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DEFINES CHRISTIAN SCIENCE PRINCIPLE Prof. Hermann Hering Addresses Audience of 2000 Persons at Simpson Auditorium PURE CONSCIOUSNESS IS AIM Work of Late Mrs. Eddy in the Church Is Praised by First Reader A congregation of nearly 2000 people assembled at Simpson auditorium yes terday afternoon, occupying ■ every available seat from floor •to gallery, and in addition to this number 500 people were not able to gain admission. It was the occasion of a lecture by Prof. Hermann Herinß, C. S. 8., on "Christian Scienco: The Science of Salvation," under the auspices of the Third church, Christian Scientist. Professor Herlng, a native of Phila delphia, and son of the lato Dr. Con stantino Herlng, whom Hahhemann called "The Father of Homoeopathy in America," is a graduate of the Univer sity of Pennsylvania fr»m the depart ment of mechanical engineering, receiv ing the professional degree of M. E. in 1886. He was made professor of mechanics and electrical engineering by the Philadelphia board of public edu cation In 1887. and in 1891 was called to the John* Hopkins university in Baltimore, .as associate in electrical engineering, where he remained eight years engaged in lecturing and_ In conducting laboratory and research work. .'-.-. • -'<■ In 1899 he gave up his profession for the purpose of devoting himself entire ly to Christian Science work, and was a practitioner, reader and teacher In Baltimore and publication committee for Maryland and : the District of Columbia. In 1902 he was elected First Reader of the Mother church in Bos ton for a term of three years, and sub sequently was made president of the church and a lecturer. In 1906 he was called to Concord, N. H., to become the First Reader of the Christian Science church of that city, and has recently completed his three year term of office there. . CHRISTIAN SCIENCE DEFINED • Professor Hering was followed at tentively by his auditors. Ho said in "In considering, the subject of Chris tian Science: the Science of Salvation, It is well to have a mutual understand ing as to I the meaning of the terms. Sconce means exact, systematized and demonstrable knowledge of facts, laws and causes, while according to Smiths Bible dictionary salvation means 'de liverance from ' temporal evils and earthly destruction/ in other words, deliverance from evil—from sin, disease and death. Hence 'The Science of Sal vation* moans in substance that dem onstrable knowledge which affords de liverance from all evil. ; ' -'""' -' ■ ■ . "St. Paul admonishes us to work out our own salvation. This Scriptural command means ! far more than the common belief that salvation is as sured by simply having belief or faith in Jesus as the Son of God. Such sav ing ■ faith is vitally necessary, but it is only the beginning of our salvation- Its spiritual '. basis. vv"'' v'--\ - "Then must ' follow the working out I of our deliverance from evil on. this basis- our actual separation from sin, from the bondage of this world, from limitation, failure, disease, death. "In working out our salvation we must first see that salvation or deliv erance from evil is a mental process, takes place In mind; that it Is a tr^ns? formation through Mind and is both ethical and- philosophical. ■ -•_ "The Bible declares that to be car nally minded is death; but to be spirit ually minded is life and peace. PHENOMENA OF THE MIND .. "Christian Science teaches that mat ter and material existence are phe nomena of the mortal, material, finite mind, a concept of existence obtained through the physical senses, a misap prehension of reality held by human consciousness when uninstructed by Science, an appearance instead of an actuality. It is simply an Imitation or counterfeit obtained from a finite, di mensional, mortal basis. "• "Now it Is not the appearance but only the original that has -power, in telligence and substance. The manifes tation of growth, action or being in ' matter is but a material. concept or spiritual facts. > . "The objects, action and power ex ' pressed in a moving picture are not in the picture and wo do not ' associate them with the picture, but with the original which the. picture reproduces. Similarly, life, growth, action, power, substance, law, et cetera, are not in matter, physical existence or the ma ■ terial consciousnes; but in divine Mind, the only cause and Principle of being, and should be so thought of.