The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1902-11-14
BAR TO X.SCIENCE HEALING.
MOTHER EDDY SAYS "DON'T
TREAT CONTAGIOIS DISEASES"
Until the Public Thought" Amends the
Criminal Law-Hereafter Heaters Are
Instructed to Report All Conts giOus.
Disease Cases TO the Proper Authorities

Mrs. Mary Baker G. Eddy. otherwise
Mother Eddy" Of the X-Scien,isi-. has
deemed IL wise since the White Plains
manslaughter case to send forth the cdic,
that her disciples shall not hereafter prac-
tise their healing" on patients i'll wit
contagious or infectious diseases. In the
official organ Of the X -Science, the
Christian Science Sentinel of Bost on, In the
issue Of Nov. o. the word is given to the
faithful - raight from Mrs Eddy.
The Sentnsrs article Is ia the form of
an editorial signed by the editor of the
paper. Archibald Mcclellan.
Mrs Eddy" says the article. advises
that until'th public thought becomes
better acquainted with Chris, ian Science
the Christian Scientists shall decline 20
doctor infectious or contagious diseases. ."
The scient lists here deny that this dictum
of Mrs. Eddy's l. an order; they say that
they receive no orders.
Mr. Mcclellan goes on TO bid scicnt lists
TO give unto t@.ar his own, but directs
their attention AZ considerable length
to the fact that the Federal and State Con-
stitution- guarantee TO them freedom TO
pracisc their religion, that their religion
involves healing without drugs, and that
no State has a right under the Federal
religious rights or privileges. He says:
No one should have the hGrdih God 20 dis
pute the right of amy and every person 20
practise Christianity. or as Webster defines
sush by sEs!rP o. HS on" at 'r al fnmr
with the New Testament will deny that Jesus
Chris, taught His followers to heal the sick,
that he used no material means In hea In u
those who cam" TO Him, that he taught His
followers to heal as lie he1icd and that Hi,
immediate followers healed without material
il "a "a 70
liVion Of Christ Includes healing without
drugs or other material remedies. and ttt"
has been rcroCui1'd, IN som" GCgre". by
ChristMn teachers OF all faiths The cstah-
lishment Of this f. c. places Christian healing
within the prot"e ion of tie religious liberty
guaranteed ny the toES'itW ion.
A different phase Of the questi ion is pro
sented. however. In III" matter Of reporting
cases Of so-'lll He'd contagious disease, In Keep
ing with the law or regulation which, subject
10 the above constitutional limitations. has
been enacted with view to cor serv" the
puac Nei,ar", and 50 long as I,c iGW dG-
Scientists should be prompt and uniaiiin z
IN their obcdi"hc" and give "a" public The
attend tfc classification OF disease
W u. McCrackan, the chairman Of the
Christian Science Publication Committee
in New York gave out Mr.. Mcclellan =
editorial for publication in the daily paper
Yesterday, through one of his sstenogra-
phers Mr. NcCraCkan said that the official
announcement in the Sentinel would of
course be Needed by all -our people"
1t is a radical departure, he added,
"and presume that Mrs. Eddy took into
consideration, in framing, it. the notoriety
of tho White Plains case,
Mrs Laura Lathrop, the mother Of John
Carroll Iathrop, who failed 10 cure of diph-
liberia Esther Hunter Quimby of White
Plains, also took the vie~' that the notoricty
of her sons experience there had doubt less
influenced Mrs Eddy in reaching her con-
clusion ar TO contagiou--,iisease treatment.
Mrs. Lathrop took il As "a matter of course
that the advice of Mrs Eddy would be
observed, her understanding of il being
that II was meant TO declare il better to
suspend treatment of such cases for a
time while the public remained ignorant
of the wisdom of XScience