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'illhi ATLANTA GEORGIAN AND NEW8. HAII ttl.At, ilc.1. n^ill V.K In, IV tk ADVERTISEMENT. ADVERTISEMENT. ADVERTISEMENT. ADVERTISEMENT. ADVERTISEMENT. ADVERTISEMENT. Emmanuel Movement and Christian Science BY ALFRED PARLOW Copyright, 1906, by Alfred Farlow. Animal Magnetism. Its baaed upon the evidence of the aensea. Our critic In The UnlverwUl.t Leader upon the .ante belief which admit, of of April 18. 1*08. declare, that In the day. of Jeau. and HI. apo.tle. the "attempt, at the healing of the slqk were Incident to the popular belief Of Satan a. the cauee of dlaeaae." and that they healed the alck “by virtue of their power over the devil." He add. that the method In.tltuted by Mr.. Eddy I. an "abnormal .urrlval" of thl. belief "under «uch new name. a. malldou. animal macnetlwn." Mr.. Eddy', definition of malldou. animal magnetl.m l. Identical with our Lord'. de.crlptlon of Satan. It I. *yn- onymou. with the technical word. “per. nlclou. mental evil," u.ed by psycholo gists, and with the word “dragon" of the Apocalyp»e which I. Mid to be the «ame “old .erpent called Satan and devil." which St. John Mid "decelveth the whole world.” It wa« called .er pent because of It. cunnlngneM. The Master', declaration that Satan 1. a liar and that "hi. own." hi. off.prng. I. the .leknes. In the ftrat place, he 1. not actually cured, though the dl.eaae temporarily dl.appear., for he still ha. the error In conaclou.ne.i which con- .tuutea the foundation of hi. disease, namely, the belief that man Is mortal and material. Christian Science makes It clear to him that he Is the reflection or manifestation of Ood, and thus de stroys his belief that he Is material and consequently his belief that he Is sick. Thu. he I. permanently cured. In this manner we Illustrate the fact that there la but one method of producing actual healing., namely, through the under standing of Ood and HI. creation which the Scriptures teach. If we should accept the suggestion- t's theory of disease, we would be compelled to accept his theory of the proper method of treatment, the limita tion of possible cures, the necessity for material diagnosis, the belief that "only nervous disorder, can be cured nsy- “ T! chologlcally." These conclusions are 'a lie" Is unmistakable In its meaning, consistent with the psychologist's point Jesus referred to Satan as “he," but declared that he was never In the truth, that there Is no truth Injilm. and that he Is altogether a liar. It Is neither person nor Intelligence that lie., but a mere mystification or want of Intelli gence which appears as a false sense of things.. The Scripture, refer to Satan as a deceiver. Evil like darkness Is not a real power; It .Imply obscures and It disappears with the revelation of truth. Sin, sickness and death, which are said to be the work, of the devil, are the re sult of deception, the offspring of dark ness. They are occMloned by a lack of true understanding and are overcome by Truth, Ood. Jesus spoke of the woman as having "been bound by Sa tan. lot theae eighteen years," and He said, "Te shall know the truth and the truth shall make you free.” If Satan Is a liar, Snlan's bonds must bo decep tions. The only way that a liar or devil can bind Is by deceiving. Hence, de ception or falsity Is the proper name for the works of the devil, sin, sickness and death. Front this description It Is'seen that * Christian Science does not Indorse the fabled devil with horns and hoofs, but regards Satan In the light of Scriptural teaching, and while Christian Scientists believe that “Satan" Is the "cause of disease," they are not entertaining the superstitious belief that a peculiar per sonage by some sort of a spell has pro duced this disorder, but that because of a lack of understanding and prac tice of rlghteousneH mortals have lived In that state of consciousness wherein they are not properly protected and are consequently subject to dlseMe. Now. the Christian Sclentjst does not believe that a He can be doctored wtth medi cine, that an error of consciousness can be destroyed by a drug. He knows and demonstrates the fact that It must be overcome by spiritual regeneration. It may be asked ' here how drugs and will power heal the sick, and It there are two distinct mental methods of curing human woes. These questions Involve a consideration of the premises of Christian Science as well as of it. conclusions. Human w,lll Is the cause of all trouble. Its misconceptions con- stlute the bast of al dlseMe. Sick ness Is a false belief bused upon the evidence of personal sense. This be lief may be temporarily displaced by a form of suggestion which Is based upon the Mine sense, but the patient would not be really cured because the founda tion of the dlseMe would not be de stroyed. To Illustrate; Ope who be lieves that four times three are eight may by persuasion be convinced that four times three are sixteen and thus be cured of hts belief that four times three are eight; but he has another error In Its place. If. however one who un derstands the truth quietly makes clear to him the fact that four times three are tweiSr, he Is penhanently cured of his belief that four times three are eight, since, he can not ngatn believe that falsehood after the truth Is made plain to him. The false belief has not been overcome by will force, nor by persuasion an In the former cMe, but by a clear consciousness of eternal truth. Hickness Is based upon the belief that man Is material and has therefore lapsed. Into .discord, while Hclence. teaches that materiality, evil, dlseMe arc no more a part of