Norwich bulletin., 1909-02-24
DIR, KAUFMAN SPEAKS ON
THE EMMANUEL MOVEMENT
Interesting Paper at Norwich District
Minister'S Conference.

Z
ence at AIoosup on Tuesday many in
teresting papers were heard. In the
! morning Presiding Elder j. II. New
land spoke on Conversation on the
New Discipline. ,.
In the afternoon DR.. NJ. S. Kaufman
spoke on The Emmanuel movement as
7. What it is. Two years ago last
! November the Rev. Or. ElWood Wof-
| cester rector of Emmanuel Episcopal
! church. Boston, after extended consul
/ tatfon with the leading neurologists OF |
/ New ENGLAND. inaugurated a plan for
/ treating functional disorders or the
nervous system. It has been carried |
/ on with marvellous results and with |
| the endorsement Of some eminent pny-
! sicfans. No organic diseases are at
J Tackled these being wisely left to tram |
| ed physicians and skilled surgeons |
! Every patient applying for treatment Is |
/ reouired to bring a careful diagnosis |
| from an accredited physician, with an |
! expressed opinion that reiler can DC /
/ afforded by the Emmanuel forces. Key
/ Or Samuel McComb, associated Win |
| DR. worcester defines the movement |
/ as an attempt to weld into friendly |
/ alliance the most advanced meoIco-
/ psychological knowledge Of our time |
and a primitive New Testament CHRIS
tianity Us scholarship mas dlsSlq 1.Ill =, |
I with a view to the relief OF human
| suffering and the transformation OF
! human character He contends that II
is nothing if not scientihc-tnat is IN
| harmony with the latest discoveries
| and most rational inferences or true
! science. 1t rests upon a thelstlc DSs L
and not pantheistic. 1t accepts per-
| sonalism as the only correct eXplana
[ ton Of Gods universe, as its ground
| and hfe-fts guide and governor. ana
! farther its Interpretation CT Uhe BlDie
and the facts of human experience
] vi
/ Christianity. Its watchword Is Back
| to Christ" and to the healing agencies
| SO prominent in the apostolic churcn'
1t aims to unite the educated physl-
clan and the educated minister IN suea
/ q yav as TO make them mutually Eelp
| ful ana much more serviceable to suf-
| fering humanity than either could PEI
| alone without the assistance OF the
! other. II Is proposed that each snail
| supplenlent and reinforce the efIorts
| Of the other. Where one can chase a
| thousand. two may put ten thousand 70
Tbis movement does not pretend to
| work miracles, but it does report
many hundreds Of cures by very SIM
pie means. ,-A.
who undertake to help their patients
meet them in a friendly way, at the
church. usually, and inquire sympa-
thetically but thoroughly into the ma
ture OF their troubles. Ascertaining
as nearly as possible the real cause
of the ailment. they seek in various
reasonable ways to remove the cause.
They aim to remove unIounded uouots
and fears concerning Gods goodness
and His good viii toward them. They
also emphasize the healing efficacy OF
true faith and real prayer. 50 emf
nent a psychologist as Prof J. VIII
liam James Of Harvard says: AS
regards prayers for the sick If any
medical fact can be considered to
stand firm, It is that in certain en-
vironments prayer may contribute to
recovery and should be encouraged as
a therapeutic measure"
This movement recognizes the latest
conclusions regarding the subconscious
mind as a fertile field in which TO
employ suggestion and auto-sugges-
, ton IL aims to eliminate from the
soul all immoral, harmful weakening
elements and to strengthen within il
all moral and spiritual forces ip order
I to ally Il as closely as possible with
. God and His saving, healing potency
III Its merits lie in its determine
ton to keep in closest touch with the
medical profession at its best; in &C
cepting sanely the most approved sci
ence Of our day, its sOundest philOso-
, phy and the evangelical view Of Chris
tiaaity Another high merit is its dis
interested character. The two chief
leaders decline to accept any remuner-
: alton for their services Up to the
: present time these clear headed. warm
; hearted, pure motived humble minded
, men are loyal to the church and firm
= | believers in the Deity Of our Lord.
There is apparently prOvidential merit
in its uame-Emmanuel God with
: us" This is the inner inspiration of
! the entire undertaking. This is its
1r4~1w I'd cid &c oil IN ffs awso.r4 p
! that it dares use all means which ex-
: perience has tested and proved effec-
: tive in restoring health-such as psy-
a ! chOlogy, medicine, mental suggestion,
D | Christian science, faith cure, new
e thought and old, appropriating their
8 / strength. discarding their weakness,
3 1 extracting their grain, throwing away
their chaf, and under the leadership
/ OF Christ seek to accomplish all that
- is promised to His faithful followers.
q | With all these merits it certainly has
d more to commend It to thoughtful
g Christian people than any healing cult
> | outside Of the church.
G " Its Perils. Doubtless these are
o many and serious. Every good thing is
> liable to be abused.
{ l. The fattering successes attend -
ing It may in time turn the heads of
its leaders and allure them into weak
;. ening follies.
. IL
d by persons assuming it's grave respon-
e sibilities, who are wanting in, the nee
/. essary qualifications. It is self-evident
y that only the exceptional minister
T could meet adequately the difficult and
e delicate demands of such service
z, 9. There is danger Of it SUFFERING
= severely at the hands Of those who
i will exploit it for financial advan-
20 tages.
= 4. Instead of bringing the two great
y professions of medicine and the minis
= try into closer harmony there is real
j danger Of widening the space between
h them.
y 5. There is also the peril of placing
= too much stress upon mere health and
: happiness, to the detriment OF stall
wart, robust self-sacrifoe and consum-
ing service for all mankind.
6. Closely allied to the above is the
j. peril Of magnifying the value of the
e body to the neglect of the more per-
= ncanent part Of mans immortal per-
sonallty.