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The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1903-02-15
The Critics of Mrs. Eddy.
(Literary Digest.)

1.-THE time has passed when would-b be
critics who do not know Mrs. Eddy per-
sonally, who have never been admitted
to her home, who do not even pretend to
understand her teachings, much less to
live by them. can be allowed to speak
authortatively about her life and char
acter. Those who really know Mrs. Ed =
dy are unanimous in expressing love and
admiration for her"
In proof of this we quote very Compli-
mentary utterances. from Judge Sep
timus j. Hanna. Judge Hanna says:
Speaking from this vantage ground
[of nearly ten years personal acquaint-
ANGEL ] can truthfully say that intellec-
tually she [ Mrs. Eddyl is without ex-
ception one of the most acute and alert
persons | have ever seem that she labors
necessarily and unselfishly for the cause
to which she has devoted her life. and
that. Notwithstanding her years, she per-
forms an amount OF labor each day which
if known would seem incredible even if
done by one yet in the adolescence of
life. As to her religious character /
speak my profoundest conviction when |
say that / believe it to be as nearly
Christ-like as is possible to a denizen of
this earth
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Success of ChristianS Science in the q. S,

1t is conceded that the practice Of
Christian Science has not been an un-
broken success there have been some
failures; not all treatments have re-
suited in perfect cures; there have been
some fatalities, but these have been
comparatively few. and as an indication
Of how very few comparatively, let me
tell you that in this country the States
OF Colorado, Nebraska, Missouri, Iowa,
Wisconsin, Illinois, Michigan, Indiana,
Ohio, Pennsylvania, New York and Mass
aehusetts present the largest growth
organization and practice of Christian
Science in the United States, and comprise
more than one-haf OF the population of
the entire country, AMI yet, in the whole
life of Christian Science the aggregate
fatalities under it's practice in these
twelve States, during a period of thirty
years, are not equal to the deaths oc-
curing under material medicine in any
one week in the last two years, in the
cities of Chicago and Greater New York.
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Wherefore.
MARY Baker G. Eddy.)