- . . "When we recognize God as the only Mind, the only cause. Truth is reflected in consciousness and existence is har monious. . When we believe, causation to be material or in mortal mind, we put our trust and dependence in a shadow, a false belief, and existence, so called, is discordant, liable to dis ease, disaster, death. In order to work out our salvation we therefore need to understand causation. v- "MIND, DIVINE FRINCIPI-E" "The ' ordinary ~: human J concept of mind is that which : thinks, feels or wills, the Intellect, or the . activity of the gray matter called brain. Chris tian Science reveals the fact that Mind is . divine Principle, the infinite Life, Truth, Love,. omnipotent, 'omniscient, mnip'resent, the all-inclusive, eternal, anchanglng,. all-wise being, the only cause • and , creator. ■'*' "Christian Science makes it clear that material existence Is not_> the manifestation of this divine Mind, but the phenomenon of .;; the , counterfeit, called mortal mind. ■•-,• '•> "It Is this false concept of existence that does all the wrong thinking; that believes in sin, disease and death; that claims there Is life and Intelligence In matter. 1 ■' ";■ • '.'''.' ■•■-•V-;. '■' "The difference between the method of healing through mental suggestion, or hypnotism, and that of th» divine Mind,, the . Christ healing, must be clearly seen. , ' "When the effort la made to heal by suggestion," the operator! endeavors by means of mental manipulation to make the patient believe that he is not sick. He attempts to change the belief, but the • cause of disease remains : and : in time manifests Itself even ' in , worse forms. The patient is no better ( off, he i has not > risen in , the scale of • be ing, he has no more manhood, or mor al ; courage, and :, does not ! know any more about God and . His Clfrist than before. ■ "The true Christian Scientist reflects Hi.- 'divine .Mind,.stands on the basis • of God, man and the universe us Spirit and spiritual, as Love and its manlfes lit^lgs, a?! Mlud . agd ita ide^s—perfoct Professor Hermann S. Hering Who Lectured on Christian Science and harmonious. Hence he understands the unreality, of matter and evil and knows that mar. is not sick but that the patient is simply suffering from a false mesmeric belief. From that standpoint he proceeds to correct the errors of belief with the Truth of being and thus establishes harmony On a spiritual, scientific basis. "It is not to be wondered at, indeed it is Inevitable, that Christian Scien tists should love Mrs. Eddy for having brought to the world this Science of Salvation, the true knowledge of God ■and man, the spiritual understanding of the HOly Scriptures which enables them to know themselves and demon strate that 'saving faith' which alone leads to heaven. "Mrs. Eddy did not simply state her discovery to the world; she first dem onstrated it and then offered it as a demonstrable Science for all mankind to profit by. This Science overcomes evil by giving a true knowledge of God and His Christ; it enables all humanity to work out their own salva tion and reach that pure consciousness, wtiich Jesus called tho kingdom of heaven." This lecture will be repeated at the Auditorium this evening and also to morrow evening in order that all may hear the speaker, who is one of the well known lectutrers of the Christian Science organization. COMPARE ATHENS PRISON TO CHAMBER OF HORRORS Prisoners in Greek Jail Starve to Death; Police Cruel to Children ATHENS, Dec. 11.—A certain amount of suffering is unavoidable in every dis ciplinary system: but in Athens every day one's heart is torn by the sight of barbarities which one had hoped were only to be found In semi-savage coun tries. Reforms are now to be insti tuted, but these were practically forced on the government by a pitiful tragedy which occurred the other day In the central police station, and has shocked the whole of Athens. In the center of the city is a large and rambling building where prisoners are kept to await their trial. Here, In cellars, the windows of which are on a level with the pavement, languish for indefinite periods suspects of all classes and ages. Herded together, these un fortunate men peer through the win dows at the.curious spectators. With out sustenance or means to obtain it, they climb to the level of the street and thrusting their hands through the bars importune the passersby for alms. Children and old men, sick and halo, are, It appears, thrust together in a place of common confinement. There tho healthy soon become diseased, some of the weaker prisoners die and the in nocent are initiated into tho knowledge of vice. This chamber of horrors, which is passed every day by hundreds of Greeks, has now had