The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1911-07-13
RELIGIOUS SPEECH
MADE BY SENATOR
IN ADDRESS ABSOLUTELY UNI
QUE, SEN .ATOR WORKS TELLS
WHAT CHRISTIAN SCIENCE
DID FOR HIM.

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bic II speech, in many respects, as the
oldest senators have even listened
to, and perhaps one OF the most uni
que in the .Senate's history, was de-
livcred today BY Senator Works of
California, when he told how he be-
came a Christian Scientist and what
ii had done for him.
Giving his experience as he would
in a Christian Science meeting, and
exposing to the Senate family sec
rcts, Mr.. Works spoke with the ardor
OF Il convert.
Opposes Health Hurcau.
The story, II OF tho %strangcst ev-
er rclatcd.in the Senate, formed part
OF a speech in opposition to the crea-
ZION Of the department CT health and
i'll answer TO a recent attack by Sen
ator Owen of Oklahoma upon the
League for Medical Freedom.
With flankness that compelled at
tcntion Senator Works said:
Ten years ago | was Il sccffer at
Christian Science. | denied and ridi-
culed the claims of the Christian
Scientists concerning their power to
heal disease: but the time came
when | was to put it TO the test.
81 had been an invalid and "a suf-
fcrer from a complication of diseas-
cs for a number of years. | suffer-
cd intensely day and night. | lost
Thirty pounss oil flesh and became so
weak ! VAS unable 10 do a days
H.. 1 realized that the time was
ncar when | would have to give up
all work, and that death was near at
hand.
II tried all schools of medicine.
but they gave mo little relief. Allo-
paths, ~homeopaths and o%stcopaths
were unable to do anything for me.
have no criticism to make of the
physicians who ministered to ire.
They all worked conscientiGu sly to
relieve me. But Il found that my re-
lief did not lie there.
Tries Christian Science.
II had no faith in Christian
%ciencc, but | was willing, everything
else having failed, to try that rem
cdy," continued Mi. Works. 81 cid
so, and from the time | commenced
to take the treatment ! began to inn
prove. Steadily, day by day. for four
months, this improvement continu-
ed until ! felt that Il was fully heal
cd.
My wife, who had been an invalid
for fifteen years, commenced the
treatment at the same time did.
She had been told that her only
chance of relief lay in the surgeons
knife, but she was cured in three
treatments by the Christian Science
healer. From that time on, for the
last nine years, she has been a COM
paratively healthy oman
But the experience of my wife
"hN hIsSSil AlH' Aol appeal W llle DIS
strongly as did that of my SON, who
was healed of the drink habit thai
had fastened upon him. My SON
was healed after he had arrived at
the age of manhood, and after he
had become so addicted to the habit
that we nursed him like a child. The
habit had taken complete possession
of him.
Son Asks for Treatment.
After one of his unhappy expert
ences he said to his mother:
81 know what Christian Science
has done for you and for father. |
have believed that | could cure my
self by my own will, but | find
cannot. l am willing you should
call in a Christian Science healer to
sec what can be done for me-"
From that day to this, for sew
en- years, he has not taken a drink.
While he was able to go for long
periods by his will without TAX
ing liquor, the desire was always
there until it was completely Destroy
cd under Christian Science treat
ment.
This is the experience CT one
family. | fancy | hear senators say
ing to themselves, 1T is all a delu-
SION But if it is | hope the delu-
sion will not be ~dispelled. 1t has
brought health and hope and con-
tentment into hundreds of families
in this country. 1t is doing that
work every day and is saving many
from suffering and from SIN"
Senator Works said that Christian
Scientists did not profess to be per-
feet hcalers and that there never was
but che perfect healer. He declared
they were not hostile to the medical
profession.
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