness and health by striving daily to let this Mind be in them "which was also in Christ Jesus," for Jesus promised, "He that believeth on me, the works that I do shall he do also," and his works were the preaching of the gospel, the saving of the sinner, and the healing of the sick. We who have received benefits from Christian Science certainly find it good, and as we apply the teachings there is brought into our lives more happiness, peace, joy, health, and an increased ability to do good.

New Bedford, Mass. (First Church).—Paul Stark Seeley, lecturer; introduced by Walter R. Mitchell, who said in part:—

It has been the grand mission of Christian Science to interpret and to prove by its works among mankind in this our own age, which boasts of its vast scientific achievements, that the profoundest and most practical of all sciences is to be found in the teachings of Christ Jesus as given in the Bible; for these teachings alone enable us to grasp the understanding of the eternal laws of God, which, because they are themselves eternal truth, are just as operative to benefit and heal now as when Jesus and his disciples demonstrated their efficacy nineteen hundred years ago.—New Bedford Times.

Brantford, Ontario, Canada (First Church).—Charles I. Ohrenstein, lecturer; introduced by Mrs. S. N. Ewald, who said in part:—

Christ Jesus, our great Way-shower, once said, "Come unto me, all ye that labour and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest." To-day Christian Science says to those who are weary and heavy-laden, to those who are burdened with the cares, trials, and sorrows of this mortal life, Come unto a right understanding of God and of man's relation to God, and this understanding will give you rest.