public attention drawn to It. A suspect was one morn ing found dead. It Is true that the man had suffered from consumption, bu the autopsy showed that no food had been taken by the unfortunate man for at least three days. It appeared that the contractor had neglected to supply food according to agreement. The guards were aware of the case, but cynically declared that they had no money to buy food with and the man slowly starved to death. It Is a common sight in Athens to sp<s small boys 10 and 12 years old, their arms tightly bound to their' small bodies by clothes-lines, marched through the streets by policemen with bayonets fixed. After they reach the prison to which reference has been made the period passed in awaiting trial Is a long one. There is no one to take up their cause and the general public seems to ace nothing barbarous in the treatment of prisoners. ARMY ARSENAL MAY BUILD GUNS FOR 2 BATTLESHIPS WASHINGTON, Dec. 11.—Some of the 14-inth guns for the two new battle ships authorized at the last session of congress probably will be built at the Watervllet army arsenal. The matter will be decided after congress has act ed upon all questions involved in the construction of the new ships. Some of the guns are now in process of building at the Washington navy yard. If it Is decided to build others at the army arsenal the navy depart ment will be actuated, it is said, by the fact that the arsenal is practically out of work and to prevent the closing down of the plant. A few of the guns probably will be built by private contract. I Important Changes of Time—.Southern ' Pacific : ■ On and after December 11 the follow ing changes in trains leaving and ar riving at Arcade station, Los Angeles: South—No. 10, Sunset Express, leaves 1 'p. » m.; No. SB, El Paso passenger, leaves 10:15 p. m. and runs through to New Orleans; • No. ■ 17, Craf ton passen ger, ' arrives 11:50 a. m.": * No. 19, Im perial valley passenger, arrives 5:?5 p. m.; No. 21, Inside Track Flyer, arrives 7 p m. Pasadena trains leave 8:05 a. m., 10:20 a. IS* f 2:80 p. m., 4:50 p. , m., 6:35.p. m.; arrive 7:25 a. m., 8:20 a. m,, 10-20 a. m.. 2:05 p. in., 4:35 p. m. North —No. 21, tho Coaster, leaves 8:10 a. m.; No. 55, Santa Barbara passenger,' leaves 6:50 la. oi.; No. 108, Log Angele> JKj press, arrives 8:15 £.' njj ; • ' "■ , . v ■ . - " LOS AXGELES HERALD: MONDAY MOKMXO; DECEMBER 12, 1010. SHIPMENTS NEWS PRINT PAPER SHOW INCREASE Newspaper Stock Used During October Totals 102,878 Tons WASHINGTON, Dec. 11.—Shipments of news print paper in October were greater than In any previous month since these statistics have been gath ered by the commissioner of corpora tions. They totaled 102,878 tons, the previous maximum having been 96,667 tons, last June. The result was a decrease of 46,743 tons of stock on hand at the end of October, as compared with 48,846 at the end of September. Other principal grades of pager showed moderate in creases in production during October, and as a rule Bomewhat larger in creases in shipments. U.S. GUNBOATS TO REPAIR TO CARIBBEAN NEXT YEAR Paducah to Do Survey Work on Central American Coast WASHINGTON, Dec. 11.—The navy department is taking steps to estab lish an adequate number of small pro tective municipal boats in the Car ibbean sea next year. Orders were sent out today from the department for the Marietta, the Pe "trel and the Dubuque to repair to those waters early in the year for gen eral service, while the gunboat Pa ducah has been assigned to survey work on the Central American coast, and also will be available for police duty. * |f OSTERMOOR /£=s S?y A /^f £L PATTERNS MATTRESSES ><I j2^^ . 219-229 S. BROADWAT (^S C*S " S 224-228 SO. HILL ST. 219-229 S. BROADWAY <—^ ' __ "^"^^4^ FL.OOR CAFE AND MEN'S GRILL—OPEM FROM 11:3O TO 5:OO Give Such Practical Gifts as These Here are all-the-year-'round gift things of the best sort; useful and orna mental as well; reflecting the good taste of the giver: WHY NOT BLANKETS? ./ . . J, .OR NOVELTY BLANKETS Plain white ' (to monogram) ; white with colored borders plaids plain ; '. Indian and Mexican designs, in wool— ; blue or pink silk comforts down or lambswool filled—all shades. | ! French or Italian raw silk throws— ,/^ OR AN OSTERMOOR MATTRESS , Blankets for lounging robes or bathrobes, for motor coats or wrappers— v and a pair of good piiows; a brass bedstead with luxurious box springs? ; Automobile robes _ wool or leather ,Oß BABY BLANKETS p . ; ;. am rugs-imported and domestic ■ comforts, pillows, etc., in sizes to fit tiny beds. . ....... & ** Hm^TANT NOTICE CONCERNIN^^^ . y . l>—-^ IT*. —on Wednesday, Thursday Friday and Saturday i I vS* This store will be open during the evening on the following nights only-Saturday, December 17th, and on Wednesday, Thursday, Friday and Saturday I; —December 21, 22, 23 and 24. ,'/_ _.'