Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-02-05
Senator Works Talks Christian Science in Senate
Californian Urges the United Promote o

WASn ngtOr- - Christian Science
hsaifnE Vas discussed In the United
s,a:ss senate Tuesday By Senator John
D. Works OF California He termed
Christian Science the one perfect sys-
Ten % bsals1g and characterized ma
tsr!a zedica as experimental. uureii-
able Rnd dangerous. RE told OF his
orr healing By Christian Science and
oreEsuted testimonials OF SIS other au-
tsenfioafed cases Of healing. ore OF
which Naa a letter from another seua-
tSr who v-ts present
The speech. which consumed three
h0urs % Tuesdays session. and vas re
sar.si thts morning vas a criticism OF
ne federal public health service. which
rervics. the senator said. was doui-
hated b. the American Medical asso-
cation and conducted FOR the promo
tIoa % the ailopathic school % medi-
efre nd at the expense OF all othes
rysrsms % healing Certain political
aocfo-s. he said. were trying TO gain
a monopoly % the healing business By
IerfsIatinE 0ut % existence all other
methods % healing. including Christ
tan science. The government should
n0r aid the Advancement OF one school
% medicine. he said. bat should seek
the good In all systems or healing.
As specie solution Of the difficulty
The senltor proposed a complete reor-
sarizntiOn 81 the public health serv-
iea. placing ar its head not a doctor
bat a man Of broad. Humanitarian
ds1i8 who could look beyond the
horisou OF his particular branch OF
leaning.
One Perfect Healer.
History has disclosed but one per
fect Healer OF both SIN and disease 4
said But I think I shall show be
fore have concluded that there is a .
perfect Principle and system OF heal /
luE which. II rightly and understand .
iuEiy applied. will prevent or cure any .
and every disease of whatever kind or
nature The failure 20 heal any dis
ease On given case is not the fault OF
the healing principle. but results from
the erroneous attempted application OF
The world has been taught for cen
turtles 20 believe that religion per
tains only 20 the spiritual: that man IS
o. material being and can be healed
when he IL sick only BY material /
means. and that the only resort in case
% disease Is the doctor and his drugs.
Consequently their faith IN the doc
Tor has become a fixed fact The great
masses OF the people believe that God. !
IN His wisdom. sends sickness upon I
.iis children TO punish and chasten
hem. But strange as II may seem.
hey az once question the divine de- s
rec and resort TO the doctor FOR re- I
lei from It's effects. Thus they array I
he doctor against God IN the hope that 8
BE- may Illustrate the divine purpose d
Whenever We look into the work OF &
hs medical practitioner ue find incom- a
etency. negligence. uncertainty. con Z
1siou and differing views among $
Most OF them are honest 8
I'd sincere. Many 81 them are com I
eteut and skiIfuL Many Of them are n
otnr their best 10 elevate their pro G
sssion and make 10 an instrument for O
pod. But the great fundamental G
-ouble f. that their principle q heal $
IE is wrong Their remedies are not q
1iy Inadequate and Intellectual; they
re- dangerous 10 life and health. h
4 Higher Law % Life.
There Is a higher law OF life and 2
saith than this. and they. IN common u
.-~ e+A Al%-t-N+A-es A-+.-l- ----- ~ @N'. I
n principle OF health and harmony z
laf they have not found. nor have a
isir unfortunate patients who suffer u
ader a system OF healing that ignores n
be- principie and leans on material
cans 70 IL n broken reed And yet -
an enlightened and Christian cOun- p
y This material and deadly system Is 81
ring bitndly imposed upon a protest =
Il and suffering people By unjust laws 70
ID By placing over them with auto ie
attic powers the men who have mis- N
keuIy devised and are practising this az
iuEcrous system Millions OF peO- az
e are crying out against these IN X
~ laws but congress heeds them "a
!. tr
Mr. President. this IS a matter
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