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THE AT1GUS. WEDNESDAY, OCTOHER 11, 1005.
MANY HEAP. HANNA
Boston Man Addresses Large
Audience on Christian
Science.
MAN OF CHURCH AND STATE
Subject of Disccurse, "Christian Sci
ence, the Religion of Bible"
Teachings and Practices.
Judge Septimus J. Hanna of Ilosron
addressed a large audience at the Illi
nois theater last evening on "Christian
Science, the Religion of the Bible." The
speaker was introduced by George Shel
don, of this city, who In a few words
told of Jitelgc 11 an n;i'.s prominent
lositjin in church and civic
affair:;. The speaker, after a
few introductory remarks, gave a de
tailed discourse on the church he re-pre-HE!f,
its teachings and practices. His
address ia part, tullows:
Ladies and Gentlemen. I assume
that tin r- are some- here who are un
familiar -.ith Christian Science some,
who have come for the first time to
hear of it. I will address myself in
part to these. 1 therefore say that
Christian Science lias a text-hook en
titled !, nee and Health with Ke
to the S'-r ipt uri s." and its author is
the ilev. Mary llaker I-Mdy. It was
f.rsi pu!l:shd in l7-". It is a treatise
on healing through the power of God.
or the divine mind. Or. as we claim,
it is. i thorough exegesis of the scriptural
method of healing all manner of eiis
as 8. and of curing ail manner of sin
through the understanding of God as
ail-presi ni. al! powerful, all-wise, and
universal mind. In short, it is a spirit
ual interpretation of the bible; hence
its title: "Key to the Scriptures."
ii tti or.
The author of a book of note and
value is a p rson of whom people de
sire to know, then-fore I shall refer
briefly to the life and character of
Mrs. Kddy. It may not be amiss for
Hie to say that for nearly ten years,
us former flr.-t reader in the mother
church in Hoston :tid editor of the offi
cial periodicals, 1 have had opportuni
ties which (liable ni to speak intelli
gently of her life and character .is well
s of her labors and literary attain
ments. Speaking from this vantage ground.
I can truthfully say that, intellectually,
i-he is one of tli" most alert persons
I have e( r known; that she labors in
cessantly and unselfishly for the cause
to which she has devoted her life, and
that, notwithstanding In r years, she"
perforins an amount of labor each day
which, if known, would seem incredi
ble, even if elme by one yet in the
adolescence of life.
(hun-h irarli,
I sluil; next speak of the church
tends. There is in Boston a mother
church, organised a number of years
tdnrc. having a membership of nearly
o.emet, composed of persons residing
In almost every part of this country
nnel of other countries. This member
ship is increasing at the rate of about
.S.tKio annually. The mother church has
branch churches and societies to the
number of marly one thousand, also
s'tuated in nearly every part of this
country and of other countries. Some
years since the mother church adopted
a set of church tenets. These become
also the tenets of all of her branches,
and must be subscribed to anil adopted
by ( very p rson becoming a member
cither of the mother church or of any
of he r branches. These tenets furnish
a fair index to the religious faith or be
lief of this movement, hence 1 shall
ref r to them in substance. They ac
Vnnwledge Christ and his divinity, and
declare there i;-. but one Christ. They
inculcate the omnipotence, omnipres
ence mi:l omniscience of God: that God
is spirit; that man the real, spiritual
man is made in the image and like
ness of tiod according to the teaching
of Gem sis. and that this real man
must, by the necessity of his rela
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to hare in his bin. hOW do you knOW What YOU 2TO
getting ? Some queer stories about coffee that is Bold ia bulk,
could be told, if the people vrho handle it (grocers), cared to
speak out.
Could any amount of mere talk hare persuaded milliona of
housekeepers to use
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tionship to God. reflect, or Image forth.
t!:c liivinv charae'er. The real and
:raa.o:tal man. therefore, does reflect
Cod. The mortal man. or the unspirit-
;ial man. does not reflect God. and is
r.ct therefore His inaae and likeness.