-; :' __ ■'.-.11'.y. - -'- .- T .; "" '■ ■-av.^n.-owuw-^-.n .... ~~^~~~*~^*~*~~>~ —~ ■ -^ ■ ~~~>~> Ready-to-Wear Garments I Reduced Linoleums oi Quality Today Timely arrivals of gift-thingslthat any woman will surely appreciate receiving. Bargains pOSSibly a little OUt of the TOUtine Of If you aren't certain as to size, either buy to be exchanged later, or secure a . Christmas gift-thingS Upon Which yOU may Save Merchandise C.rtinea.e for any desired amount: enough to iniy a number of things: :| STYLES OF'LINGERIE WAISTS. ; HEAVY CORK CARPET PRINTED LINOLEUM An advance shipment, showing Bebe Irish lace yoke effects-some real Irish HEAVY CORK CARPET i'Kiw 1&u wwuljujb crochet medallions; later on you'll be asked $3.00 for similar qualities; we LINOLEUM Regularly 65c, now 45c and 50c. shall sell this advance shipment at ....................«•••••••• • "'. 2-50 '■: Regularly $1.50, now $1.15. _ Regularly 75c, now 55c and 60c. BLANKET ROBES < V INLAID LINOLEUM : \ Fourteen different patterns in the of ripple eiderdown or figured German eiderdown in all colors and your Regularly $1.35, now 90c and $1.10. foregoing. size, at $4, $4.50, $5 up to ....................,......:........... -... 7-50 j The $1.75 quality now $1.25. All prices are quoted on the square ■ •"■■» amvpt eknrvrTTfii < v'« Twelve different patterns to yard, including laying. BLANKiiiI oAv-yuiiro • t. «. choose from " • Warm, comtortab!. and convenient; speciaUy attractive values ,n thes.^ STENCILED CASEMENT CLOTH SCRIM DOOR PANELS MUSLIN'UNDERGARMENTS ■' > ' f JM-jy-^gJ- *£-« 25^ -*—-• -"""""d -specially priced, on display, in this section. design, regular iac, nu —Coulter Dry Goods Co- ■- ■ ■ ■ ■■■ * ,' ~r SHAWNEES CLAIM TRACT IN MEXICO American Indians to Press Title to 60 Miles Square Grant in Chihuahua SAN ANTONIO, Tex., Dec. 12.— armed with a letteT of introduction from Governor Haskoll of Oklahoma to Governor Sanchez of Chihuahua, Billy Little Ax, with two other big Shawnoo Indians from Oklahoma, Is in Chihuahua, Mexico, to claim a tract of land sixty miles square in what is now the state of Chihuahua. It is claimed by the Indians 'that a long time ago the Shawnees owhed this tract and the three Indians are now searching the records for the title to the land. The letter from Governor Haskell is as follows: "The bearers of'this letter are three Shawnee Indiana, and one of them is a grandson of our most famous Tecumseh. They are Shawnees, and their tribe, contrary to the disposition of our native Indians, have always been loyal to the state and federal government under which they lived. The Spanish documents In the archives at Austin, Texas, relating to these people, under date of October 24, 1834, recite In part as follows: 'The Shaw nees, and those accompanying them, are both enterprising and Industrious, and If given an award of land, which they come soliciting, would be a pro tection to their capital against the raids of the Wacos, and all other fierce and refractory Indians who have heretofore so often hostillzed us.' It appears to be the purpose of the In dians to look up the title to some lands within your state that they believe was granted to them through their forefathers, which was for service ren dered your city and state in reconcil ing and subduing the Apache and other Indians about the year 1840. In this state they have long been peace ful and law-abiding, and as such clti- j zens I commend them to you." The old chief speaks English better than most of the old-time Indians. Billy says that there haa been a great change, not only in the conditions, but in the manners and customs of the In dians of his part of the country during the past thirty years. Before that time the average Indian, owing mainly to the uncivilized state in which he had been accustomed to live, and the abun dance of game all over the west, was almost void of ambition, so far as wealth was concerned, but the white man came apd overpowered the no madic bands of their bad boys, estab lished schools in which the little In dians were taught the ways of the world, of which they had always been liivng in blissful ignorance; the game, including the buffalo, was about all killed off. and when the various tribes Were finally compelled to go to work on the lands that had been given them by the government, they began to rea lize