Article February 21, 1925 Issue

Extracts from Reports of Christian Science Committees on Publication for the Year Ended September 30, 1924

For the Province of Saskatchewan, Canada.

It is most fitting that an expression of gratitude for the blessings of the year shall open the annual report of your Committee on Publication. During the annual session, the members of the Legislative Assembly were confronted with an "Act to amend the Medical Profession Act," which declared that all who by any means whatsoever attempted to relieve pain should be considered to be practicing medicine. I asked the aid of a barrister, and together we visited the man in charge of the Public Works, the Attorney-General, the Premier, the Health Officer, and Dr. Sahllmark, the member who introduced the doctors' bill. They all graciously received us; and while the bill had a fiery reception and passage through the House, the following amendment is now in the statutes of the province: "Nothing in this Act contained shall apply to or affect: ... those who practice the religious tenets of their church without pretending a knowledge of medicine or surgery, and provided that the laws, rules, and regulations relating to contagious diseases and sanitary matters are not violated." The kindly attitude of the Minister of Health, I wish especially to mention, as naturally his view was very important. The Minister of Public Works also aided considerably by visiting in our behalf certain other Ministers. It is an opportune moment for us to express our gratitude for this evidence of God's care. The power of divine Principle was evident through each stage of the work. The Premier declared on the floor of the House that the freedom of those wishing to practice the tenets of their church was most desirable. The Minister of Public Health assured us in his office that one's religious convictions were a sacred privilege and they should not be violated.

Before the opening of the House your committee invited every member to accept a subscription to The Christian Science Monitor for two months while the House was in session. Seven members accepted the offer. The tolerant attitude of the press, generally, has been maintained through the past year. Most of the editors to whom request has been made for space have willingly given it. In but two cases has a polite refusal been given. One of these was not from a newspaper, but a magazine published irregularly.

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