Reports of Mrs. Knott's Lectures          Tuesday evening, February 7, at the First Church of Christ, Scientist, Mrs. Annie M. Knott, C.S.D., of Detroit, Mich., spoke to a crowded house, many being unable to get seats, standing during the entire lecture, and they said they would have enjoyed standing another hour if Mrs. Knott would have continued. Some people drove sixteen miles in the cold in order to attend the lecture, and said they were well rewarded for coming. Others said, "That woman would win a heart of stone, for she denounced nothing but simply filled the void of human craving with hope and divine Love."          An old gentleman said, "I never felt God so near in all my life." A lady remarked that it seemed to her from all she heard that the Christian Science God must be much more friendly to humanity than the Creed God, and that she would like to become better acquainted with Him. One good woman who used to be a strong Lutheran, said, "I never understood the unreality of evil so clearly before." Mrs. Knott's illustration of the incorrect figures on the child's slate not being governed by the principle of mathematics, showed why Jesus said: "Judge not according to the appearance."          Many other complimentary remarks too numerous to mention went to show how well Mrs. Knott's address was received by the large, intelligent, and appreciative audience. Sheboygan (Wis.) Daily Journal   "At Sheboygan, Wis." Christian Science Sentinel, February 23, 1899          Persons who went to the Grand Opera House, and there were hundreds of them yesterday afternoon (Sunday, July 1), were repaid by hearing as pleasing an address as has been delivered here for a long time. The speaker was Mrs. Annie M. Knott of Detroit, who has gained a wide reputation as an advocate of the doctrine of Christian Science.          Mrs. Knott was introduced by Mayor Dunlap, and at once won her way to the hearts of her auditors. She is a lady of pleasing appearance and gentle voice, and talks with a quiet earnestness that at once impresses her hearer that she believes firmly in her theme, and that that belief is not born of fanaticism or prejudice. Anderson (Ind.) Daily Bulletin   "At Anderson, Ind.," Christian Science Sentinel, July 19, 1900          During his sermon last night Rev. Mr. Harkins digressed from his theme to refer to the lecture of Mrs. Knott, on Christian Science, in the Opera House. Elder Harkins said that he hoped he would never be so prejudiced and unreasonable as to decline hearing the presentation of any side of any proposition. After summarizing the popular view of Christian Science in the statement that it was neither Christian nor Scientific, Mr. Harkins told how he had been present at the Opera House lecture until he was called away, much to his regret. Then he paid tribute to the exalted character of Mrs. Knott's lecture. He said that all that part of the lecture which he had heard was chaste in language and spiritual in character. If what Mrs. Knott had said about Christian Science was a true statement of the faith, then it was altogether different from what it has been conceived to be, for it was a lifting of mankind above the materialistic and to a spiritual plane. Elder Harkins said he had not been carried away by Christian Science, but that he stood ready to testify to the Christlike character of Christian Science teachings so far as they had been revealed in the address at the Opera House. Anderson (Ind.) Daily Bulletin   "Elder Harkins Pleased," Christian Science Sentinel, July 19, 1900

 

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