Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-02-05
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organization. Dr. Lydston said. vas
the establishment OF a privileged
class from the army. navy and marine
Ecspltal medicinal services scheme
% the medical octupus~ 10 sct more
fraucuce with the government. lie
Rad c0rrespondence % show that
While The law required examinations
f5r admission 20 This corps many. n
rot most. % It's members had been al
m.ttef without any examination.
Tells % His Own Healing.
~Nr President. there & one remedy
about which I can speak with certain.
o. from M own personal experience.
e1naraed By Ike experiences that
have come under ny own observation.
waH healed IN Christian Science
elsa death was near and after ali
aops % relief through medical prae.
trl1ners had been abandoned after
iraz and faithful trial. have seen
and known % other cases Of healing
many % them organic and so-caiIesi
iaegra5fe diseases. and after medical
prac-itioners had lrivsn up the patient
a. hop@iessiy iucurabie.
u am going % call some OF these
cases ~ healing 90 the atfentiou Of
f1e senate. not Co advertise Christian
science. nor % induce any one 90 -
SOFT f1 o. Its adhererta do not pro~e-
.Ftr or advertise 90 or persuade am
or. Coz accept g.. Ny sole purpose IS
t9 show the cruel Injustice and folly
o. leE. Eating against il IN favor OF
any other means OF healing. n g saves
lives and ameliorafes sorrow ana suf.
frr.aE and reeenerates humanity nor
ally and physically where no other
relief o. to b. had. az I shall show s;
does. De- a. not only cruel. 10 Ga Grim
lnal. 90 forbid or hinder those from
doing 20 who administer its benefits
Or who resort % % for relief.
Human Agencies Fail.
-I would not have any one infer
from the showing that / am about TO
make that 90 o.. az 10 Is now admin
istered. an iufaui5Ie remedy and a.
ways heals u does fail 20 heal some
times. altogether too often. as all rem
edies must Of necessity do. when ad-
MASTERED through human. imperfect
instruments. Some OF It's patients are
disappointed and return 70 the doc
tors They have so long been sccus-
toned % be thumped and pounded
and dCsed and carved that the quiet
and silent Christian Science treatment
a too tame for them They think
nothing adequate j. being done
Doctors often boast OF this return
fo them as convincing PROOF that he
treatment Of disease In that way Is a
failure But the fact that thousands
% patients have len them for Chris
tan Science. never 90 return. or the
fact that those who do return get no
relief and are doubly disappointed. .
makes no impression on them.
-fneur7bles- Healed.
But I am prepared TO show that
while IL fails In individual cases for
reasons that cannot always be under /,
stood. 10 has healed thousands OF |
cases that under materia medica /
treatment would have been lucurab bic. |
think I can say with perfect truth 1
thar there T. no disease not subject 10 /
rs healing infuence. including all OF
rhc diseases that are given up by the
medical fraternity 70 be iucurabie. I
am Eoiug 20 give you q few OF these
cases I have taken the greatest care
in procuring these statements None
% them has been volunteered. In ev-
cry instance they have been furnished
40 my request. with an understanding
% the use I intended 20 make ofthcm-
Z have called for information from
those only upon whom I felt could
Implicitly rely"
The senator discussed 20 cases Of
Chris stan Science healing OF people Of
bis Own acquaintance. ali but three
OF them being in Los Angeles. which
be- said we're but an fuhnitcsimaI part
or the work being done IN that city
alone. lie said n he had asked pub
.fcty FOR testimonials he would have
been overwhelmed with attested cases
from thousands Of persons grateful for
their deiiverance from SIN. sickness
and sorrow.
Presents IS Testimonies
To- addition 90 the 20 cases he dis
.ussed he presented signed statements
Jf IS other cases OF so-called iucurable
organic diseases which we're secured
Tor him by q reliable friend. Alto
<etLer there were presented 50 cases OF
ieaiinE. covering distinct diseases.
almost all regarded by physicians as
rcurubie-
Many good people he said. who
10 not believe In Christian Science.
.oucede that IL Il doing great good In
ringing consolation 20 the bereaved. (
.llaying fear and healing functional or
imaginary diseases. but denying its
'ower TO heal organic diseases For {
hese they stiu believe the medical I