The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-02-11

! study Christian science. but all who
study do not see the truth OF the Drln-
ciple. They do not receive the spirit OF
/ Christ, and so they drift away from truth
I into the FL Dorado of quackery, sun
calling themselves Christian Scientists
/ Such people have given Christian science
many Il hard blow, but they are begin
ming to see their error. and, IKE the
! prodigal son, will soon return and be re-
! ceiVed IN the open arms OF love. some
+ faithful scientists. however, have been
I prosecuted, but never yet has court de-
/ cided adversely TO the scientist
OFF it is a fair question, doctor, have
you lost business by going over to Christ
( ian science?
A.-WeiI. yes; many of my best fami-
! lies have expressed their dissatisfaction
! and have been charitable enough to think
me temporarily insane, but when they
see that l am willing TO trust all to
Christian science and Iear nothing. they
will think more faVorably of it. Do not
think that the healing of the sick is the
ali-important part of Christian science
What this science accomplishes is the
regeneration of man. and that means the
regeneration of the home, the regenera-
ton of society-a spiritual revolution
WHY PHYSICIANS OPPOSE IT.
Q.-Why do physicians oppose Christ
ian science?
A.-Physicians oppose everything that
they do not understand. Then there are
few physicians who give any time 10
original work or 10 the investigation of
new ideas. They are satisfied to follow
others. and so long as they make a COM
Portable living they are contented. There
is very important fact that all ply
sicians should remember, and it is this:
Nine-tenths of all the cases of sickness
that regular pracuclng physician is
called TO treat would get well without
any medicine and without any profession
al attention whatever. But the physician
takes the responsibility of the case and
gets the credit of curing the patient and
so he builds uD his reputation, knowing
that he does not deserve half the praise
that his patients give him. This very
fact makes the physician skeotical re-
garding what he hears about Christian
science healing, but he is drawing con-
premise, for the fact is that nine-tenths
of all cases that go to Christian scientists
for treatment are those that have been
pronounced incurable by the medical doc
tor, and when we come to realize that
the majority of all those cases. are per-
fectly and permanently healed. We can
form some idea of the wonderful work
lngs of the science.
Q.-What is Christian science doing as
regards c-ime2
A.-What is it doing? Why this labor
of Christian science is doing more to
stop crime than all the evangelists, phil
anthropists, charitable organizations and
societies for the prevention of crime
that ever existed. Christian scientists
work according to q principle. They know
that thought has its influence and so
without any talk or nonsense they think
think, think. They deny the power of sin,
sickness and death. and affirm the reality
of life, truth and love. With the invis-
ible hand of God they lead the weak and
helpless TO strength and prosperity. They
divest the prisoner of his rags of wicked
ness and wrap him about with the robe
OF righteousness. and to those blinded by
crime they bring the lamp of faith and
the light of understanding. None but the
Christian scientists can appreciate what
this silent thought is doing. for they
alone can see the force that is at work.
Determined to test the doctors faith
and devotion 10 Christian science to the
uttermost, and recalling the incident. I
propounded the final question: Doctor,
l remember reading in one of the papers
not long ago of a physician who gave
away his instruments and announced that
thereafter he would practice by faith
alone. Do you wish it understood and
do you wish the public to understand it
so, that you have given up your instru-.
ments and hereafter will practice healing
by Christian science alone, even in
surgical cases."
A.-Yes; 1 have given up everything.
And great deal of my practice has been
surgical work. Yes; simply given up
everything.
AN IMPORTANT CHURCH DECISION
Boston Transcript: Since the death of
Rev. H NJ. Dexter. D. D., who was every
where recognized as the highest author
ity in all matters of orthodox Congre-
gational polity. the late Rev. DR.. Quint
has been called the nestor of the denomi-
nation on all such matters, and his adj
vice has been sought on controverted
questions which have arisen in orthodox
Congregational churches all over the
United States, and to some extent in
Great Britain. II was only a short time /
before his death that a case was sub !
mitted to him for decision by a pastor of 1
Congregational church in FairhaVen, [
Mass A lady member of that church, !
having become interested in Christian /
science, wished to join the church of
t1et name in this city. Her church re- I
fused to give her the usual letter of /
dtsnitsSion and recommendation, in the I
belief that the Christian Scientist church |
vas not sound on the fundamental doc /
trineS commonly accepted by the ortho- /
dox Congregational denomination. The I
pastor did not agree with the church and /
submitted the matter at issue to Rev. DR.. /
Ouint for his opinion. Being familiar 1
VII the precepts and doctrines held and /
taught by Christian Scientists. DR.. Quint |
promptly gave his decision in favor of /
recommendation to the Fairhaven lady .
2--G went so lar as to state that, if the
church refused TO grant the letter, IL I
would subject itself to UNCONVENTIONAL (
discipline. The church yielded and the
letter was granted. The lady united with
TIE First Church of Christ, Scientist. in
this city. The decision involved very
important point and will probably be ac
ceDted as final in all similar cases which
may arise. DR.. Quint was a broad,
liberal man. He had become familiar
with the doctrines and methods of Chris
than 100000 in this country. and he fully
believed that, in what are commonly
called fundamental doctrines, they were
entitled. so far as dismisSing ana recon-
mendtnS members was concerned, to the
of the churches of the ortho-
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