The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-04-18

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the word Science" On page 513
Of the textbook Mrs. Eddy writes
OF him, Jesus OF Nazareth was
the most scientific man that ever
trod the globe" He understood
fully and demonstrated completely
the Christ, Truth. He knew the
truth and prscticed 1t, proving II
TO be what Mrs. Eddy defines
Christian Science 70 be tRudimen-
tai Divine Science, p. u: the law
Of God. the law Of good, interpret
ing and demonstrating the divine
Principle and rule Of universal
harmony"
Medical Practice Not an Exact
Science
Medicine practiced materially Is
not an exact or true science. The
best that can be said of material
medicine Ii that it is a system OF
man-made theories, opinions. n.y.
potheses, conjectures. based upon
observation. experimentation, cor
relation. II Is empirical in essence
and nature, and based upon the
testimony Of the faulty senses. In
support OF this view I quote the
following medical authority: The
art OF medicine -. win never be
wholly within the control Of pure
science" tDr. David Riesman. Pro-
lessor Of Medical History. Univer-
sity Of Pennsylvania, in Medicine
in Modern Society,"" 1898. p. 1s).
The conscientious physician ad-
mits the dilemma in which he finds
himself. Many admit the fact that
medical practice has not proved
effectual in the treatment Of dis
ease. sickness. and death. They see
and acknowledge the inadequacy
of material methods of healing,
and not q few are at their wits
end-even In utter despair.
Illustrative of the situation i
quote DR.. Galdston, Information
Director, New York Academy of
Medicine; Science has left man.
kind spiritually bankrupt, because
at rock bottom science Is amoral,
not concerned with good, the true.
Unless IL mends its faults 1t will,
like blind Samson. bring down the
palace upon itself, to its own de-
struction and the irreparable hurt
OF humanity" A noted surgeon of
my adopted city was an invalid for
many years. He taught and lectur-
ed from wheel chair to which
he was confined. At his last public
appearance In Philadelphia he was
rolled TO the banquet table, a testi-
monial dinner. and made the fol-
lowing farewell statement: Look
ing back over years of service, I
cannot understand how a medical
man can be vain when he sees
anguish abroad and the medical
man forced to stand aside, impo-
tent. hopeless, and useless"
AS we look about we see a world
upset. disturbed. confused. The
physical world is dashed and torn
by wind and wave: while storm,
drought. flood, famine, and pesti-
lence stalk abroad. The social, po-
litical, economic, and industrial
world is rent asunder by strife,
strikes. war and the rumor of war.
Materialism has not stood the test,
but has given way and cracked un-
der its own strain. Academic intel
lectualism has become a babel of
tongues. Nations, kingdoms, and
governments rise and fall with
armies on the march and arma-
ments on the increase. The moral
world Is unstable and unsteady.
Old and tried standards have been
thrown overheard as new and
questionable ones are set up. The
human mind has. In belief, an in
satiable appetite for new and
strange sensations. In an effort to
forget itself, that Is. by abandon
ment, this mind draws new and
wider circles Of indulgence, there
by entangling itself in more subtle
and degrading webs of Illusion and
delusion. In an attempt TO steer
among the "Scylla and Chsrybdis"
Of material sense. the pains and
pleasures of the senses. this prodi-
gal mind strays into the far coun-
try Of deluded sense. wastes its
substance In riotous living, spends
all. and comes to grief and want.
Feeding on the 'husks that the
swine did eat" the maynard prodi-
gal Is ultimately and inevitably
wrecked on the shifting sands Of
sin and sensuality. The insentient
human body, ignorant and inno-
cent victim OF the attacks Of the
wouid-be murderer. mortal mind. Is
either capsized and sunk in the
mire of suffering, SHINING beliefs,
or. floating simlessly on the cur
rents of fleeing, whimsical fancies,
is cast adrift. Q dcrelict upon the
barren and wasted shore of a dis
torted and prevented sense.
Outside the realm and reign Of
divine Science. that Is. In the realm
and reign OF material sense. pande-
monium seems to run to its own
ruin: "for to be carnsily minded is
death"
The scientific statement Of being
Mrs. Eddy gees at once and for
all time to the very heart of the
problem. She lays bare the issue
and prescribes the remedy. In
clear. accurate. and unmistakable