Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1908-02-08
CHRISTIAN PSYCHOLOGY.
readers OF the news are interested

Readers OF the News" are intereste,
In fhe religious events of the warid
For that reason we notice new move
ment which is called Christian Psychol-
ogy. Bishop Samuel Fallows. of Chi
cago. and Rev, Drs. Worcester and NJ.
Comb, of Boston. are mentioned as
leaders of this movement.
Briefly stated. 1t is only healing by
faith Bishop Falows is quoted as hav-
ing said that the church. in order to
save itself, must minister to the body
as well as the soul. And. consequent
~. he has announced that his church.
st Paul's Reformed Episcopal. would
inaugurate the work of "Christian
Psychology" with the assistance of the
leading neurologists and other physi-
clans of Chicago. The healing move
inent is said 70 have gained great favor
among Methodists. too.
No fanaticism is involved. Organic
diseases will be attended to by reput-
able physicians, and the faith cure win
be applied as an aid. Other disorders
the Christian psychology aims to cure.
The drug habit, the liquor habit, want
OF self-confldence, irrltabllity, worry,
anger. fear and weakness of will come
almost within the category. Diverting
the patients mind from real or imag-
mary sickness or nervous disorder or
more or less reality is the mission of
the new movement 1t Is "Christian
Science" IN so far as II recognizes the
power of mind over matter. But It goes
further, when 1t accepts as realities
such diseases as typhoid fever, small
pox' scarlet fever, diphtnerla. pneu-
inona ana other absolutely patent dis
orders for which more than MIND treat
msnt IS necessary II "a cure Is 10 DO ef-
fectod, dislocated hip or shoulder a
broken nose or a broken arm Will be
turned over instantly TO the surgeon.
as the organic disease TO the physician.
II seems that the bare announcement
has Brought a number OF suffering per-
sons 20 Bishop Fallows The lame the
halt and the blind have come to hla
meetings. and they have returned TO
their homes calmer and more composed
than when they won't, and thus In bet
ter physical shape. for the forces OF
nature to do their normal work.
Three cases are cited as typical All
came one afternoon TO the bishops
"elinie' IN his church. A man who had
not smiled for months left Bishop Fal-
lows with oountenance llIumlned
His wife and daughter were with him
and all started home with new hope In
their hearts The man had been a
prey 10 the belief that lie surely was
destined 10 die OF heart disease. An.
other man told the bishop he felt he
was going insane. Hc departed conf
dent ana encouraged A third had been
contemplating suicide, but under tho
spell OF the bishops strong words OF
encouragement he lost his foars and
The gloomy thoughts were fading whom
ne left happier aud calmer
Bishop Fallows explains his method
OF procedure;
MY treatment Is no secret l first
employ the psychic method-I give hui
man suggestion and persuasion. 1 an
Ietl To the reason, and thus eucourago
me troubled and hopeless 1 iterate ana
FNllerhte certain common sense IDEAS
untll the euboonsciousnoys OF the indi.
Noual before me Is reached. 4 llse the
beAt OF Christian Science and The best
or maieria medica. For years selenre
nus progressed In it's research into the
tp,niN OF medicine. and / admit thls
N"' use also tho secret truths ex-