Our faithful laborers in the field of
Science nave told, through the alert edi-
tor chief of the Christian Science Sem
tineI and Journal, that Mrs. Eddy ad-
vises. until the public thought becomes
better acquainted with Christian Science,
that Christian Scientists decline to doc
tor infectious or contagious diseases"
The great Master said, For which
of these works do we stone me-" He
raid this to satisfy Himself whereof
He spake as God 5 representatives.
one who never weakened in His own
personal sense of righteousness because
of another's wickedness. or the minify-
ing of his own goodness. Charity is
quite as rare as wisdom, but when it does
appear it is known by its patience and
endurance.
When, under the protection oil state o.
United States laws, good citizens are ar
rested for manslaughtcr because one out
of three of their patients, having the
same disease and in the same family
dies while the others recover, we nat
urally turn to Divine justice for sup
port, and wait on God. Christian Sclen-
lists should be influenced by their own
Judgment In the taking of a case of ma
lignant disease: they should consider
we'll as to their ability TO cope with the
case-and not overlook the fact that there
are those lying in wait to catch them
in their sayings; neither should they
forget that. in their practice. whether
successful or not, they are not special
~ protected by law The above quo
tation stands for this: Inherent jus
uce, constitutional individual rights
representation and the gospel injunc~
ton, Cast not your pearls before swine,
lest they trample them under foot ard
turn again and rend you
And IT stands side by side with Christ's
command, "Whosoever shall smite thee
on thy right cheek. turn to him the other
also" l abide by this rule. and tri-
umph by it. The sinner may sheer at
this beatitudc. for 'the fool hath said
in his heart No God" 1t is known that
the good young student, Mr.. Lathrop
after he was presented for practicing
Christian Science, finished healing the
cases of diptheria that he had on hand.
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standard workers and investigators, but
10! today some are making constant ef-
forts to use this seeming power and pres
ent it as suggestive therapeutics. How
ever, as in the article referred to, its
dangers are so forced upon the public
that there can but come the time when
these very ones now urging it's accept
ance will warn all against it.
Prof. Quackenbos says Christian Sci
ence is anti Christian" in its pantheism
and "unscientific in its technic.'' yet he
claims that the cures result and accord
ing to his own theory, suggestion. We
agree with him fully that suggestive
therapeutics is both anti Christian and
unscientifc, hence we avoid the system
wholly
He also writes that the claims of CHRIS
tian Scientists for 1.-The healing of incur
able organic diseases through their sys-
tenn argues either dementia or deliberate
intention to bait gudgeons"
He states that these organic diseases
are excluded from the aims or success oil
hypno- suggestion, and of course claim
ing Christian Science to be the same, he
naturally sees no way for them to be
healed.
Again would he prove that Christian
Science healing is not akin to his method
Gods power is not confined to any class
of diseases. "Who healeth all thy dis
eases? Ps. 103" Every known disease
has been overcome through Christian
Science. many after all other remedies
have failed.
Indeed the burden of proof is on his
side. Since neither practice nor result Is
the same. how can the methods agree
If the fact that the healing of organic
diseases argues dementia, indeed it woult
be well for all who are trying to heal The
sick to become "demented" and to con
tlnue to "bait gudgeons."
/ can but feel that Prof. Quackcnbos a:
we'll as those readers interested in his
work, will be glad to really learn this
distinction which is oftimes overlooked
Yours truly,
MARY HATCH HARRISON,
Christian Science Publication Committee
for the State of North Carolina, 81
Craven Street, New Bern, N. c.
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will not only tolerate the application of
this science to the diseases in question:
but will welcome It's use I look upon
this new move as a sort of Washington
ian warfare. Under certain circum-
stances it is more manly to retreat than
TO fight. Without doubt some believers
in medicine demand of Christian Scten-
lists what they themselves do not prac
tice. For example, in one vicinity a
Christian Scientist was censured for 60
ing to and from a patient afflicted with
diphtheria, while 1t was conceded by the
president of the board of health that such
is the common practice of physicians
Much ado was made because a Christian
Scientist was late in reporting a case of
contagious disease, when in fact every
day witnesses cases of mistaken dag
nosis on the part of NJ D.. S, and tardy
reports in consequence.
Christian Scientists have been CEN
sured for losing one patient. while the
NJ. DIS in the same neghborhood lost
1,145 cases of the same character. 1t
is natural, however, that perfection
should be expected of q new method of
curing the sick, while the old method has
won a license to fail. 1t is said that the
founder of homeopathy was obliged to
flee from an Infatuated mob when he lost
his first patient. Now the homeopathic
may fail as often as the allopathis, by
universal consent"
Then you do consider the present
move a retreat?"
Only in one sense. 1t should be noted
that retreat under such circumstances
does not mean retrogrcssion, but ii is
virtually more aggressive than to fight
and more readily brings the desired end
Christian Scientists have profound re-
spect for the opinions and beliefs of
Others and also for their fears and ankle
ties; and prefer to deport themselves ac-
cordingly, though such action on their
part demands a present sacrifice"
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1903-02-15

