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THE LAKE SHORE NEWS, FRIDAY, MARCH 5, 1920 ANNEXATION RUMOR LACKS FOUNDATION Stories of Uniting Wilmette and Ev- ans ton "Hot Air" Say Evans, toniansâ€"Mayor Poarsons Re- gisters Peeve Is it a myth? Or is this annexation rumor founded on well-established plans? For several days Rvanston has been seething with wild rumors concerning the consolidation of the local suburb with the larger township to the south. Following publicity given to the rumors by the Evanston News-In- dex, the comments increased on all sides and every person who entered the Evanston city hall was recogniz- ed immediately as "one of the mysterious politicians" who ahe lay- ing plans for the unification project. This widespread comment, followed by a meeting this week of the Ev- anston Real Estate Board, which is said to have discussed the proposal from various angles, has resulted in the belief among many persons that the matter is waiting only for a vote of the people before it becomes a matter of history. But the ardor of enthusiasts will be dampened and the scoffs of the doubtfull ones become louder in their denunciation of the proposed action with statements made yesterday by Mayor Harry P. Pearsons of Evans- ton and Charles A. Wightman of the Evanston Real Estate Board. j Mr. Wightman was reached by tele- phone at the Evanston club. Asked whjether the real estate men of Ev- anston favored annexation, Mr. Wightman replied in the affirmative. But he added : "To Chicago." Pressed for a more amplified state- ment of the sentiment of the Evans- ton realty men, Mr. Wightman de- clared most of them believed the Wil- mette-Evanston consolidation was fostered only by those residents who wished to prevent Evanston's annex- ation to Chicago. He added that the real estate men of Evanston were materially hampered by certain ordi- nances governing the realty and building industry, which could be eliminated by annexation to Chicago. The proposed consolidation with Wil- mette, he explained, would only serve to prolong the present restrictions, which are regarded unfavorable by the majority of the Evanston real estate dealers. Mayor Pearsons laughed when ap- proached on the subjejet. "You can take it from me," he said, "that it's all hot air. as far as the Evanston city council is concerned. I got a straight tip on it that the whole thing started with a wild remark to some reporter. It was meant as a joke. However, should the matter ever be officially presented it is my opinion that Evanston would be glad to accept Wilmette into its jurisdic- tion. It would be a fine thing for both communities and would un- doubtedly mean cheaper taxes and better police and fire protection for Wilmette. If there is any indication of a sincere effort to unite the two communities, we"are ready to help." The mayor registered a slight peeve at the fire protection in Wilmette. Te said: "Every time you have a fire up there bigger than a dog kennel case, you put in a call to our department for assistance. Just the other day (the mayor regers to the Cox build- ing fire last Friday) one of our men •was overcome fighting a fire in your village. Most of our men were soak- ed to the skin and suffered from the cold and had much of their clothing torn. Now if the villages were an- nexed, your community would have the excellent service of our depart- ment always at their service." And there the whole annexation story rests. Whether it is as light as the air remains to be seen. A LECTURE ON CHRISTIAN SCIENCE Entitled: Christian Science: The Key to Self-Government By JOHN SIDNEY BRAITHWAITE. M. A.. C. S. B HOUSEWIVESâ€"ATTENTION The special sale, starting today, of a great quantity of slightly damaged merchandise at the R. H. Schell & Co. dry goods store at 1165 Wilmette ave- nue, offers a great opportunity to Wilmette residents to by in a good supply of garments for Spring and Summer. The goods, for the greater part, weer only slightly damaged in last week's fire at the Cox building. PLAN PRESS CLUB The organization of a Press club among the literary lights of all the suburban high schools in the Chica- go area, is being planned by editors of the New Trier weekly publication. It is expected to later include the Chicago schools. Mr. John Sidney.Braithwaite, M.A., C. S. B., of London, England, member of the Board of Lectureship of the Mother Church, The First Church of Christ, Scientist, in Boston, Mass., delivered a lecture on Christian Science, Friday evening, February 27th1, under the auspices of First Church of Christ, Scientist, Wilmette, 111., in the Winnetka Woman's Club, Winnetka, 111. The lecturer was introduced by Mr. Arthur B. Haven, who said: Friends: It has been less than three score years since the discovery of Chris- tian Science, and during this com- paratively short space of time, So- cieties and Branches of its Mother Church, have been established in all parts of the world. This has been accomplished, not through the efforts of its early ad- herents to expand, but through the desire of the multitudes to learn for themselves, the fundamentals of this healing Truth, that brought such for- titude and peace to its pioneers and students. As the multitudes flocked to Jesus for healing,. and also received re- generation, so the unnumbered thousands of today are receiving healing and regeneration, through the study and application of that same principle, as taught in Christion Science. It is the purpose of this lecture (to quote from the Manual of The Mother Church) (article 31), to pre- sent the subject of Christian Science correctly, and to bear testimony to the facts regarding the life and work of its Discoverer and Founder, Mary Baker Eddy. The speaker of this evening is qualified to bear correct testimony on this subject and comes authorized, as a member of the Board of Lecture- ship of The Mother Church, The First Church of Christ, Scientist, in Bos- ton, Mass. Friends, on behalf of the members of First Church of Christ, Scientist, Wilmette, under whose direction this lecture is given, I take pleasure in introducing to you John Sidney Braithwaite, M.A., C. S. B., of Lon- don, England, who will now address you. The Lecture In seeking for a test to