Telegram-herald., 1890-09-12

fERDlCT or aakAATcHIER
Ser.Rer .1ehnsene SaErf lNserrssAt
~ Nss sseu&Ft Na4ls a. tss 0it-
aess lseA-A fecNitaf ans
laseEestiHk Sa.s<.

Trustee gohn Kent's death has re-
solted Ia > verdict ~ mans .sQgaler
against Ars. sleWars, of le5 Markham.
81. he CHRISTIAN SCIENTIST Who inda0ed
Alm to substitute heF p.an of treat.
u.eut for that 81 restricted dls4 Nhlch
be hsd previously observed. Al $50
o'clock ti,is mounug the la5g after b.
ms out ihree hours brought sn ths fol-
loWaug verdict
That the SAID John Kent came 70 his
death through lhe gross igaoranoe 81
Mrs. stewart, who undertook to cure
hiu oi he disease, ia not advising han
70 continue the restricted diet presor. .bea
hy his former phys.h.an. and the jurors
aforesaid say that the sad Mrs. Stewart
her the sad John Kent, Ia manner and
by the means afol esAid, feionlouslg and
unlawfully dad kill aud stay against the
peace of oar lady the Qaeeo.
Immediately afterwards Coroner
Johnson issaed warrant toI tAe arrest
OF Mrs. Stewart
Tie inquest Was resumed last evening
al 80 number ~ Christian seen
tists were in court, and Mrs. SleWarts
counsel Was N. y. Miller.
Newton Kent, son oi the deceased,
salds "a accompanied the deceased 10
0rmshy oI August 20. lie was suffer
ING from a cold. aud Was undcl the
treatment of Mrs. stewart, whom. he
said. told hlm 20 eat anything be- tau-
cied. The deceased to.a her he was
running great fisk Ia changing hls
diet, bat she promised % cure ham. She
seemed 70 have obtained hls complete
confidence
IN cross-exsmlnstlon tie witness said
has father had generally observed : rule
Of restrictive diet.
Frederick Dane. son-in-lsw Of the de
ceased, sald that he went With Mr.. Kent
on tWO occasions 10 MTs. cteNarts
house, witness stayed outside. lie
/ learned from the deceased that Mrs.
+ Stewart would 81 with her hands on
I her head for fifteen minutes motionless.
I Then the treatment was over.
/ Mrs. Isabella Mcmillan Stewart vac
I then called. She IS snort, slender
woman, dark complexioneo, with jet
Z black ewes. She was cautioned thai
anything she might say crminsUng
herself could be used against her aud
! the coroner proceeded;
"what is Christian scientisty' he
asked.
a Christian scientist practices the
/ knowledge OF Christ, that .s, Truth. IL
Is difficult 70 explaln and requires
s,ndy. We heal toe slck by the prScUce
Of the Truth.
Can you explain the method -
'We believe that al sickness orlCi-
mates IN mind from = false conception
/ Of God and becomes manifest Ia the
/ body When the patient gains true
I conception @! God the sickness Is dcs-
/ tToyed. Christian Science n based on
/ the Scriptures"
Mrs Stewart further explained that
! when correct conception bf God Is
obtained i Is manifested la health 10
4 the body. This true conception e ob-
/ tanned through the mental argument ol
those skilled ln Christian Science. The
witness also SAID that she had correct
1 conception Of cod. ia order a. be
/ healed tho influence must come through
one who has gained the right c0uoep-
ton oi God.
Have you the power 10 healy'
90, no, We direct their mind through
mental argument TO true conception
/ OF God
"Nhai is mental argument
IL requires study 20 tel that. ghis
stuov q obtained by course oi instruct
ion from TIE Bible. lt study of
lfe time, bot You can cure people after
a few weeks' sinoy. ] sDCw very litle
about mellcuc.
"Do you believe ~ tho use Of med
/ iciney'
NO. nor in tho efficacy ~ b. sar-
geons Should he for setting broken
bolcs. bat for ueta ng else. Size tlsn
/ descubcG beT treatment oi BIZ. hept
She sst fof 1iteen 90 twenty miu1tcs
with ler eyes c.oscd. lhs was the ap-
pbcat.ou 81 mental argument. for
which 81 per sitting wss charged. She
treated hm for weakness.
The coroner ia hss sdaress e. tie jury
charged against MIS- - waft. fa0slng
thai tbe dsctafcd had changed hlt Diet
bv her orders. rs.-Ioronto News