Bisbee daily review., 1911-02-21
SCIENCE HEAL ER HELDFORTRIAL-
 IN NEW YORK

NEW YORK. Fe0. Willis Yer non Cole. the Christian Scientist healer. who was arrested or the charge of the County Medical So cIety that he practised medicine without & license, was held yester- ! day by Magistrate Fresehi for trial in Special Sessions. The nearing was in the library of the District attorney. in the Criminal Courts | Building. MT. Cole was paroled in the custody of his counsel.
 These proceedings are welcomed | by the faith of which he is a mem her, Christian Scientists say. as it gives them the opportunity for the | testing of the law regarding the | practice of the healing art Ac- l cording to the present statute it is permissible to practise healing as a tenet of religion. This is con strued by Christian Scientists as giving them recognition as practi- tioners The opponents of Christian Science are as eager to bring the matter to a conclusion.
 William Trayers Jerome. formerly district attorney, has been retained by the Christian Scientists to take the matter. if need be. to the high est tribunals of the country.
 MT. Cole was arrested on January ] last IL was charged that he pre- scribed for Mrs. Isabella Goodwin. a police matron doing detective work. She said she suffered from palpitat.0n ca the heart when she called at his office. No. 225 Fifth avenue. She testified that she paid S2 and that MT. Cole prayed over her and declared she would recover The practitioner was arrestend on warrant issued by Chief Magis. [ trate McAdoo.
 At one time the County Medical Society disclaimed responsibilitv fol
 Mrs. Goodwin's course. but noA that the issue Is joined appears .u the role Cf complainant.
 In de .yeiiGs his opIn.oa Mag istrate Present. said in part: Counsel for the defendant ha, . waived the question as to whether
 or not the facts sworn to bv tb, complSining witness constitute treat
 ment within the meaning of tn, practice of medicine as the same
 IS defined in the statute.
 The constitution of the stat, guarantees to all mankind the ire,
 exercise and enjoyment of religioui ? pgoiession and worship. But it il ? also said that the liberty of con
 science hereby secured shall not b l so construed as to justify acts in s consistent with the peace and safe
 ty of this state.
 , I must hold that the defepdan
 received no greater liberties bv in , exception provided in the Dubli 1 health law than he enjoyed unde , the state and federal constitutions , The freedom of religions cannot b ' crime.
 T am of the opinion thai fb
 practise of the treatment of sicl
 ness and disease by inaudibIe pra1
 CT, as taught in Science and Healfl z violates the law of this state ! Our laws recognize disease as U Sflnt reality to be met and grappIe 7 with as such. To secure Inc sas, | " and protect the health of tb
 peoilc or the public from the act j. Of incompetent persons fine I'd, pIescrioes the qualifications of thos n Who shall be allowed to attempf in t cure or healing Of disease.
 must rule that religion is h, r yo 1 judicial interference SO lor
 as cne keeps it to himself and doe
 not teopardise others; but the mn, e mcnt there is an invasion of fb Il rights Of the people of the stat, d men the state may intervene for i, y own protection and preservation ,. Eugene R. Cox, chairman Inf tb e Christian Science Committee in p,,l V lcation here said;
 1" The action of Magistrate Fraso, a uoeS lot mean anything serious fro, n the point Of view of tbe Cbrisfia
 eclentists Il viii cause no Dartnrl
 ar einonS us, for there ia = constitutional point involved in ,t
 interpretation of the law. which <,
 gre sure will be dicided in o, Iavor. That point relates to et
 I,ght or the people co enjoy religior ioerty Gnmolested.
 When the County Medical s
 Slety succeeded, four years ago
 haVing the law governing inc ,r,
 llee of medicine in this state amen, 1
 eu' It was compelled to include
 provision which guarantees th.
 nothing in it shall interfere ,,,i, ! Religions Isl,-,..... rNiE Wlt