The Denver Jewish news., 1919-08-06
Jews and Christian
Science
WHEN AND WHY A JEW Turns
TO CHRISTIAN SCIENCE.
By SAMUEL N. DEINARD.


first attracted to it because Of its
pretended healing powers. He is all
ing. He has consulted a legular ply
slcian, who is prescribing this, that,
or the other thing, and is subjecting
him to one or another. treatment. But
the patient sees no improvement in
his condition; he is perhaps growing
i worse. He tries another physician, or
specialist, with the same result He
is advised to submit to an operation.
But he is undecided; he is afraid of
the knife.
In the meantime some friend or ac-
Quaintance. in his sympathy with the
| sufferer, suggests Christian Science.
Why not give. it trial? 1t surely can
do no harm. 1t is not quite as ex-
pensive as medical treatment and
drugs, and is supposed to effect won
derfuI cures.
Or it may be that Christian Sci
enlist gets hold of our patient and
uses all his persuasive powers to in
duce him to consult healer. He fin
ally consents. What will not a per-
son do to regain health and happi-
ness? S9
After few s0-called treatments, 10,
our patient actually begins to feel i'm
proved in health. His progress be-
comes perceptible, and after while
he finds himself cured, and all that
without doctors, without tormenting
treatments, without drugs, and at
comparatively much smaller expense.
1t is apparently the result of Christian
Science healing.
1t does not require much further
argument to induce such one to be-
come an enthusiastic devotee of the
cult, and to Join the church. He ut
the same time, and as a matter of
course, breaks whatever Affiliations he
had with his former fellow-Jews.
How HA Is Cured.
Is our patient really cured. and how
l,as the cure been effected? This is
the important question. There can be
no doubt that Of those who give up
doctors and drugs, and receive Christ
ian Sciences cheerful message that
they are not sick at alt, because there
is no disease, sickness Is only mortal
error, the product Of mortal mind"
many are actually cured. The healer's
treatments, which consist Of repeated
harping on this Christian Science form
ula and its variations, and the read
iugs Of SO many pages Of Science and
Bealth" have only added the element
Uf suggestion" which has great cura-
tive value in nervous disorders.
That in many cases where the dis
ease is deep-seated, organic, and far
advanced. no cure is effected; that.
in spite Of all heaIers, and all Of Mrs.
Eddy's inspired wisdom, the disease
terminates fatally. while the treatment
Of skilled, scientific, and honest ply
sician might have saved the patients
life, is also true. In such cases
Christian Science, In dissuading the
patient from availing himself of the
best knowledge and skin that medical
science affords, is doing great harm.
We know that Christian Science de-
votees also die, altho consistent Christ
ian Scientists get out of the difficulty
by declaring that there is no death.
The patient simply passed on
Granting all that, the question still
remains: How does Christian Science
produce its many cures? Simply by
keeping the petient from drugs, which
are often injurious to the system in
stead Of beneficial, and by cheering
him with the thought that there is
nothing serious the matter with him.
that he is on the road to rapid recov-
cry, thus giving nature a chance to
restore the lost energy, and to heal
the irritated and diseased parts of the
body.
Nature Is the best healer. Mans
skill, and his knowledge of natures
processes, may help natures curative
work along; while his ignorance, stup-
idity. negligence, and wickedness, may
baffle and defeat her best efforts. So
great is natures power to heal and to
| repair, that often patient RECEIVERS In
spite of all that quacks may do. 1t is
ihep that the quack or the healer
claims credit for the cure.
Man can greatly further nature,
healing processes by keeping the pa
TENTS mind free from fear and wor-
ry, by. inspiring him with hope and
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