Evening journal., 1903-09-07
NEA RULE ON HEALING
Changes In Revised Manual
Of Christian Science.
limit ON EUEBBR OF PUPILS SET

the Re--isicn of TIC DyGlws.
The revised edition of the Christian
Science manual will cause constcraa-
tion anon. certain class Of th~ fol-
lowers Of the faith and revolution in
mech OF the general conduct OF the
church. says a Boston special to the
Chicago Record-Herald.
This manual which is frequently re-
yised and reprinted, con.oins The su.es,
regulations and bylaws which gcsern
the denomination. 1t is published by
and for the mother church in Boston.
but all Christian Science churches in
the world are governed by its laws, as
a. the First church in Boston. The
5ok is the joint product Of Mrs. Eddy
"a the directors Of the mother church,
Tough in reality Mrs. Eddy is the au'
ihor of most Of the contents.
The present revision much alters the
u-tltude of the church in the matter Of
lstructlon and teaching, and it is in
thls respect that a considerable num-
lic- Of people will be seriously affected.
The revised manual will also direct
particular attention to the work Of
bending the energies Of the church into
the field Of healing, and to accomplish
this an endeavor will be made to build
up an entirely new and large body Of
"practicing' Christian Scientists, who
win ia time supplant the older ones.
The truth of the matter seems to be
that, aside from Mrs Eddy's well
known wish to found her church on an
enduring rock, there has arisen Of late
years a body of Christian Scientists
who by their zeal and influence have
attracted to themselves a considerable
personal influence. There are teachers
IN Chicago for instance. whose reputa-
ton Is so large that their incomes are
$1,000 to $4,000 a year This is not
pleasing to the heads of the church, for
the tendency to make Of Christian Sci
ence a money making business is who'll
ly contrary to the spirit of the faith
and most offensive TO Mrs Eddy.
Mrs. Eddy is determined TO make
healing" the corner stone of Christian
Science, and TO do this the more GER
tainly and to curb those who have
strayed into the paths Of pure money
making is the purpose Of this revised
manual.
Edward A. Kimball, one of the lead
crs Of the denomination. said:
You see. the people who join the
Christian Science denomination are
mostly people with troubles of some
kind They come to us feeling that
they can get rid of their troubles. and
when they do get rid of them they nat
urally tell others who are in trouble,
and so the church spreads. AIRS. Eddy
is right in thus directing the energies
Of the church"
Hereafter teachers of Christian Sci
ence may instruct not more than thirty
pupils in any one year. Heretofore
some teachers have sent out 100 or
more pupils a year. The normal course
Of the college in Boston will be sus-
pended for three years, and the entire
efforts of the board Of education will
l. given TO primary education. Thus
tIe board Of education in Boston viii
come into direct competition with indi-
vidual teachers everywhere and natu-
rally viii get the bulk of the new pu-
pills. This is part of the purpose Of the
now bylaws. The board of education
win have personal knowledge of the
new generation Of teachers, and certih-
Gates may be withheld from such as
the board does not wish to send out.
Extraordinary care has been exer-
cised in this revision of the bylaws.
Some idea of this may be gained when
It is known that after the entire edi-
ton, very large one, had been print
ed, bound and issued. a few days ago,
it was suddenly recalled, and the few
copies of it which had been sent out
We're traced and recovered. The exact
reason for recalling the work is not
known, except that one Of the church
officials says it was to correct an error
in some figures. The whole edition will
be ripped up, new pages inserted, re
hound and then issued.
The important fact in the revision is
That the attitude Of Mrs. Eddy and the
board Of education toward the manner
of teaching Christian Science has been
radically changed, and the change will
stand as will her determination TO
make healing" the corner stone Of her
church.
This question Of education has been
an absorbing one with Mrs. Eddy ever
since she started the metaphysical col
lage in Boston twenty years ago It re-
mained open ten years and turned out
5000 graduates Then there was q sus-
pension of the work for Eve years.
after which it was resumed undo7 new
form. a board Of education. In five
wears the hard 3as sent CIT perhaps
.fO qualified teachers from the normal
course, while the old graduates of Mrs
'tddy's college have built up in some
rascs schools and institutes whiC. com
pletely overshadow the work Of the
ha.rd and have proved Immensely
profitable TO them. Mr.. Kimball said
tscre are 500 Of these private teachers,
a"d they earn an average Of $500 a
year, though some of them have in
cores ns high as $4,000.
lnde- tie new laws the board Of ed
uca;;on. >'hica is in effect the s.other
chnr-h. WI attract to itself most OF
the new primary work and eventually
c'Hse more cscn distribution OF the
we OF teaching. fer one teach-r Will
Hot be permitted to inyede the r ID Of
snotLer
be7ices being q woman ofcuiture and
-e-LI c.nonL Mrs nn.Mnu ID HiLnhcn-l-