The Republican journal., 1922-04-27
printed by Request)
ALBERT F. GILMORE

,.,hsrt F. Gilmore in The Literary Review
of the New York IN. " Evening Post.
Published in the Sentinel by requesu
7, ;s openly apparent to the casual read
of Professor Riley's review of THE
0,;mbv Manuscripts" that his view is
~ of The antagonist of Christian Science
Inf upon strengthening his precoDceived
Donclusions, rather than that OF the book
.ov;ewer undertaking to fairly evaluate
.Se contents of a new volume. Hls iesire
20 discredt Mrs. Eddy and to destroy her
teachings appears IN the first paragraph IN
charge of plagiarism on the ground that
Ouimby originated or coined the phrase
..Uhr;st;an Science" | have at hand a
~ written by Bishop Adams of Wis
oUs;n and copyrighted in 1850. entitled,
HFisments of Christ an Science" Its
antents bear no likeness to the teachings
Ss CHRISTIAN Science, yet it shows con-
oirsively that the term was current at
i.sst decade before, as is stated, Quimby
s.St used it, completely disproving the
lain that Mrs. Eddy necessarily borrowed
-, him the name she gave her dis
nverv. Moreover, it is significant that
&.bsse words do not appear in his writings
nil after he had met Mrs. Eddy
Neither Ouimby nor Mrs. Eddy origi
a,ad the idea that the cause of disease is
"antal. likewise the cure. Mental healing
"a evnonents centuries before Quimby
~ his contemporaries either thought or
,rote of this subject. The International
Cncyclopedia (Vol. XIV, 413) saws OF men.
-, science: "Egnhard, an intimate of
ch.rlema ene, was the first to make re-
.orded observations in any way analogous
modern mental healing" Julius A.
n,ssser patient of Quimby and pro-
oOter Of New Thought, in 'The True His
sorv of Mental Science" states: "The
ioundstion principles of what we now
5erm mental science are shown by history
~ have been largely understood by the
$b;losophers of all ages" Accepting the
eviewer's statement that plagiarism is
Ike question of priority in patents, !"
rben we examine the literature of the
middle decades of the nineteenth century
We find coterie of writers upon mental
healing. some of whom published works
bn the subject before the dates OF Quinn
by's manuscripts. Some OF these authors
here practitioners of different phases OF
mental healing, among them being John
Bovee Dods, the Rev. w. +. Evans, and
ndrew jackson Davis. Quotations from
ISlDQle one Ol tuCSC Wiii SCi vC W iho'SoeN
{he type of thought current at that time.
"Six Lectures on the Philosophy of
Eesmerism" Mr.. Dods states: "All mo-
ian and power originate in mind, and as
lie human spirit, through an electro-mag-
etic medium, comes in contact with
natter, so the infinite spirit does the
nme." In the PHILOSOPHY of Electrical
Mythology" Mr.. Dods said: "Mind is
Ne first great moving cause; II am well
ware that mental and physical impress q
cus may be termed causes of diseases;
no. Mind, or spirit, is above all and
soutely disposes of and controls all. !"
om these and other writings OF similar
nor it is manifest that Quimby express
b the thought that was current with his
edecessors and contemporaries In regard
the mental cause and cure of disease.
While seeking relief from bodily ills
ich she knew to have mental cause
s. Eddy discovered the Science of being
divine law. Upon these fundamental
Is she developed system of religion
practice explained in the Christian
ence textbook; but as her fundamentals
e original with her as well as the rule
method, it was by no means rlagiar-
to employ words and terms used by
ers-in fact, she could do no less The
xnOI Ol uCW MCthoo ~
eessity uses terms, signs, and symbols
hployed in general by others who have
eceded him; but he is by no means gull
of the charge of plagiarism if the system
develops is original with himself. The
qion known as Christian Science orlgi-
ed with Mrs. Eddy, and neither sophls-
Misrepresentation, nor falslty can
troy the ia cts.
rofessor Sorely, in volume Just pub
led on English philosophy, speaks OF
empirical logic of John Stuart Mill and
ideas of Darwin (which Spencer work.
into system" of philosophy; yet he
not even hint at charge OF plagiar-
None of these writer's on the varl
phases of mental cure of diseases nor
Quimby Sc. forth the fundamental
things of Christian Science, including
facts of being, the truth about God,
and the universe; no more did these
tiers discover the law by which Jesus
his disciples healed the sick. Mrs.
by, on the other hand, did discover dl-
- law, its method and application; and
proved the validity of her discovery
Ond possibility of refutation by dong
works performed by Jesus and his dis
es, healing the sick not by hypnotism.
mersm, or magnetism, but by the
cation of divine law, the power OF
d-invoked through the prayer of
erstanding-upon human minds and
es.
hristian Science Christianizes human
bciousness, destroying disease by the
00er Of the Christ. In this discovery
Eddy was the pioneer, with no ex-
ar except Christ Jesus and his dis
IS. Apparently Quimby got his ideas
the study of disease, from the carnal
with its beliefs of sickness and dis
On page 277of The Quimby Man
1pts" he says, 'Tt is necessary to say
have no religious belief" Also on
2l7, Prayer contains no knowledge
only leaves men in ignorance and su-
ation." The first chapter of Science
Health begins, "Ths prayer that re
ms the sinners and heals the sick is an
olute faith that all things are possible
iod "a spiritual understanding of Him,
unsettled love-" With Mrs. Eddy the
ie was the source of inspiration.
mby's was purely mortal or human
remedy; Christian Science is spirit
and therefore scientific, treatment.
rs Eddy, long i'll, sought healing from
nby and temporarily believed herself
Pnted by his treatment. To under
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