The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1908-08-10
THE HATTIEsBURG NEWS

experimenting with material rem edies. |
1t is natural that one should not ex-
pertinent with something that is new
and untried so long as the old ways |
promise results.
Those who apply to Christian
Science as a rule those who have failed
to recover through medicine, and if it
be true that from medical point of
view organic diseases are more diff
ficult to heal it is likely that more
cases afflicted with organic troubles
apply to Christian Science.
In my own practice, extending
| through a period of twenty years, 1
have seldom had patient who was not
afflicted with both organic and func-
tional disorders and my success has
| been more uniform with organic
troubles than with those which have
been called nervous disorders.
Privileged to Explain.
| In conclusion our critic declares:
Believing, then, as l do, that most
Christian Science cures are genuine
genuine cures of functional disease
the question arises whether the special
methods of mental healing employ ed
| by Christian Scientists differ from
other methods of mental healing"
that is, by producing in the patient a
strong belief that he will get we'll"
Then he proceeds further to describe
his belief about Christian Science
treatm emit
Whatever may be said concerning
the Christian Scientists ability to d.
agnose disease, believe DR.. Cabot will
concede to him at least one privilege,
namely, the privilege of stating how
Christian Science heals, since the
Christian Scientist is at least supposed
to be informs ed on his own subject
To acknowledge the Christian Scien-
lists qualification to define his own
theory and practice would be no less
consistent 1t is evident that no one
knows quite so well how Christian
Science heals as the Christian Scien-
fist, through whose understanding the
healing is effected.
No doubt when, under Christian
Science treatment, a patient begins to
tient a strong belief that he will get
we'll" but to say it is this belief which
cures the patient is to fall entirely to
analyze the modus operandi of the
healing.
The healing remedy in Christian
Science is the realization of the divin E
power and presence which illumines
the mentality of the patient and de-
stroys his sense and fear of disease,
just as the light dispels the darkness.
Other Treatments Differ.
Thus the foundation of disease is de-
stroyed and the effects disappear from
the body. Other systems of giving a
mental treatment differ from Christian
Science in proportion as they differ
from the method just described.
Christian Scientist would not hope to
succeed in curing a patient by the
mere belief that the patient will get
well, although he is aware that such
an encouraging belief is always help.
full to a patient. The method which
we have described above is not, as DR.
, Cabot affirms, after Quimby"
, Doubtless our critics surmise is dua
to the fact that he has misunderstood
the teaching and practice of Christian
Science.
DR.. Quimby, according to many re
liable witnesses, never recognized God
, in his treatment of the sick Mr.. John
Chapman. a well known and reliable
. citizen of Gangor Me-, who knew Mr.
Quimby intimately, said that he never
talked about God, he was not a re
= ligious man in any sense, though 8
:, good man morally and a good citizen
, DR.. Cabot Declares 81 believe thai
a good many warped minds JUS
9 as certain type of crooked spine
may be helped by sharp twist in the
other direction" This being true the
doctor would logically be obliged tC
: admit that the last twist must be il
:, the right direction, otherwise it would
not be corrective.
:, ALFRED FARLOW.