The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-07-15
70 SAVE 4 SISTERS LIE
CHRISTIAN SCIENTISTS MOVE IN
INTEREST OF MINISTER CON-
GERS FAMILY
HAVE FAITH IN THE RESULT
Concentrate Their Thoughts ON Saw
ing the Besieged Amer
leans In the Chinese
Capital.

CHICAGO. July Through the una1d-
ed power Of united thoughts, corcentrat-
ed oy nearly 1.G00. 600 people OH a single
purpose, representative Christian Scien-
lists OF Chicago say they are attempting
to so influence events and shape destinieS
in PARKWAY China that the life of sister
in tie Scientist faith-Mrs. Edwin II.
Conger vile of the United States min
! lister in Peking-as we'll as the lives OF
the whole Conger family and all Chris
tian3 IN the besieged legations may be
spared in the great crisis now Importing
that part OF the Asiatic world. That
they will be spared-are spared in very
fact--and soon will be found in places OF
| safety is tie confident belief or claim In
the most exalted circles of the Scientist
fold. While these enthusiasts are not
anxious to go before the world with any
slrident claims as to what their mental
efforts can or viii accomplish there is
no Disgusting the fact that in the event
Of the announcement being received that
the prisoners Of theslegauons are beyond
question safe and unharmed, more than
a majority of the rapidly increasing cult
| of the Christian Scientists of the country
! Will nave DtCOluS COd1f 4kitOh LilelI l1IC PS"-
er when wrought the almost miraculous
result is none other than the united pray
| er OF Mrs. Conger's coreligionists In all
! lands.
FAITH IN THE OUTCOME.
| 1t is a most remarkable and in some
! ways novel experiment upon which the
followers of the newest yet the Oldest, "
of all Christian religions have embarked.
They have faith in the outcome. But
! should they be doomed to suffer disap-
! pointment, they say, they will not have
tteir belief In the ipowen Of prayer I'M
| dermined or shaken Announcement OF
the dreaded disaster against the occur
renee of which they oppose their best eff
! forts Of mind and soul will be accepted
/ with resignation reiteration or the
! great historical fact of ChristianiE that
! the seed Of the gospel Is the blood of the
! martyrs.
| Holding firmly to the belief that love
rules all things the chain OF thought
! of the Christian Science de lotees starts
| with the belief or knowledge that Mrs.
! Conger entertains for the Chinese peo-
ple-her supposed deadly enemies-a feel
! ing i'll which is predominant the true
! Christian note of sincere and Astounding
! charity and love- To the end that this
! feeling may be reinforced or supplement-
ed so that 1t may become the oyerpeWer-
ing Christian love which can rule or
subdue the turbulent elements among the
Chinese population in Picking and the other
: besieged cities OF the Orient, the great
mass of her coreligionists In this land
/ have united in sending her, through the
subtle telegraphy of the mind, an mex
haustible fund of charitable and loving
! thoughts for the same Chinese soldlery
whom she would disarm and render
harmless through her charity and Chris
4 tan love.
CHICAGO LEADS MOVEMENT.
! An important center in the movement
/ for the focusing of mind upon China Is
the fold Of the Christian Scientist denom-
nation in Chicago. This was inevitable
beca use of the fact that Minister and Mrs.
Conger have close ties OF family as well
as religion In the city and state. Here
resides her sister, Mrs. James s. McCon-
nell, of 1859 Lake avenue. Not only is
Mrs Mcconnell an enthusiastic believer In
! Christian Science and a worshiper at the
| First church of INSTRUMENTATION, Drex-
! ell boulevard and FortiethEstreet, but her
! husband and their children also are COM
| municants. When Mrs. Gonger, with her
| husband and their two daughters. was in
| Chicago last winter as guests at the Nc
Conneil home she was a worshtper at the
MY sister. Mrs. eongsr. has nothing
but good will for the Chinese people"
said Mrs. Mcconnell yesterday. IT know
I that the conflicting press dispatches give
/ small hope that she IS safe We believe,
however, that she is not dead-that. with
her husband and their daughters. she is
alive and well This is more than belief
| with some Of US. l have a daughter
/ VINO Is convinced of it-as. convinced In
very truth as If she had message Rom
| heaven
the report or claim @that Mrs. Conger
in China wss being extended all possible
| aid through the united good thoughts OF
Christian Scientists eyerywhere.