The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-06-09
THE CLAIMS OF CHRISTIAN SCIENCE.
As Made by One of Its Expounders and Ao-
copied by n Judge.

| To THE Enron or THE SUS-Sir: Last
| Sunday afternoon Mr. Carol Norton lectured
| upon Christian science at tho Metropolitan
Onern House. The building was thronged and
the audience fairly representative OF the aver
aEc intelligence and education OF this city.
Although many present were doubtless led
! thithcr by curiosity. II very large number. per-
| hnps the majority. wero honest believers IN
| the pretensons Of Mrs. Eddy.
| Mr. Justice Norton OF Allegany introduced
| the lecturer as one Of the foremost teachers
| OF the new religion as he undoubtedly is and
warmly upheld the citizens constitutional
right to entertain any religious belief. n right
| that 1t would be foolish for any one to nssail.
| Unfortunately. no one alluded to that valid
| objection to Christian science which would
| have commended itself to so intelligent an
| audience. and may he thus briefly stated: Mrs
! Eddy and her ndhercnts pretend TINT without
! the Use of those remedies or appliances shown
| by universal experience to be certainly. prob
| ably or POSSIBLY adequate to relieve or cure
sickness and wounds. they can by vague men,
| tai processes alone effect cures where medical
aid Is unavailinG. They even pretend that the
mere reading Of her book cures all human In
flrmlties. even cancer. II honest in their be-
lief these people arc willing to put. and do put.
all medical and surgical aid aside. substituting
| therefor mental processes II they have not
| this Willingness. they are dishonest according
| to their own pretensions. II. on tho other
| hand they thrust aside scientific aid demon
strably adequate to save life. and substitute
| therefor treatment under which death re-
| suits, they are certainly guilty OF homicide In
| some dooree and this nractice ia donperoua 70
the public health. From this dilemma there is
no escape. 1t is worth while. therefore. to ask
every thoughtful and candid person who has
| listened to or read the words OF Mr.. Norton.
| Mrs Eddy's foremost apostle. TO ponder care
fully the manner in which that gentleman.
upon whom no imputation il cast. answers in
h no maet so a' ,a,rnnss hv tho,r
| histeacher De Judged IN all FAIRNESS. py 'helr
own words.
tan science has cured locomotor ataxia. can
rer ana NM many o.ner diseases ms Tmer Is no,
1908 hi, , oop, iat,ror 49, o,,th -,
the Tov Rssopd Of Fe ss as 1859 IN @
March 80 wrote to him. apropos OF that pub
| ication. as follows:
copy of your lecture -. h., been sen. to
me You therein say that regular medical con,
sr%n'i9n OF three four Ee and eight VIII
. "e ,uta'snt , any nones, shep.'e am eea'A
ho ~ ~ nssr.o ~ s.,,.a,,. .n a, w." .nun,o'
medical ana rs OF rho p" W certify pa to- ho
second case. the cure of an inourable cancer the
third case. the cure of child suffering from eplep'
tic fits from BIRTH and having forty spasms day at
'he commencement OF treatment; the fonrth case,
stage of tina. disease the nth case. a cure of
Tn yPe d gTF Il he Ps s~ and d, 5
cure Of lady 20 years old Gnsuoce:sfaiy treated
tb m s. to nSw Ss% psr
f,IIryod tbo ,,etho1 t,Lor 10 aYclrIa
in the cure othe, factors than trs,.,1snt by Chris.
'o Mr. P", Norton reulied courtoousv on April ,.
promising the Information. On April 19;
msHy his f Dc ~9s the wifi aRd
the positive proof OF my utterances in the lee
ture that YOU read in the Troy Record, properly
days" On, April %. reminding MIR Norton
that month had elapsed since my request.
with the desire to be entirely fair in dis
cussing the theories OF Mrs Eddy and your
Immediate T use y WV '''''" N'''''A' ~
s 1865 yGn sss IN pos
,ibiiity o. human and personal eontentlon,' WY
the late 5n%bs ana Tie copyrshs Of her Soof
that she has legal P5ooeedsss and
ss"Snd i matter Pis Is only e S thought in
mortal mind and Therefore non existent in mind
Il the Ff SI d the on
lAe
Z. r. .H ,Isa%:at q shysss
Mrs. Eddy would adopt in any OF the following
casesi
"(aj Walking along the street. a brick falls from
sNSys and ~; your head causing bleed to hoy -
peril Of strangrlHuoni,
Sh s Ss .as s, sits %oSa Ss;i5e per
ana In ne aR by cable
,tuiii oAOS iAi'' from "'hao" ana fractures It's
x..o o,,.,,,,, ,,,., ,.,y-
On May MIR. Norton civilly replied. kindly
promiisiag to Gai upon np me on May with the
toregolnG questions. said: The questions in
your letter OF April ~ VIII be, Obliged to
shelve Tor the present. desiring TO do one thing
at time, think you VIII agree With IN me that
neuher OF US could expect 70 MASTER the Ideas
OF Mr. spencer or Mr. Darwin In a hurried or
lmpetuous way. no matter now honest our
purpose
| pom May Mr.. Norton .dld me the honor OF
cea'IinnE Mttu tne propHliSSeu neuIca' cpnHrna,,
uon. Wnicn CONSISTED IN ehcn Shse o. Drlet
statement q conclusons signed by Christian
scientist. Or these slRners one. was said to
have studied in homeopathic and another In
a regular medical college. No facts were set
forth upon which tho conclusions were based