The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-07-07
When II Comes to Giving Christian
Science Lecture In the capl-
tol He Was There for
Sure.
EVERYBODY WAS CURED
Himself, Wife and Son Recovered by
Mental Healing and He Believes
It Better Than Sur
geon's knffe.

WASHINGTON, July 7.-One Of the
most remarkable addresses ever made
In the staid United States senate was
delivered by Senator John Downey
Works Of California, one OF the latest
additions to the insurgent ranks OF
that body. There was no politics In
his address, but portions OF It were
extremely personal, and 1t stands with
the speeches made by Gen. Gordon Of
Mississippi on his retirement after q
very short tenure, and with the
speech OF William Lorimer, defending
himself and his right to seat In the
| senate.
Senator Works remarks we're d.
rected to bill providing for the es.
| tablishment Of bureau of public
health, and were in part in reply to
Senator Owen of Oklahoma. He de-
Tended Christian Science, and one en-
tering the senate chamber while that
| portion Of his speech was being de-
| livered would have imagined he was
attending Christian Science exper-
fence meeting The personal part of
| Senator Works speech was filed with
human interest, as he told how he
had become converted to 1t and how
1t had been the means of curing his
whole family OF ills which afflicted
them. The Christian Science Herald
correspondent Immediately arranged
for copy of the remarks and the
speech undoubtedly will be spread
broadcast by the adherents of the doc
trine.
Senator Works made strong plea
for mental healing and said he spoke
from personal knowledge In refuting
, It's enemies and detractors. The sem
ator said he had been cured of per-
sistent malady, which he feared
threatened his early dissolution. AS
t last resort he placed himself in
) the hands of Chritsan Science heal
1 er and was restored to health. His
/ wife also was cured after an illness of
fifteen years from disease which the
a regular medical profession said
Q would yield only to the surgeons
r knife. She was restored to health in
:. three treatments, Senator Works
l. said.
a The third cure to be wrought In
the same family was that OF the son,
# from the drink habit The young man,
$ at the close of long debauch. de-
h clared he felt inspired, in view of the
d wonderful healing effect of Christian
e Science upon his father and mother,
Is to try the cure himself.
e. "a Christian Science practitioner
l. was called in and my son has not
e taken drink from that time to this
IT seven years. said Senator Works
"Once before he had overcome the
temptation for the period OF eleven
months, but the craving was always
= with him, but since he took the
" Christian Science treatment this de.
sire has been abolished.
In Senators may say to themselves
1T is all delusion, but I want to say
that If 1t Is I hope the delusion will
not be dispelled. 1t has healed the
an fering and sin and frequently beer
ls, more effective than the surgeons
I'D knife
I'D Continuing, he declared there wa!
ee no antipathy between Christian Scien
" lists and the regular medical profes
sion so far as the former were con
cerned that scientists recognized th
medical profession as good and use
full and its work as beneficial to mar
IN kind in relieving suffering and healin
diseases.
he In opposing the bill offered by Ser
ator Owen of Oklahoma providing fo
the creation of a national bureau c
health. he charged that bargain ha
he been struck between the medical o
ed fcers of the government and th
yn, American Medical Association as
es- the form of the bill He wanted
Mt know what this bargain was. He r
of. ferred to DR.. A. M. Mccormick chai
man of the committee on organizatio
OF the American Medical Associatio
as the walking delegate of the do
tors trust