The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1908-03-12
"HEALUG BLSHOP" EXPLAINS HOW
HE ACCOMPLLSHES HIS CURES
Psychology" Does the Work Declares Bishop FalIows
of Chicago Who Really Has Benefited Many Persons Who
Have Come to Him With Ills, Mainly Nervous Diseases.

Chicago, Special: Faith and medicine,
neither alone, but used together and in
~harmony-this Is the essence of the new
est religious movement, christian Psy-
c~hology," of which Bishop Samuel Fall
lows, Of Chicago, is chief exponent in the
west, and Of which the Rev. Drs. Wor-
cesters n McComb, of Boston, are cad
ing opponents in the east. 1t Is history
that any religious cult, however outre n
absurd, can have followers, from Dowie-
ism to the Flying Rollers and the Holy
Jumpers. But this latest idea in religious
development has nothing in common with
the eccentric above referred
to, and apparently is destined to do much
good n have many supporters among
people of intelligence.
I'm my opinion, the church, to save It
self, must begin to minister to the bodies
as we'll as to the sruls Of the American
people" This Is h Bishop Fallows said
in announcing that his church, st. Pauls
Reformed Episcopal, would i~naugurate the
work of Christian psychology. with the as
sistance Of the leading neurologists and
plan, made public the last Sunday OF the
old year. Since that time results have
proved to the bishop that he is on what he
deems the right track, a road which Will
yield best results in doing most practical
good to humanity.
Heal the sick" Is the injunction put
upon the bishops Of the Methodist church,
the sect to which Bishop Fallows was al
lied before he went with the Reformed
~Episcopalians shortly after he withdrew
as president Of the Illinois Wesleyan uni
versity, at Bloomington, Ill, in the early
'70s. The new movement started by the
bishop, therefore, Is attracting favorable
attention among the Methodist ministers
generally, for they recall that o h Wes-
ley healed according to the best standards
he knew.
Must See Doctor First.
Cure Of organic diseases is not attempt
ed. All such patients must have their
wants first attended to by reputable physi-
clans. If during the rogress Of their sew
eral diseases and during the period In
which they are on the road to recovery
Christian psychology can be brought to
bear-and 1t can-the ministrations of the
followers of Bishop Fallows will be used
to aid and soothe the mind while the ply
sicians and medicines are doing their part
to cure obvious physical ills.
Functional nervous disorders, hypochon-
dria, insomnia, nervous dyspepsia, melan-
cholia, mental depression, hysteria, neu-
rasthenia-it is ills such as these, known
to hinge directly upon the working of the
mind and Of the nervous system. that
Christian psychology aims to benefit n
DOSSlDly cure. LII uTuB HdDlL, lie llQuOE
habit. want of self-confdence, irritabilty,
worry, anger, fear and weakness of will
come almost within the category. d.
verting the patients mind from real or
imaginary sickness or nervous disorder
of more or less reality Is the mission OF
the new movement.
It is Christian Science In that II uses the
methods of Mrs. Eddy's followers in d.
verting attention from ckness and all
,,onfa Dat e. rnao N ri tIon GnIonnn N
long step further when It recognizes
squarely that there are such diseases as
typhoid fever, smallpox, scarlet fever,
diphtheria, pneumonia and other absolute
" patent disorders for which more than
mind treatment Is necessary II a cure Is to
be effected. A d~islocated hip or shoulder,
a broken nose or a broken arm will be
turned over instantly to the surgeon. as
the organic disease to the physician.
The difference between Christian psy-
chology and Christian Science has been
clearly set forth by Bishop Fallows. "A
true faith" he said, recognizes tina God
works in innumerable ways to carry out
His purposes for the welfare of man. The
help that comes from the skilled physi-
clans and the use Of appropriate medicines
Is just as divine as II 1t came directly
from the source of all life into human
organism by prayer and faith and the en-
trance Of so-called truth"
Sought by Afflicted.
What has Bishop Fallows accomplished
by Christian psychological treatments?
The first announcement attracted wide at
tentiop IL Chicago. and the bishop has
been besieged In his home and church and
by an avalanche of correspondence. Peo-
pie ave sought him out that he might
do them good. The lame, the halt ana
the blind have come to his meetings. and
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