the value of money and to appre ciate the earning capacity of their lands. At first the majority of Indians did not look upon the schools with much favor, but as civilization poured in on them and they were turned from the ways of transgression, the older heads became more enlightened and finally encouraged the children to go to school; consequently, nearly all of the Indians are now prosperous and ambitious. They have learned In a groat measure to emulate the white man in upholding the laws of the land and as seekerß after knowledge. RANCHES IN TEXAS CUT INTO FARMS Value of Lone Star State Ag ricultural Land Is Increas ing Rapidly (Special to The Herald) SAN ANTONIO, Tex., Dec. 11.—The cutting up of tho cattle ranches, tracts of from iorty thousand to two hundred thousand and three hundred thousand acres, into farms is the principal fautor in increasing farm values in the Lone Star state. Commissioner of Agricul ture E. R. Kone, in his biennial report Just submitted to the governor, esti mates that tho farm values in Texas, including products, etc., at this time amount to $1,532,679,020, and that they are growing at the rate of two million dollars a month. The report states that the recently passed nursery inspection law has worked successfully and thousands of dollars have been saved to the people of the stae in a rigid enforcement of the law preventing the distribution of pests over the state. So enormously are the agricultural interests growing that the commissioner asks for larger appropriations. He asks that the leg islature arrange to pay $30,000 or $40,000 per year for collecting, through tax as sessors, agricultural statistics. The present statutes fail to provide any compensation for the assessors, ana, the report states, satisfactory returns have not been received. Since the beginning of cold weather in the north, the railroads entering San Antonio hava been bringing homeaeek ers by the trainload. These are prin cipally farmers from the middle west and the eastern states, who come for themselves to investigate the prospects for farming here. REVOLUTION HELPS STATK Since the revolutionary troubles In Mexico, there has beep a noticeable falling off in the homeseeker travel to the southern republic and Mexico's loss, in this respect, Is Texas' gain. There is little difference in the climate and soil of southwest Texas and northern Mexico, where most of the Americans going to that country are settling. So many hitherto undeveloped tracts which, up to the last few months, were devoted to cattle, are now being sold and cleared for farming in the coun ties between San Antonio and the Rio Grande, that two railroads are to soon follow the pioneer settlers in these re gions. One projected line will run from Beeville, a city east of San Antonio, to Eagle Pass, or some other point on the Rio Grande. Contracts have been let with a Chicago railroad constructing firm to build the first division of this railroad, which will penetrate not only a rich farming country, but lands con taining oil and coal. San Antonio capital is behind a rail road that will be built In an almost air line from this city to Brownsville, Texas, In the lower Rio Grande val ley. It will be two hundred and eighty five miles in length and tap the valley at a point west and north of Browns ville thus traversing the delta lands and affording transportation facilities for that rich agricultural section. Bonuses to the amount of $1,000,000 have been pledged for the first 100 miles and a construction company, cap italized at $500,000, is now being organ ized. - MEYER WANTS ANTIQUATED NAVAL LAWS REPEALED Statutes Made for Wooden ves sels Still in Force WASHINGTON, Dec. 11 —Legislation to repeal two sections of the revised statutes limiting the cost of repairs to hulls and rigging oC naval veaell has been urged OH the hou.se naval affairs committee by Secretary Meyer. When these laws were passed naval is were built of wood and sails were the principal means of. propul sion. The electrical apparatus now in ma for auxiliary purposes aboard ship did not exist. The largest of these ves sels had a displacement of about 5200 tons, ani they were simple and inex pensive compared with modern naval craft. A limit of cost of $3000 for tho repair of hulls and spars and $1000 for Mlllfl and rigging was then put in force. Secretary Meyer calls the statutes antiquated, and says there are no ad equate safeguards in force against use less expenditures. JAPAN SHIPS RIFLES TO FRENCH SOMALILAND Weapons Used in Russian War Sold to Jibuti LONDON, Dee. 11.