The Wilmington morning star., 1940-02-25

IA young boy suffered with dis
charge from ear following measles.
This became complicated by the
sudden onset of inflammatory proc
ess with abscess formation behind
infected ear. Two surgeons urged
emergency operation, giving bad
prognosis, as brain was thought to
be infected. The case was handled
chiefly through the thought OF
mother. Disappearance of signs and
symptoms in five days.
Case C. instantaneous healing
organic valvular heart disease.-A
young man eked out a miserable
existence as an invalid with organic
heart disease, following multiple
attacks of acute a%rticular rheuma-
tism. He attended a free lecture on
Christian Science by a member of
the Board of Lectureship of The
Mother Church and was greatly i'm
pressed. At next subsequent attack
he received Christian Science treat
ment, resulting in instantaneous
healing. The patient returned i'm
mediately to work and to a normal
and healthy life, with mountain
climbing as a a%vocation.
Classification of Disease-Organic
and Functional
By way of summarizing the above
cases it is to be noted that each is of
the type of so-called organic disease,
so diagnosed by supposedly compe-
tent medical men. I shall discuss
briefly the classification of disease
with special reference to the widely
used Technology "organic and func.
tional" as applied to disorders OF
the body and mind, my purpose
being to show that while such a
classification may be of value tc
those handling disease on a matter
basis, it has no value to the meta
physician or Christian Scientist.
Any man-made classification Of
disease is artificial and superficial
Only those who look upon disease
as an entity, or essentially physical
could find the classification organic
and functionar' of possible value
and this value would be relative anc
superficial rather than Fundamental
or real. Structure and action, thai
is, organ and function, are but two
phases of the same anatomical OF
physiological fact. They exist ane
coexist in biological life and man
They go hand in hand, and in botl
normal and abnormal states strik,
and maintain a corresponding paral
lelism. Structure or organ make!
function, and function is organ il
action. This classification has re
suited in possible confusion O
thought and has tended to limit tn
practice of spiritual healing to Ger
tain types of disease. My remark
are for the purpose of doing ava.
with this confusion and of promotin,
the practice of spiritual healing t.
disease of every name and nature.
Man-made classification will ur
doubtedly be used by the materials
for an indefinite period of time; bu
it will find no place in ~scientifi
Christianity Of Christian Science. !
had no place in primitive Christian
ity. Certain it is that Christ Jesu
did not classify disease on any sue
artificial basis, nor did he treat dis
ease from any such superficial view
point.
Mrs. Eddy takes a most ~scientifi
stand OF the subject. She states i
no uncertain terms that Christ
Truth, heals all diseases-all type
and kinds-organic and functiona,
A number of quotations might b
given from the writings Of GU
Leader. I shall use but one (Scienc
and Health, p. 1922: christian Sc
ence heals organic disease as surel
as it heals what is called %functiona
for it requires only a fuller under
standing of the divine Principle c
Christian Science to demonstrat
the higher rule"
Mrs. Eddy the Woman of the Age
And now, my friends, I come t
that part of my address which, t
me at least, is the sweetest and tn
best. AS recorded in the Gospel az
cording to John, writing of the maj
riage feast in Cana of Galilee, Tho
hast kept the good wine until now.
1t is my opportunity, privilege, dut,
responsibility to speak to you abou
a truly great woman" the Disco,
erer, Founder, and Leader of Chrii
tan Science; and 1 approach m
subject, Mary Baker Eddy, with gel
uine and profound respect, homo,
reverence, esteem, appreciation, an
love.
I am grateful for an ever-unfolt
ing and ever-increasing %appreciatio
of and love for this refined, cultured
spiritually : minded New Englan
woman; and I am especially graft
full for the worlds recognition an
Acknowledgement of her characte
and worth. By common consent tn
world is more and more willing t
ascribe to Mrs. Eddy a high plac
among it's educational and religion
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