The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-06-05
A Peculiar Institution That
Has No Parallel in This
Country.
HOW PATIENTS ARE TREATED.
A House Without a Head-UncIoiS-
tered and Inhabited Nuns
Know No Fear.


Pine street. For nearly three years it has
been quietly pursuing its work, which, at
least as far as its business basis is con-
cerned, has no parallel in the United
States. 1t is known as the Christian Sci
ence Home
A sweet-faced young woman ushered a
CALL representative into the audience
room. Then she began to talk of the
'Divince principle within us" and 'our
joint inheritance with Christ
'How do you treat patients?' was asked.
s'We treat them solely by awakening their
conscience of the divinity within them, u
was the answer. 1--WE talk with them
about the reality, which is the good, and
show them that in their thought alone
disease exists. Our system is simply
prayer, which asks that the patient come
into the light of truth, when we know the
| claims of error and the physical will dis
appear. ,
she said, $50 I could scarcely strike an
average. Sometimes we have thirty a
day, sometimes fewer. OF late we have
had what the world calls difficult cases,
some of whom were morphine iends. But
there, l should not use that word, fends.
1 never shall again. A few of them have
not rid themselves of the habit, because
| they were not sure they had been salts
fed by the drug. Others who were weary
of the fancied hold upon them have aban-
doned the habit and are leading beautiful
Christ lives.
eve deal with all sorts of patients and
all kinds of physical claims as Jesus did.
He never looked at the external. He ap-
pealed to the H. the real self. We know
that no matter how strong the belief in
disease, or the claims of the physical, there
is no case that cannot be cured. We know
| monstrated that, Whatsoever We ask, be-
lieving, it shall be given YOU
There is no fixed charge. We use the
voluntary system. If a patient is not able
to pay he is not asked to do so. The
amount itself, and, indeed, paying at all,
is optional. We know our wants will be
supplied. That has been proved to US in
the past, and we have no anxiety"
'Who is the head of the institution"
was the next query.
'sThere is no head. God is working
through us, and makes us his instru-
ments.''
"But Miss Fulton's name is used in that
connection"
eyes, there are times when some name
| must be used for business purposes, but we
avoid self-glorifcation above all things"
Adjoining the building over whose door
appears in golden letters the sign Chris
| tan Science Home" is another neat but
| unpretentious two-story building where
| the material wants of eighteen followers
of the peculiar faith are looked after.
| 'There is fixed price for accommodations
there" said the young lady. eve charge
| So q week for board and the price of rooms
varies. We require only that applicants be
| Christian Scientists or those interested
| We never talk OF sickness or sin. That is a
requirement. We discuss strength, health
and good, for they are the only realities"
The first building which, it was stated,
was used solely for spiritual purposes, con-
sisted of the little chapel or audience-room,
with. it's eighty chairs, its small reading
| desk and masses of lilies and Marechal
Neil roses, a large room adjoining, which is
used for the "silent services" from 10 to II
A. NJ. and to 1880 P. NJ, two treatment
rooms which are in nowise different from
the average sitting-room, and the patients
rooms. The patients usually come for a
| treatment and go away, but few remain
there for few days and occupy the rooms
| assigned during that time.
| "Have you had special training for the
management of this institution?' was
asked, and the reply was, 'None but what
! God has given US. Miss Fulton and [ were
| both invalids. and were restored to health
| by Christian Science and know its wonder
| full value. The house is in our charge en-
tirely and we never have any fear either OF
the patients or people from outside. The
doors are never locked. Perfect love casteth
| out fear"