—A curious move ment of trade is likely to begin soon— namely the shipment of arms from Japan to Jibuti in French Somaliland. The value of the consignments at pres ent arranged for falls not far short of $500,000, and it seems likely that tho rifles are some that were used in tho Russo-Japanese war and aro so long er required. Jibuti, situated on the African main land just outside the Red Sea, has long been a favored spot for traffic in weapons, though Prance, one of the powers signatory of the Brussels act in 1890, which Included certain pro visions tending to restrict the trade in arms from Kurnpe with the semi barbarous peoples of Africa, has been able to check smuggling from that port into the interior. But the pro visions of the Brussels act have not been sufficiently explicit to prevent a considerable trade which, though nomi nally carried on with places outside of the prohibited zone, was often des tined for places within the zone, and reached them either by means of a change of destination as soon as the high seas were reached, or by a trans fer of cargo effected on tho high seas. Also rifles have been sent from Jibuti to the Persian gulf and landed from native craft on the unfrequented coast of Persian Baluchistan to be trans ported thence by caravans into Afghan istan and the hill country bordering on the northwest frontier of India, H would be Interesting, therefore, to know if the sellers in Japan have tak en the trouble to inquire what will be done with these intended consign ments of rifles. BROTHERS WED SISTERS; BOYS BORN SAME TIME SAN ANTONIO. Tex.. Dec. 11.—A strange coincidence was reported at the city health office at El Paso, Texas, as a result of the birth of two Mexi can boys at 204 Eighth street, within an hour. The fathers of the boys, Jesus and Pedro Ohavira. are brothers, and the mothers of the children, Maria and Elanteria. are .isters, their maiden names being Torres. The two couples -were married the same day, December 15, 1909. Jesus is the husband of Maria and Pedro was married to Elanteria. Both fathers are section hands. As a climax to the coincidence both children were named Slcilio. BELIEVE REVENGE MOTIVE OF CRIME Officers Suspect Former Em ployes Killed Four Persons on Farm in Kansas MONEY LEFT IN STRONG BOX Deed Conveying All Woman's Property to Son Found Among Her Papers [Associated Press] KANSAS CITY, Mo., Dec. 11.—Re vengo and not robbery is now believed to have been the motive of the murder of four persons on the Bernhard farm In Kansas Saturday. The bodies discovered yesterday were examined closely today and it was found- that Kmiline Bernhard and her son George had been terribly beaten about the head, while Tom Morgan and the hired man, who was today identified as James Graves of Oregon, had evidently been killed by one "or two blows. Edward P. Boyle, head of the Kan «as City detective bureau, was sent to the scene by Chief of Police Griffin today. He assumed charge of the hunt for the man or men who committed the crime, and it is expected an arrest will be made here within a few days. SEARCH FOR SIX LABORERS The first step will be to locate six men, all of whom have recently worked at the Bernhard farm. When these are found the imprints of their left hands will be taken and compared with bloody finger prints found on the white wall of a closet in which Mrs. Bernhard is believed to have been mur dered. "i 1".;".'- '* v"; ' .. Another search was made or the house today and a strong box in which valuable papers and some money had been placed was found. In this box it deed conveying all of Mrs. Bernhard s property to her son George was found. The officers believe she intended to cut off her other children. The deed never had been filed. ■- A bank book found shows that Mrs. Bernhard opened an account with a bank about a year ago and had more than $3000 on deposit. ■ • The body of the hired man was iden tified tonight by Glenn Cottner, a farm hand from Green Valley, Mo. Cottner said the man was James Graves, and that his home was in a small town In Oregon. Graves and Cottner, - accord ing to the latter, worked on the same farm in Missouri last September. TECH CLUB ENTERTAINS AFTER BUSINESS MEETING The annual business meeting of the Tech club of Southern California was followed by a dinner and informal social time in the University club rooms Saturday night. Following the menu a number of short talks by tho members and visitors were given. The following officers were re-elected for the ensuing year: James W. John son, president; E. L. Mayberry, vice president, and 1,. A. Parker, secretary. 3