Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1907-07-12
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Supgestion In Episcopal Work.

Suggestion In EPtscopdl WORK.
The Rev. DR.. ElwoOd Worcester of
the Emmanuel Protestant Episcopal
church of Boston. addressing the Johns
Hopkins Hospital Medical society at
Baltimore, told Of his church work In
curing persons Of nervous disorders by
means of mental suggestion. He said
they regarded this as the basis Of true
religion. They found many persons
suffering from nervous arrangement In
no sense organic, but who were In need
Of moral support. He said they had
been successful In many cases since
the movement was started last No
vember, and the church Office had be-
come the headquarters of hundreds OF
these mental sufferers, who come not
| only from Boston, but from all over
the country. The church does not,
however, treat persons suffering from
organic troubles, and In order to OBJ
viate this each patient Is examined
| first by physician. In this way the
Episcopal clergyman distinguishes his
work from that of Christian Science.
The treatment Is said to be In line with
the most advanced medical science
AntisaIoon League Endorsed.
| The Presbyterian general assembly
in session at Columbus. o., after BIT
ter controversy voted Wednesday to
recognize the Antisaloon league, not
withstanding that the committee on
church polity had decided to ignore it.
The league is described as "a safe,
sane and effective organization in the
work of temperance"
Two other important resolutions that
it adopted were against patent medi-
cine advertisements in church papers
and approving the universal peace
movement. recommending pastors to
preach the gospel Of peace.
The general assembly of the Cumber-
land Presbyterian church at Dixon,
Tenn, sent vigorous letter to the as
sembly at Columbus, protesting against
the so called union of the two churches
and repudiating such action. 1t admits
one fourth of the Cumberland laymen
and more than one-half of their minis
tiers have gone into the so called union
1t expresses the belief that a majority
OF the 1TtSDN terrain tuiirtii tduuOt ia '
sanctioned the legal measures taken tC
GUST the Cumberland minority from the
possession of houses Of worship and
other property. The conflict Is describ
ed as a blow to the church and a dis
credit upon the cause of religion which
they were powerless to prevent. TIL,
belief Is expressed that there is room
for both churches to continue whole
some activities.
Marriage For Catholic Priests.
The Paris Gil Bias came out with
, big article declaring that 5000 French
. priests and curates had formally peti
toned the pope to abolish clerica
, celibacy, the paper claiming to hav
the text Of this petition and promising
, to publish 1t II necessary to substanti
, ate its statement.
t povvis's Successor Ousted.
: Judge lands In the federal court a
: Chicago has formally recognized Dee
con John A. Lewis as the legitimat
successor of John Alexander Dowit
|. the late founder OF Zion City, thus vii
r tually removing Wilbur Glen Voliv
r from the leadership. At the same tim
o 1t was announced that some of VI
e llva's strongest supporters had renoun'
II ed him, and a movement Is on foot
h read him out of the church.