New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-06-24
NEWARK DOCTORS ON FAITH CURE.
SOME ARE TOLERANT AND OTHERS OUTsPoKE,
AGAINST CHRISTIAN SCIENCE

SOME ARE TOLERANT AND OTHERS OUTsPoKEN
AGAINST CHRISTIAN SCIENCE
Newark physicians who were seen yesterday gen.
orally secuted the idea of passing criticism
ment on Christian Science. Asked whether any
Newark physician had any faith in the Science"
made any OF IT in his practice, one leading
practitioner referred to a pious brother physician
who he said, sometimes prayed over a bad case
but appeared 10 rely, all the on his medical
skill.
DR.. James IT. Wrightson said: There Is abso-
lutey nothing In II. There is such thing as cure
by Christian Science. You know sometimes people
imagine they i'll or have ailments and these
people be restored through their imagnations
A physicians bread pill has often been found ef-
hcacious. Such cases undoubtedly can be affected
by the faith required by Christian Science AS
for a definite cure of q definite malady that is out
Of the question"
DR.. J. H Clark, Of No. p walnut-st. said. with
much emphasis that Christian Science was the
greatest nonsense Of the nineteenth century 1t was
waste of time TO give any attention to the claims
made for II. He could enlarge the subject II he
had the time and inclination.
DR.. Labon Dennis, of No. 80 Central-ave.. said he
thought the matter too important In character
TO give opinion off hand.
DR.. Charles d. Bennett. OF No. 167 Clinton-ave.,
said hd knew absolutely nothing of Christian
Science as curative agent
Dr. c. ID. Vaudeville. OF No 945 Broad-st said
that Christian Science nonsense all through
He did not have the patience talk about II.
DR.. B. Guenther Of No. l59 West Kinney-st. said
he has noticed that Christian Science people once in
while place themselves under a surgeons knife
Tumors didn't disappear under Christian Science
treatment.
Dr. Daniel Elliott, of No. 81 Westinghouse said
the correct way 10 look to nature for the rem
edy for disease and not sit down and rely upon
faith. He had belief in Christian Science
methods and didn't think the subject was worthy
| had not considered the subject OF Importance
enough TO give IL any thought.
Dr Albert Frey Of No Sl7 South 1ranse-ave
fused 10 talk on the subject.
DR.. c. D. Vaudeville. Of No. 945 Broad-st.. said
briefly that left to itself. the so-sailed Christian
Dr. Z. =. Illig of No. rs Camp-st.. expressed him
self strongly on the subject, and said II was the
duty Of physicians and laymen to speak out. The
| ligious, wei legal. crime 1t violated every
principle Of morals, commons sense and humanity.
| II was crime against the world. and II trampled
upon every known principle of honor and rectitude
he hardy knew what comment TO make the So
! called Christian Science. 1t criminal in that
the act of administering medicine under the cir
| cumstances described In published reports was
| DR.. ]. W. Read, OF No. SO Park Place also
! emphatic in his condemnation OF the practice
and the teachings OF the Bible II was a blow at
Christianity being contrary to it's spirit and funda
mental principles The attitude OF Christian Science
regarded by the medical profession In the
light Of crminallty. To allow a person 10 die by
refusing to give TO him the aid OF a physician and
the benefit OF medical skill was inhumah and Grim
sponsbiiity incurred all the responsibility Of a
| criminal