The Olneyville tribune. (Providence, R.I.) 1893-189?, 1894-03-24
Faith CURE ADVOCATES
Argue for the Passage Of
the Ryder Bill.
Cures Not Due TO Medicines, But TO
Christ Communicating With the
Soul-Jndge DAILY Tells of Case
Where Doctors Failed and a
Clairavoyant Was Then Successful.

ALBANY, March 22-The hearing be-
fore the assembly committe on public
health on Mr.. +. L. Ryder's faith cure
bill brought out some very interesting
discussions, that were listened TO by the
committee and "A big gathering of be-
levers in the different cures with much
concern. There was an unusual mum ber
OF intelligent women and men present
The bill provides that any person may
freely contract for the services of whom.
soever he considers compeent to allevi-
ate suffering, or prevent or heal disease,
and that 1t shall be lawful for persons so
employed TO attend, treat, nu rse and en-
deavor TO heal the EN- ploying patient and
receive compensation therefor, subject to
the laws OF the state relative TO malprac-
tice.
Thaddeus b. Wakeman, of New York,
opened the hearing by stating that he
represented the joint society for med.
ical freedom of New York and Brooklyn.
The question for the committee to decide
was whether certain people should be ac-
corded their liberty in alleviating suffer
ing or whether certain schools Of medi-
cine should be exclusively licensed.
People should be allowed TO choose their
doctor the same as they did their minis
ter The real cause of cure was the reflex
action of the nervous system. Cure vas
not due TO medicines. The whole secret
of the cures made 10y Christ was that the
Savior communicated with the soul and
not to the bodily condition. Such must
be the condition before great cures could
be accomplished. Let the people who
want faith cure have it, said Mr. Wake
man.
Mrs. Augusta e. Stetsoa. pastor Of
First Church of Christ scientist, of New
York city spoke for the bill. She said
she appeared before the committee in the
name of Christian science and the Al
mighty God and asked for the passage of
the bill She said the time for Christian
science had come Jesus had marked out
the way. Living witnesses were present
to- day to prove that Christian science had
cured diseases said TO be incurable. She
read portion of the creed of the Chris
tian scientist in order TO give the commit
tee what was contended by the scientist
in curing
Judge A. II. Daily, of Brooklyn, had
nothing to say regarding Christian
science. II it did not cure at least it did
no injury. 1t was as unjust for the legis-
lature to say how man is to be cured as
it was for railway company TO say that
a man should travel on their road. Judge
DAILY then stated that one of his daugh-
ters had been cured by clairavoyant
who had diagnosed her case after ply
sician had failed. He mentioned another
case of a daughter who had died because
of an incompetent physician. II wat in
favor of the bill because of the fre. lom
of practice which was accorded in the
measure.
Mr.. Norton then asked those in the
chamber who had been cured by Chris
tian science, after having been given up by
a doctor, to rise, and fifty-seven stood up
on their feet
Mrs. Lathrop, of the New York Chris
tian Science church, spoke upon ner be-
lief, relating marvellous cures she had
made. 1t was the power of God working
through her which brought about the
cures
The committee adjourned until next
Wednesday when further hearing will
be heard on the bill.