Rocky Ford enterprise., 1915-02-26
Californian Urges the United
States Not to Favor One
School of Medicine, but to
Seekto Promote Good of All
METHODS CRITICIZED
Christian Science Arguments
Are Backed by Long List
of Persons Whom This
Religion Has Made Well
Reprinted from Christian Science Monitor


Reprinted from Christian Science Monitor
WASHINGTON. - Christian Sci
ence healing was discussed in the
United States Senate Tuesday, Jan.
S, 1915, by Senator John d. Works
of California. He termed Christian
Science the one perfect system OF
healing and characterized materia
medica as experimental, unreliable
and dangerous. He told of his own
healing by Christian Science and pre-
sented testimonials OF 50 other au.
thenticated cases of healing, one OF
which was a letter from another SEN
ator who was present
The speech, which consumed three
hours of Tuesdays session, and was
resumed this morning, was criti-
cism of the federal public health SER
vice, which service, the senator said,
was dominated by the American
Medical Association and conducted
for the promotion of the allopathic
school of medicine and at the ex-
pense of all other systems OF healing.
Certain political doctors, he said.
were trying to gain monopoly OF
the healing business by lcgiSating
out of existence, all other methods oil
healing, including Christian Science.
The government should not aid tne
advancement OF one school OF medi-
cine, he said, but should seek the
good in all systems of healing.
AS specific solution of the diff
Guilty the senator proposed a COM
plete reorganization of the. public
health service, placing at its head not
a doctor but man OF broad, human
itarian ideals who could look beyond
the horizon OF his particular branch
of learning.
One Perfect Healer.
"History has disclosed but one per.
feet Healer of both sin and disease
he said. But | think | shall show
before | have concluded that there is
a perfect Principle and system oi
healing which, if rightly and under
standingly applied. will prevent oil
cure any and. every disease OF what
ever kind or nature. The failure tc
heal any disease in a given case is
not the fault of the healing Princi
pie, but results from the erroneou:
attempted application of it.
The world has been taught for cen
turies to believe thai religion per
tains only to the spiritual; that maj
is a material being and can be healed
when he is sick only by materia
means; and that the only resort il
case of disease is the doctor and hi:
drugs. Consequently their faith il
the doctor has become a fixed fact
The great masses of the people be
lieve that God in His wisdom, send:
sickness upon His children to punish
and chasten them. But strange as il
may seem, they at once question the
divine decree and resort to the doc
tor for relief from its effects. Thus
they array the doctor against God
in the hope that he may Illustrate the
divine purpose
wherever we look into the work
of the medical practitioner we find
incompetency. negligence, uncertain
ty, confusion and differing views
among themselves. Most OF them are
honest and sincere. Many of then
are competent and skilful. Many ot
them are doing their best to elevate
their profession and make it an in
strument for good. But the grea,
fundamental trouble is that theii
principle of healing is wrong. Their
remedies are not only inadequate
and ineffectual; they are dangerou:
to life and health.
A Higher Law of Life.
There is higher law of life and
health than this. and they. in com.
mon with all mankind, must find it
There is Principle of health and
harmony that they have not found
nor have their unfortunate patients
who suffer under system OF heal.
ing that ignores this Principle and
leans on material means. 1t is a bro
ken reed. And yet in an enlightened
and Christian country this materia
and deadly system is being blindly
imposed upon protesting and suf'
fering people by unjust laws and by
placing over them with autocratis
powers the men who have mistaken
ly devised and are practising thi:
dangerous system. Millions of peo
pie are crying out against these un
just laws but Congress hccds then
not.
"Mr. President. this is a matter
about which there should be no co
ercion. 1t is as sacred as religion
And any law or regulation that force.
action contrary to the honest convic
tions of a citizen is a violation OF hi.
most sacred rights and of the consti
tuition of the United States. | pro
test earnestly against such laws.
appeal to Congress TO awaken anc
inform itself on this great question
affecting life, health and liberty. ant
afford relief to the people who are
suffering under these unjust laws.
81 am not asking for laws in IA
vor of any class or mode of healing
/ am asking only for freedom to fol
low their convictions OF what is bcs
for them. There should be no clas.
legislation on the subject. am only
a,king that they shall not be depriv.
ed of their rights and their libertie:
by adverse and restrictive laws in ia.
vor of and at the dictation of another
class"
Broaden Health Service.
81 would not abolish the public