The daily journal. (Salem, Or.) 1899-1903, 1903-02-06

working a manifest injustice to the
people, It must be revised with care
and intelligence.
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CHRISTIAN SCIENCE BILL KILLED
Some days ago there was intro
duced a bill In the New Hampshire
Legislature, the purpose OF which was
to prohibit the healing Of physical all.
ments by Christian Scientists. The
bin imposed a penalty of $50 for the
first onense; 500 for the second Of
iense and il the party further persc-
yared in violating the law, be was to
lbe sen to jail
BY the action Of The house the bill
was referred to tho judiciary commit
tee, and by a vote Of il to /, the com
mittea refused to report the measure
This paper is not advocating the
cause nor proclaiming the virtues Of
Christian Science, any more than any
other religion. 1t bespeaks for all,
at the hands OF our lawmakers, liberal
and just treatment the Constitution
Of the United tSates, and the Const.
tuition of every state Of the Union rec.
ognzes the right Of the individual to
worship God after the dictates Of his
heart aud conscience, aud any effort
IN the part Of religious bigots to in.
terfere with this clearly defined right
Is palpably wrong; wrong in theory;
wrong in law, and wrong in fact
II the believers In the Roman Cath.
Ollie church were being Disseminated
against. or a proposition looking to
dscrlmiua ions were proposed In the
Legislature we would say. Don't do
It," If such a bill were directed
against Congregationalists, Metho.
dist5, Bapusts. Unitariaus. Advent
/ lists. Wesleyans or Episcopalians We
would say. Don't do IT, and when
the members OF the legislature should
refuse to recognize such arbitrary
measures. we would say, as we now
ay Thank you. New Hampshire
Patriot
Under the headline GIVE Osto-
opaths a Chance" the Portland Tele.
gram has this
There is no good reason why the
Iostoopalhs should not be legally rec.
oguizcd as well as o.her medical and
surgical practitioners, and allowed 20
operate upon deformed or diseased
humanity Especially since the re.
putcd cures performed by DR.. Lorenz,
whose work appears to be on osteo.
pathica lines should the ostcopath.
lists be granted fuu and free permis.
sion, along with other reputable heal
ers and helpers TO do what good they
can. They may much overvalue the
merits Of their system; Il seems to be
somewhat of a fad character; yet
thcrc may he a good deal Of merit In
it, In various cases. The best of reg
ular physicians and surgeons do not
yet know II all They are wiser than
'hoir fathers were, but their sons and
daughters will be wiser than they are
So long as the osteopaths do not eth
cr positively or negatively injure pa.
ticnts. or those under their care. let
thom so ahead freely. and do what
good they can"
Legislation has been attempted az
this session OF the legislature that is
aimed directly at me osteopathlc prac-
ticc Dr. Sull the founder Of that
school. was a regular army surgeon
for many years. and has demonstrated /.
that ne can keep well and has cured .
thousands OF all kinds OF ailments in I
the past 30 years without the use OF
medicine.
Il would seem 10 be time for gener.
GUS llberality OF thought between |
different schools OF medical practice. =
rather than FOR attempts to legislate
70 the advantage OF this school or
that Let tho learned professions call .
each other quacks, and let us have all /
our mental reservations about each
others sanity In religious matters. but
let the state not attempt 10 become
the arblter between the beliefs OF It's