The Utah County Democrat. [volume] (Provo City, Utah) 1898-1909, 1899-07-26
cases that ever came Into court.

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OF heaih 10 New York City IL maxim,
attack on the Scientists, and we ar,
also aware Of the Tact that the scien
lists In that city Published a fun lis,
81 all their praciitioners and invited
the hoard OF health TO institute prose.
cu'ions lfthey wished ~ do ST..
| We are doing nothing under cover
1--we Judge from court decisions and
public sentiment we are warrpni ed In
saving we are IA near the hearts Of ,hp
people and the law OF the land as any
other set ~ people.
Christian Science successfully heals
every form VI disease, and while we
do net claim TO have healed everythin.
That has coine to Us. we do claim tha,
our percenia.eof loss is far less than
That of any other system Of healing.
We invite n comparison of ,feath GER
'itcnts. and will offer The statement
In advance that phi, sicIans Lose thre.
patients to our one, Notwithstanding
the fact that miny OF their 81 called
incurables come to Scientists for treal.
meni, and are healed.
Christian Sc enlisls are misr, present.
ed, on the subject OF reporting cnnta
ION. have advised families 10 rppor,
such Cases. One OF the leading Scien-
lists In This city told me she recently
refused To treat a family until hey re-.
ported the case ~ contagi,n. DR.. Ke-
OCH, the health commi ssioner, Is In a
position 10 know, aud he very kindly
states that with one or I wo Exceptions
Scientists have reported coniagion.
DIR Wilcox has well said "rhat we
have had nm rpid.mIc Of scarlet fever
every fall for years, anyway" IL is
certainly an InsIdi ny form Of perspcu.
ton for any physician 10 seek to o ace
the spread of this error on the neglect
OF Christian Scientists. The fact Is hat
Christian Science Is preventing the
spread of contagion more than any
other agency. As certainly rs Chris.
tian Science has healed thousands, Just
so certain IL has prevented other thou.
SANDS from falling under contagious
ailments.
Ignorance OF mental therapeutics Is
no argument against It. This age Is
turning rapidly from matter to mind
for cause aud remedy. The growing
popularity Of Christian Science healing
and Of non drugging heaters Is 1.-The
handwriting on the wall" Some OF the
methods OF opposition adopted by The
drng1Ing systems would lead us TO be-
lieve they have interpreted this proph-
ecy. aud see the gravity Of the situa-
tiOn.
No Christian Scientist or anyone else
should ever send their children 10
school or church while under contag-
glOus ailmrnt.
No Christian Scientist or anyone else
should expose their neiehbors To con-
tagious ailment. To do SO Is n viola
tion OF human goverDm. ard Is not
necessary in any sense 10 successfully
live and practice Christian Science.
II Is a fact hat many forms Of con.
tagion are so mild that physicians al.
low mach freedom. and In some in
stances have not required a fay put
up. Ii Christian Scientists take the
same liberty they are held up as inisn-
tional violators Of the law by some.
We are aware that many physicians
do not Join In this petty prosecution,
and we are also In u position TO know
whereof We speak when we say that
many physicians have been consistent
enough and magnnDimc us enough To
send people To Christian Scientists to
be treated. This is The right state Of
affairs. and II will continue to grow un-
I'll there Is "A kindly relation established.
Propress In every age has CONS about
by departing from the old customs and
systems. LEWIS b. COATES.