The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1911-12-15
Praises Christian Science.
,ditor Daily Chieftain:

My attention has been called TO an
editorial expression IN the Chieftain
of the 1st, in which the statement is
advanced that the speech of United
Stares Senator Works made in opposi-
ton 10 the Owen bill seeking the es
tablishinent of department of heslth,
was in reality an attack on the Amer
lean Medical Association, and a 0e.
Tense CT Christian Science" Supple
menting this statement the Journal Of
the American Medical Association IS
quoted 70 this effect, 1T is singular
how indignant adherents of Mrs. Eddy
always become when incredulous and
hard-headed people ask for facts The
impression is sought to be made to
the effect that Senator Works and
Others has declined to give the help
of God, therefore ''his case rests prae-
tically on his reputation for veracity." /"
Now ! know that the editorial love
of fair play will be willing to concedc
that the yeracity of such man as
Senator Works cannot be impeached
by innuendo. His life history is an
open book. Elevated to high judicial
position in California and now repre-
|senting that state in the United States
senate, an impeachment of such a man
would seem an impeachment of that
splendid state. Our own Senator Owen
would not say a word derogatory of
him; on the contrary Senator Owen
has spoken to me of Senator Works
in the most complimentary terms; and
that since Senators Works speech.
Now in connection with the medical
association of Los Angeles asking for
more definite information about The
ailments of which Senator Works had
been healed through Christian Science
surely there must be some mistake
about this. The Los Angeles case of
the People VS.. Merrill Reed ct al, and
which was heard in 1903, is full of
sworn testimony in connection with
healing work in Christian Science.
Surely it may be taken as granted that
had the medical association of Los
Angeles eyinced any great desire TO
know more about Christian Science
work in practical healing, the mem.
bers thereof would have consulted the
Los Angeles case, and CLEANED official
information. This should be true as
to any one making unnecessary ad-
verse criticism.
l am enclosing with this, clippings
from New York Sun, and New York
Herald, which may be of interest to
any and all who may be honestly and
fairly investigating Christian Science
in connection with what it is doing and
what it has done for mankind. send
these because the sermon mentioned
in these write-ups was delivered by
Rev. Dr. Ottarson of Bethany Congre-
gational church, New York City. He
cities many cases of healing by Chris
tai Science, healing which came un-
der his personal observation. | wish
you could find space for one of these
interesting news items.
am also mailing under separate
cover full copy of Senator Works
speech, You will find that only a
small portion thereof is devoted to a
frank, honest and truthful history Of
his experience in Christian Science.
Now just a word in connection with
'how indignant adherents" of Chris
tian Science become when hard
headed people ask for facts" ! beg
leave to say that our literature is wide
ly distributed, in reading rooms near
Vinita, that is to say, at Muskogee,
Wagner Miami and other places
earnest searchers for light may find
our literature to be freely read or pur.
chased, as desired At these places
there are held on every Wednesday
SNGAlHS lCSblllOIltdl lnCSIiuES dI WulCu
instances of healing through Christian
Science are given by the beneficiaries
themselves; by the reputable citizen
ship of these places. So if one be
really anxious to know about Chris
tian Science the truth is at your very
doors.
The following bylaws from our
Church Manual should make it very
plain that Christian Scientists do not,
at least they should not become 'in-
dignant, if by this the impression is
sought to be conveyed that they be-
come angry and wrought up: Article
VIII, section 26: A member of this
church shall not publish, nor cause to
be published, an article that is UNI
charitable or impertinent towards re-
ligion, medicine. the courts. or the
laws of our land.
This does not mean, we should not
correct misapprenhensions and mad