The last of these tenets enjoins upon
all who subscribe to them the neces
sity of striving, watching and praying
to have in themselves the same mind
that was also in Christ Jesus, to love
one another, and to be meek, merciful,
just and pure.
Surely there can be no higher stand
ard of Christianity. If there be a per
son on this earth today who can truly
be said to have in himself the same
mind that was also in Christ Jesus,
that person is a Christian. If there
arc persons who are sincerely striving
watching and praying to have . that
mind, they are, in that sense, leading
the Christian life. Those Christian
Scientists who are thus earnestly striv
ing are true to the church tenets and
to their teaching. If there are those
who are not so striving, they, like all
others, have yet to attain to a higher
btandard of living.
Script urnl llanin.
The foregoing indicates, in general
terms, the Christianity of our faith.
No unbiased mind will say that, in
statement and theory, it does not em
brace all the essentials of bible teach
ing: but let its be more specific. Ail
who believe in God at all agree that
He is all-powerful, all-present, all-wise.
All who believe in the bible accept the
statement of the first chapter of Gene--is
that God made man in His own
image and likeness. We s houid endeav
or to give- these bible truths their full
weight, their deep significance?. If we
do so. we must believe that with God
all things are possible. We must be
lieve that if God is whole : ...re
and likeness retlects whoh-.u - UY
must believe" t hi t if God is. pure, it is
image and likeness reflects purity.
We must believe that if God is good.
His image and like-ncs3 reflects good
ness. We must believe that if God is
Love, His image and likeness rellects
love. We must believe that if God is
life. His image and likeness reflects
life. We must believe that if God. in
His wholeness, is free from sin, sick
ness and death. His image and likeness
is likewise free. Otherwise the words
"in. age and likeness" were false and
meaningless a misnomer. A full be
lief in the first chapter of Genesis,
which is the record of the true-, spirit
ual creation, puts upon us the necessity
of recognizing Got! as tiu only creator
of man. and man as the i tea ire and
likeness of his creator foreve r and for
ever. Jt-MiiM Trm-hioK-
The old testament teachings, as in
dicated by the few citations made, fur
nish an abundant foundation for the
new testament doctrine of healing
through the divine law. and especially
the teaching and works of Jesus. I
might quote extensively from the new-
testament did time permit, but I shall
confine the quotations to the sayingj
and precepts of the founder of the
Christian religion. This should be suf
ficient authority for every professing
Christian.
Jesus sent forth his 12 disciples to
preach and to heal the sick. He gave
them a commandment, called by some
bible commentators his great commis
sion. In Matthew 10th. this command
ment is thus recorded:
"Go not into the way of Gentiles,
and into any city of the Samaritans
enter ye not; b::t g rather to t!i lost
sheep of the house of Israel.
"And as ye go preach, saying. The
kingdom of heaven is at hand.
"Heal the sick, cleanse the lepers,
raise the dead, cast out devils; freely
ye have received, freely give.
"Provide neither gold, nor silver, nor
brass in your purses.
"Nor ye t sc rip for your journey
neither twe coats, neither shoes, nor
yet staves: for the workman is worthy
of his meat."
This commandment is a unit. It is
not two commandments. There is in
this language no warrant for any at
tempt to separate the? commandment
by declaring that the part relating to
preaching was to be perpetuated, but
the p:rt relating to healing the sick
was to be put aside, as having refer
ence oniy to the time in which, and
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theise to whom it was given. Even if.
fe.r the sake of argument, the kind oft
pr aching mentioned in the command-j
n.ent hail been practiced, and a pres
ent Mngdoni of heaven had lieen
preached, we yet maintain that the
part relating to healing sickness is as
p!,- In and imperative as that pert lining
to preaching. We should thus main
tain if we rested the question alone up
on t!u words I have quoted; but we
are not compelled to elo this. After
his resurrection and just before his
asee nsion Jesus gave to the same dis
ciples to whom he gave his first great
commandment (excepting Judas Isca
riot who had betrayed him) a final
commandment. This constitutes the
two last verses of the book of Mat
thew: "Co ye therefore, and teach all na
tions, baptiz!ng thrm in the name of
V fitter, and of the son. and of the
holy ghesf.
