Los Angeles herald., 1908-01-05
EXPLAINS ATTITUDE
OF CHRISTIAN SCIENCE
TOWARD PHYSICIANS
WRITER TAKES A LIBERAL POSITION
Declares Followers Will Never Be Found Detract-
ing from Efforts of Doctors in Ameliorating
Sutfering-Believe They Have Found
Better and Higher Source of Health
and Immunity from Suffering

, this remedy and 'healed all manner OF
diseases" Christian Scientists are rely
ing upon this same power for good and
| are. through it's ministrations, healing
diseases of all kinds. Unlike Jesus, they
| fail in some cases, just as his disciples
failed In the case of the epileptic, on ac-
count of which he upbraided them for
their want Of understanding, 1t Is this
want of understanding, or lack of con-
secration to the work, that results in
| failures today as it did then. This, how
ever, is not the fault of the principle of
healing. Gods arm is not shortened. He
| has the same power to heal now that he
had when the Maser was here doing his
work, and is not less willing to save
| from sin and disease now than at that
time, If only we pray Alright and conform
| to his laws that bring harmony and heal
| ing.
No Criticism of Doctors
Nevertheless, until mankind learn
where and how genuine healing and re-
generation comes the physician has his
work to do, and it is a great and benef1-
cent work to which many unselfish men
and women have devoted their lives A
great part of the human family looks to
them for relief in time Of sickness. Their
very presence at the bedside of the sick
| brings hope and comfort, often restora-
| tion to health. No true Christian Scien-
| list will be found detracting from the
efforts of the doctor to ameliorate suf-
fering. They believe they have found a
better, a higher, source of health and
| immunity from suffering, but they make
no criticism Of the doctor or of the suf-
| ferer who resorts to the doctor
| for relief. So long as one be-
| lieves in the doctor and his remedies
1t is his best help in time of trouble.
| Are the doctors and those who resort tc
| the doctors equally charitable toward
Christian Scientists and their beliefs
| Some of them are. Many of them are
not Experience has proved that the bet
ter and more skillful the physician the
more charitable and broadminded he is
| and the more ready to recognize and adj
nit the good work Christian Science Is
doing and the more broadminded an6
intelligent the believer in doctors and
drugs the more ready he is to accord &c
the Christian Scientist the right to resort
to the remedy in which he has confidence
as he does himself. In the last few years
| there have been wonderful changes II
public sentiment on the subject. Th'
evidences of good work being done by
Christian Science, in healing disease. hav'
become SO general and so overwhelming
that no intelligent and conscientious mai
can overlook or deny it.
Should Be No Malice
Christian Scientists are doing the
work as best they are able. with malic
toward none and in sympathy with ever!
movement or effort made to restor,
health, prolong life or relieve from suf
fering. There is work for all to do. Their,
should be no malice or envy between
those who are working to better the con
dition of the sick and suffering. There
| should be no objection to those having &
doctor who believe In and rely upon hin
and his remedies The same rule should
apply and the same privilege be granted
to the Christian Scientist. The trouble
has been that some people insist, with
out reason, that the doctors are the only
source of relief from sickness and dis
ease, and they maintain, without war
rant, that everybody who is sick mus
believe as they do and have a doctor ano
| take medicine. But thousands of people
have demonstrated by their own persona
experience that neither doctors nor drugs
are necessary to restore or preserve
health, and have employed neither fol
| years, to their betterment in health, con.
| tentment and happiness. If this Is ignoc
ance, as the knowing ones insist It is, Their
1t is folly for them to be wise. and why
not let them be happy and oontented In
this supposed ignorance which mankind
by the hundreds, are learning is the
highest wisdom? JOHN d. WORKS.