The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1906-06-17
APPLICATION or THE LAW.
Application for Charter by christian
c,ia,tjste Deniad I'm re First Church

i Application fer Charter by christiar
Scientists Denied.--ln re First Church
of Christ, Scientist IS Atk,, $50, the su
prone court of Penn glvania denied
an application OF number Of persons
known as the First Church of Chris
Sclent st, for a charter The appica-
tioa set up that the purp Sc Of the 50
cety was TO establish and maintain
place fer the supper Of public wor-
sh p. and 70 preach the 90 Pel accord
| ing TO the doctrine Of Christ Jesus as
found in the Bible, and the Christian
Science Text Book, Science and
Health with tine KEY 70 the Scrip
lures by Baker G. Eddy The court
II handing dowl the opinion denying
the application for Il charter said:
I'VE are rot to cons der the matter
from eli her theological or meta
physical standpoint but only IN its
prac ical aspects It is II a question
as to how far prayer for the sick may
he efficac Gus. The common faith OF
mankind relies not only upon prayer
but upon the uso of means which
knowledge and experience have
crystallized into..-leg. slahve enact
ments. declaratiYe-of that the good of
the community reaurcs in the treat
ment of diseases, and Of the qualiiica.
lions Of those who publicly deal with
disease. anything in opposition there
10 may fairly be taken as injurious
to the community, Our laws recc gniZe |
di case as a grim reality, TO be met !
and grappled with as such To secure /
the safety ami ApT6tect tho health of
he public from the acts Of incompe
tent perso1s,g the law prescribed the |
of hose who shall be I
all wed to attempt the cure of heal |
ing Of d sease. il is not for the pur- I
pose Ct compelling the uce of any par /
ticular remedies or Of any remedies (
at all II is only designed to secure /
service for those who de-
sire medical attention In certain dis
eases the individual affected may be
The only one 10 suffer from lack of
proper attention; but In other types, of
4 on,agi us or infectious nature, they
nay be such as to endanger the whole
And here II is the policy
If the law to assume control and re-
lure the use of the most effective
lnown means to overcome and stamp
,ut disease which Otherwise would
lecome epidemic. In such cases fail
re to treat or attempt to treat, by
hose not possessing the lawful quail
cations, are equally vi3lativc of the
vol cy of the law It may be said that
he wisdom or the folly of depending
pom the power Ct inaudble prayer
lone In the cure of disease is for the
PARTIES who invoke such remedy. But
his is not wholly true; for none of
S liveth by himself, and no man dieth n
0 himself" and the consequence OF
eavng disease TO run unchecked in
ne community Is SO serious that sound
ublc policy forbids it. Neither the
aw nor reason has any objection 10
he Offering CT prayer for the recovery
f the sick. But in many ca es both
Nv and common sense require the US
( other means which have been given
} US for the healing Of sickness and
he cure of disease There is ample
pom for the office Ct prayer in seeking
Or the blessing of restored health
ven when We have faithfully and con
used all the means known
. the sc.encn and art of mod cinc "