The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1904-06-12

often only temporary and frequently
| brought about by means of remedies
| tnat produce worse ills than those
| which they relieve. Furthermore at
the same time that it strives to cure
disease, it evolves new ones out of ev-
| cry advancing step in its so-called pro-
gress. Christian Science, on the con-
trary, always uplifts the patient NOR
ally and spiritually while it heals him
| physically. In many cases Christian
| science practitioners discover that the
moral and physical are so interviewer
as to be inseparable in treatment.
| When "a mans sickness is either par
tally or wholly caused or perpetu-
| ated by his sins, what is the use of
| giving him pills? No material remedy
| Will touch or uplift his moral nature
| and some of them seem to have
| contrary effect. If sin has caused the
| disease, whatever leaves sin untouch-
ed, cannot heal the disease. The world
| may we'll begin to learn that there is
one and only one way of salvation.
1t must be scientific il it is to reach
/ the cause of disease in sin, and the
cause OF sin in mortal mind, obliter-
/ atlng it and it's effects Christian
Scientists are in no wise arrayed
| against those who practice materia
| medlca. We We're all believers in it
| at one time. We are convinced
through our experience in it and in
| Christian Science that we have found
! IN the latter a better way, and we be-
| lieve it to be the very best way be-
| cause it is Gods way as shown in the
work of Jesus. We have the greatest
respect and admiration for the phi
| lanthropy and nobleness of many
| physicians. We count some of them
among our best friends, but we can
| not close our eyes to the faults of the
| system which they represent. 1t has
! tried every thing on earth and in the
sea as a remedy for disease. What
| today is considered remedial, tomor-
row becomes questionable, and next
| year is discarded. The conflicting the
| cries as to what constitutes hygienc
| law have been amusingly illustrated in
a series of articles which have appear
! ed during the past year in a popular
| newspaper under the heading "Opin-
| ions of Experts" Absolutely contrary
| recommendation as to diet, bathing
| and exercise have appeared on success
| sive mornings, and all founded upon
| reasons that We're declared to be scien-
| tific. One recommends much eating.
| Another little: one recommends GER
| tain exercises, another condemns them
| and recommends contrary exercises;
| one recommends frequent bathing and
one even declares that people should
| not battle at all. These are samples
ize materia medica. 1t has a history
| of four thousand years of experiment
| and is still experimenting. 1t is vol
unfairly acknowledged by it's most cell
ebrated yotaries to be merely an eX-
perimental system. If there were any
principle underlying this system, is it
not time that it should be proven? If
the tabulations which present its OBJ
servations and the theories which arc
evolved therefrom, were of any abso-
lutte scientific value, should not the
experimental stage be, passed after
four thousand years? Is it not self
confessed condition of weakness that
combinations of medical societies and
the medical fraternity generally should
come before our State legislatures at
about every session demanding special
legislation, the tendency of which is
almost invariably to shut out all other
systems? The excuse generally given
that the public needs to be protected
| against Christian Science is groundless
and puerile.
Case of Children.
Christian Science is quite as good
| for children as for adults. Thousands
OF children suffering with contagious
and other terrible diseases have been
: restored to health and life through the
Intervention of Christian Science after
ical practitioners. Thousands of chill
, dren have been healed of chronic in
validism and of terrible deformties
through the action of Christian
Science when all other means had
failed. Indeed Christian Science has
!, been proven the most efficacious heal
ing agency known to man. What do
!, you think of the proposition that
Christian Scientists may be permitted
to employ Christian Science for them
selves but shall be compelled by law
to use q less efficacious system for
their children whom they love more
: than themselves? In many families
one or more children have been lost
under ordinary medical care. In the
: same families one or more children
: suffering with the same disease have
, been restored TO health by means of
Christian Science. Is it strange that
the parents in these families should
, have more faith in Christian Science
, than in materia medica? Should they
, be condemned or punished for having
learned to trust God in time of trouble
: as the Bible ad1nonishes them to do.
> Let anyone investigate and he Will
find that in Christian Science families
a more uniform condition of health
: and harmony prevails than those same
families manifested when they were
, believers in materia medica. Chris
Science treatment because they know
from experience that their children
have a better chance of living and
growing up to useful manhood and
womanhood under that treatment than
under any other system. Christian
| Scientists do not advertise nor do they
: sanction any quackery. They make
. no efforts to secure patients. All that
come to them come voluntarily AS
for public protection. Christian Sci
entists are the most law-abiding peo-
Z pie in the world. There is no fear
: that will not observe the regulations
= | of health boards in relation to conta-
= gious and other diseases, since they
= believe in the golden rule and know
: that their success and happiness de-
: pend upon it's literal observance.
n True Mental or Spiritual Healing.
= The fact is that Christian Scientists
9 have nothing but the kindliest feeling
:, towards the medical profession, and
= there is every evidence to show that