The Republican journal., 1888-02-02
Christian Science.

TIE METAPIiI I>ICAL TREATMENT OF DISEASE.
FORTY SCHOOLS IN BOSTON, NEW YORK
AND CHICAGO.
The recent death Of several persons who
have been under the care more or less fire.
quent of >o-called faith-healers Christian
scientists, mind-cure professors, etc. have d-
rected public attention to the extraordinary
spread Of the craze which began some years
ago in New England and found its chief en-
poneni in Mrs. Mary Baker Grover Eddy. now
the president of the Massac husetts Metaphysi-
cal college. In one of her books Mrs. Eddy
saws: ut was in Massachusetts. in the year
1866. that discovered the science of metaphys-
ical healing, which | afterwards named Chris
tan science. The discovery came to pass in
this way: During twenty years prior to my
discovery had been trying to trace all phys-
cal effects to a mental cause; and i'll January of
1850 ] gained the scientific certainty that all
cali>aton was mind, and every effect a mental
phenomenon" A still earlier claimant for
credit in the matter of faith healing was one
=. r. Qumby, IA mcsmeri>t who lived in Maine
and who doctored Mrs. Eddy. Through classes
and through books published upon the subject
Mrs. Eddy succeeded in making number of
converts in different parts of this country,
and since the organization in 1876 of the Chris
tian Scientist Association. and of the mind
healing church without creeds, called the
Church of Christ. an active propaganda has
been going on underline direction Of Mrs. Eddy
and her disciples.
An expert who has gone over the field pref
ty thoroughly says there are now no less than
5000 persons in the United States to-day who
profess TO know all that is Necessary to know
about Christian science in order to heal the
sick. and preserve the well IN health. Of these
persons. some of them cali themselves Chris
ti;,n scientists. or in the absurd abbreviation
which they themselves Use. c. SIS, faith-hea-
er>. mind-reader>, professors, ETC., many de-
vote themselves TO the work of initiating 9th
crs into the mysteries of the metaphysical
treatment Of disease, and find this field quite as
profitable aS the practice of The profession it.
self. In Boston there are no less than sixteen
schools or institutes devoted to teaching the
different branches of The science. In Chicago
there are fourteen such schools. In New York
there are twelve.
The Christian scientists have only recently
shown much strength in this city. The most
systematic and pretentious attempt to organize
Il Christian Science institute here was begun
a few weeks ago by Mr.. ii. G. Barrow, who
opened house in West Thirty-fourth street
as a Christian Science Institute and Home.
A reporter of the Evening Post called yester-
day at Mr.. BarroW's house and asked him
number of questions. Mr.. Barrow is pleas
ant, and apparently shrewd man. who Is said
to have been lawyer. Mrs. Barrow practiced
medicine for some years before she became
Christian scientist, and talks very WELL MI.
narrow vas Is 1Ts. th ASSET as s 10 NOW ie became
,llerGs'e" III 'ne so,c,.en sIemoei I ao i con con
lesse" una. IL was ehihc's ~ o"Sh ms "lle'
VINO, having &. pfaellceu me"leine' haa become
We're not due to medicine, and had looked about
ior the cause, untll CHRISTIAN IN science dawned
upon ner. na'lns ttls larse mousse Q! seven,
teen room, upon our nallus ana no chll1reh,
confined Mr. harfoW, I'VE nave ue'9teu IL 10
the dlssemhatloh OF thls wondcrlni discovery.
scientists nave hothihS 10 90 WIN lhe 1aith-
cure people OF .ne nl1hd-curers. In tne Driel-
es! poSslole outline ! shouiu uenhe Christiah
science as il knowledge OF the intimate connec-
tloh between uoo anu man. Man Is a reflection
IRON uo!. Evll, mental or physlcal, does not
really exist because 70 acknoWiedSe lts eHls-
tenee j. to deny that Coo is perfect or has
aaG Us per,et t uur & weah ns, tht v,'a.ed 1y
'a .rauilioh' nl'he us imagine tnat we are III,
whereas we are simply perieeuon, ana go
aslras because We uo l1. nave .iei."l s1rengtn
enoueh W Keep Ourselves upl1'snt. Mlnu Is
poteha over 1ouy' we tomtf1l ~ ~ every part oi
our Dooy, ana sal' Keep ~ IN . aie most nos perieet
oIueL. One l,l'hu t,.i e.sn @ alee. 'ne pou! .!