The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-01-04
TO THE PREJUDICED|
Judge Ewing, Christian Science
Lecturer, Addressed Himself.
TWO PHASES OF THE BELIEF
Discussed Before a Large Audience
at the Lyceum
Theater.

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Judge William G.. Ewing Of Chicago, IN
der the auspices of the First Church of
Christ Scientist. lectured before large
audience at the Lyceum 'theater last even
ing on 'Christian Science, Physician and
Redeemer" Judge Ewing was introduced
by Clarence G. Eaton. second reader OF
the church, who said, among other things:
Christian Science renewS with special en-
phasis to this age, that memorable invita-
lion and promise given by the Galllean
prophet: Come unto me. all we that are
weary and heavy laden, and l will give you
rest" And 1t also proclaims anew glad It'd
ings of great Joy. for healing from sin ana
disease; and the gospel of peace and love on
earth, good will to all men. And the signs
following. Those Of you who have
measure OF the understanding OF this science
know that whatever else may be here on
earth for, we certainly are here to glorify
our God by learning and practicng the SCI
ence OF loving, the science OF living. And
all, with one accord, welcome such
blessed opportunities these, whereby we
may learn from the lips of those who know
full Well whereof they speak, something of
how to love and how to live In the speaker,
who Is member of the board Of lectureship
Ct the First Church OF Christ, Scientist, III
Boston, many Of this audience, by reason OF
wears OF acQualnIanceSnlp, see True Ifleul
and brother and I fully believe that all
present will recognize in him who
. nestly longs TO walk and talk with God, and
In who, l am sure, insofar as Is possible
at rnis period, has given up all, that he may
SO DO
Judge ExvinG's Lecture.
Judge Ewing said in part:
l stand before this audience tonight with
the single purpose of encouraging honest, dis
passionate investigation Of subject that
has profoundly impressed my own highest
sense Of truth. I recognize the fact that my
cause is confronted by sectarian prejudice
and by the antagonism of all the schools of
material medicine: and it is to these pref
udced ones l especially address myself.
l propose this evening to discuss briefly
with you these two phases OF Christian Sci
ence, namely, therapeutic agent and as
religion, the highest concept Of God as father,
preserver, saviour.
1 assert that the medicinal force Of Christian
Science appeals strongly to the common
understanding, common sense Of men, does
the curative quality Of any drug. 1t is clear
to my mind that if the therapeutic virtue OF
Christian SC:erce is measured by its works.
its fruits, its cures; il determined by pre-
cisely the same rules applied to the use of
the medicine OF men, you will find that it
meets all the requirements demanded by med
ical science in determining incidentally the
value of drugs. BY closest observation and
most persistent search you will not be able
to discover why any specified drug has
specific effect any more than by searching
you can ascertain why you breathe see or
hear, mystery that the genius of the world
has not been able to aolve. l certainly hazard
nothing in saying that there is not physi-
. clan living who tell you why any drug
has Its repl5ed effect. All the doctors know
or can know respecting the active properties
or therapeutic force of the remedies they
give is what they have learned, may
learn, from experiment. No one will deny
that the entire practice of the administration
Of drugs is based solely upon observation OF
actual tests, and is wholly dependent upon the
theory that remedy effective in a large ma
jority of cases, involving similar conditions,
is safe remedy to administer in that class
of cases. I ind no fault with the modus en-
ployed by the doctors in reaching their ulti-
mate standard of judgment respecting the
choice of 1he remedies they use but refer to
the rule simply to invite all who are salts
fled with such test to try by the same rule
the medicinal virtues, or healing power, OF
Christian Science
This science has been practised In this
country for about third of century, for the
last two decades quite extensively. There
were some failures, it is true, but the per-
centage Of these failures is many times
smaller than the percentage of failures under
Inc HSluOuS VI ludlella mSulCel III any ass VI
the world. II we add to this statement OF
cases cured the fact that large proportion
Of the effected by Christian Science
were of persons confessedly beyond the reach
Of material remedies, We shall have an ex-
detrimental tesc OF mental therapeutics, in
every way moro satisfactory and conclusive
than is afforded of the curative. quality OF
any drug in the whole history of medicine.
The time has long since passed when any
intelligen man. without shock to his moral
sense, say that Christian Science does
not have its victories over disease that it
does not restore health: that it does not re-
claim the drunkard; that 1t does not heal
wounds OF bone and flesh In almost every
city, village and hamlet Of our country ex-
amples OF these cures exist, and may easily
be known by reasonable observation. Not
all treatments have resulted in perfect cures
there have been some fatalities; but these
have been comparatively few, and as a:
indication Of how very few comparatively
let me tell you that in this country the states
OF Colorado, Nebraska, Missouri, Iowa, Min
uesota, Wisconsin, Illinois, Michigan, Indiana
Ohio, Pennsylvania and New York present the
largest growth, organizations and practice 0
Christian Science in the United States, ant
comprise more than one-half Of the popula
ton of the entire country; and yet, in the
whole lifetime Of Christian Science, the ag
gregate fatalities under its practice in thes;
twelve states, during period of thirty years
are not equal to the deaths occurring under
e material medicine in any one week, in The
last two years, in the cities of Chicago ant
Greater New York.
Redeemer.
address myself TO all thinking people VIII
regard mind as master of matter; who rec
osnize an infinite intelligence as all cause
the principle that created and governs al
things; the supreme good whom men cal
God, revealed in the Scriptures as the objec
OF our love, worship and alteration. and O
whom Jesus Christ said, "God is Spirit; an
they that worship Him must worship Him i,
Spirit and in truth I thus address mysel
because the recognition Of the supremacy o
spirit. mind, God, is the basis, the inspira
ton, the soul OF Christian Science. 1t follow
that, In our thought, Christian Science is
religion, and only a religion; the gentle, beau
tiful hopeful religion of love that Jesu
preached and taught and practiced If Go
is spirit, infinite in goodness, mercy, trutl
and love, then it is not difficult to under
stand lin fact, we cannot avoid the conclu
sion) that he is the only God the onl
Spirit, the only Good, Truth and Love, tn
first and only cause, the principle Of all tina
is. If God Is all, then, of course, He Is every
where present; always with us; "a circle
the center of which is everywhere and tn
circumference nowhere" With this concep
ap1 Cad civ ,,,,1o ~ how T