The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1884-04-20

Juror uechue uuu uHU h8O OVER plhuCnOttc.
Astudy OF the people who are absorbed In
this scheme 10 almost az interesting as that Of
the science itself. 1t Ia by no means har-
monious army OF disciples. There are three
or four rival denominations. as they may be
termed. and between the leaders there are the
bitterest fouds over differences Of doctrine.
Nevertheless. this rivalry seems but to intensity
the earnestness Of the devotees. There Ia tho
Dresser faction. the Christian Scientists led by
Mrs. Mary B. g. Eddy. division Of which L.
]. Arens Is the leader. and one or two branches
impossible to designate. All the leaders have
crowded glasses OF pupils snxiously studying
10 become healers. Most Of the learners are
ladies' who have been benefited as patients.
and who seek to gain the art for themselves
that they may treat their families and friends
None Of the teachers claims for himself or her.
self healing powers that any one might not
acquire. 30 It happens that hundreds Of ladies
In their homes are treating their friends.
In some cases there Is good deal OF mystery
wrapped around the healing process. In inves-
tgating this branch Of the subject TIE Sun
90 TO learn The secret Of tho Dresser process
furnished to her IN close confidence. but she
felt that she had not received her moneys
sheets 81 type written msnuscriSt for which
sh s,s had I'd paid 80 hiEh price In essential
q The Sseys s IN hsssn Wss
.st forth a. fun md idea that there y no
das hs s T.
Ing. y substance we're; Reason in your mind
. ~. God mad. q everything good: and He e moi
was NOT q creation It 10 not . reality. but
lear. Fear is faith. inverted and perverted.
make him tell you the cause OF what hs thinks
Y his sickness. But with your clearer mind
hts mind. .Thcre Is nothing real but God Hc
70 mind. You attain the, power Of healing by
sSs .Rss +: hs as ssns q sea
the patient produces chemical change, In the
auids q the system which Results In health.
his friends are ornosea to the tseatment and:
u impossible you should give up the case"
elation. finds herself possessed. nevertheless.
Of remarkable power over some quite serious
ills She IL u conscientious member OF an evan
gelicai church. and she does not attempt to ac-
has. but hardly knows how to use. In exertins
this inhuence she prays earnestly. and the all
f. III hs s sSs ess ~ To- L f.
ehe does not know whether to call It faith cure
The leaders Of all branches Of the mind curers
make various religious doct rines essential III
their theories. while many Of the lay workers
Il a@ S Gsaa or EaS It
probably the Oldest teacher Of the whole doe
trine. She founded the Christian Scientist
Association in 1876. and the Massacl iusetts
Me,aphysieal College IN 1881. Both ins,itu-
tSns are I1 a! Least In nourishinS
the principles OF mnnlal healing. BY divine
rrevelation IN 1866. In that year, by q fall on
the she srdn Injury and
tssu Il Sssh IL lew SoSrs Her p wa
called to see her, Just before, the end was APP.
She bagged him to return In the afternoon but
NO ono believed sho would then be living. by
ss & s Il S sas nad her.
pisn,sd y IL: trasa. you'd dIs.;p S sss
sS rs.an q ana @h5n &c sn
called an hour later to comfort her bereaved
Mrs. Eddy Processes to have cured all man:
ner Of diseases. She asserts. as do all others Of
ssss that ana
origin. Her miracuious. in some cases instan.
phoid fever scarlet fever. d"formitIss. ossiiies.
ton Of tho JOINTS and 80 on. sho declares are
Of %s ss pepG
time is now devoted entirely to teaching,
new RELIGIOUS sect has been formed rs am among her
largo membership. worships at the Haw-
thorne Rooms. and Processes Z rather pseuliar
creed, The members a 40 not bsiieye In Ps re-.
ton. About two-thirds Of the students arc
Ss Eds Claims have Ssn eSS
IolIowsrs su SS practisine hsr hesins
names OF prominence appear on tho college
Assf 3D. Il sf sqsee es; the he v
@is% ADAMS g. s. d. q n Iersse The the iss y
Ii r. Banks. ana Mrs. +. Mcneil Potter Of
70 be consistent the mind-cure theorists
baye to maintain some, very absurd Ideas;
fear OF them were removed.
Mrs. Eddy whose husband died two or three
years ago It Ia said. claims that he vas muir,
thought arsenic into him." All the mental
healers profess tho greatest contempt for the
What they please please and act as they please. Mrs.
Eddy. however. makes the proviso that thoy
nsustSe q strong faith, that what they eat or
when s.lisd i s ihs Union Parry residence Of
NJ J. 4lens. this afternoon. found cisss
lesson IN healing. and IL an ante; room several
patients waiting for treatment. When the Doc.
tor was at liberty he was anxious to give his
strate the efficacy Of h!s mental curo-all. While
there nre some religious differences between
%s,se SSsSay saS Gis % tSs
sSs hs pssss II S M NTH ;nf ns a
a. that OF mHthematice II you think plus
fknow what the law Of mathsmatics il. and j
can bring you into harmony with it."
He added that they never undertook cases
whore the vitality wus very low. for In tho hrs
treatment the contact OF truth with error pro
duced . chemical action which Frustrated thu
patient for a time. Several prominent pupils
wero mentioned ~ having been succassful Witf
The AIsns method. among them the lsey. 9,
Baptist clergyman, aud several business men
Among the Intelligent peoplo IN everyaa,
HE who have studied the nind-curs theories
and to q greater or less degree are practising
them. the ldsas Of the teachers arc very mucl
modified In tho suburb Of HYDE fark there
are many ChrstiaR seie ntists among the iatio
!n the svaneo!tcs! shnrchSs. The leader am"ns
healer ono must be Uniyersalist. Other. dem
that religion 10 In any way involved. 'adl
who has many patients was awakened on
Eight by Yrosns ~ heE hnsland,s ehaaLel
up with collie. Alarmed. sho tade him hav
patience. while she hurried for hot wntcr., =,
Mherss your science now| moAnsd III
stepttcal spouse,
oh, you want to be treated. DO your" an,
sccordins IN The husbsnd's stofy she sst dow!
naar him and the oOiio he'd, N that - fel
e1lr6n within n quarter a hsy0r.