The San Francisco call., 1908-12-20

no other way of fundamentally curing
disease. Any other method must de-
pend upon doctoring the effect in order
to remove the cause. This would be
equivalent to topping tree for the
purpose of killing it. Such q remedy
only causes the tree to spread its
branches.
Although human evidence and ex-
perience may declare for the incur
ability of those disorders which have
developed into the form that is called
organic. there is no reason to conclude
that they are beyond the reach of divine
power, nor that those who trust God
can not utilize that power. Behold
the Lords hand is not shortened. that
it can not save" Mans extremity is
[indeedl Gods opportunity"
CHRISTIAN SCIENCE
CURES GENUINE
DIR. Richard c. Cabot, noted medical
authority and advocate of the Emman-
uel Movement, in published statement
declared that he had studied one hun
dred cases of Christian Science cures
recorded in the recent volumes of the
Christian Science Journal and that
putting together this evidence and
comparing 1t with his "own experience
regarding the accuracy of his own pa
tients' statements about their own dis
eases" his conclusions are, first, that
most Christian Science cures are prob
ably genuine; but, second, that they are
not the cures of organic diseases
Incidentally he declares: functional
diseases are no more imaginary than an
ungovernable temper or q balky horse
is imaginary. They are often the source
of acute and continued suffering; in
deed I believe that there is no class of
diseases that gives rise to so much
keen suffering Thus the doctor pays
tribute to Christian Science by gener-
ously conceding that it heals real
diseases and destroys an immense
amount of suffering. SO far, so good.
Proceeding the doctor declares, The
sharpness of this distinction between
functional and organic troubles Is
somewhat blurred and organic disease
is oftentimes produced by functional
disease land such organic disease is
often cured by Christian Science"
DIR. Alfred r. Schofield, medical
authority. in his well known work en-
titled 'The Force of Mind" says:
There can be no organic disease with
out some arrangement of function
while he also declares in agreement
with Dr. Cabot. functional disease may
after all be organic at the bottom
Thus in the mouth or pen of two wit
nesses' it is established that every
case is a fit subject for Christian Sci
ence treatment. since according to the
testimony of these reputable witnesses
every person with organic troubles is
also afflicted functionally and every
functional trouble is a fit subject for
Christian Science treatment.
DR.. Cabot has stated his belief that
functional disorders can be cured by
Christian Science treatment. DIR. Scho-
field. as before stated, has asserted
that all organic disease produces func-
tional disorders. This is equivalent to
saving that every sick person is affict-
ed with functional disease. Now it is
not possible really to cure a disease
without going to the bottom of it and
eradicating its foundation Every case
of functional disease having an or
ganic foundation can only be cured by
destroying its organic foundation.
Therefore. on the testimony of these
two distinguished authorities, the fact
is established that Christian Science
cures all kinds of diseases, for it is
evident that functional disorder
which originates in defective organ
can not be cured unless the organic dis
ease is first destroyed. for the func-
tional disorder. being an effect, must
of necessity reappear SO long as its
cause is not destroyed
FUNCTIONAL AND
ORGANIC DISEASE HEALED
Since. as DR.. Cabot declares, the
sharpness of distinction between or
ganic and functional troubles is some
what blurred it follows that it is not
easy to distinguish between an or
ganic and a functional disease. nor