Rocky Ford enterprise., 1902-05-30
ON MIND HEALING
VIEWS OF DENVER PREACHERS.
Should Bs Taught to Church Members
lis q Good Thing and Has POSI-
bliitiss-can Heal Mind Disease
Il 10 q Power and . Great One.

" 10 . Power eno oreat ono.
A Post reporter has been sounding
the preachers OF Denver In regard to
their attitude toward mind healing and
Christian Science and tells the result
as follows:
"If we don't take up the science OF
mental healing In our churches we Will
act very foolishiy. l suggest that each
church select certain members and
have them taught the science so they
may aid the regular physicians In
treating our sick"
This was u remark made by Rev.
John Houghton mt the Ministerial Al
lance meeting on Monday and II has
stirred up the ministers.
Rev. IL. i. coyie has great deal OF
faith In many things unseen. He
doesn't blush to own II and to say that
DIR. Houghton Is scnsible-sensiblc In
u great many ways.
That advice was sensible" he says.
and explains why:
'It didn't try To tear down Christian
Science; II was constructive. DIR.
Houghton Is sincere and suggests some
thing In the place OF what he wants
destroyed.
..Aiental healing Is n good thing and
has possibilitics-aftcr a whiie-when
we get TO II.
"It's well enough to begin on It now
and study II nt least To know what Is
to bc known and what Is tangible. IL
Is a sensible suggestion and DIR. Houeh'
ton IL sensible In not fearing to speak
Il out In the presence OF the alliance.
There may be day FOR mental heal
Ing within the precincts OF the
churches"
It's all foolishncss. absolute tomfool
cry, absuriity OF the inst water To the
Jewish rabbi, Rev. William 3. Fried.
man. this mind business.
"I'vc got no use for II, Just no use for
It," IN his general consignment OF the
subject to the graveyard for foolish
thoughts-then he rcconSlicrcd: "What
I mean Is this healing busincss-Chris-
tian Science and NIL that. I'm not say
Ing that nli this mysterious psychology
is absurd. I've studied II. read books
ana books OF II. Mysteries aren't to bc
laughed nt. even II they're tho KIND
that aren't In the sacred books.
.Aiind can heal mind diseases. ! he.
lIcvc that. One whose mind is under
fine control. who can regulate the brute
OF his nature, and keep his impulses In
strong. even balance can To n degree
keep abovc nervous diseases, and NIL
that IL not truly organic.
81 have never yet heard OF bona
fitlc healing OF an organic diseases, nor
OF a Christian Scientist OF the highest
order who. by applying his mind with
NIL his might. could heal broken leg.
AS for the mysteries OF the uncS.
plninnblc things we have had nm ink
ling OF, I believe them 50 far as ] can
see Into them. Psychology with NIL the
phases that arc constantly, developing
Is a great study for minister. and !
shall weave what I can know OF II Into
my religion and Into what preach"
Rev. Frost Craft. pastor OF Trinity
Methodist Church. believes. too. that
mysticism should be one OF the topics
OF the preachers study hours.
"It's fascinating. and II opens up new
vistns that doesn't occur to one who
4 dcvotcs himself strictly to the study
OF the regularly recommended lines OF
thought.
81 believe that there II such n thinr
MS mind healing. / believe In some OF
the teachings OF Christian Science.
DclIcvc. too. that they Will gradually
| In Incorporated by the denominations,
/, In so far as they show practicability.
Mind healing ns they teach II can bc
developed as well outside the Christian
Science faith ns In II. and should be
seriously studied, believe. by all min.
listers.
"Its limitations will bc revealed
when II IL more widely taken up: II
will ndd to the influence OF the church
In general II II Is treated scnsibly. and
Investigated for what II is worth.
"All that Is life should he religion.
and minister has no right to ignore
such theories. any more than he has
IN iyuor, sncjnl ron,iItious secular lit.
eraturc or politics.
"Thc cures effected by Christian
Science nrc exaggerated. Mind heal.
ing certainly is falliblc and not so
great power MS DIR. Houghton prob.
| ably thinks. II Is n power. though.
md great one. Ministers will be bet
ter ministers when they understand
more OF It,"