The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1920-11-02
POLICE INVESTIGATE
HEALER'S METHODS
District Attorney to Get Report
on Rawson's Activities
at Raleigh.
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W thio itqutol was
II cannot divulge tho names and
addresses OF my patients without
their consent. 1 Will be unable to
give you any names until l first
write 10 those who have been helped.
Pressed for a reason why he had
not found 1t necessary to bring with
him on his trip TO America any proof
OF his healings, he said:
II have not found IL necessary"
Rawson admitted today that he
sometimes failed In giving treatments
to persons interested in his work. He
explained this by stating that the
"sub-conscious minds of his patients
are not always fitted so as to receive
treatment.
one OF the questions put TO Raw
son this morning was:
why is IT necessary, in view of
your claimed powers. for you To
wear glasses when reading? Can
you not cure yourself?
Il was suffering with poor eye
sight nineteen years ago and treated
myself" he answered. "As a result
was cured Immediately. For seven
years my eyes gave me no trouble.
AS ! became old. my sight gradu-
ally has become poorer. l have not
been treating myself. for ! feel that
shouldn't take the time from treat
ments ! give other people. 1t Is
neglect on my part. There is no harm
being done by me continuing this
way"
HAS PRIVATE INCOME
Rawson declared he had a private
income, that his wife had a private
income; that he lived modestly and
not luxuriously, that he was making
no PROFITS from his work and that
he expected to make 30 profits.
He stated he did not believe in He'll
after death.
1--WE are living in Hell now" he
said.
Rawson claims that he can tell
what is happening in Heaven. and
what will happen after death. He
learns these mysteries. he says,
through logic.
81 learn these things through logic.
After reaching my conclusions ]
prove them by practice" the healer"
declared. Il always am able - con-
vince those who pray with Inc that
my conclusions. reached through
logic, are correct.
When asked whether he gave treat
ment sto persons too poor to pay,
Rawson replied:
III CI6 idhh gave
ments without charge" he said. 'ISut
in America l do not make a practice
OF it. | cannot afford to do so. ]
must make some charge in order to
meet expenses. Daily the average
amount OF money am spending is on
the increase"
The healer declafed he believed that
90 per cent of the trouble in the world
today could be avoided if the people
knew how to pray right.
WOULD TEACH PRAYER.
The object OF my visit to America
Is to teach the people the right way
to pray" he said "If they learn this,
they can cure any disease and rid
themselves OF all SIM"
Several statements made in the Los
Angeles Times on January 10 last. and
published in the Washington Times
yesterday. were denied by Rawson.
81 never said Jesus Christ return
ed to this world in 1865" he declared.
~ never said that in London a hyp-
motto heaters place was raided by the
police, and l never said | sat in Lon
don and heard man speaking hun
dreds OF miles away"
When questioned regarding certain
companies he was connected with in
England, all of which were referred
to in the article in the Los Angeles
Times, Mr.. Rawson said:
The company which / helped to
organize in England to extract gold
from sea water did not go into bank
ruptcy. 1t still is in existence, and
has carried out all of the work which
claimed it would
Rawson said he only held few
shares of stock in the Magic Ride
-, IN, Lvx ,,I
failed and hundreds of persons lost
.arge sums of money.
This company was organized by
one of my assistants against my adj
vice" he said, lin order to help him
1 invested 500 in it."
DENIES BANKRUPTCY BLAME.
Referring to the Gilmore Copper
Company, which failed in England,
dawson said:
~ was managing director of that
company for a fortnight. Because OF
l disagreement with officials, the Of
fcials refusing to carry out my poll
cies. 1 left the concern. The bank
ruptcy occurred many years aftcp my
connections had been severed"
The Los Angeles story stated that
Iceland would not deal with Rawson
proposed project for its indus
trial, commercial, and moral de-
velopment. Rawson says of this:
$50 far as Iceland refusing to have
anything to do with me, was made
consulting engineer for that govern
ment."
Discussing his expulsion from the
Christian Scientist Church in Boston,
Mr. Rawson made this statement:
Shortly after my expulsion in
Boston, the Third Christ Scientist
Church IN London, of which I was
once a member, admitted n mistake
had been made. 1t Is pretty generally
recognized today that there was
mistake"
He states he is not a prophet him
self. but that he understands tho
prophecies Of the Bible, illustrating
this point by declaring his prophecy
In August, 1914. regarding tho world
war turned out TO be true.
Rawson gives three lectures today.
one at noon, one at , o'clock, and an
other at o'clock He will be in the
I~.ll.