Arizona republican. [volume] (Phoenix, Ariz.) 1890-1930, 1903-02-22

The hearing denied is simply matter
of courtesy. which the ridicule of the
bill certainly is not.
Mr.. Buckley of Lancaster said it
would do no good to recommit the bill.
The time of the committee is fully
taken up and should not be wasted.
He said that personally he was opposed
to Christian Science, but was also OPP
posed TO such an insult to ii large
body of good people as this bill con-
templates. To recommit it will be to
provoke a long and costly battle.
Mr.. Cavanaugh of Manchester
thought no member should be denied
the privilege and courtesy O. commit
tee hearing.
Mr.. Abbott's motion prevailed and
the bill was recommitted on a viva
voce vote.
Mr.. Ahern of Concord called for
division and took the floor
He said he was not a Christian Sci
enlist and did not believe in that form
of worship. But he was convinced that
this bill had had sufficient considera-
.tion, and that no good would come
from recommitment.
The division resulted: Yes, 20, no,
1874, and the motion was lost.
The resolution of the committee tina;
it was inexpedient to leglslate was
adopted on viva voce vote
The Concord Patriot said:
'Scme days ago Representative Alb
bolt of Manchester introduced a bill
in the New Hampshire legislature, the
purpose of which was to prohibit the
healing Of physical ailments by Chris
tan Scientists. The bill imposed a pen
atty of $50 for the first Offense; 500
for the second offense, and if the party
further persevered in violating the law.
he was to be sent to Jail
BY the action of the house the bill
WIS referred to the Judiciary commit
tee, and yesterday. by 6. vote of Il
to 1, the committee refused to report
the measure.
at is needless to say that the be
levers in Christian Science are very
much pleased with the result. They
are proud to know that the members
e the legislature declined to offer this
| insult and to do this great injustice Ia
| the people Of this state. who have an
abiding faith in the tenets ana doc
| trines of Christian Science.
i The Patriot feels free to say. that
| in its views. it represents the intelli-
| Scncc and integrity of Concord, wneI
it conmends the legislature for re-
! fusing TIC even recognize so unjust and
discriminating Z bill.
THE founder of Christian Science
Rev. Mary Baker C. Eddy. makes hcl
home in Concord; she has done and Is
doing much for Concord, in everything
locking to the upbuilding CT the city
and its interests; she has been willing
to contribute in every way that COOS
! citizenship can demand Or expect.
THE people of Concord who believe
with her, are not PROSECUTING; they are
| not urging others to accept the thing:
that they believe and practice: theil
mission clearly is to do what good they
can for their fellowmen; they are al
good citizens. pe2ce-loving and law
| abiding.
| eff there is healer among them, IL
is MOI advertising nor proclaiming hi.
powers of combating sickness; nc +
net urging others to accept him as thei
physician: he goes when he is called
and only when he is called, and surel,
American men and American womer
are endowed with sufficient apprecia
ton and Intelligence to be nermtte,
to select such physical healers as thci
judgment or desires may advise or SUE
gcst.
Like bills with similar intent, ha
been Introduced in other Legislative
bodies, in other states and a
other times. but with the grea; ma
iority of them the purpose was NOR
or less concealed. This cannot be sal,
OF the measure proposed by Mr.. Alb
. bolt: in this. there was neither con
ccal,nent nor deception. The bill wa
directed against Christian Science. an
the practice of Christian Science heal
ing, and the judiciary committee. i
/, the minds Of an overw heiming ma orit
of the good people of New Hampshire
did what was fair and right, when i
refused to permit even the considera
ton OF a bill so rnanifestly unjust.
; This paper is not advocating tn
cause nor proclaiming the virtues O
, Christian Science, any mere than an
other religion. 1t bespeaks for all, a
the hands of our lawmakers, liberal an
just treatment; the constitution of tn
United States. and the constitution o
/ every state i'll the Union. recognize
the right CT the Individual to worshi
: God after the dictates Of his heart an
conscience. and any effort on the par
f of religious bigots to interfere wit
their clearly defined right is palpabi
wrong; wrong in theory, wrong in law
t wrong in fact.
/ of the believers in the Roman Cath
clio church were being discriminate
2 against. or d proposition looking to dis
elimination \yern nrODoSed in the legie
latIre, we would say. Don't do it
such bill were directed against Con
grega tionalists. Methodsts, Baptist.
Unitarians. Adventists. Wesleyans q
Episcopalians. we would say. Don't d
it and when the members of the legis
lature should refuse to recognize sue
arbitrary measures. we with thousand
would say, as we now say, Than
you.
ANOTHER GERM DESTROYER.