the real, spiritual mhn than the smoke Is a part of the object which It hides, that the material claims concerning man are no more than a cloud of false sense which to mortal sense temporarily hides the spiritual fact of being, and which Is dispelled as the Individual awakens to a realisation of his true being. Hence .the Patriarch's declaration; "1 shall be sat Is fled when I awake In Ills llke- a T, one Is cured by a suggestion which of view, but we can not Indorse his point of view. He reMons from the standpoint of human will, not from the standpoint of the allnesa of divine Mind. He does not compare the spiritual con clusions of the Christian Scientist with the Scientist's spiritual .premises. Hence he errs In his criticism of Christian Science. Definition of Animal Magnetism. The word magnetism was first ap plied to a peculiar attraction of Iron ore, and the word In Itself has no sig nificance, being applied merely because the property wm discovered In the city of Magnesia. latter the term “animal" was Joined to It, and It wm used with reference to a supposed Influence which one person was believed to be able to exert over another by physical con tact. The meaning of the term "animal magnetism" hM gradually broadened, and now Includes any and all supposed action of the human mind. By this description it may be seen that from the very Introduction of the term to the present time the word has been ap plied to that particular power. Influence or fores which Is supposed to be pos sessed by the creature In contradis tinction to the Creator. Henco the propriety of the name In Christian Science. As we have already stated, Christian Science teaches that there Is In reality but one power or force; that Is, Ood. 8plrlt, Mind, Truth, Love; nnd that, therefore, the Christian warfare Is the human effort to 'become subject to Mind, which was In Christ—to become submlMlve to the divine Mind and thus silence human will, which the Scrip tures dominate the "carnal mind." SI Paul described this warfare In the fol lowing words; "For the flesh Icsteth against the Spirit, and the Spirit against the flesh; and these are con trary the one to the other." Sclent* always settles the battle on the side of Spirit because "Spirit Is the real nnd eternal" and "matter (flesh) Is the un real and temporal." (Science and Health, p. 488). Since Science hM In troduced the proposition thnt Ood Is the only real Mind, the carnal mind in all Its varied manifestations Is natural ly, In the Interest of self preservation, arrayed against It. Therefore every wilful phase of this supposed human opposition which Is aroused by the In troduction of Science Is mallcous. Hence the use of the term "malicious animal magnetism.” It Is called inag- netlam because It refers to a supposed power Independent of Ood; and ma licious, In keeping with the Scriptural declaration, "The carnal mind Is en mity against Ood." Mrs. Eddy refers to It as the "humat antipode of Divine Science." It Is term which Is broad enough to Include all that Is apposed to Ood. It Includes every phase of evil, every phase of the human antagonism to Truth. In com bating evil, Christian Science does not regnrd It as a person, but ns a sup positious force, which dominates false sense, and which. In view of Its false pretense of Intelligence, Is denominated “mortal mind.” St. Paul called It "car nal mind," evidently because all Its promptings or Inducements are based upon fleshly desires. The subtle arguments of malicious animal magnetism ran have no effect upon those who are aware of Its pres ence and who understand that Ood Is the only real Mind or power. Malicious animal magnetism Is'that which the evil-minded through mental malprac tice seek to use In opposition to the rood Influence of the divine Mind. It a known to all students of psychology, and we think we may safely My to all reasonably well-informed persons, that cause evil Is power,'but because It decelveth the unwary. There are, and have been for many years, schools which advertise their ability to teach a method of subjugating the will of an other for the purpose of ruling him and for the/purpose of subserving selfish ends. Jesus Mid on one occasion, "The prince of this world cometh, but flndeth nothing In me." One who Is perfect In consciousness destroys evil by the very aroma of his thought; evil can not come near him nor have any In fluence over him. Evil suggestion finds no response In such an one, for there Is no evil In the consciousness of tho Individual which may be magnified. Human suggestions And no response In the consciousness of the Individual Who does not bellovo In the basis of such arguments, but. on the contrary, understands that Ood Is the only real power. 'Discrimination Against Organic Die- easss. The New York Times of February 18, 1908, declares that "those of them (the people .of New York) who have given real thought to the matter are still puz- sled to know exactly what Dr. Worces- ter means when he talks of ‘functional nervous disorders.' Many of the Ills he mentions are aa much ‘organic’ aa any othera, and at the bottom of all the rest there la the best of reasons for strongly suspecting the existence of a physical lesion as real, though of course not aa obvious aa that In a bro ken leg. "And one can not help wondering Juat what Is Dr. Worcester’s position as to miracles, ancient and modern. He makes no claims to performing them— explicitly denies It, Indeed, and allows to medical science nt least as much power as It possesses—but nevertheless he ascribes his cures to an Influence which. In theory, ought to deal with one malady as easily