The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1900-09-23

the neighborhood will recall milking his
COW late one night that the little boy
might have fresh milk as that on hand
was sour.
Thursday night l was there and about
1880 o'clock we changed him from one
bed to another with fresh linen. | gave
him from my own hand more than a
third of a goblet of milk and as much
water. He seemed refreshed and went
to sleep after showing just what cover
ing he wished over his feet After II
o'clock | was called saying the boy
needed fresh clothing, l said by all
means and battle in warm water with
soap suds this was advised from the
first and the mother was the only one he
would allow to 40 it. | told them how
| to do 1T without any exertion on his
| part
About four o'clock Friday morning /
| was sent for. from then to seven o'clock
was the usual rise of fever, while there
between that hour and near eight o'clock
when | left, | gave him at three different
times several spoons full of milk, also
Of water. He seemed to enjoy it. In
leaving | always told them to give nour-
ishment and to have plenty of fresh air.
When | left he was perfectly conscious
and hopeful. as | told him | would bring
him some pretty flowers on my return.
| returned about one o'clock, gave him
the flowers which he noticed with pleas
ure. In little while ! went out to speak
with his mother as she sat with a lady
who lived in the house. She said to me
How is my boy?" / replied, he has fe-
YER but he is in natural good perspira
4,
ing is wholly natural and he is resting
quietly. Every morning until Friday he
had said he was better.
AS | talked with his mother she looked
at me and asked IL | thought | could
carry the case. | told her God was the
Healer. | could not speak for Him, but
did not doubt Him, did not doubt
Christian Science. That God, who was
the only power. had raised him the week
before from worse condition as she
knew But l said: My dear woman IL
you are not satisfied and wish other help
send for it. He is your child and II I
were you and wished every physician in
town | should have them and If you
now wish one will 20 at once for anyone
you may choose" She answered: Then
you say give up Christian Science and
send for q physician" My reply was: mo,
did not say that, l said If you wish to
give up and have one, do So and | will
go for the one decide upon"
She went for a friend 10 set him. AB
she started said to her then: You know
/ now give up the case or at least you
give up Science" On her return ! advised
her to wait quietly until her doctor
should arrive and take him quietly to the
.l.s
attending 20 his wants. and would go
for my own mother to help nurse him.
Not until she went TO her friends did |
ever know she had called for Dr. Duguld.
She had not told me of this As her
young friend went for the M. d. | went
with her: so it must be seen that the
statement of my being in the house was
another mis- s-statement. as was also the
supposed conversation between the mother
and the Scientists in the boys room, and
all the other reports.
1t would seem that the reporter might
have spared any mistakes being made.
for in collecting the facts for a correct
presentation to the public at large. glad
ly would / have given him my own part
in 1t truthfully, as also would any othe~
Scientist there.
to keep company from the sick room. If
}anyFonB had seen the! case onHTuesday.
Is,August 2Sth. not one word would have
Fbeen said He was taken in hard von-
| vulsions when | reached him. his tongue
was paralyzed, eyes set wild with fright.
| Soon the treatment changed conditions for
| the better but for, two days until Thurs
fday morning, a. M. he was 5uncon
L t.t..
fever. tThe mother expressed great graf
ttude, and said she felt Christian Science
Ebad saved his life, and that no power but
| God could have done It, He said he felt
| perfectly well. little weak. He was
given norishment and was rapidly recov-
| eTinG when | saw him on Friday. After
| such an experience, and with child who
had convulsons when in fever. II was
| only proper treatment to keep him quiet
| He made no request to me to see any
one or 1t would have been granted, If he
felt 1t would have made him happy. On
Sunday he was taken with fever again
| feel that every human. being has n right
to Life, liberty and the pursuit of hap
| pness." and in this age Of progress each
one should have a right to worship God
| after the dictates of his own conscience
| AS Christian Scientists our one aim is tc
fulfil the Golden Rule, "As ye would that
men should do to you. do ye even so unto
| them" / only had charge Of the case
| because the child's mother sent for me
and the child too desired It. and ! have
| witnesses that told her she could have
a physician from the first at any time
because she had said to me. III you could
| not have come at once. when he was SC
sick on Tuesday. ! would have had to
have a doctor" She was free to do as she
| thought best then. and when she decided
TO give my help UP l felt she had a right
| TO do so.
! Christian Science is not in any way
! Hypnotism Mesmerism, Theosophy, OF
any form Of mind cure wherein one human
mind controls another or suggests its
own thoughts to another as a claim oil
| personal power, although this seems to be
the false impression among those who arc
! ignorant of its true Principle and purpose
| the destruction of sin which brings It's
| myriads OF discords-sckness and death
In Christian Science we do not worl
| from a basis OF ignorance OF disease and
Of blind and ignorant faith in super
natural power. but from thorough
knowledge of the real cause of disease