The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-11-13

NO ~. 80 meeting in Templo Bar. in the
London Law office OF the late judah Z.
| benjamin. S' "a. ~
November 6. 1905.
Faith Cure and Christian Science.
Editor Of The Times Dispatch;
Sill have read with teel I'M g, O. ,x sho,
family ai at Fulton. and / feel hor,iaed
to think Of the Injustice. done to chill
selves in using every right means to save a,
them from the ravages OF n dread dis.
ease. 1 heartily agree with YOU IN Will ', ,,a,.
I'd. nor has a parent the moral right,
at least. to deny to his child the SER
vices of a physician. when the littic one
That is apt to prove fatal II not. avcrted..
have also read what he advocate OF
the new doctrine Of Christian science mas mas
| doctrine, and as he refers to Mrs; lSddy's
grea book, science and Health With Key
to the Scriptures. as setting forth !, me
read on this subject, and whom ! nave
| heard express their views on the sub
| ject OF Christian Science. refer 70 ms
belief, / take it that Mr.. Person. the
4 writer of tho article referred TO, does
not wish to oppose the one whose ss. = erte ,,t
4 as I have copy of the book. and have
i Ind II for a year or SO, and have OK
amined It; notice what appea ara % l me
i Person tells US in his ARTICLE OF Novem-
Y Der 9Th. and what Mrs Eddy tells us.
Mr.. Pierson says: We do not antag 3,
that they perform an Important public;
4 function in a highly creditabe manner.
4 The we must surely Include with MN N !.
Silence: Il say the founder because she
says, S..in the United States. where Chris
i tian Science was first introduced pa8e
4 for herself. see page 146, Material medi.
cine substitutes drugs for the power OF
\ God---evet the might of inind-to neal
A corded that the profession OF medicine
originated in idolatry. with pagan priests
who besought the gods TO heal the SICK
icine. He was supposed TO have die
tated the first prescription, according TO
IL 5fe q :uI Hpp nosaes tarnei
eral drugs for healing. This was deemed
progress. but really IT only introduced
q practice. The future history Of material
I medicine may correspond with that OF
Its material god Apollo. who was ban
z and an l. 'whiskey are stupid substitutes for
+ the dignity and potency Of Divine IN, Min "a
ways Of physiology and matcria medica-
to ..victimize the race with lni0xicat.ng
q mind acquires an educated appetite for
strong drink. and men and women be-
! come loathsome sots. SO much Tor Mrs.
Eddy; and yet MIR. Picrson says. we
do not antagonists etc. ! appeal to fair
and candid readers to say u what Is
quoted above Is not antagonlstical TO the
s whole medical profession, doctors drug
!, gists trained nurses and all:Sif not, about
the only way he would admit that they
would be antngonlzed suppose. would be
with big stick or a shot gun. II these
+ are not antagonizing. then Mrs Palmer
: did not antagon!ze them either; she re-
) fused all medicine, or, drugs so do the
! Christian Scientists; there may be con-
siderable difference between the doctrines
of Christian Scientists and Faith Cure adj
vocates, on other points. but on this one
r tho diff erence Is not apparent, te
4 Mr.. Pcrson says 1T remains now only
!, to point out. in regard to public behavior
the happy contrast Christian Science pre-
sents to the sad situation ct Fulton. The
would be done by; they therefore accord
! qurements Of the public health authori;;
: the Science Is not sufficient to handle a
case. they freely acGuiesce in the callina
in Of regular praet ~ one And ye,
the Christian Science churches. and not
one of them ever touches an atom OF
= medicine" II the Faith Cure man re.
: the Christian Scientist does the same
. wherein is the difference? And If after
J, some member or members Of the family
who are not Christian Scientists, not will
:, ing TO trust the life of q loved one II
II the hand Of the Christian Science ,practi
i toner, call In n regular physician. ant
is when he prescrIbes the medicine he deem!
. best. the Christian Scientist throws 1t on
. of the window after he has left "a cas'
Mh Gaea N my 1w like reey
n quiesclng; (and sad TO say. the PHI
b ticnt died under the Christian Scene
y / am not defending the Faith Cur
L doctrines; have no more FELLOWSHIP
with them than ] have with the Chris
70 tan Science doctrines: but do like I
farneas ana thcr re- rs wh no falrnesT
i IN ng In IN n doctor, is it fair to say We wi
u not use the medicine he prescribes; @
after we have abused t fhe w Sol medl e
"a call in one Of those whose profes
10 sion sn ~" 'originated in ldolatry?"
It II Christian sfeg &C. cures q only Chris
qn scaentists, bay ldiI lI W snot o 81
- on, for he cured many who did not kno,
Him. and to whom He afterwards mad
80 Himself known, as the blind man OF tn
!, OH OF Jno.; In another instance ne hea
cd n man who came to arrest Him.
t. If Christian Science was as claimed b
~ its advocates promulgated by Christ
~ they cannot deny that the Apostle Pa,
~ was as close a follower OF Christ as la
ysa s snse 4 s nfausfeG aSe un et
Milutu,n. sick;' and to Timothy, VIII
il sci before us as most g0dly mar
Paul writes drink no, longer water, br
I, use Il little wine for thy stomach's SAX
and for thine often lnhrmites." Paul ais
4, 81 Wing 4pnltira al,