apply to any form of religious teaching one hardly would expect to improve on the words of an eighteenth century writer who says " That is the truest doctrine which hath a tendency to make thee live in the best and wisest manner, " Christian Science never- theless proposes a further test, for it says that if such doctrine is based on the teachings of Christ Jesus, as it surely will be. then it should be found to confer in addition the best health. It is just because Christian Science has helped and is helping so many people to a better and wiser manner of life, besides healing them of physical ailments and keeping them well, that so much interest has been aroused in it. The essential sanity and health and optimism which permeate Christian Science are helping to leaven human thought, and to supply the moral qualities that are needed to hold it steadfast in the midst of present storms and beating waves. Christian Science strengthens the weak hands confirms the feeble knees and says to those that are of a fear- ful heart. "Be strong, fear not." Many of us arc here, no doubt, in the spirit of enquiry,wewant to know in what way this teaching substanti- ates its claim to be both Christian and Science, we want to know how the healing is done, and perhaps also whether it is applicable to our own case. These points I shall try to ex- plain, and also I shall try to show that in seeking the truth about God's goverment of His universe, we find the truth about individul self-govern- ment. There is no lesson more need- ed to-day than that of self-govern- ment, for until that is learned one cannot be ready, as all should be, to participate in the government of of the people, which means govern- ment in obedience to divine Law. Is it not clear that a nation or a move- ment will be safe when self-govern- ment is the first concern of the indi- viduals composing it? Mary BaJter Eddy When one considers the place that the Discoverer and Founder of Chris- tian Science, Mary Baker Eddy, oc- cupies in the unfoldment of Christi- anity, one finds it to be unique. You cannot compare her to such religious teachers or reformers as Luther, Calvin, Wesley or George Fox for this reason, that while each one of those men had his distinct message to the age in which he lived and each one had a certain genius for organi- zation, not one ever claimed the full measure of the Master's promises. It seems that they did not see far enough to associate his teaching with the word Science, neither did they dare to advocate physical healing as an essential part of the Master's instructions to his disciples through- out all time. They did not know bow to do so, and in some instances where healingoccurred.they even feared lest it should result in a darkening of their message, through a building up of their own personality, in place of the Christ. And, mind you, they were not very wide of the mark in esti- mating this danger, but Mrs. Eddy saw it too and faced it. She fearless- !>' insisted on healing as an essential feature of Christianity, but she also saw that nothing but strict adherence to the truth could qualify for this demonstration. She was a Moses to this age, saying, as Moses said to the children of Israel, "If thou wilt dili- gently hearken to the voice pf the Lord thy God, and wilt do that which is right in his sight, and wilt give ear to his commandments, and keep all •iHiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiniiaiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiHHMiiiwiitiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii<n(HHW> A We know a car from A to Z = Upon that fad you will agree. STANDS for Automo- § bile, Z stands for the | Zeal with which we look § I after your machine. | I Don't overlook your own | I safety and comfort. There are | I certain expenses incident to § I your gas wagon that must be 1 I met and you may pay us less | I than the other fellow. 1 I Attend to it. I ( c. m. 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WILCOX Optician 1166 Wilmette Ave. Phone 1C6 his statutes, I will put none of these diseases upon thee, which I have brought upon the Egyptians: for I am the Lord that healeth thee." Mrs. Eddy brought to Christianity that which it had hitherto lacked-the Science of its teaching. Nothing could be added to the spirit of the Master's teaching, but the age was demanding its scientfic and system- atic explanation. Mrs. Eddy supplied both. Her book, "Science and Health, with Key to the Scriptures" is the textbook of Christian Science, and her Church Manual provides the rules by which this healing system becomes an integral feature of the Church of Christ. These two books never can be separated nor superseded. j The story of Mrs. Eddy's own heal- ing which was occasioned by a sud- den flash of illumination thrown on a passage of Scripture has been so often told that I will not repeat it now, but it is perhaps not so gener- ally known that it was a regular physican who urged her to embody her discovery in a book and thus give to the world her curative system of divine metaphysics. He had good reason for doing so, for he had seen her heal pneumonia instantaneously, when he himself had declared that the patient could not live. One might dwell at considerable length on Mrs. Eddy's deeply spirit- ual nature, her unselfed and states- manlike leadership of the Christian Science movement, her far-seeing wisdom, her loving warning, her stern rebuke, and her gentle entreaty, but I think that the world to-day is more (Continued on Page Ten) Tax Payers Pleased Our announcement of last week to the effect that Hoyt King, tax col* lector for New Trier Township, has again established headquarters in the FIRST NATIONAL has been re- ceived with much satisfaction by the public. * Taxpayers are pleased because it is convenient to drop in here; moreover, they are assured here prompt and courteous attention. We invite you to call early, thereby avoiding rush and confusion. [ocaoi tocaoi aonoi FIRST NATIONAL BANK OF WILMETTE MEMBER FEDERAL RESERVE BANK PLAY SAFE THEG1ANTTHATI LIVESIHABOX It appears at this time that there will be a serious shortage of batteries dur- ing the coming months. 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