The Dickinson press., 1909-03-06
NEW TEACHINGS

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planned BY Rev. w. ]. Brown in
Series of Lectures. New Idea
Meets Widespread Approval.
The Emmanuel Movement is receiving
the attention Of thinking people through
out this country at the present time and
to give the people Of Dickinson a
clear idea Of what this movement is
and the many good features for the pro-
noting Of health and happiness which
it possesses. Rev. W. ]. Brown is Civ
ing a series. of sermons on the subject
at the Congregational church during the
Sunday evenings of Lent.
The following are extracts from the
sermon of last Sundays.
THE Emmanuel Movement. q new
application Of the religion of Jesus.
was started, so far as the public
proclamation of the principles of it is
concerned. in November of, the year
1906. in a series Of Sunday night adj
dresses in Emmanuel Episcopal church,
Boston. The rector is Dr.. Elwood
Worcester, the originator of the move
ment. His chief assistant is Dr..
Samuel McComb. a thoroughly trained
physician and clergyman; along the
lines of psychology. D.. Worcester.
before going to Boston to enter the
pastorate, was professor in psychology
and the history of philosophy in Lehieh
University.
This movement has so far progressed
that schools of its principles are in
operation in many of the churches of
the leading Protestant denominations.
To this new movement all creeds are
welcomed, and have come. Not only
is the union of Christianity ana Science
advocated, but also there is advocated
the union of all faiths in the work of
healing.
The Emmanuel Movement in essence
is this: THE power of mind, in the
overcoming of physical disabilities
where such disabilities are influenced
or caused by the mind. the easement
of the mind itself all superinduced
by faith and a strong healthy moral
consciousness. No new dogmas are
imposed by this movement; it is simply
a combination of the prayers and faith
of believers, with the efforts of sound
scientific help"
Its basic principles are founded on
three AGENCIES. First: Moral re-edu-
cation. Second: Waking Suggestion.
Third: Spiritual Hypnosis. These
are applied only in the treatment Of
certain groups of disorders. the latter
especially, only in the case of such as
alcoholism, and fixed ideas, etc.. and
they not only say that this part of him
must be taken care of by the physician
and the other by the minister of re.
ligion !; but that the work of the minister
and the physician, because the sphere.
in which they each operate are so inter.
related, must be unified in the endeavol
together, to make the man whole
They recognize this fact, that man il
a unit, and that the state of his min.
accounts largely for the condition of hit
body and that the healthful spirit may
if the man be willing to let the healtl
of the spirit do further service. ALLOW
that health to become a curative force t
the entire body.
We no longer, because of ignoranc
and superstition, ascribe disease t
mysterious and malevolent spirits Nv
recognize in the case of disease that
law has been broken, and normal .lif
disregarded. Out of this is an appea
for a new salvation. that shall pu
health, hope and happiness in the wa
of all.
1t is not any longer a question anon
an ever rapidly increasing majority q
Christian believers as to whether tn
church is the servant of the whole man
The church in this movement. propose
to aid in curing diseases through tn
direction of powers at the command q
Christian faith and truth. 1t may b
called faith cure, power of suggestion
: psychotherapy. or Christian psychology
the name does not matter much; til
fact remains that the church woul
supplement medicine with ethical ides
and religious emotions.
The first method of cure is confession
wherein the patient unburdens himse
of his worries, makes known his follie
and indulgences that 60 back for year.
which grip him and bind him to hi
present diseased condition. Dr.. Wol
cester says there is a large benefit to ii
sufferer in his opportunity to free hi
mind to a sympathetic friend or lister
er. Emphasis is laid on the fact the
there must exist confidence betwee
spiritual leaders and their people, th