Article December 3, 1910 Issue

In the Journal and Tribune of Oct. 18 appears an article...

John M. Dean—Knoxville. Tenn.

Journal and Tribune

In the Journal and Tribune of Oct. 18 appears an article from the New York Times, which, while not commented on by your paper, necessarily receives a greatly enlarged circulation with the added weight of your recognition and presumable indorsement.

In the question of the agitation of "drugless healing" by the Episcopal conference, or by any other body of people, Christian Scientists have little interest, aside from the fact that it indicates a trend of thought in the right direction and a recognition of the fact that Christian Science is making itself felt by following in the footsteps of Christ Jesus, the apostles, and the early church. However, the methods proposed by the Episcopal conference, as well as by other religionists who are engaged in a similar propaganda, differ so radically from the methods of Christian Science that the two diverge from the very outset. Christian Science healing contains no element of hypnotism, nor does it in the remotest way depend upon the action of the human mind. On the contrary, its entire dependence is placed upon the proper understanding of the omnipotence and omnipresence of the divine Mind, which is but another name for God.

If Christian Science did not really heal it is hardly possible that it would have survived to the present time, yet it has much more than merely survived—it has grown to such proportions as to attract the attention of the thinking world, and its success in healing has been so marked that it has made other religious movements wake up to the fact that they are only teaching and practising one half of the Master's command to "preach the kingdom of God, and to heal the sick." It may also be added as a self-evident truth that Jesus considered preaching and healing as absolutely inseparable. That an occasional failure can be charged to Christian Science is a very poor argument, and if the same rule were applied to any of the many systems of materia medica the answer would constitute a terrible indictment. As it is, the public hears little regarding the many cures wrought by Christian Science,—it is the alleged failures that are heralded to the world through the sensational press, and in many, many instances cases so reported have not the remotest connection with Christian Science nor Christian Scientists. Those unacquainted with its teachings too often confuse every system that purports to exploit "faith-cure" or "mind-healing," or "drugless healing," with Christian Science itself. In any event, it is well to remember that in the midst of imperfection we are simply striving for perfection, and perfection is not gained in a day.

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