Evening journal., 1908-01-18
WHAT HAS CHRISTIAN SCIENCE
REALLY ACCOMPLISHED I?
Under the Above Title the Broadway Magazine
Publishes an Article in Its November
Edition From Which the Following
Extracts Are Taken

mind has powerful influence over the
functions OF the body; that violent mental
passions will so disturb these bodily func-
tons as to lead to chronic and fatal COM
plieations; that. on the other hand, laugh
ter and happiness Of mind actually enrich
the blood and induce good health. They
also realize that a faith which enjoys so
firm foundation and so wonderful a
growth as Christian Science must have
something very substantial behind it.
Putting two and two together, they are
quite ready to admit that in ordinary or
even acute mental and nervous disorders
Christian Science is Of direct benefit, In
fact the one thing needed. But more OF
us balk at the assertion that Christian
Science will remove a tumor or heal a
virulent and infectious disease.
Following the publication of the Chris
tian Science article in the Broadway Mag
azlne for May, the writer received many
letters bearing on this same question, VIII
Christian Science cure a malignant dis
ease or an organic disturbance? VIII It
cure cancer, rheumatism, heart disease
neuralgia, and so on7 To all these letters
was given the same answer, II do not
know I can simply cite what I heard and
saw. and leave you to judge for your
self"
AT a recent mid-week service at one Of
the Christian Science churches in New
York 1 heard a prominent business man
testify to his cure. He is only a trlhe past
middle age and evidently in complete and
perfect control Of his faculties. He has
accumulated big fortune through busi-
ness acumen and good hard sense and Is
still in active business life. A few years
ago he was Frustrated through Illness.
Two of the best known diagnosticians in
New York said he had cancer Of the stom'
ach. Other physicians and specialists
gave the same verdict and he was re-
moved to a cancer hospital to undergo an
operation He failed so rapidly there that
several consultations were held. The ply
sicians and his family were at odds as TO
the advisability OF an operation. The
chances were That he would not survive II
At this juncture a friend OF his from the
West suggested Christian Science. Pas
sages from Mrs. Eddy's Science and
Health, with Key to the Scriptures" were
read and explained to the patient. 1t was
his thorough understanding and applica-
ton Of a single phrase in this book, he
testified, that first made him master OF
his ailment. He grew stronger at once,
continued slowly to improve and Is to-
day perfectly we'll man.
Now, what can you say" said I, ito
contradict such testimony Evidently the
man did have a cancer Capable represen-
tatives of medical science said that he
did. At any rate. he was dying from some
mortal ailment. To-day he Is well. He
says he is we'll and he gives every appear
ance Of being we'll He had gained, he
said, thirty-six pounds in weight. You
can't very well call the man a fakir. lie
says his cure dates from his apprehension
Of the Principle Of Christian Science and
his use Of mental force, You can't very
we'll call the man a fanatic"
The sl1eptic-and skepticism is only nat
ural- may say that this one instance was
an unusual and inexplainable one; but the
same argument could scarcely be applied
to over eleven thousand cures vouched for
in this New York record, many Of which
are cures from the same or an equally
dangerous ailment. and which. al in all
include every disease pronounced durable
or incurable by materia medica. The ar
ray OF testimony is startling Whether II
convinces or not, it is worthy Of consid-
Grafton.
I went over the statements at first with
the idea that the great majority might be
classified under the head OF "hysteria and
all forms OF functional nervous diseases, y
the disorders, in other words, which Chris
tian Science is generally believed to cure
or regulate. But such a classification
speedily proved impossible. From a small
portion OF the statements examined at
random the following partial tabulation
will give an idea of various diseases treat.
ed and the corresponding number Of pa
tients cured: