The Roanoke times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1897-1977, 1897-12-08
CONTRARY TO LAW.
Judge Pennypacker Refuses to
Sanction Healing by Faith.

Philadelphia, Pa, Dec ss7.-President
Judge PeDnypacker, of common pleas
court No. >, hnaded down a-decision yes
terday in which he refused u charter to
the First Church of Christian Scientists.
In his ruling he declared that the lncor
poration of n church having faith cure for
one of its tenets is contrary to the stat
utes of Pennsylvania.
In his opinion he says:
The purpose of the proposed corpora.
ton. as appears from the suggested char.
ter, is ito preach the Gospel according to
the doctrine Of Christ as found in the
Bible, and stated in the tenets of Chris.
tian science Among the tenets so de
sc1ibed Is: .. We acknowledge the way
OF salvation demonstrated by Jesus to he
the power of truth over all error, sin, sick
ness and death; and the resurrection of
human faith and understanding-to seize
the great possibilities and living energies
OF divine life
If the purpose of the proposed corpo-
ratiCn we're only to inculcate creed or
| to promugate n form OF worship no cues
| ton could arise. because under the CON
stitution of Pennsylvania private belief
| is beyond public control, .and there can
DO no interference With the right of con-
science. But the most ''cursory examine
ton of the report of the master upon the
testimony, and of the tenets, and of the
book of Mrs. Eddy, which is placed upon
Il level with the Bible in the teachings of
this church, shows that there is n Chris
tlan faith and science, not only n belief,
| but purpose TO accomplish practical re-
| suits, rot only an attempt to educate the
| community to the Importance of The rec
| ognition of certain ethical principles, but
an effort to establish prescribed method
OF practicing the art of healing the dis
| eases of the body,
The treatment extends tc the most
serious and fatal diseases, rheumatism,
scrofula, cancer, smallpox and consump-
| ton. If the case to be mentally treated
is consumption. take up the leading
points included according TO the belief in
that disease. Shcw that it is not inner
tied, that Inflammation, tuhercles. hemor
rhage and decomposition are beliefs
Then these ills will disappear II the
lungs are disappearing this is but ore Of
the beliefs of mortal mind" p. 422
THE patients, young and old, are also
to he treated for Il compensation, to De
paid to those who work the benefcent re-
suits. TO the question OF the master
whether the system permitted any per-
| son who was instrumental in max lug
such cure 10 receive compensation for
the service the answer was Yes, in the
sense that Jesus said: 1.-The laborer is
worthy Of his hire. " Let us suppose
says the book page 42D, that IL surgeon is
employed in the one case aad IL Christian
Scientist in the other
sit is quit" clear therefore that what is
proposed is much more. thin u church,
| since there IL besides TO he established "a
system for the treatment Of disease to be
carried into effect by persons trained for
! tfl,a
| ton for their services.
The act of March 2l, 1877, provides:
1t shall be unlawful after the passage of
this act for any person 10 announce him
| sell or herself az y practitioner of med
! lciur, surgery or obstetrics. or / o practice
| the same. who has nUt received in Il regu-
i lar manner IA diploma from II chartered
medical school, duly authorized to confer
upon its alumni the degree of doctor of
| medicine, ana 3 violation of the act is
made punishable as u misdemeanor with
Il fine OF from 5000 10 $500 for each
offcnse.
The object of this act is TO provide
that for the practice of an art so difficult
and abstruse rs the treatment of disease
the person SO employed must have had
the benefit of the learning and experience
| Of the past so far as it can he given nv
teaching in the medical schools. To grant
this charter would lje to ST notion sys-
tenn of dealing with disease totally at
variance with any contemplated by the
act of 1917, different from any taught in
II chartered. medical school, -
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