The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1911-07-07
DEFENDS CHRISTIAN SCIENCE
SENATOR Works SAYS CT RED
HIM, MS WIFE AND son.
He Fears the Biii Establishing a National
Health Bureau Would Discriminate IN
Favor Of Regular Doctors ATTACKS
golfers" and the "DOctOrs Trust.


golfers" and the "D0ctOrs Trust.
WASHINGTON. July o. Senator John ID.
Works Of California made n remarkable
speech in the United States Senate to-day
in which he defended Christian Science
and told his colleagues how he and mem
bers Of his family had been healed OF their
infrn,ities by practicing it.
The Senator's frank avowal of his faith
in the efficacy of Christian Science tfea'-
ment and his recital of his family expert
ences surprised and interested his coll
leagues He was speaking in opposition
to a bill introduced by Senator Owen OF
Oklahoma creating u department OF
public health.
The galleries showed fair representa-
ton of Christian Science followers who
came with knowledge in advance as to
the character of the speech. They indi-
Gated their appreciation by smiles and
mods Of approval.
Senator Works was heartily congratu-
lated by Senator Clapp of Minnesota a.
the conclusion. The Senator from Mime
sota is a regule" attendant al the Christian
Science church in Washington, and has
been believer in the healing power OF
the Christian Science faith for many years.
His confidence is based on his own expert
ences in being cured of an aggravated
case of rhcumatis ism that had baflcd regu-
lar physicians.
There is at least one other Senator " ho
| attends regularly the Sunday readings of
the Christian Science Church. but he was
not present to-day to hear Senator Work,
The Senator from California declared
that the bill to create department OF
, public health was designed to create a
doctors trust" His opposition to the
| inc asure is shared by all Of the Christ ian
Scientists of the country. who have been
petitioning Congress in opposition to the
Owen bill and maniiestng their hostility
| in other ways.
senator Works stated that he himself
had been cured of persistent malady
| which he feared threatened his death
| As a last resort nc placed hirnself{m the
hands OF a Christian Science healer and
| was restored 20 health. His wife was
also cured after an illness of fifteen
years with disease which regular
doctors said would yield only 10 the
| surgeons knife. She was restored to
health in three treatments. SAID senator
Works.
The third cure to bc wrought in the
same family wes that of the son from the
drink habit The young man az the close
Of a long debauch declared he felt in
spired. in view OF the wonderful healing
effect Of Christian Science upon his father
| and mother, to try the cure himself.
| A Christian Science practitioner was
called in and my son hes not taken a
drink from that time to THE. seven years.
said Senator AW orks. --Once before he
had overcome the temptation for the
period of eleven months. but the craving
was always with him, but since he tool,
the Christian Science treatment this
desire has been abolished.
Senators may say TO themselves, III
is all deluson.' but ! want to saw that
IL 1t ia | hope the deusion will not t.,
dispelled IT has healed the sick. saved
men and women from suffering and sin
and frequently been more elective than
the surgeons knife"
| Continuing he declared there was nc
antipathy between Christian Scientists
and the regular medical procession so far
as the former we're concerned; that Scien-
lists recognized the medical profession as
goot. and useful end its wori, as beneficial
to man:;ind n relieving suffering and heal
ing diseases.
In opposing the bin offered by Senator
Owen OF Oklahoma providing for the
creationccf q national bureau OF health
ne charged that n bargain had been strucl
between the medical officers Cf the Gov
} ernment and the American Medical Asso
, citation as 10 the form Of the bill ii
} wanted 80 know what this bargain was
He alluded to DR.. A. NJ. McC Cormick
. chairman of the committee on organiza
ton Of the American Medical Association
: as "the walking delegate Of the doctors
trust
tdcerting to the series of articles re-
Gently appearing in CoU,et's Wce'u oI
the aubiect If Christian Science and tn
g Or posed national bureau Of health, h
! offered mass Of correspondence whicl
I he said had passed between the edito
:. Of Golfers and the officers of the Nations
2 League for Medical Freedom, and ais
J offered a number Of afiidavits which h
! asfcd to have published IN the tonores
sionri Rseorf. saying
Those articles i'll Golfers were no
r only false but | believe We're lnowiugl
and maliciously false"
He mentioned tho controversy owe
:. the adoption OF uniform system o
charges by physicians in all parts of tn
Mccormick urging such an agreemer
among all doctors in each conmunit
i whether they were members of the M
!, tional association or not, He said d.
- Mccormick III connection with his wor
y rs n walking delegate was advocatin
9 this plan.
Calling attention to the provision OF tn
o hill which prevented any "recognito
!. any school Of medicine" Senator Work
. expressed the fear that this might b
4 construed to gave the right 10 refus
, recognition to every class OF healer
. except the regular medical practitioners
u Senator Owen of Oklahoma interrupe
TO ask if tho bill could he perfected by tn
! addition OF any words making PLANE
u the meaning that no discrimination wa
contemplated or could he practised
q Il do not think it could" said Senate
!, Works, "for the trouble would Re inev
y tably connected with the control of tn
y board by one school or the other" ii
U said he would oppose as strongly 1odGin
control of the board in Christian Scicntis,
0 as in the regular school of physicians.
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