tui with another. It Is all very bewildering. The founders of great religions have never discrim inated between the 'functional' and the 'organic' In healing the sick, and for the follower of one of them to do so Involves, In some opinions, a curious Inconsistency. If Dr. Worcester told us that h« used only ‘suggestion,' M It Is known to science, we could under, stand the care with which he selcte his cases; as It Is, the thing Is quite beyond comprehension.” Commenting upon the above editorial a correspondent In The Times of Feb ruary 14 declares: "Tho Times places Its linger with singular precision upon othsr If he le not awake to this ev prepared to reelst Its deception, not be- SOMOTG psychopathy to whfch the editorial re fere. Either divine healing la a fact or It la not. If It la, then setting selective limitations to omnipotence by restrict ing Its operation to a short Hat picked from the myriad ilia that flesh Is heir to constitutes such a contradiction of loglfltand of Bible history that it Is sur prising to see pious and learned eccle- slaete advocate It,". To llluetrate the present attitude of some of the medical periodicals on this subject; we quote the following from the "Medical Record," published In New York City: "It Is tlms, therefore, to Mk what the movement means, and why physicians, even trained neurolo- glsts, are to be found lending them selves to the movement and supporting It by voice and pen. “The first question raised by a pe rusal of the official book of the Em manuel movement Is. Why clerical heal ing. and why the limitation of clerical healing to functional diseases? We do not And either, question answered ’ sat isfactorily In this book, and we do not see how they can be answered. • • • A a physicians, we should regret Indeed to lose the puwerfut therapeutic force that resides In religion, but It does not follow from thle that we are ready to welcome the priest as a fellow practi tioner of medicine, or even to acknowl edge that he can exercise that function In the public and wholesale way of tho Kmmantiel rectors without the danger of doing far more harm than good. "At present the catch word of the Emmanuel movement la 'functional' dlaeaae. We are told repeatedly that the clerical bealera will have nothing to do with any sufferer from organic disease, nnd they use their medically trained allies to separate the functional sheep from the organic goats, the lat ter being thrust bock Into the outer darkness of legitimate medical practice. But what do these people mean by ‘functional nervous disorders?' Do they really believe that there are two dis tinct kinds of disease—functional and organic? If they do no* know, thetr medical advlaora should tell them, that every day we are shifting so-called functional diseases Into the class of organic diseases. Will theso clerical healers abandon a functional disease to the medical'healers when It la dls- covared to be -dependent upon en or ganlc lesion, or will "they simply deny Its organic basts and continue to trent It? And once they And themselves treating one dlseMe called organic, why not others? Why not all? Every phy- slclan knows that ‘cheerfulness, hope, ; courage and rellgloua faith and prayer,' which constitute the pharmacopoeia of , the New York school of clerical healing are Just at neceseary In the treatment .-.j'ltiheiwiiilAala .. o 8*% 4k«S . . 9 ^m ■ 11 ^ n cures recorded In the recent volumes of the Christian Science Journal” and that "putting together thla evidence and comparing It with" hie “own experience regarding the accuracy of his own pa tients' statements about their own dis eases," Ms "conclusions are. first, that most Christian Science cures are prob ably genuine; but, second, that they are not the cures of organic diseases/' Incidentally he declares: "Functional diseases are no more Imaginary than an ungovernmenable temper of a balky horse Is Imaginary. They are often the sourceof acute and continued suf fering: Indeed. I believe that there Is no class of diseases th£t gives rise to so much keen suffering." Thus the doc tor pnys tribute to Christian Science by generously conceding that It heals ■Teal" diseases and destroys an Im mense amount of suffering. So far, so good. Proceeding, the doctor declares, "The sharpness of this distinction between functional and organic troubles Is somewhat blurred," and organic dls eMe Is oftentimes produced by func tional disease "and such organic dis ease Is often cured by Christian Sci ence." Dr. Alfred T. Schofield, a medical authority, In his well-known work en titled “The Force of Mind,” says: "There can be no organic disease with out some derangement of function.” while he also declares In agreement with Dr. Cabot, "functional disease may a flee nil Ka o »* rr A M 1.1 at |Ua liollom " after all be .organic at the bottom.' Thus In the mouth or pen of "two wrlt- nesses" • It Is "established” that every cut Is a (It subject for Christian Scl ence treatment, since, according to the testimony of these reputable witnesses, every person with organic troublea la also afflicted functionally, and every functional trouble Is a fit subject for Christian Science treatment. Dr. Cabot has stated his belief that functional disorders can be cured by Christian Science treatment. Dr. Scho field, as before stated, has asserted that all ofgnnlc disease produces functional disorders. This la equivalent to saying • ‘ “ - rlth that every sick person Is afflicted w functional disease. Now It Is not possi ble really to cure a disease without going to the bottom of it and eradicat ing Its foundatlpn. Every case of func tional