From the Sunday Herald, Syracuse, N. Y., we extract the following:—
A large and cultured audience was gathered at the Assembly Hall of the University Block on Thursday evening, to listen to Carol Norton of New York, who lectured upon "Christian Science, its Scope and Work." The hall, which will comfortably hold more than four hundred, was filled, and Mr. Norton talked for more than an hour to as attentive an audience as ever gathered in Syracuse. A large number of people from out of town were present; they came from Utica, Rome, Auburn, Oneida, Canastota, Chittenango, Cortland, and Phænix. The lecture was given under the auspices of the First Church of Christ, Scientist, of Syracuse, a thriving and growing Christian organization that owns its own church building in Fayette Street. The house, of continental architecture, was prettily remodeled this summer within and without, and is a most attractive place of worship. The reading room, handsomely fitted and amply supplied with Christian Science literature, is open daily from 2 to 5 p.m. Services are held Sunday mornings at 10.30, and Wednesday evenings at eight o'clock.
The hall was prettily decorated for the lecture. Flags artistically draped formed a pretty background. A bank of palms upon one side, Turkish rugs, handsome chairs and a lectern made a most effective picture. Mr. Norton talked in a delightfully clear and concise way, and corrected many erroneous impressions concerning Christian Science, which had served to prejudice the popular mind. Without a groundwork of knowledge it is dangerous to form opinions. Mr. Norton encouraged all to read and know something of Christian Science before taking a stand or making a decision.