/ have read with interest the article
from Prof. Quackenbos on hynotism,
which you published in your valuable
paper on April End. l feel your readers
will be glad to know that the work done
by Christian Science is wholly unlike
that of hypnotism, or suggestion, as ex-
planned by Prof. Quackenbos, and that
the effects of it are entirely different. l
say this since Prof. Quackenbos charges
that so called Christian Science, at
once anti Christian in its pantheism and
unscientifc in its technic, has seized
upon suggestion as means to achieve
it's seemingly wonderful yet perfectly
understood cures"
When he writes that the suggestion OF
the physician can determine the charac-
ter of the child, also that suggestions
may be used by them to regulate and
control the population of the earth, he
at once indicates a despotic will power
control of one person over another, for
if one may be wholly guarded by the
suggestion of the physician indeed he
no longer can use his own thought. These
statements clearly show the practice of
hypnotic suggestion.
This practice Is absolutely the opposite
of Christian Science methods.
The physical healing done by Christian
Science in in every case the effect of
spiritual uplifting. No one can be healed
thus without receiving spiritual benefit.
1t rs the process of the divine oyercom-
ing the human in each case, and can in
DO way be the outcome of human will
power as in hypnotsm. Mrs. Eddy says
Ia wifi
Key to the Scriptures" page 400, "WiH
power is but product of belief, and this
belief commits depredations on harmony.
Human will is an animal propensity, not
a faculty of soul Hence it cannot gov
ern man Alright. Christian Science re-
veals truth and love as the motive pow
crs of man"
Christian Science heals through the
prayer which is more than mere petit
ton for help, it must be realization OF
eternal truth and it's own perfect mani
festatons. No hypnotist has ever
claimed spiritual results for their labors;
they will admit that although a momen-
tary exaItation might be brought about
that hypnotism is not capable of reclaim
ing the sinner and teaching him to no
longer be governed by any power but
God: or that to know God and his true
relation to him is the only freedom.
Morphine, all know acts in the physi-
cal realm as hypnotism does in the
mental. leaving its victim worse after its
use than before.
It has been constant effort of Mrs.
Eddy's work for more than 30 years TO
point out the baneful and of necessity
unscientlfc nature of mesmerism and it's
variations into hypnotism At the be-
ginning OF her work the mesmerist and
his efforts which deceive were hated by
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1903-02-15
As to the Law.

No laws which are intended to regulate
the practice OF medicine would give to
Christian Scientists the privilege of
praying for their sick and no laws in
tended to apply to the regulation of
medical practice should apply to Chris
tian Scientists. Legislators should not
assume the misrepresentation of the
practice and results of Christian Science
are as represented by the enemies of
this Science. They should either let the
subject entirely alone or give it a care
full just consideration. Their inVestiga-
tion should extend to a consideration of
the healings of Christian Science as we'll
as it's few failures and should include a
consideration OF the many failures under
medical treatment notwithstanding what
ever of successes such treatment may
have had. Any attempt to make the fact
Of a compensation proof of Christian
Science being medical practice is wrong.
since a fee does not make it so any more
than it makes the prayers OF clergyman
or his preaching a medical practice.
An attempt to legslate that Christian
Scientists shall he educated diagnosti-
clans and VerSed in medical science is
ill-adviSed because their practice does
not include these. When a patient places
himself under Christian Science he is
virtually having no treatment and no at
tention from a medical standpoint. He
is wrestling his case from mans hands and
is resting it with God. A Scientist does
not assume to be a diagnostician. He
does not attempt anything that requires
a material knowledge of disease. He as
sumes no more responsibility than a
clergyman who is called in to pray with
the sick. The family are responsible only
in the same degree that any other lay
man is.
True, there have been more prosecu-
tons where the law has been construed
to apply to Christian Science, but in
variably the prosecution has failed in the
Superior Courts, although sometimes
narrow minded police judges have decid-
ed against us. Very recently the Su-
preme Courts of Ohio and Georgia have
decided it was not unlawful to trust God
and not drugs.
The Ohio Judge decided a fee could not
make prayer materia medica practice.
SO it is found that passing and attempt
ing to enforce unconstitutional law is
not only folly, but it necessitates great
expense on the part of the State, for such
a law would surely be contested. Would
not law be questioned which demands
absolute perfection of Christian Science
practitioners and grants to NJ. d. s the
license to fail?
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Retreat, Not Eetrogression.

