The herald. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1905-1953, 1920-10-14

Religion and medicine are question
Of vital import 10 all mankind The
have been 50 regarded from the eariies
periods of human history and The
search for a more satisfying religion
and "a more successful method of heal
ing disease has gone on continually
To-day there are hundreds OF religion.
denominations and well nigh count
less professions of faith. all OF which
are constantly changing with the prog
ress Of human experience ON III,
other hand the various theories as &,
the cause and cure Of disease. advanced
by scores Of medical schools. are
changing 50 rapidly IT Is exceedingly
difficult 10 keep pace with them. Every
change is deemed progress by the ad
vocates Of material methods Of heal
ing. and the person who hesitatPS "a
accept any new theory advanced is
considered behind the times. Ii can
be seriously questioned. however
whether the theories OF today are ia
advance OF those Of Yesterday if they
are 10 be judged by results accom-
pIished
There are many hopeless invalids
who would gladly exchange all their
worldly possessions for the priceless
blessing of good health They have
tried every known material remedy
and tested every method of healing.
but all TO no purpose. When all earth
" things have failed and there is not
the sick have frequently voiced their
anguish in the language Of the prophet
is there no balm in Gilead: is there
no physician there?"
Thus the failure of material rene
dies to heal has caused not few per
sons to lose faith in the efficacy Of
spiritual teachings. and while ii may
seem strange that one should lose
faith in religion because medicine had
failed to restore him to health. yet
such is the fact and it has come about
in this way. Many persons have turn
ed to religion, after the skill of phySi-
clans has been exhausted. hoping they
might find in the teachings of the
church something that would help
them. When they asked why they
were not healed of their infirmities,
they were told it was evidently God
will for them to suffer They were
assured that the aGliCtiOn would in
some way work out great spiritual
60 nd
should be resigned to the divine will.
Finding no comfort in such a doctrine
they turned away in despair and in
many instances they even rebeled
against God.
How different has been the expert.
ence OF the many thousands who re
jOice to tell of the great good which
came to them through Christian
Science at this point in their expert
ence. When they turned in this direC-
tion for help they were told that di-
sease and suffering are no more a part
of Gods plan than is sin, and this
sweet assurance brought hope and
courage in the hour of darkness and
doubt When they were restored to
health through obedience to Gods
spiritual law. as taught in Christian
Science, it was to them proof positive
that the fundamental teachings of this
Science are scientific, Christian, and
practical Is it any wonder they have
not ceased to give thanks unto God
for His goodness and for His many
wonderful works? Should they be con-
sidered a strange people because it
has been their sacred privilege to eX-
perience the healing benefits of print
tive Christianity? Should they not
rather be accepted as living witnesses
Of Gods love and power to heal the
sick in this and every age?
The experience of those who have
found healing in Christian Science
proves that Truth is the remedy for
both sickness and sin Humanity
seems to have lost sight of one very
important fact which was demon
strated in the beginning of the Chris
tian era. namely, that religion and true
medicine are from the same source
and cannot be separated, either in the
DRY or practice. 1t is the prevailing
opinion that there can be no COnneC-
ton between religion and medicine be
cause the former has to do with Spirit
and spiritual laws, while the latter is
altogether material This is true of
medicine as generally defined and
practiced, but il should be understood
that medicine means a way of healing
and has a higher Specification than
that usually attached to it by material
systems. 1t is fact so well estab-
lished IL cannot be questioned that the
most effectual system ever brought to
human recognition and Christianity
as It was taught and demonstrated by
its Founder. Jesus of Nazareth. are
one and identical When the Chris.
tianly scientific method of healing
sickness and sin is understood. the
oneness of religion and medicine will
be acknowledged by all.
The healing of sickness by spiritual
means alone continued throughout the
first three centuries of the Christian
era. or just so long as il was con-
sidered an essential part of religious
teaching and practice In this age
Christian Science is demonstrating