The evening times., 1899-07-14

misrepresent US, Is the statement that
We try to keep them out of the sick room,
that we try to dissuade the sick from call
ing in regular physicians. We do not do
this at all. II the sick who are being
treated by US find no relief from our treat
ment, after a fair trial, and desire drugs
and a physician, We do not try to dlssuade
them from having their own way"
The Rev. Carol Norton, a reader in the
First Church Of Christ, Scientist, followed
Mrs. Lathrop. "All Christian Scientists,
he said, respect the motives of this meet
ing. but the bill savors too much of pater-
nalism to succeed In free country. The
history of Christian Science is the history
OF the advance OF Christianity. Christian
Science is the restoration of temporary
lest element in the Christian religion. The
necessity of healing the sick goes hand in
hand with religious duty, and with the
healing of disease through mental process
es. l speak in the name Of 100000 per-
sons, who got no relief from their all
ments from the best physicians in the
world, but who were cured by Christian
Science. Our ranks are being recruited
daily from the ranks OF doctors in all the
schools Of medicine and I stand ready to
give certificates from many of these ply
sicians that Christian Science is today
healing cancer, consumption, 1ocomotor
ataxia. and other diseases diseases too nu-
| merous to mention"
DR.. Bond Stow here asked if there was
any distinction between faith cure and
Christian Science, and the speaker declared
that the difference was radical. "The
faith curist," he said teaches that If
enough faith is exercised, God will. in
direct answer to the prayer OF the sick
person and his friends, cure the disease.
Christian Science bases its healing on
the doctrine of the allness of God, or
mind. The metaphysical therapeutics Of
the system is based on mental causation,
mental cause and effect, and all that re-
lates to the cure Of disease as a whole
Christian Science is not faith cure. The
| systems are at polar extremes, and
| should not be confounded."
| Alderman Okie here urged Mr.. Norton to
give his opinion of the bill. and the speak
| er said: I'VE do not advise against the
| patient calling in physician, and we are
| in harmony with the trainers Of the pro-
! posed bill If it is amended so as to make it
a misdemeanor also for anyone TO advise
| sick man not to call in Christian Sci
enlist
| Mr.. Norton was succeeded on the plat
form by Mrs. Augustus s. Stetscn, for
| thirteen years pastor and now first reader
| in the First Church Of Christ, Scientist.
| She began to show the beauties of
Christian Science, but was called 10 order
fby Dr. Stow, who insisted that she speak
| to the bill. She then said: las Chris
tian Scientist l shall never oppose the
| calling in of a physician by sick persons
whom l may be treating"
Alderman Dixie asked if she would re-
| fuse to treat any longer a patient who
called in doctor. Mrs. Stetson said she
would.
Would not that be practically advice TO
the patient not to call in a doctor?" she
was asked.
1T might be SO taken.'' said Mrs. Stet-
son boldly 'but that is what l would do. y
She then went on to say that Mrs Eddy
! was following in the footsteps of Jesus
Christ when Alderman Okie again inter-
! rupted by asking ii she thought Christ
would go into the book publishing and
souvenir spoon business. as Mrs. Eddy has.
Mrs. Stetson maintained that il Christ
were to revisit the earth this year he would
find things so greatly changed that he
might think 1t advisable 10 go into the
| souvenir spoon business for all she could
! tell.