The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1908-02-20
HYPNOTISM NOT IN
CHRISTIAN SCIENCE.
Editor Palladium:

EQltor Pallad1um:
According to a report in your col
umns, DR.. e. H. Lindley, in his ad-
dress before the Wayne County Teach
ers' association last Saturday. declared
that Christian Scientists used hypno-
tism in their effort 10 heal the, sick
Healing In Christian Science, results
now, as it did in Jesus tine, from the
operation in human consciousness of
wholesome, spiritual truth. Jesus de-
c1ared, 'The father worketh hitherto
and | work. The son can do moth
ing OF himself, but what he seeth the
father do: for what things soever He
wise Paul urged, ''Iet the same
mind be in you which was also in
Christ Jesus and our Lord com
manded the works that [ do shall ye
do also" and we might reasonably in
fer in the same way" The domi-
nation of one finite, erring human
mind over another plays no part In
Christian Science practice, and men
tar suggestion is as religiously eschew-
ed as are drugs Christian Scientists
are forbidden to learn hynotism."
manual of the Mother Church, Art.
%, Sec. A.
II our critic was correctly quoted in
your columns, he has an exaggerated
and grossly erroneous conception of
the real teachings of Christian Science.
Physical scientists themselves, are be-
ut u i L,
stantiability Of so-called matter, and
Mrs. Eddy logically argues for spir-
itual creation on the basis of scrip
}ture; but in as much as spiritual facts
must be spiritually discerned. it will
only be after a long period, possibly.
of spiritual education and development
that the race generally will abandon
entirely the material for the spiritual,
and until that time it will be necessary
to suffer many things Ito be so
now" In view of this fact, Mrs. Ed
dy, the leader of the Christian Science
movement has urged that surgical
cases be left to the skill of the surgeon,
while Christian Scientists give atten-
ton to the alienation of the suffering
and to mental purgation. 1t is but
just to say, however, that there are on
authentic record numerous cases of the
setting of broken bones, and it is uni
versally conceded that such cases inn
prove with astonishing rapidity under
Christian Science treatment
Our critic makes an unreasonable in
ference and an untrue one when he
urges mo man has a right to stand be-
tween you and the ligature or the an
tiseptic when you are bleeding to
DEATH
The gentleman errs when he infers.
Furthermore, that Christian Science
appeals alone to the man in easy cir
cumstances" The Christian Science
following comes from al classes and
conditions of society and, in view of
the fact, that few come except through
benefits received we may reasonably
infer, and figures bear out the infer
ence, that all manner Of conditions,
including poverty, disease and sin,
have been overcome for the many
thousands who are adherents of Mrs.
Eddy's teaching. Christian Science is
a religion of overcoming of self and
selfishnesS and in this sense does not
readily appeal to the easy going mind,
so that the beneficiaries of Christian
Science are in no sense to be estimat-
ed by the actual following of the sys-
TEN. Sincerely.
r. STANHOPE YESTERDAY.
Christian Science Committee on Publ
cation for Indiana.