"Teaching them to ebserve all things
whatsoever 1 have commanded you:
; nd. lo. I am with you alway, even un
;o the end of the world."
I jib sua Be llroatl.
Thin language is broad and unquali
fied. It comprehends all the command
ments previemsly given to his disciple s,
and this of course, includes his first
great commandment. It is a plain and
unmistakable direction or instruct iem.
1 t nie plainly ask: When was it ever
repealed, countermanded, qualified, or
changed in any manner, by Jesus or
any e-ne else of those having biblical
authority to teach or preach? Where
is the record thereof? We declare
therefore, on the most explicit biblical
authority, that the part of the great
ce'mn.andment relating to healing the
si k was as imperative as that pertain
ing to preeaching. Healing sickness is.
then, an essential indispensable part of
Christ's gospel. No right exists for the
effort to put aside Jesus command
ment to heal the sick and to heal ac
cording to his teachings and his meth
ods of healing. The same divine pow
er tbat healed in Jesus' lime heals to
lay. o far as It is understood and
practiced. There is but one truth, and
that truth is eternal, unchangeable.
Trie healing Christ never withdrew
himself from the world. Jesus declared
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We have decided to close out what
is left of the Syroken lots caused by
our BIG SALE at advertised prices.
It's your Last Chance Maybe you
can find just what you want.
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as the solemn conclusion of his final
commandment: "And, lo. I am with you
alway, eve-n unto the end of the world."
The Christian Scientist endeavors to
awaken his patient spiritually and
point e)ut to him his true relationship
to fiod. This is prayer in the highest
sense of the word. Not alone the pray
e r of sincere desire and supplication,
but more, the realizatiem et' (leul's all
presence, all power and all-life.
This Hod is your physician, as well
as mine. We can go te hini daily,
hourly, momentarily, in sweet and si
lent prayer, and if we pray aright. He
will heal us tf our diseases and re
move from us our infirmities. We can
know, in the very depths of emr being,
that He is our physician, our comfort
er, ejur life, our health, our all-in-all,
and in the fullest and most absolute
sense, a very present help in trouble;
and that in Him indee-el we live and
move and have our' being.
To Close Estate.
Kight-reum house and cxirner lot. No.
7:17 Twentieth street, Reck Island, will
be sold at private sale by Lttdolph &
Reynolds, attorneys at law.
HAD TO HIDE IT
A mother wrote us recently
that she had to keep Scott's
Emulsion under lock and key
her children used to drink
it whenever her back was
turned. Strange that children
should like something that is
so good for them. It's usu
ally the other way. Scott's
Emulsion makes children
comfortable, makes them fat
and rosy-cheeked. Perhaps
that's why they like it so
much they know it makes
them feel good. t .. .
Well tend yoo a sample, btm
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Rummage Committee of Bethany
Home Announces
Plans
FOR SALE HERE OCT. 18-21
Department Managers Appointed and
Territory Assigned to Soli
citors. The rummage ale committee of the
Bethany home-has completed arrange
ments for the sixth annual rummage
sa!e which commences at Aimory hall.
Wednesday. Oct. IS at 2 p. m., and con
tinuing afternejons and evenings the
balance ef the week.
- The elepartment managers have be-e'ii
selected and have kindly consented to
serve. The soliciters for rummage have?
ix'e-n assigned specific territory, and
by dividing the city and suburbs into
small districts, the work, which would
otherwise be burdenseime, is rendered
comparatively easy, anel with so many
at work, the canvass is made quickly.
Ber-orts from se)licitors are corning in
and from thrte reports as well as the
general interest manifested by the pub
lic, the committees are encouraged to
believe that the sale will eclip.se all
previous ones in magnitude and results.
