Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-12-05

pain. was at the house when the
child died. Apparently 1t died in Its
sleep. l did not have any idea what
the child died of. know, nothing about
medicine, nor about disease, that is to
say, the physical manifestation of dis
ease. My occupation? l do not know
that have one. My work is to teach
people to live better and the healing
follows as direct result of living a
better life. If you call that an occu-
patton, that is mine"
Cure for contaaion,
| Miss Vaudeville stated that as a
Christian Scientist she did not dis
courage other known means of assist
ance in case of contagious disease. She
had always instructed those of her
followers who called on her for assist
ance that they should call in ply
sician If they thought they had any
contagious disease, but that they should
use their own judgment in regard to al
loving that physician to prescribe. 1t
was only to comply with the law that
she thought a physician was necessary.
So far as treating smallpox, diphtheria,
or other contagious disease, she would
prefer the Christian Science treatment
than that of any doctor If one of her
Christian Science, friends had con-
tagious disease and would call upon her
for assistance, she would toke entire
charge of the case If necessary. II a
medicine doctor We're called In she
would not work with him. The two
do not go together. The Christian
Scientist believes in the power of pray
er and the physician believes In the
power of medicine. The two cannot
be brought in harmony.
Disease q Mental Condition.
Close questioning brought out the
statement that Miss Vaudeville In
treating patient according to
Science, looked not at the physical con-
dition of the person. Physically 1t was
allowed to take care Of itself. Ment-
ally the prayers were offered for Its
healing. This WAS true in all cases.
She believed that Christian Science
is an infallible remedy in all cases. The
mental condition of the patient is the
thing to be taken care of. The phys
zeal condition would then take care of
itself Physical diagnosis was consid-
cred necessary only to comply with the
law. In all cases the patient or the
parents were instructed to call In a
physician in case they thought there
was chance for contagion.
How they were to know that conta-
gious indications were present II
brought up in the faith which teaches
that sickness is a mental condition
alone, Miss Vaudeville did not say, al
tho questioned on that point several
times. She admitted that no Christian
Scientist knew anything about dis
ease or its outward manifestations, as
that Is not necessary to healing The
only way one could tell that physi-
clan was necessary In case OF conta-
gion was from former experiences with
physicians prior to adopting the Sci
ence If one had never had any expe-
rience with physicians at all, and con-
tracted contagious disease, she did
not state how it would be possible for
the law to be complied with unless by
accident.
Would Pray for New legs.
Miss Vaudeville was asked what she
would have done had child been
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She replied that she would pray for 1t.
and would not have sent for physi-
clan to bind UP the cuts and stop the
bleeding of the arteries unless some
one connected with the child by family
ties had asked It. In reply to aues-
ton as to what would be her course in
case she was called to attend to per-
son bleeding to death she replied that
she had known Of cases where severe
cuts were healed by prayer and the
flow OF blood stopped. She did not
recognize any power than that Of God
In the healing Of ailments. He Ia the
Great Physician.
Asked by the coroner II she would
be willing to take cholera germs into
her system to prove her faith in Chris
tian Science. Miss Vaudeville evadsd
the question for a few seconds. and
then answered that she had known OF
cases where cholera was cured thru
prayer. I'VE rely upon God to cure
without the assistance Of human aid.
We rely implicitly on the efficacy of
prayer in all cases. we try to follow
in the footsteps Of Jesus, who cured
all diseases and generally instantan--
ously and always without the use OF
medicine.
Charges for scisnee Treatment.
MISS Vaudeville was questioned
closely in regard to her profession
whether or not she was healer and
made money out Of the work. She
stated in general way chat Scientists
when they come to q person for help
expect to pay for 1t. The general
charge is u a visit. Some can not pay
that much and some II they are bene-
fitted pay accordingly. Miss Mande-
Vile insisted that her work in Science
was not from money making princi-
pie: that she had taken up the work
because II appealed to her religious
nature. and that the healing came as
q matter Of course. Most Of the peo-
pie who came to her expected to pay
as they would any ono else for the
amount OF time they had taken up.
She insisted that every one had
right to receive pay for their time and
that she had the same right as her
neighhors in that regard. She add
mitted that she professed to be a
Christian Science teacher and healer
and that her name SO appeared in the
directory. but that it was for the pur-
pose OF directing strangers in the city
to her nome rather than as an adver-
tisement of her powers as healer.
Or. DeArmand's Facts.
Following Miss Mandeville's state