The weekly true Democrat. (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1905-1912, 1905-05-19

that the moral aud physical are so
interviewer as TO be inseparable in
treatment. When a mans sickness Is
either partly or wholly caused or per.
petuated 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 q con-
trary effect. II sin has caused the dis
ease, whatever leaves sin untouched,
cannot heal the disease. The world
may well begin TO learn that there is
one and only one way of salvation. II
must be scientific If it 10 to reach the
cause of disease in sin and the cause Of
sin in mortal mind, celebrating it and
its effects. Christian Scientists are in
no way arrayed against those who
practice materia medica. We were all
believers In it at one time. We are
convinced through our experience in IL
and in Christian Science, that we have
found in the latter better way, and
we believe it TO be the very best way
because it is Gods way as shown in the
work Of Jesus We nave the greatest
respect and admiration for the philan-
thrOpy and nobleness Of many physi-
clans; we count some Of them among
our best friends, but we cannot close
our eyes to the faults of the system
which they represent. 1t has tried
everything on earth and in the sea as a
remedy for disease. What today is
considered remedial, tomorrow becomes
questionable, and next year is discard
ed The conflicting theories as TO what
constitutes hygienic law have been
illustrated in a series Of ar
ticles which have appeared during the
past year in popular newspaper under
the heading Opinions Of Experts.
Absolutely contrary recommendation
az TO diet, bathing and exercise have
on successive mornings, and
al founded upon reasons that are de-
claTed 10 be scientific. One recon-
mends much eating, another little
one recommends certain exercises,
another condemns them and recon-
mends contrary exercises; one recon-
mends frequent bathing and one even
declares that people should not battle
at all. These are samples of conflicting
theories that characterize materia
medica 1t has a history of four thou
sand years of experiment, and Is still
by most celebrated
votaries TO be merely an experimental
system. If there were any principle
underlying this system, is it not time
that II should be proven? If the tabu-
latiOns which present its observations
and the theories which are evolved
therefrOm were OF any absolute scien-
tifc value, should not the experimental
stage be passed after four thousand
years2 Is it not a self-COnfessed cOndi-
ton Of weakness that combinations of
medical societies and the medical
generally should come before
our state legislatures at about every
session and demand special legislation,
the tendency Of which is almost nvari-
ably 20 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 "a for adults Thousands Of
children suffering with contagious and
other terrible diseases have been re-
stored TO health and life through the in
tervention of Christian Science after
they had been given up TO die by med
iCal practitioners Thousands of child
rem have been healed Of chronic invalid
ism and of terrible deformities through
the action Of Christian Science when
all other means have failed. Indeed,
Christian Science has been proven the
most efficient healing agency known to
man What do you think Of the PROPOSE
ton that Christian Scientists may be per
mitted TO employ Christian Science for
themselves, but be compelled by law to
use less eficacious system for their chill
drcn whom they love more than them
selves? In many cases one or more chill
dTen have been lost under ordinary med
ical 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 II strange
that the parents in these families should
have more faith in Christian Science
than i'm materia medica? Should they
be condemned or punished for having
learned to trust God in times OF trouble
as the Bible admOnishes them to dOY
Let any one investigate and he will find
that i'm Christian Science families more
Uniform condition Of health prevails
than those same families manifested
when they were believers in medicine.
Christian Scientists believe in Christian
Science treatment because they know
from experience that their children have
n 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 effort to Sc
cure patients. All that come TO them
come voluntarily. AS for public protec-
ton, Christian Scientists are the most