Article March 2, 1907 Issue

BE FAIR TO CHRISTIAN SCIENCE

Daily World-Herald

The various bills emanating from the medical profession recently introduced in the legislature, purporting to safeguard the practice of Christian Science, constitute in effect an attack upon it. Each should be entitled, "A bill for an act to put the control of the practice of Christian Science into the hands of its enemies." These bills all subject the practice of Christian Science to the control of the "Board of Health," which is another name for the medical profession, and unfortunately the medical profession has not yet adopted towards Christian Science that attitude of toleration and appreciation to which its achievements entitle it. It remains intolerant and antagonistic and is not qualified to give Christian Science the square deal which American sentiment calls for. The World-Herald is not an advocate of Christian Science, but it is an advocate of fair play. It recognizes the achievements of medicine and surgery, but it also recognizes the achievements of Christian Science, which are at least equally susceptible of proof.

As a newspaper the World-Herald is in a position to know and to say that the evils, dangers, and mistakes arising from the practice of Christian Science in this community are among the least of the things calling for legislative interference or regulation. Several years ago, when this matter was up on a former occasion, the World-Herald made this comment:—

"If Christian Science is meritorious it has equal right with other beliefs to exist. If it is without merit it will die out of its own inherent weakness. In either view of the case there is no call for legislation concerning it."

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