The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-06-11
WHEREFAITH DID NOTHEAL
SOME CASES ON THE OTHER SIDE
OF CHRISTIhN SCIENCE

Many INSTANCES are given at the meetings on
Wednesday evenings in the Christian Science
churches or are printed In the Christian Scienc,
Journal Of the healing OF persons who had re-
ceived no benefit from the treatment OF physi-
cians. Some statements OF the other side OF
the case may DO OF interest.
An invalid who had not consulted n doctor
regarding her ailment applied to n Christian
Science healer. The healer was recommended
by the First Reader OF one OF the Christian
Science churches OF New York and held a
diploma from the Metaphysical College. After
several treatments tho patient not only felt no
improvement as regarded the disease for
which she had consulted the healer. but an
other ailment Of n serious nature developed.
The healer declared that this was no cause
for uneasiness. Tho patient was UNDER
going " Standardization :" the latent errors
in tho system had been aroused by
the treatment and had become manifest.
This, the healer explained. is common
experience. In many cases when dis
eases have been treated by physicians
aud apparently cured this rehabilitation"
truth driving out error which follows Chris
tian Science treatment. shows that tho evil had
never been really expelled. But in Christian
Science. after these false statements have been
demonstrated. tho ailments disappear ono by
ono and never assert themselves again.
Though the patient was not convinced by this
explanation she pcrscvcred. In two months
hcr trouble had developed 50 far that she sur
f"r"d continual pain and was extremely weak.
Tho healer then told herthat it was evident she
was not ready TO receive the truth. and advised
her to buy Science aud Health" by the read
Ing OF which many persons had been cured.
Tho patient took no moro treatments. but
continued to study Christian Science Not
withstandlnG her sulrerngs she applied no
rhysira remedies Sometimes when she felt
herself imp"llcd to resort to medicine for re-
lief n certain terror possessed her that she
might bring evil upon herself by so doing.
She feared that she might seem to deny the
power Of God to heal On ono occasion her
healer had wished her to say that she was bet
ter. The patient had replied that she could
rot say so. aS shcdid not feel that she had been
benefited. Tho healer then quoted the words
Of Jesus, "Whosoevcr denieth me before men.
him viii | also deny before my Father in
Heaven" The patient. scarcely able to drag
herself about and weakened in mind through
her physical innrmty. said she did not under
stand how she was denying Jesus in declining
to state what she could not truthfully affirm
But" replied the healer. you are we'll
Gods child is well. We always say that
we are we'll" At length the patients
reason convinced her that to fail to real
lie benefit from Christian Science was not to
deny the power OF God And she took cour-
age-in hor mental condition it required cour.
age-to consult a physician. He said surgical
treatment was necessity now though 1t would
not have been had she come In tho earlier
stages OF the disease. She followed his advice
and was healed. And she believes that tho
healing was from God though a practcing
physician and physical methods were en-
ployed.
Ii the health does not improve under ono
healer. Christian Scientists often advise taking
treatment from another. woman told q Sci
enlist that she had derived no benefit from the
treatments she had received. You should
have gone to some one in the - Church.
was the reply. That church has tho strongest
thought in the city"
Another Scientist attributed the continued
illness OF friend to the fact that she attended
the services OF her own church. You should
come to our church and our meetings." she
sad Mrs. - always insists that her pa
tients shall attend our services while they are
under her treatment. After they are healed
they may do as they please"
But Mrs Eddy says that henlers should not
Interfere with the religious convictions Of their
patients"
Mrs. - does not interfere" was the
reply But she does no. wish her patients to.
NIX medicines while she is treating them. We
had an example in our own family. Our
father. who was then Presbyterian. had con-
scented to take treatments. but insisted on at
tending his church. But at last he saw for
himself that every time he went there he suf-
fered for it: so he came to our services. studied
the truth and was completely cured. He is
now member of the - Church OF Christ
Scientist"
one unimproyed patient was informed that
the reason why she had not healed was tina,
she had opposed her own mentality to that oil
her healer
A Mrs Y. underwent treatment for three
weeks, and, being unable to endure her pair
without medicines, she So informed her healer
Whereupon the healer attributed the failure
entirely to the patients inability to receive the
truth. and said she had seen from the begin
ming that the patient was not receiving benef
In consequence OF persstng mentally II
placing reliance on medicine. Yet that healer
had at first told the patient that she seemed ST
eager for the truth that she was practically
Christian Scientist already. and had assured
her that she would soon be well.
Miss L.. a nervous patient. went to a Chris
tian Scientist for treatment. At first there wa
slight Improvement. due apparently to tn
interest awakened by the new teachings. Mis-
rs illness had been caused by overwork anC
her mind was abnormally restless and active
ence works. The patient did so She read
Thought. argued, tried TO see clearly through
involved statements. endeavored vainly to rec
oncile some OF the statements with what he
reason averred to be truth her mind. In IL
eIcitaole condition. worked necessarily. ant
her nervousness increased. Whom she toll,
Miss u. her healer. that Christian Science ha
not proved beneficial to her. and she must tr
some other treatment, Miss U. replied:
"Oh. l don't want to give up tho case.
never had a nervous patient. and l will knoN
90 much better how to treat the next one"
This was certainly candid. Tho doctor
sometimes experiment on their patients. bu
they do not usually state the fact. Miss I
evidently had an unfaltering belief In tn
teachings OF Christian science. In expana
ton OF her apparent failure she said that
Miss T. would have patience she would surcl
be we'll The Divine Love is all powerful
The healer is but the medium throug
which that power is transmitted. II tn
healer is not filed with that Love. II |
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