The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1908-03-26
Respond to Call for Help After
All Other Means Failed,
Fairchild Says.
ORANGE AND NEWARK
READERS EXPLAIN CURE
Relatives of Dead Bergen County
Farmer Would Free Men
in Death Charge.

TT. Coulson F~airchild, head of the
Christian Science Committee on Pub
l~ication in New Jersey, today issued a
defense of the attitude of Christian
Science regarding the death of Fred
erick Bronn, of Ramsey, Bergen
county.
The Coroner's inquest over Bronn re-
suited in a verdict that he had died
from starvation and congestion of the
brain. Christian Science Healers Will
liam Fl. Best and Charles s.. Brown,
both of New York, were arrested and
held in 81, 900 bail for the Grand Jury
on a charge of practising medicine
without a license. County Prosecutor
Rooster announced hat he would go
before the grand jury and ask an in
dlctment. possibly for m~anslaughter.
Mrs. Mary Baker Eddy, head of the
Christian Science faith, has given or
ders that eminent counsel must defend
the two healers.
Mr.. Fairchild,s statement to THE
EVENING STAR and the opinions Of
s0t6cr Christian Science leaders in New
Jersey follow:
Science Leader ExplaiDs.
"Tfere are some incidents In refer
ence to the case In Ramsey, which. In
: Justice to your readers, should be made
Known. The sisters of Frederick Bronn
state, for instance, that their brother,
when under medical treatment, was I'M
able to partake of either food or water.
They assert that he was so benefited
by Christian Science treatment that
within a few hours after Mr.. Brown
tthe Christian Science practitioner) ar
rived on the scene, the patient was
able to drink and take nourishment. 1t
is also asserted by the sisters of Fred
erick Bronn that at all times food was
prepared in readiness for their brother
In case he should be able to continue
taking no%urishrnent.
"ChrIstian Science Is frequently re-
sorted to when all other means have
failed. and It WIS the last method re-
serted to in the case OF Frederick Bronn.
The motives of those Christian Sell
entists who ministered to thcsd deceased
In his hour of need must have been
righteous In their intent. They re-
sponded to the urgent call for help after
all other means had failed.
"A failure to raise tho dead at this
period is not an indication of the in
efficacy Of Christian Science itself, but
rather indicates the materiality of the
age and a fulfllment Of tho Scripi
lures. when the Son of Man cometh
shall He find faith on the earth?' In
Christian Science the word faith is
understood to involve spiritual under
standing, which is more than a blind
faith In a corporal concept of God.
Lack of Faith.
s"The abandonment by the churches
of primitive Christian healing as taught
by Jesus. and the early followers of
Christ, seems to be a c~ontributory
cause Of the lack of faith in God to
heal the sick in this age. Recent at
tempts to heal through the churches
Indicate that the churches are at last
awakening to the commands of Jesus
to heal the sick as well as preach the
gospel.
"As to the legal standing of Christian
Science, many States have already
passed laws which exempt Christian
Science from the statutes which regu-
late the practise of medicine. The need
of restricting those who use dangerous
drugs or the knife is apparent. but who
can say that prayer TO Almighty God
In realization of His power to heal the
sick needs to be regulated by human