The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1908-03-13
|.HEALlWG BLSHOP' EXPLAlWS HOW
HE ACCOMPLLSHES HIS CURES
Psychology Does the Work Declares Bishop FaIows
Of Chicago Who Really Has Benefited Many Persons Who
Have Come to Hin With Ills, Mainly Nervous Diseases.

Chicago. Specials: Faith and medicine.
neither alone. but used together and in
h~armony-this is the essence Of the new
est religious movement, christian Psy-
%chology," of which Bishop Samuel Fall
lows. OF Chicago, is chief Exponent I'm the
west. and of which the Rev. Drs. Wor-
cesters and McComb, of Boston. are lead
Ing exponents In the east. 1t is history
that any religious cult. however outre and
absurd. can have followers. from Dowte-
ism to the Flying Rollers and the Holy
Jumpers. But this latest idea in religious
development has nothing in common with
the eccentric movements above referred
TO, and apparently is destined to do much
good and have many supporters among
people OF intelligence.
I'm my opinion. the church. to save IT.
self, must begin to minister to the bodies
as well as to the souls Of the American
people," This Is what Bishop Fallows sad
in announcing that his church. st. Paul's
Reformed Episcopal. would ~inaugurate the
work Of Christian psychology. with the as
sistance of the leading ne~urologists and
other physicians of Chicago. This was the
plan, made public the last Sunday of the
old year. Since that tine results have
proved to the bishop that he is on what he
deems the right track. a road which will
yield best results in doing most practical
good to humanity.
AK SASns - AK hUA
upon the bishops Of the Methodist church,
the sect to which Bishop Fallows was al
led before he went with the Reformed
E~piscopalians shortly after he Withdrew
as president Of the Illinois Wesleyan uni
versity, at Bloomington. ILL.,, in the early
'7os. The new movement started by the
bishop. therefore. Is attracting favorable
attention among the Methodist ministers
generally. for they recall that Joh Wes-
ley healed according to the best standards
he knew.
Must See Doctor First.
Cure Of organic diseases Is not attempt
ed. All such patients must have their
wants first attended TO by reputable physi-
clans. II during the progress OF their 6eV-
eral diseases and during the period in
which they are on the road to ecovery
Christian psychology can be brought to
bear-and 1t can-the ministrations OF the
followers of Bishop Fallows WIN be used
to aid and soothe the mind while the ply
sicians and medicines are doing their part
to cure obvious physical Ills.
Functional nervous disorderA hypochon-
dria, insomnia. nervous dyspepsia, melan-
chol.a, mental depression. hysteria, neu-
rasthenia-it is Ills such as these. known
to hinge directly upon the working Of the
mind and Of the nervous system, that
Christian psychology aims to benefit and
possibly cure. The drug habit. the liquor
habit. want Of s~elf-confdence. irritability,
worry. anger, fear and weakness Of VIII
come almost within the category. Dr.
vertlng the patients mind from real or
imaginary sickness or nervous disorder
Of more or less reality II the mission Of
the new movement.
1t is Christian Science in that Il uses the
methods of Mrs. Eddy's followers in d.
vertin4 attention from sickness and ALL
ments. But It goes Christian Science 4
long step further when 1t recognizes
squarely that there are such diseases as
typhoid fever. smallpox. scarlet fever,
diphtheria. pneumonia and other absolute
" patent disorders for which more than
mind treatment Is necessary IL a cure Is to
be effected. A dislocated hip or shoulder,
a broken nose or a broken arm will be
turned over instantly to the surgeon. as
the organic disease to the physician.
The difference between Christian psy-
chology and Chris tian Science has been
clearly set forth by Bishop Fallows. "a
true faith" he said. recognizes that God
works in innumerable ways to carry out
help that comes from the skilled physi-
clans and the use of appropriate medicines
Is just as divine as II it came directly
from the Source Of an life into human
organism, by prayer and faith and the en-
franc of so-calied truth"
Sought by Afflicted.
What has Bishop Fallows accomplished
by Christian psychological trcatments2
The first announcement attracted wide at
tentton IL Chicago, and the bishop has
been besiesed in his home and church and
by an avalanche OF correspondence. Pee
pie have sought him out that n might
do them good. The lame, the halt AID
The bin = come TO hid msstinS1, and