The morning journal-courier. (New Haven, Conn.) 1907-1913, 1908-09-25
GROWING in FAVOR
Rev. Charles G, Smith Speaks
Encouragingly of the I'm
manuel Movement.
CONCERTED ACTION. SOON
Church and Pastors May Adopt Some
thing Definite Regard
Ing II.

In a sermon at the Grand Avenue
Baptist church last Sunday. the pas
tor, Rev. Charles G. Smith. spoke at
length on THE Emmanuel Movement"
and the discussion was continued at
the prayer meeting this week. Mr.
Smith has studied the movement and
his testimony Is OF interest. Asked
about the subject last evening, he said.
Mast Monday week paper on the
subject was presented to our Baptist
pastors conference by Rev. w A.
Spinney OF Wallingford. who has per-
sonally investigated the movement and
Is thoroughly posted on It's text-work
or history Religion and Medicine.
This has brought the subject close
home to our pastors and we are doing
some hard reading and thinking I'm
doubtedlS some definite and perhaps
concerted action will be taken before
long by pastors and churches and
great healing ministry Will be under
taken by the churches"
What is this movement essentially
Mr.. Smith was asked.
1T is simply mind healing, faith In
God. freeing the mind OF worry. apd
maintaining positive cheerful dispo-
sition DR. Elwood Worcester and his
associates in Emmanuel church. Bos-
ton, have moved out boldly 20 flank
position in the direction Of what the
scientists term psychotherapy They
deny that there is any enforcement be-
tween religion and health, and contend
that good religion ought TO aid might
ly In good health. In two years they
have cured 5000 cases OF functional
nervous disorders by this plan"
"Mr Smith, has It any connection
with Christian Science?'
This movement bears no relation TO
Christian Science either by way OF
protest or Of imitation, but Its founda-
ton is the union OF the religion of
Christ and the power OF genuine sci
ence. Thus, this movement does not
ignore the physicians. DIR. Worcester
has stated this clearly In his work
from the beginning our work has beer
closely associated with very able ply
sicians and we have ,done nothing
without their cooperation and advice
He further says: Had this assistance
f(of the doctors) been withheld. we
should not have proceeded further.
rs this movement opportune?"
Il certainly think so. For We are
coming to realize today as never before
that the mind has much to do with the
body in the production of disease, and
that the majority Of nervous break
downs are due>to abnormal emotions
such as fretting, worrying, jealousy
malice and the like. 1t has been prov
ed that the dominance OF these fright
full emotions will produce structural
changes. For example. II malice 4
permitted to dominate the life for an,
length Of time, there will be radica
change In the nervous and blood sup
ply and also the chemical elements vii
be poisoned. This is true with other
mal-emotions.
What can the ministers do In treat
Ing such cases?"
"They will suggest the treatment o
the emotions and not the body, takinJ
care to call in the doctor If the bod,
has broken down and requires buildin,
up, for medicine has to he associate,
with the emotions.N They Will thel
seek to stop the peculiar mal-emotiol
that Is producing these bodily evils
This will be done through change O
mental conditions, by, process o
auto-suEgestion, plus remedial assist
ance where It is needed.
rs II vitality associated with religion
"Unquestionably so. Jesus, througI
His life and death and THE pperatlo,
Of His spirit, undertakes to give pow
er to overcome and to prevent thes
diseases, He gives peace for frettine
worry and Jealousy and 80 relievin
the mind at this 1uncture that tn
fountain from which the disease orig
mates Is removed. The foundation c
all this movement Ia the pure and slim
pile religion of our forefathers, and tn,
church is destined to play great par
In the near future IN psychic healln
or 'religio-psychothe as It is Off
cially named. hope that the pastor
OF the city can discuss this at our mex
meeting and If possible arrange course
of lectures for ministers and limit
ed number of the laity In the mean
L n