The daily journal. (Salem, Or.) 1899-1903, 1900-03-10
INVESTIGATED
A Correspondent Scores Judge Ewiug's
Critic.
Charge of lnsineerity Made Without
Gloves-Chnstian Science
Doctrine.

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will permit me space l would like to
have word with him.
When | read your article first
thought you were Cosmos" but like
Sherlock Holmes, made few deduc-
tions and now think you are the learned
man Of divinity who said at one time
that | didn't know mucn about the
Bible. | see you are still ever ready
with your robe of charity (2) to enshroud
all that in any manner fails to agree
with your own beliefs
You calmly stand by the coffin of the
departed and feel no throb of vengeful
ire because Materia Medica has again
failed. But you soothe the widow and
orphans with platitudes of what some
call consolation by telling and teaching
them that when Materia Medica
fails that God (who is next akin stepped
in and brought relief to the dead at the
expense Of a sorrowing family, and per-
haps the burying of all earth's fondest
hopes. The calm submission 20 such
belief embraces the extreme OF idolatry.
Even Materia Medica, you teach, frights
God himself. For, let one become
seriously injured in rescuing another.
You say God and Materia Medica only
Furnishes for dsobedience and broken
laws. Yet this man did not break any
divine or human law in saving the child
at play with the pebbles between the
rails, but becoming seriously injured you
say God was the cause, or that God
thought it was best for him to be killed.
This you say when your human hypothe.
sis become useless in explain
ing all these questions. Your
men of medicine and the knife do
what they can TO save him, but in the
event he dies, God was responsible and
with every act towards ga wing him.
you put a straw in the way Of God, for
he has ordained this man to die for saw
ing the child, and ordained him TO die
as you believe--in direct opposition to
his divine command: "He who shall
give his life for me shall not lose IT,"
Were il not rather disgusting, il |
would be amusing to read this burst of
prejudice by investigator. But in the
face of the publicly printed voluntary |
confessions of the medical profession, it
shows Investigator to be about as ia
miliar with his subject as he says am
about the bible. The principal point he
aims at is TO give vent TO his feelings.
Has IL ever occurred to investigator
that the medical profession do not openly
Christian Science? The news
papers do not contain word from the
medical profession. But it's the orators
of the pulpit. They are the ones who
do all the talking and condemning. Why
the ministers are obliged TO take up the
fight when Christian Science strikes the
blow at Materia Medica is beyond my
understanding, unless | look at some
the pulpiteers as some do, enquiring in
TO other peoples affairs. Why don't you
let the doctors do their own fghting2 |
They certainly know more about their
business than one who doctors souls. |
Hence they should be the ones 10 speak.
A conclusion may be drawn from the
silence on the part Of the medical pro-
fession which is TO me seli-evident that |
they recognize the potency of mind over
matter.
In recent conversation with learned |
and highly reputed physician, he told,me |
frankly the medical profession was
slowly, but surely, moving to meta
physical basis. Homeopathy ovet allo-
pathy and metaphysics over all. Just
at present the true theory OF metaphy-
steal practice and therapeutics is over
looked by the majority Of seekers for
truth, who think that hypnotism, the
law Of suggestion and kindred theorirs
are the true solutions. But it is proven
daily that none OF these last mentioned |
theories, hypnotism and mesmerism, are
real or true. And, indeed, it becomes
more and more apparent TO real inyes-
tigator that the solution OF the affairs OF
this earth Is impossible when drawn
from a material basis. Thus in the face
Of such testimony as this, does il not
behoove us 10 investigator But giving
vent TO ones spite and investigating for
the purpose of finding something against
some one particular theory en-
braces error in the premises, and hence
error in the conclusion.
Why Investigator should make light
OF Judge Ewing, do not know. The
Judge is a nice man. He never bothers
anyone. But | guess that Investigator
can't bear TO see anybody enjoy the pri-
yiege of his own belief, especially when
contrary to his. Judge Ewing comes
here in an inoffensive manner, and the
first thing Investigator does is 10 jump
him under a nom de plume about case
Of cancer and what he Qnvestigator)
says was Christian Science treatment"
instead OF acting the part OF a real in
yestigator and seeking an introduction
TO the Judge under his real name and
discussing the matter like man. Med
dler would be more suitable
nom de plume shouli like TO ask
How does he know the treatment given