New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-06-27
"CHRISTIAN SCIENCE"
A DISREGARD OF THE DIVINE LAW OF
CAUSE AND EFFECT.
Dp,S,ox OF DIR. REATEs. PRESIDENT OF TIKI
PENNSYLVANIA BOARD OF MEDICAL
EXAMINERS

PENNs1lNANlA bOAhb
EXAMINERS
PHILADELPHIA. June 26 (speciaD.-Dr. Henri!
Beates IT., president OF the Board OF "eu's"
Examiners. representing the State Meu'cSi oo
ciety Of Pennsylvania, makes this statement io'
The Tribune:
In my opinion the Christian scientists as g
sect practising medicine are possioIe Oh L,,,a n
because Of misuse OF ina. PIP The reason
for this is made apparent by recalhs w 80
set forth by Trench when referring 10 w " 20
"dorcas" Dorcas is the meV ,o weep when CON
scious of suffering on the part or ieIIo" ~
NAL This type of sympathy Is opel,nat ar, tbere
one hand; and on the other, anu .nicb in any man
rer 20 underyalue or belittle should rece,e ~
seyere.t censure and the highest degree "a wa
domination. refer to ram. 49, srunathv and
Acts OF kindness prompted D? - -, their
ds,aro,ined nv the exercise OF falth' iro, on, -,
nature IL improperly relatcl conio '.,,oi and TO
of material things with tnose sPn means
Se,nno,ns 70 the one for the ends to be acheNeu
by the other is a great error =, 1,Ar,s,tan Sci
do not think IL right TO attack Chrlslan g.. o.,
- a. ~ manner characterized by denunclauoh
.nd venomous censure because IN ts uN -. &C.
scious abuse, or, rather MISUSE I'll, "a 40 e. was
innocently guilty OF doing tnal Wiz az CHRISTIAN
enlightened il would no longer 90 nnon-
Scientists seem in their enthusiasm OF PIeipI
6erance Of emotional tendency 10 haNe ~ 80,
ah
rtno,ept ReinR has created physical means, eaS
~ which is endowed with law pecular 10 i,s,h1
ruch for example. as opium whicn len' snasno
ch.cks oversecretion. relaxes types ". tctacts
e,c or strvchnla which exerts certain en- 20
as consequence OF its peculiar law the uT If
which are intended 10 be appheo ioI '"e i'
nhvsicel disabilities (disease) .d
T. siuuar manner provision has been iiidue
Cor the snIrtual means Of counteractlng eNI anu
correcting spiritual wrongs (sin)' anu W. -. NO
sect pronounces the physical creation -, ~ 90
ssra a. must be guilty Of endeavoring 10
disarrange that perfect system whcn ~ :, or
Reing has established, and in DONG us - ,he
rogafes 10 itself the right to critlclse w az
nysntscisnce Of an all-wise Creator, ana Is
guilty OF great moral wrong ,,, .orrao,,v
when persons not trained 10 think corleC.i2
are nv an appeal TO their emotions preNa.ie,"
49, - ct Without the proper exercise OF intel
lgence they unwittingly 90 that Will os
be followed by the inevitable consequ Di,o Law
disregard for the observance vi wv
Of cause and effect. o.o,io, Tor
Science recognizing this asks proteItIon U
the unthinking. who. with COCO Ilte s br,s
unfortunately placed when suferlng lroih plis
,..i csIaroitv under means for relief which can
not but result injuriously: ana IL is iol 'ns, %
well az kindred systems, that IL mas Deeh iou i
NECESSARY to establish laws making IL d hiis
Semsanor for human health and lire 70 pe 50
tsonardized For the present this methou VI
restraint is necessary ana must cor ons the law
ne until through educational influences Ine LAY LAY
,,,,nd viii understand how ii is tmpossioie ior
nhysical conditions TO be Influenced either ioI
good or evil by the non-physical OF so-ca"eN
spiritual means -. Ina.
Christian Science then, is a system OF treat
nent OF disease absolutely erroneous FROM lts
very nature IL is totally incapable OF modliylhg
physical diseases, and TO place human ny ~, =
sucb foundationless system of treatment Is a
wrong which II behooves those petter ihiori"eu
20 prevent. ,, -ooo,;,as
the means which a Divine Creator mas suppleu
10 physical life for the treatment OF It's diseases
and he must exercise that hignest enuowmeu.
vouchsafed intelligence In order 10 estaDIsn
the proper relationship which should exist ne
tween the physical and the spiritual ana mus
by the right use OF means TO an END can tne
he secured for the proper treatment and relief
OF human suffering , ~
In the fall. when the courts are In session the
profession will doubtless assume an aseresslN'
.a,,ltuda and apply the law governing prac'
tice of medicine in Pennsylvania 10 all or thes'
eccentric systems of the healing art