Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1898-02-17
FROM JURIsT TO HEALER.
Ex-JudGe GARRISON, Well q In
Kansas City, Joins Christian
Science Church.

science Snurcn.
The Omaha world-Herald has this to say
of ex-Judge Joseph r. Clarkson, Who is We'll
known in this city:
From jurist TO healer, from a mender OF
mans infracted rights TO Il repalrer ol
mans fractured physical and spiritual or
CARNATIONS, eX-Judse Joseph 4. Garrison
has covered the distance by a single step.
To u reporter who had known Judge
Clarkson in former years, the chanSe IN
the e~X-jurist was striking, and 1t was with
some hesitancy that the reporter, aitnoush
greeted pleasantly, asked the new devotee
of Christian Science if he cared to detail
the causes for his change of profession.
Judge Clarkson responded modestly that
If it was desired he would be eiad 10 ahai
himself of the opportunity 10 say publicly
that which he had told his friends pri-
yately.
slider my reasons ridiculous Many OF my
friends have done so. but to me the rea-
sons are strong. They make me feel them'
and as 1 grow in the knowledge OF the
| study, l am daily more deeply impressed
| with the fact that l am right in changing
my profession.
For the last twelve years / have felt
that there is nothing in the practice of
law. L do not mean in a financial sense,
but in the opportunity of accomplishing
anything for my fellow men. took some'
pleasure in the law: More when began
the study and was learning the theory q
law. But when l found thai there was
such a wide difference my ardor for the
profession. probably like yours. cbbed
away. and l found that l was accomplish
ing no great good.
In the heat of a trial. in the strife of a
legal contest, 1 took some little pleasure.
But when it was over, what had been ac-
complished? l may have assisted an in
dividual. The world benefited none.
LAS many others have done. l scoffed at
this Christian Science. Perhaps 1t was
from refraining from contact with religion
and religious associations. !. like many
others. looked upon the ministers as not
entirely sound in their religion, on mem
bers of the church as not living up to the
condition of life for which they prayed.
J L believed there was Inconsistency.
Il do not mean to say that l had no faith
in Il God. but merely a lack of faith in the
self-proclaiming adherents. Since l have
taken up the study of Christian Science L
find myself a better man, and think less
of such Inconsistencies.
The science reaches to the morality OF
a man. 1t is founded upon the observance
Of Gods commandments and on the study
of the physical man. applying Gods teach
ings to the physical body.
Il was troubled for several years with
Il light skin disease. You probably re-
member it. Medicines did not avail. and
though there was nothing dangerous or
troublesome about it. j desired to rid my
self of il. l have two sisters and a moth
er who are in science. and my mother
begged me to try its effect. 1 submitted
to the treatment two or three times and
found that l WIS cured.
"A more remarkable fact was that my
strong prediction. for smoking had en-
tirely abated. i mean the desire abso-
lutely left me. and now to attempt to
smoke nauseates me. L also felt stronger
in other ways A kindness. a love for my
fellow man sprung up within me and is
growing every day.
1T is a glorious experience TO feel the
strong love for your fellows surging
through your heart, and to willingly reach
out and help them up-to bend your eff
forts TO their assistance. Since l have
taken up this study / have been enabled
to assist in curing the bodily ills of a
number of friends. and the sensation l eX-
perienced is an indeScribably happy one.
1t elevates one to a nobler plane.
LAS i studied more deeply into the sub
Ject / found that 1t opens 4 limitless range
for the accomplishment of good TO hui
manity, and l am now experiencing real
happiness. the only real happiness that
exists for mortals. These things caused
me to change.
II am satisfied that 1 have made no
fession. and 1 feel that it has opened a
way in which I can assist those about me
to become better and nobler."
The reporter having. remarked upon the
ing his glasses, without which he looked
unlike the lawyer of old, Judge CIarkson
responded:
Yes. l have not worn my glasses for
any purpose for several months, NV
friends told me I need not wear them
and l took them off. 1 find that l can see
without difficulty. have no trouble in read
ing and even put n severe strain upon
them at times in carrying on my studies
] have worn strong glasses since l was a
boy, and although / cannot yet distinctly
recognize objects at a distance, my sight
is growing daily stronger.
You may say. in brief. my reason for
changing my profession is that / believe
that L can accomplish more good to my
fellow men in the science than / can in
the practice of law"