The morning journal-courier., 1908-05-09
CHRISTIAN SCIENCE
Reply to the Criticism of Joseph
 Hall-The Question of Hypnotism.

The following is self-explanatory: gEditor Journal-Courier:
 In his reply which appeared in The Journal-Courier of the 18th. Mr. Jos .eph Hall declares among other things "the objective or external Impressions that are conveyed to the mind by the fafferent or sensory nerves can be re- ssturned by the mind" "The shortest .rcut to any part of the nervous sys- f item Is through suggestion
 R We have no desire nor intention to Renter into a discussion of hypnotism Tor mental suggestion and we affirm Nthat one might have most profound f'knowledge of all the theory and prac- @tice of this period concerning mental lssuggestibn and yet not have touched 'l.the hem of the Christian Science gar .yment for all of the operations of the 9human will are entirely outside the Srpale of the influence which heals in fKChristian Science. The Christian Scl- 'Eentist depends upon the divine innu- Hence. He does not depend upon exer- ,sfislng human will force but an unre- served reliance upon the divine power In compliance with the Masters pray 4 er, Not as wilt, 'but as Thou wilt" 4 Graduation from institutions which j3give instruction on the subject of the Il flse of the human mind may be wholly I npart from the teaching of Christian I Science and may be of such character l as not to afford the slightest know- .f t,tt s.tu T,t.- Il Science is the religion of Jesus Christ Il The best that mortals can do Is to rely upon God, to reach out through prayer I For divine help and guidance accord
 Ing to their best understanding, and T Eve affirm that If such an effort is to d be branded as hypnotlsm then the \ practice of Jesus and the apostles may
 be so classed, and thus we would de- II part from God altogether.
 1 Our critic declares that there are 1 hose who would be living today "had Fl bot Christian Science said to medical 1 1bcience, Stand backn " Such an af- H R1rmation could not be based upon any II Iehng less than an assumption that in Eevery instance medicine Is an abso-
 utely sure cure ,and yet thousands of persons die every day under its admin Estrations. As a rule, those who have lied under Christian Science treatment uhad already failed to recover under r nedical treatment and 1t should not spe matter of criticism if Christian A9cience failed to cure the difficulty In Ats more advanced and formidable
 tages. Furthermore, thousands of
 iilments have been cured by Christian
 science that have never come to the
 ublic knowledge and 1t would be i'm
 ossble to estimate what the develop
 bent of these troubles might have been
 Christian Science had not destroyed
 1em. It is not a part of Christian
 cience practice to hold fanatically to
 dependence upon Christian Science.
 Hut Christian Scientists have chosen
 he spiritual remedy because of their
 Experience, because they have tried
 Aedlcine first and Christian Science
 hst and have found the latter to be the
 letter remedy.
 E The critic declares 1T would as soon Hgeny my child food when hungry as
 medicine when sick" It should be un- erstood that when a Christian Scient-
 1t denies drugs ne is not withholding velp from his child but Is making a ,yhoice of spiritual means to health h3ihich he has proved to be, from his
 ,nt of view, more efiicacious than the
 aterial. In other words, he has what
 e has proved to be very desirable
 lbstitute for medicine.
 The gentleman declares ITO make
 la testimony a marvellous advertise --~ ent in the market he claims Christian
 ,ience cured him of the worst and
 ost contagious of all dseases-lepro.
 It should be understood that this
 8stimony was not published by any
 sloicc of the Christian Scientists, but