The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-11-28
Monday Evening,
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tians. There can be no effect without
adequate cause.
In every thought-advance Of which
the world has ever had the benefit, the
majorities have always been found to
lag behind. The wise philosopher,
Emerson, once remarked that The truth
and the hope Of any time is to be found
in the minorities." The world seems
to swarm with Rip Van Wrinkle critics,
who stand ever ready to oppose every
novel or strange. A few decades ago,
this class of wiseacres when Robert Full
ton proposed to navigate the Hudson
river with boat propelled by steam,
solemnly wagged their heads (Which
were all the more easily wagged be-
cause of their emptiness), and declared
that he must be crazy. Nevertheless,
the steamboats, came; and after them
the steamships, those true sea conquer
ers greater than the vikings of old.
The world is too full Of centripetal
criticism, and the centripetal critics re-
gard the prophet, the inventor, the dis
coverer, with suspicious aversion, usual
ly insinuating against their sanity.
The great inventors, the great discov-
ers, the great thinkers have all been the
targets for the egotistic scorn, sarcasm,
ctllu 4I0AClllS VI SuO1dhCC anu 'uOE1h1n-
tism. Christian Science and it's discov-
err have been no exception. A few
years ago, it was asserted that it's works
Of healing were myths. That position
has had to be abandoned. The proofs
have so rapidly and overwhelmingly
accumulated, showing beyond all intel
ligent controversy, it's great efficiency
were soon driven to shift their ground.
They next affirmed that it might. be
good for nervous and mental ailments,
but that was it's limit. But the proofs
kept abundantly accommodating, all over
the civilized world that thru it's minis
try all kinds of diseases were success
fgully vercome. I hold in my hand a
printed transcript Of the evidence Of
the witnesses in the trial held at Los
Angeles, Cal, not many months ago in
which the curative value of Christian
Science was made the issue before the
court and jury. I have several copies
| of this trial with me, and shall be glad
to hand them to those among you who
may wish them after my remarks are
concluded. The witnesses in this case
were numerous, including several of the
Angeles, former judge, of the supreme
court of California, and a drug physl-
clan who had practiced medicine for
many years. These witnesses upon
their oaths stated the facts showing the
healing works performed in their own
persons and homes thru Chris
tian Science, after drug medl-
cation had utterly failed; and in
Guiding cases Of sciatic rheumatism,
pulmonary consumption, nasal catarrh,
and various ailments accounted incur
able by drugs. From the evidence in
this case, you will find that the jury
could not well have done otherwise
than to, have given a verdict in favor
of Christian Science. How can you
proof when it is by the evidence Of
witnesses and the verdicts Of iuries and
the judgments Of courts that our prop
erty rights, our regulations, our very
lives are weighed in the balance9 In
the face Of such evidence, dogmatic
arrogance ought to stand dumb and
abashed, and 'scoffing and ridicule hide
shame. And this kind of evidence can
be procured all over the country. The
witnesses to the Christian Science
cures taking Europe, the Canadas. and
this country into account, are hundreds
of thousands in numbers, covering
every form Of human malady. They
are Of all classes and conditions in life,
ard for intelligence, respectability and
veracity. AS far as space will permit,
the Christian Science Journal and the
Christian Science Sentinel, in English,
and Der Christian Science Herold, in
German, are cons family publishing this
evidence, in the form Of written testi-
monhsls y9lgntfEiX sent fr9% all RsTtf
Chr istian Science, signing their names
their postoffice addresses, and stating
the full particulars of the cases to
which they bear witness. With all the
active opposition of several businesses
to Christian Science, these testimonials
stand unimpeached. They constitute
growing ma SO Of evidence, all converg
ing to one irresistible conclusion. The
veridical authority of this vast array
Of evidence is of the highest character
in the making of history. Christian
Science has been peculiarly fortunate il
this respect. The printing press, short
hand, the postal systems girdling thu
this unprecedented accumulation Of ths
most convincing kind Of historical evi
dence possible. No one can say how
/ much more rapid might have been tn,
!, spread Of primitive Christianity, an(
how much more satisfactory. the his
} torical proof Of it's works if like inven
lions had existed nineteen centurie
ago. Those who attack the veracity O.
| the Gospel narratives Of the healing O.
5 the sick ought to take all this into con
) sideration. And they ought also t.
3 consider that we'll authenticated in
8 stances Of the healing according to tn
Christ-method now serve to zorro borat
3 the Gospel narratives; Just as the Cos
= pei narratives corroborate the Christian
: Science healing Of today.
> The opponents of Christian Science ar
8 already driven from their position of
/ few years ago that Christian Scienc
: does not heal all forms Of human dis
D ease. First, they were driven from
Q their position that the Christian Scienc
J., cures were mythical. Then they wer
> driven from their position that its cure
Q were confined to nervous and menta
a maladies. And now what is the las
=. position which they takes They nov
n admit that the cures are genuine, an
q that they cover all kinds of ailments
. but they urge that Christian Science
. really some form Of hypnotism an
! hypnotic suggestion.
i If this position were true, It woul
y be q confession of the surprising valu
= of Christian Science as remedial agen
9 cy. But Christian Scientists soon lear
. to prize Christian Science for it's reli
:, gious truths and spiritual influence
$ Upon their thoughts and lives far NOR
. . even than for it's physical benefits. The
!, soon discern the grandeur of its missio
in the uplifting and publication of bot
|, Individual and national life and char
8 acter; that it constantly makes fo
I righteousness and right living; that
9 surely elevates human life to a highe