Asked if the public could understand
this to be a retrogreSsion on the part of
Christian Scientists, Mr. Farlow said:
"Christin Scientists have proved con-
cIusively to themselves and to all who
are thoroughly conversant with their
practices that they can successfully heal
contagious diseases. The general pub
lie. however do not so understand, and
there is considerable objection to the
handling of such cases on the part of
Christian Scientists. In view of this OBJ
lection. it is perhaps wise for Christian
Scientists to concede to pubic opinion.
Eventually the efficacy of Christian
Science as applied to infectious diseases
will become better known, and the public
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/ :

Second church at Chicago was built at
cost of 100000.
I'm New York the congregation OF, the
First Church of Christ, Scientist
have been worshipipg for the last six
years in a church building in West For.
ty-eighth street purchased from the
Episcopal church of which the Rev. DR..
Heber Newton was pastor, but 1t is now
erecting much larger edifice at Central
Park and West Ninety sixth street, en-
tirely of Concord granite, at an estimated
cost of q million dollars, This church is
to have a seating capacity for 2,10O peo-
pie. The Second church, at Sxity-eighth
street and Central Park, is also an i'm
posing structure. which cost $3.50 900. 1t
seats over 500 people.
At Denver is building a great church
to seat 800 people. At Kansas City, at
Atlanta. at Buffalo. at Albany and in
/ the White Mountains are Christian
Science churches, mostly large and built
at much cost of money Besides, in diff
ferent places. there are congregations of
the cult worshipping in temporary
chapels or in old churches bought for the
purpose. In England Christian Science
is described as making much Roadway,
with organized CnOrCneS OF SO-calleu
| branches at London, Manchester, Cam
bridge and Edinburgh. These congrega-
lions. We are told, are there, as here,
| largely recruited from the professional
ranks-judges. lawyers, doctors" A dis
tinguished English disciple is Lord Dun
more, and 1.-The leader Of the Cambridge
branch Is Mrs. Butler wife Of the mas
ter of Trinity" On the continent there
/ Is a church at Berlin.
| This is a very striking record OF pro-
gress. The great cost of the churches
the cult has built or is building sug-
gests that it has justification for its as.
sertions that it's advancement is espe-
cially great among the better part of the
community. so far as concerns the ac-
emulation of wealth. The Christian
| Science cult is far from being poor in
! this worlds goods. and 1t boasts also n
peculiarly great treasure OF intellectual
| riches in its communion.
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SALE OF VALUABLE LAND.

BY virtue of decree OF the Superior
court OF Wake county, made and en-
tered on the 5th day OF January, 1903,
in a civil action therein pending, enti-
tied, Mrs. Mary E. -Partin, administra-
trix of 3. *. Partin. deceased, against
S. G.. Wilbarn and bis wife. T.. J. VIII
born, being number 1876 summons docket
Of said court, 1 will offer for sale t"
the highest bidder for cash. at the cour
house door in the city of Raleigh, NJ c.,
on Monday the 23rd day of February,
1903, at IL o'clock m. the following de-
scribed tract OF land to-wit: Situated
in Middle Greek township, said county
and State, adjoining the lands of Barney
Jones, d. H. Smith and others and more
fully described as follows: Beginning at
a stake Barney Jones' corner. thence
East so poles to a stake In said Barney
Jones line, thence South 20 poles to a
stake in Cinthia BaIlentines line, thence
West with said line 80 poles to a white
oak in ID. II. Smiths line, thence North
20 poles to the beginning, containing
thirty-hve acres more or less.
WILLIAM p. JONES,
Commissioner.
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Judge Ye.
MARY Baker G. Eddy)

