Arizona republican., 1911-07-09
PHOENIX. ARIZONA. JULY 2, 1911.
A Senator on Christian Science

John d. Works Of Los Angeles to the
United States senate by the legisla-
ture of California, the new senator
became the subject OF many cheerful
newspaper paragraphs because of the
story, telcgraphed from Sacramento.
that he claimed to have won his cleo
ton 10y sitting in his hotel room and
concentrating" his thoughts upon the
contest and thereby leading the legis-
Iature. 10y the silent strength Of his
Will to elect him over Mr.. Spalding-
OF course Senator Works denied re-
sponsibiity for the story. He has
made it evident, however, that the
Christian Scientists have in him a |
very bold champion. In a speech in
the senate. on Thursday last he made
the most remarkable personal decla-
ration ever heard on either floor of
congress. His speech was in oppo-
sition To the bill To create a depart
ment Of public health-a bill which
is opposed by Christian Scientists.and
10y all schools Of healing except the !
regulars" Said the new senator from
California, concerning his personal |
knowledge of the merits of Christian
Science:
Ten years ago l was a scoffer of |
Christian Science I denied and ridi- |
culcd the claims of the Christian Sci
entists of the power to heal diseases, |
but the time came when ! was forced |
to put it to the test. I had been an
invalid and a sufferer from COM
pIication of diseases for a number Of
years l suffered intensely day and
night l lost thirty pounds Of flesh
and became so weak l was unable to
do a days work. / realized that the
time was near when l would have to |
give up all work, and that death was
near at hand.
= tried all schools Of medicine, |
but they gave me little relief. Allo-
paths. homeopathic and ostcopaths
were unable to do anything for me.
An osteopath told me that my head
aches came from a displaced verte-
bra that was pressing on the spinal
cord | have no criticism TO make of
the physicians VINO ministered to me.
They all worked continually to relieve
me But l found that my relief did
not lie there.
u had no faith in Christian Sci
ence. but l was willing, everything
else having failed, TO try that remedy.
l did so and from the time 1 com
menced to take the treatment l began
10 improve Steadily, day by day, for
four months, this improvement con-
tinued. until I felt that l was fully
healed"
Then followed this astonishingly in
innate discussion of the ailments of
members of his family:
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 for relief lay in the surgeons |
knife But she was healed in three |
treatments by the Christian Science
healer From then on for the last
nine years she has been a compare |
lively healthy woman
But the experiences Of my wife |
and myself did not appeal to me as
healed Of the drink habit that 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, so that we took him into our
home and nursed him. After one of
IA nd
long spell. he said TO his mother:
- know what Christian Science |
has done for you and father. | have /
believed that l could cure myself by |
my own will, but l find 1 cannot. /
am willing you should call in a Chris |
tian Science healer to see what can
be. done for me-
From that day to this. for seven |
years. he has not taken a drink. |
While he was able to go for long
periods by his own will, without TAX
ing liquor. the desire, or thirst, or |
appetite. was always there until il |
was completely destroyed under Chris |
tan Science treatment.
This is the experience of one fam |
lily ! fancy / hear senators saying |
to themselves: It's all a delusion.'
But if it is, ! hope the delusion will
not be dispelled. II has brought |
health and hope and contentment into
hundreds of families in this country. |
It is doing that work every day and
is saving many from suffering ard
from sim
Senator Works is 10 be commended
for his engaging frankness and for
his courage in stating his convictions
in the hearing of the whole world. at
any rate. We fancy that one Of the
reasons why Christian Science has