The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1884-03-20

different systems Of practice and teaching tfor
each school teaches its system to those who de-
sire to learn it). all of which hold as their
fundamental idea that disease does not come
from God. and he has nothing to do with its
perpetuatiOn. but that it is one of the errors of
man. and the truth is its cure. The application
of the latter is not by faith. but by an intelligent
understanding. rs practical mathematics This
was also DR.. Quimby's ground work, and it
formed portion of his discovery and basis of
practice forty Years ago The individual heads
of these four schools above mentioned We're.
with one exception. patients of DIR. Qulmby at
the same time with this writer, during the
years from 1862 to 1865. and from him they
learned the above foundation of their individ-
ual systems. afterwards established. Those
who We're there longest as patients learned the
most of that new and peculiar teaching. which
subsequently entered into and helped shape the
several systems established. Consequently
there i great difference in these systems and
teachings AS now practiced and described. One
of these heads referred to is now venerable
gentleman of 80 odd Years of age. who was
formerly clergyman for twenty-five years.
before he visited DIR. Quimby MS a patient
tWenty-one years ago. and following which he
left preaching and practiced healing the sick.
employing rubbing and manipulating as part
of his system. He explains his doctrine of
mental healing in his book called The Divine
Law of Cure" But Dr.. Quimby did not con-
slider personal contact as any needed accom-
paniment TO mental treatment as he found it.
although the Doctor did, at the close of his
>ittingS. and 1riet the ro,E ra& dpte, finger the
head a little, a he said. to let the patient see
- for tbo +ro.tn,nnt itsolf Wa nurel,- r,nntoI
M ,,nslnn
Another leader aud head of a school is Il
woman. who was patient with Quimby TWEEN
ty-two wears ago. and her assumed title is
"Chri>tian Scientist" and her followers bear
the same name Although her foundation
,rinciI,Ia. wrro ohtained hodily from Oni,nhv
hnr vi W. ana ,vavs in many resnects arc r.ji
,all, nnliEt iii third i a GENTLEMEN Tho
It.,.tinn ~. farrad 70 ,yhn never was :. natiant
NJ nni,,Lv h,,t antnovladgaS tho Iatter, la.j
mi TO, .6es his own srste,,
f,n,j4rthp' name Of ..metanhy.ician :. The fonrth
GntI ~ laa,I,.r * a ~antien,4n Who con,,enneI
hi. nrf,.ti,.e in the YEAR 1S6o nnder The imme.
di.,t,. t,,taI,qn If Dr Ouimhv ana nov fnlIo1ys
only ~, a :. s,.teuo MIRO and Sip,nla lilo
MIN ,i.n h. .,.siIines no name hut connais
iron}r So far as nos>ihle to indge him nv his
vorL Name now in the 6racficp he ayers
h.,. vet .1nroached fine Doctor, wonderfui
.i,.e4.. in hpalino diseases thouoh some are
destined ia IL 50, The reason far inns snecitv-
inc th4 Inherent schools of This mental nractica
i ,al a.r,,,,c. Ist.r.., tim. which lead, 10
,jf,.r,uca IN the immersion they make I,non the
uubIic: ana thai the latter may see that if rriti
ri,,us ,h0ulJ he made upon some tbc same
;yonId not aunly to IN.
Thrrr i No Ioubt th,t the deyotees of th,s
r,nI'lly growing method of mental healing Are
All stri,tIy orthodox in their views. and tbey
entertain no ",pjritualiSm." Use no will-power.
and do not practice the ..faith-rure" no ,neri4i
f9iTb being needed on the n1rt of The n,tienf
Tno-o Mo admit that The teachings of 0nimby
nr. The foundations of tbi, science. never rec
ogrizr me,meri>m, magnetism. electricity. or
any ism or ojooy Is forming any portion of the
mean, hv which they endeayor to heal or heIp
the Sick II i very difficult for even one who
understand, Ills practice. to explain it satisfac-
toriIv 10 Tie curious. for it is essentially a
spiritual work. though perfectly Intelligent in
it, execution. All who understand il hold
that disease is an error of mans invention.
which can he reached in all its form, and err
ed through the understanding of the truth of
man, being. but Hot"tlath i spiritually in
ttlligrntlvi di>cerued." The work i, done by
an understanding or wisdom that is in the
world. but The world knows if not. Man acts
it and i've, bv it. but doe, not recognize if. Yet