Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1902-11-14
Sad Death of Miss Hoge Brings
Out an Edict by Mrs.
Baker G.. Eddy
WILL RECOGNIZE MEDICINE
Heaters Are Requested to Refuse to
Treat Contagious Diseases and to
Report Them to the Health Boards
According to Law-science Leaders
Will Accept the Edict.

Chicago, Nov. 1.-THE body of Miss
Louise Hoge, who died in Washington
Wednesday after several weeks treat
1nent by Christian Science healer,
will arrive in Chicago today and will
be taken to Evanston for burial. Mr..
and Mrs. Holmes Hoge, the girls par
nets, started on their sad mission form
Washington last night.
Much attention has been attracted to
the case both here and in the east, as
Miss Hoge's death was surrounded by
the most pathetic circumstances. She
went to Washington to act as brides
maid at the wedding of Miss Ethel
Began, daughter of well known Wash
ington physician. 1t was at his home.
that she passed away and although he
offered to treat her case. she refused
his services, saying:
Doctor, / am Christian Scientist,
and do not believe in physicians"
Her parents supported her in this
conviction, and she was unattended by
a. physician to the last Her death was
was determined by an investigation
held by the coroner at Washington
Yesterday, before a certificate of death
could be issued
Miss Hoge's death has brought into
prominence a recent wide departure on
the part of Miss Mary Baker G. Eddy
from her former stand regarding the
treatment of disease In her recent
statement she advises her followers TO
decline to doctor infectious or contag-
ious diseases until the public thought
becomes better acquainted with Chris
tan Science.
This announcement from Mrs. Eddy,
recognized head of Christian Science
over the whole world, made through
the Christian Science Sentinel the
sect's official organ, simultaneously
with the death of Miss Hoge, came very
unexpectedly to many members OF the
church, because of the radical chanSe
from the present system of CHRISTIAN
Science treatment of diseases.
In the same issue of the Christian
Science Sentinel is a defense of Chris
tan Science methods of healing, from
Archibald Mcclellan. who quotes eX-
tensively from Mrs. Eddy
mo one familiar with the New Tes-
lament will deny that Jesus Christ
taught his followers to heal the sick,
that he used no material means to heal
those who came to him, and that his
immediate followers healed without
material means" says Mr.. Mcclellan.
TT is therefore, fact that the relig-
ion of Christ includes healing without
tn,s "a
this has been recognized in some degree
by Christian teachers of all faiths"
"rhe establishment of this fact pla-
ces Christian healing within the pro-
lection of the religious liberty guaran-
teed by the constitution. The fact that
so-called material science has declared
for a system of drugs does not alter
the fundamental law of the land, nor
does it give reason for invading the
personal and religious liberty of the
people
Says Mrs Eddy, in advising her fol-
lowers to adhere to the very letter OF
the law in regard to contagious dis
eases: Rather than quarrel over vac
cination, recommended that If the law
demand an individual to submit to
this process he obey the law; and then
appeal to the gospel to save him from
any mad results. Whatever changes
belong to this century, or any epoch.
we may safely submit to the providence
of God to common justice, Individual
rights, and governmental usages.
.This statement should be SO inter,
preted as to apply. on the basis OF
Christian Science, to the reporting of
contagion to the proper authorities
when the law so requires When Jesus
was questioned about obeying the hui
man law, he declared Render unto
Caesar the things that are Caesars
even while you render unto God the
things that are Gods.
Bicknell Young, the official spokes-
man of the church in Chicago, said
Yesterday:
"The last portion of the quotation
demonstrates the Christian science po-
sition clearly. I can place no other
construction upon Mrs. Eddy's words
than abandonment of treating the pre-
scribed ailments. While it might be-
expected to fall with severity upon
those who are i'll, it has always been
our experience that the scientist suf..
/ fers little.
edy: it is largely of preventative
! character in it's operation. One re-
suit that may be looked for will be
! greater caution and attention to the
/ possibilities of prevention, for if sci
ence can heal it can prevent.
This new ruling will not cause any
stir among us, altho that result seems
to be anticipated by the outside world
1t seems strange that when death oc.
ours on all sides and materia inediea
can not prevail against it an occasional
death under Christian science treat
ment should occasion such stir.
"One of the tenets is compliance with
law. 1t has always been understood
that a contagious or epidemic disease
should be reported to the authorities.
About two years ago it was learned
that some practitioners did not so
understand, or at least did not report
such cases, and Mrs. Eddy called at
tention to it in such unmistakable
language that the rule has become
universally recognized as authorize
tive.
",This may be step to prepare the
way for more liberal laws. Christian
science should be accorded the same
rights as any other system of healing
and probably will be.
mo law can be enacted by ma
iority of the American people unde,
which we could not live-the Inherent
American conception of justice would