Hepnrlutrnt Mitigrra.
The departments provided for and
the managers therefor axe as follows:
Crewkery, Mrs. Hastings; gent's
k'thing. Mrs. Kann; cloaks. Mr. J. K.
Witter; millinery. Miss Iuiejnt; bonks,
magazines ami toys, Mrs. William
Parks; furniture'. Mrs. Charles Imgard;
shees, Mrs. W. W. Taylor; men' mil
linery, Mrs. Woodruff; groceries, Mrs.
F. W. Herges; hardware, Mrs. John
Shelly; ladies' skirts. Mrs. Juiia
Schreiner; ladies' shir: waists and un
derwear, Mrs. Bryan and Mr. E. E.
Lamp; gentlemen's furnishings, Mrs.
Crandall.
Trriilory aalKrd.
The solicitors selected and t!;e terri
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tory assigned to each is as follows:
All the territory west of Eleventh
street Mrs. George Hastings and Mrs.
W. .1. Oaghegen.
Eleventh and Twelfth and cross
st reels Mrs. W. II. Gest.
Thirteenth and Fourteenth and cross
si re-els Mrs. Charles Dugard.
Fourtr enth-and-a-half street and
cross stre-ets west Miss Anna Kinck.
Fifteenth street and cross streets
west Mrs. Winter and Mrs. J. F. Wit
ter. S'stccntli and Seventee-nth stre-e-ts
and cmss streets Mrs. J. J. Ingram
and Mrs. Richardson.
Eighteenth street Mrs. Strate.
Ninete-enth street Mrs. H. D. Hlake
n:ere. Twentieth street from Seventh av
enue to Eighie-enth avenue and cross
streets west Mrs. C. J. SeHrle;.
From Seventh avenue north Miss
Spencer.
Twenty first street Mrs. Ranson.
Twenty-second strettJ Mrs. J. L.
Free-man.
Twenty third street Mrs. Hofman.
Twenty fourth to Twenty-ninth
streets . and cross" stre-efs Mrs. Wirt
Tailor and Mrs. W. .1. Crandall.
Thirtieth street and crosK streets
west Mrs. .lames Mirfield.
Thirtieth to Thirty-eighth street
north of Seventh avenue Mrs. Ward.
Thirtieth to Thirty-eighth street from
Seventh avenue to Fourteenth avenue
Mrs. J. Hagselquist.
I nirtii-th to Thirty-eighth south of
Fourteenth avenue Miss Mary Long.
Thirty-eighth lo Forty-sixth streets
semth of Seventh avenue Mrs Iever
ich. Thirty-eighth to Forty-sixth streets
north fif Seventh avenue Mrs. T. (J.
Jones.
Sears Mrs. E. I). Fisher and Mrs.
C. II. Dibberh.
South kuek Island Mrs. Olaf Atkin
sem and Mrs. George Richmond.
South Heiglitt Mrs. John Campbell
and Mrs. Wiljiam Railey.
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them Hollister's Recky Mountain Tea.
The be baby temtc known.- Strength
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PUZZLED OVER JURISDICTION
Davenport Police Finally Prosecute Ar
senal Bicycle Thief.
James Foiiiche-k, ef Medine was ar
rested yesterday in Dave-npert. charged
with the: theft ef a bieycle' from tin- of
fice at Rck Island arse-nal. Tin whe e l
was owned by C N. I olle-rhide of Dav
enport. The authoritie-s we-re- ai a loss
te decide? what disposiiiem to ma!e- of
the case. The fe-rle-ral authorities niinht
preise'cute, the rase might e-etme imi-r
the jurisdiction ef ReK-k Island, or ih
Davenport autheritie-H might pmsee nie
en" a charge of bringing stede-n prop
erty inte tho state. The last cuis
was finally adoptee! and a se-nt"ne" f
"it days in jail impese'd.
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