The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1908-12-20

OF CHRIST SCIENTIST,
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lieve that Christian Science can heal
functional disorders go to the length
of insisting that it is impossible to
heal a case of organic disease by men,
tai treatment. There is no other way
of fundamentally curing disease. Any
other method must depend upon doc
toring the effect in order to remove
the cause. This would be equivalent
to topping a tree for the purpose OF
killing it. Such a remedy only caus-
es the tree to spread it's branches.
Although human evidence and ex
perience may declare for the incur
ability of those disorders which have
developed into the form that is called
organic, there is no reason to con-
clude that they are beyond the reach
of divine power, nor that those who
trust God cannot utilize that power.
Behold the Lords hand is not short
ened, that it cannot save" Mans
extremity is Gndeed) Gods oppor-
tunity."
DR.. Richard c. Cabot, a noted medi-
cal authority and advocate of the EN-
manuel Movement, in published
statement declared that he had stud
led one hundred cases of Christian
Science cures recorded in the recent
volumes of the Christian Science
Journal" and that putting together
this evidence and comparing it with"
his own experience regarding the
accuracy of his own patients state
ments about their own Diseases" his
conclusions are, first. that most
Christian Science cures are probably
genuine; but, second, that they are
not the cures of organic diseases"
Incidently he declares: functional
diseases are no more imaginary than
an ungovernable temper or a balky
horse is imaginary. They are often
the source of acute and continued suf-
fering; indeed l believe that there is
no class of diseases that gives rise
to so much keen suffering" Thus
the doctor pays tribute to Christian
Science by generously conceding that
| it heals real diseases and destroys
| an immense amount of suffering. So
| far, so good.
Proceeding, the doctor declares,
THE sharpness of this distinction be-
tween functional and organic troubles
is somewhat blurred and organic
| disease is oftentimes produced by
| functional disease land such organic
disease is often cured by Christian
| Science"
DR.. Alfred T. Schofield, medical
authority, in his well-known work en-
titled "The Force of Mind" says:
There can be no organic disease
tion," while he also declares in
agreement with DR.. Cabot, functional
disease may after all be organic at
the bottom" Thus in the mouth or
pen of two witnesses it is ''estab-
| lished' that every case is a fit sub
/ ject for Christian Science treatment,
since according to the testimony of
these reputable witnesses every per-
! son with organic troubles is also af-
|
tional trouble is fit subject for
Christian Science treatment.
: DIR. Cabot has stated his belief that
functional disorders can be cured by
Christian Science treatment. DR..
Schofield, as before stated. has assert
ed that all organic disease produces
functional disorders. This is equiva-
lent to saying that every sick person
is afflicted with functional disease.
Now it is not possible really to cure a
disease without going TO the bottom
of it and Graduating its foundation.
Every case of functional disease having
an organic foundation can only be cur
ed by destroying its organic founda-
ton. Therefore, on the testimony OF
these two distinguished authorities, the
fact is established that Christian Sci
ence cures all kinds of diseases, for il
is evident that a functional disorder
which originates in a defective organ
cannot be cured unless the organic dis.
ease is first destroyed, for the func-
tional disorder. being an effect, must
of necessity reappear so long as It's
cause is not destroyed.
| Since, as DR.. Cabot declares, the
sharpness of distinction between or
ganic and functional troubles is some
what blurred" it follows that it is not
easy to distinguish between an organ
ic and a functional disease. nor would
it be easy to distinguish between an
organic disease which is produced by
| functional troubles and one which is
not occasioned by functional troubles
Therefore Dr. Cabot's logic conyinces
one that to be on the safe side every
individual afflicted with organic OF
functional troubles should avail him
self of Christian Science treatment lest
he should be neglecting means OF
! recovery.