The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1909-08-01
THE EMMANUEL MOVEMENT AND CHRISTIAN SCIENCE

certain type of crooked pine. may be
helped by q sharp twist in the other
direction" This being true the doctor
would logically be Obliged to admit
that the last twis; must be in the right
direction. otherwise II would not be
corrective.
While Christian Scientists have great
respect for those who resort TO medi-
cine, while asking Gods blessing upon
il. they have learned by experience
that better results can be obtained by
relying entirely upon spiritual means.
II is not a question of fanaticism or
non fanaticism, but question Of
choosing the way which is most scien
tiffc and resultful. No one VIII ever
be able To discover how much God can
do for him until he experiments by
throwing his whole weight upon the
side of spirit. While his neighbor feels
sure that the Christian scientist is tax
ing a risk in his bold reliance upon
spirit. the Christian Scientist is equally
sure that his neighbor is jeopardizing
his safety by dividing his thought be-
tween two powers and thus weakening
whatever of result he might obtain by
ain exclusive dependence upon either
Medical Diagnosis.
The following Incidents furnish
striking examples OF the fact that it is
next to an impossibility for one who
believes in the material theory of the
cause and cure of disease to admit
+ that organic disorders can be healed by
( purely spiritual means. Not long ago
a man who was afflicted with what
had been pronounced Bright's disease
! by one Of the foremost experts of this
country. if not the foremost after ex-
/ hausting his hope in material RENE
dies. was healed by Christian Science.
/ Thereafter he returned To the noted
I specialist for an examination in order
to make sure that he was really cured.
/ After II second very careful examina-
ton the physician was unable to dis
\ cover any Bright's disease. but. in
stead of admitting that the rescued
4 man had been healed of the disease.
he grsively said For the first time
I'm my life | have been mistaken in my
diagnosis. Another patient had been
treated for several years by physi-
clan who pronounced her disease tuber-
culosis of the lungs. She. too turned
to Christian Science and was healed.
after which the physician said that she
could not have had consumption. for
if she had had the disease she could
not have been cured by Christian
Science. So il appears that. as a rule.
the physicians decision that Christian
Science cannot heal organic disease is
based largely. il not altogether, upon
the opinion that the nature of organic
disease is such that it cannot be thus
healed. .....
If we may not depend upon, the dag
nosis of the most learned and exper-
fenced physicians i'm dealing with such
extremely pronounced eases. upon what
evidence can II be decided that Chris
tian Science does not heal organic dis
eases? II the line of demarkation be-
tween organic and functional disorders
is so blurred" that even the experts
cannot discern it. may 1t not after all
be trte that there Is no line Of de-
markasion except in mistaken belief?
After all the cause of disease lies
L. deeper than functional or organic ills
the real cause is mental. n fact which
is proved when by correcting the men
tai condition of the patient the body
responds accordingly.
Those who take the position that or
ganic troubles cannot be cured by
spiritual means. but must be left to the
medical practitioner. declare i'm sub
stance that the healings of Jesus were
confined to functional disorders. On
! the other hand, if they admit that
) Jesus healed organic diseases, they
: must admit that those in this age of
the world who heal according to his
; method will be able to do likewise.
Christian Scientists are well aware
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