The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1908-02-16
Or. E. H. LindIey Says That
Lessons Drawn From This
Science Will Aid in Control
ling Children.
CHRISTIAN SCIENCE is
ALSO DEALT WITH.
Claim That This Belief Will
RevoIutlonlze Religion, But
Speaker Points Out Weak
nesseS Along With Praise.

nesseS Along With Praise.
The Pedagogical Message of Hyp-
ntism and Suggestion" was the subject
OF DR.. f. II. Lindley's second address
before the Wayne County Teachers as
sociation Saturday afternoon. Again
the speaker showed his deep knowl-
edge of pedagogy and science as well
as his mastery of the occult arts, and
his lecture was enthusiastically re
ceived. DR.. Lindley declared that
from hypnotism has come the sugges-
tion which will revolutionize the art OF
pedagogy. To suggest 10 the child, not
demonstrate 10 him, is the principle
which he eXpOunded.~ In France the
incorrigible children are treated by
skilled hypnotists who reform them by
suggestion. Speaking of Dowie. he de
Clared that while the second Elijah
was a rank imposter, he had many re
markable cures TO his credit. all due
to hynotism. He spoke at length on
Christian Science discussing the good
and the bad which exists in that great
movement. 1t is his opinion that
Christian Science will yet reform the
orthodox church and that hypnotism
will revolutionize medicine and peda-
gOgy. In part he said:
Every night you pass through a Sc
ries of states In any Of which IL arrest
ed, you would be hypnotised. Hip
notes covers wide range, far wider
than the average layman thinks. There
are four stages. In the first stage,
the subject merely sleeps. In the sec
ond stage the subject not only sleeps
but his motor activities are slightly
under control OF the hypnotist. The
hypnotised person in the third stage,
will perform any services at the sug-
Sestion of the operator. but he still re
fuses to accept Illusions. For in
stance, if il is suggested to him that
he heard an orchestra play when there
is no orchestra playing. he says that
he does not hear it. The higher fac
ulties of his mind are still free. In
the fourth and final stage the subject
will do anything and accept any illu-
sion which is made by the operator
His individuality is completely sub
merged into that of the other.
'Hypnotism is not an anomalous
and infrequent state. but universal
condition. Fully eighty per cent of
the normal people of the world can be
hypnotized by a skelful operator.
Whether "A person in such a state can
be made to do anything against his
will is burning moral question. IL
appears from observation that in pro-
portion as a character mas solidity, 1t
will resist an unwh" esome sugges-
| ton
The French are leaders in this sci
ence. Their word for the relation of
subject and operator is repoir. a word
| for which We have no equivalent in
English. II means fusion Of two in
| divfduals They have used It in the
treatment of diseases for thirty years,
and it is slowly making its way into
! this country. In Paris incorrigible
school children are treated by a sue
cessful hypnotist. If they have klep-
| tomania- are subject to nail biting OF
are cigarette fiends. they are first hyp-
Noticed and then told not TO do these
things Slowly around them during
these scenes, are built up the princi-
plies of right living.
"HypnOtism was one of the agents
which Dowie, the healer, relied and it
must be said of him that though a
rank imposter. he had many remarka-
! BILE cures to his credit, due TO his pow
er 10 suggest.
! Christian Science is making the
greatest use of hypnotism today. This
/ worldwide movement is founded upon
a rude philosophy, but il is a tremen-
/ dous force nevertheless. The philos-
ophy Of Mary Baker Eddy. when view
/ ed by the side of that of Plato. looks
/ like a mud house compared with a ca
/ thedral Her leading principle is that
/ matter does not exist. Now il would
be hard TO make man with a bleeding
arm believe this. but il does appeal to
! the man in easy circumstances. That is
just why Christian Science gets hold
Of 50 many people in the upper strata
of society, and il will yet revolutionize
the orthodox churches Of the world.
But il will find its downfall because IL
operates in opposition to all the known
! laws Of science. No man has right
10 stand between you and the ligature
or the antiseptic when you are bleed
| ing to death Surgery is a field into
which Christian Science cannot and
( should not he allowed to enter
This new faith will reJuvenate med
/ icine as well as the church. because
what We need most is faith in faith.
! Medicine will reject most of it. but viii
accept and incorporate the vital prin-
! ciples-~
= Dr.. Lindley also paid his respects TO