Concord, n. H., January lin view
of the circulation of certain cliticiSnls
from the pen of Mark Twain, / submit
the following statement:
1t is fact, we'll understood. that |
be gged the students who first gave me
the endearing appellative mother" not
to name me thus. But without my con-
sent that word spread like wildnre l
still must think the name IS not applica-
bic to me; | stand in relation TO this
century as a Christian discovercr, found
or and leader l regard self dedication
as blasphemous; l may be more loved, but
| am less lauded, pampcTed. provided
for. and cheered. than others before me
and wherefore? Because Christian
Science is not yet popular, and 1 refuse
adulation.
My first visit to the Mother church
after it was built and dedicated pleased
lie and tho situation was satisfactory.
The dear members wartcd to greet me
With escort and the ringing OF bells, but
| declined. and went alone in my carriage
TO the church. entered it, and knelt in
thanks upon the steps of its altar. There
the foresplendor of the beginnings of
truth fell mysteriously upon my spi,jt
1
know of but one Christ. l believe in
but one incarnation, one Mother Mary
and know I am not that one. and never
claimed to be. 1t sufficos mo TO learn
the Science of the Scriptures relative to
this subject.
Christian Scientists have no quarrel
with Protcstants, Catholics, or any other
sect. They need TO be understood as
following the Divine prinCiplc--God.
Love-and not imagined to he unsclentiflc
worshippers of "a human being.
In the aforesaid article, Of which |
have seen oily extracts. Mark Twain s
wit was not wasted in certain directions
Christian Science eschews divine rights
in human beings If the individuals gov
erned human consciousness, my state
ment of Christian Science would be dis
proved. but to understand the spiritual
idea is essential to demonstrate Science
and its pure monotheism-one God, orc
Christ, no idolatry, no human propa-
ganda. Jesus taught and proved that
what feeds few feeds all. His life
work subordinated the material to the
spiritual, and he left this legacy Of truth
to mankind. His metaphysics is not the
sport of philosophy, religion, or Science,
rather is it the pith and finale OF them
all.
] have not the inspiration or aspiration
to be a first or second Virgin Mother
her duplicate, autecedent. or subsequent.
What l. am remains to be proved by
the good / do. We need much humility,
wisdom, and love to perform the func-
tions of forcshadowing the foreta5tinS
heaven within us. This glory is melted
in the furnace of affiction.
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PROGRESS OF CHRISTIAN SCIENCE.
Has Gone Forward by Leaps and Bounds Since
Mrs. Eddy Launched the New Cult

The remarkable, not to say antonish-
ing, progress of the Christian Science
movement is the subject of a very in
teresting paper in The Fra magazine.
All this growth has been in the com
partively short period since Mrs. Eddy
published in 1875, her Science and
Health, with Key to the Scriptures. -
The first Christian Science church was
founded in 1879: now the number of
churches and societies here and abroad
is 663
The church buildings of the cult COM
pleted and in process of erection are
remarkable because of their arohitec
ture, which generally is distinctive in
character, and for their large cost. The
First Church of Christ, Scientist" call
ed the Mother Church." built in 1894, at
Boston at a cost of more than $3.50 600,
is an imposing edifice. Last November
the official list OF its members numbered
%, 127. of whom 1929 had been added
within a year; but it must be borne in
mind that membership in this church is
not confined to residents of Boston.
Branch churches are established in towns
neighboring. in Cambridge, Chelsea, Rox-
bury and Winchester. for example. Ar
chitecturely, the Mother Church" is de
scribed as showing "a little more Ro-
manesque feeling than any OF the other
churches" of the cult
Outside OF BE ton it Is in Chicago that
the movement 3 s made its greatest adj
vance. The First Christian Science
church" there WAS dedicated in 1897 and
ii is said to have had at that time "the
largest seating capacity of any evan
gelical temple of worship in that city "
Its cost of sos. 900 was all paid in on the
day of its dedication. the Christian Sci
ence rule being TO dedicate no church
until it is paid for fully. In 1901, the
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Statistics show that this Science cures
a larger per cent. of malignant diseases
than does materia medica.
j call disease by its name, and have
cured it thus; so there is nothing new
on this score. My book, Science and
Health, names disease, and thousands
are healed by reading its name and
learning that so-callcd disease il a SEN
sation of mind, not matter. Evil minds
sgnally blunder in Divine Metaphysics:
hence | am always saying the unexpected
to them. The yelled mind calls it "skulk-
ing" when to me it is wisdom TO cover
come evil with good / fail to know how
one can be a Christian, and yet de-
part from Christ's teachings.