disease having an organic foun dation can only be cured by destroy ing Its organic foundatlqn. Therefore, on the testimony of these two distin guished authorities, the fact; Is estab lished that Christian Sclsnce cures all kinds of diseases, for It la evident that a functional disorder which originates In a defective organ can not be cured unless the organic disease Is first de- ■fhi> strayed, for the functional disorder, being an effect, must of necessity re appear so long as Its cause la not de stroyed. Since, as Dr. Cabot declares, the "sharpness of distinction between or ganic and functional troubles Is some what blurred," It follows that It Is not easy to distinguish between an organic and a functional dlseMe, nor would It be easy to distinguish between an or ganic disease which la “produced by functional (roubles” and one which. Is gatlon outside of a mere consideration of the wording of the testimonies. Neither Is It stated why the doctor that the . levi n cases very difficult to classify "probably belong to the functional group.” It was doubt less natural that he should give the benefit of the doubt to his own side of the question. Otherwise he might have said that these doubtful coses "prob ably" belong to the organic group, or he might hove added these eleven cases to the fourth group, regarding the di agnosis of which he declares “no rea sonable conjuctura can be made." Then the organic class would have an equal chance with the functional group. Not very long ago, one medical au thority went so far as to declare that many organic diseases .were nervous disorders. Such an authority adds still more, to the confusion, and we 'begin to wonder If. after all, our medical brethren know any more about the real nature and cause of disease than Christian Scientists. At the same time we are well aware of the ability of our distinguished brethren to make a physical diagnosis of disease, nnd we are not unmindful that In this-respect they possess an accomplishment to which the Christian Scientist makes no pretences whatever except what he learns by observation and experience and possibly some reading on the sub ject. But the real question Is, after all, what Is the foundation of both func tional nnd organic disorders? If by correcting the mentaT conditions of a patient both organic and functional troubles are healed, w* have the, evi dence that an erroneous mental condi tion was the foundation of* the die (Ht, and we believe that ere long Dr. Cabot and all the host of medical men will have arrived nt thla conclualon and will not the fact that, notwlthatandlng all that Is said nnd done regarding diagnosis, the Christian Scientist Is ac curate In his conclusions concerning the real nature of disease. In any event "probabilities" are not sufficient evidence to the contrary. The" aoctor declares ’ "Experience shows thnt when a person has had many doctors, many diagnosis, many 'diseases,' or many operations, he usual ly turns out to be suffering from ner vous prostration or some other form of functional nervous trouble." There are a great many persons in this world who have had many doctors, many diagnosis, nnd many diseases. If not many operations, and It Is kind In Dr. Cabot to point out the fact that there Is hope for them In Christian Sclsnce. Dr. Knapp, who Is said to be opposed to the Emmanuel Movement, declares: The distinction between functional and organic diseases Is Indefinite. Many diseases formerly called functional have been proved to be organic and the few left which are still called functional will In all probability be found to be not occasioned by functional troubfes. iat to be on the safe side every Individual afflicted with organic or functional troubles should avail himself of Christian Sclsnce treatment, lest he should be neglecting a means of recov. The doctor declares that he has grouped the one hundred cases which he has “analysed” In four clMses; First, 78 In which” he And* “on care ful study, reasonably good evidence for the diagnosis of functional or nervous genuine cures of functional disease— the question arises whether the special methods of mental healing employed by Christian Scientists differ from other methods of mental healing," .... “that Is, by producing In the his statement practically relegates all diseases to the functional class, which, we understand, even the most skeptical admit are amenable to Chris tian Science treatment. It Would seem therefore that sufficient testimony la already In to settle this question. We shall not hold ourselves responsible for the conviction of Dr. Cabot, but will wait for him to discover the troth of Dr. Knapp's assertion by experience. Our critic declares; “A patient suffer ing from organic disease rarely consults a Christian Scientist.” To be exact. It should be said that thus far very few patients suffering with any sort of dis order call upon a Christian Scientist until after they have exhausted their «••••••• iiicii in, uy primming in uio patient a strong belief that he will get well." Whatever may be said concerning the Christian Scientist's ability to diagnose disease, we think Dr. Cabot will con cede to him at least one privilege, ncm?!y, the privilege of stating how Christian Science heals, since the Christian Scientist Is at least supposed to bo Informed on his own subject. To acknowledge the Christian Scientist's qualification to define his mm theory and practice would be no less consist ent. It la evident that no one knows quite so well how Christian Science heals as the Christian Scientist, through whose understanding the healing Is effected. No dobbt when, under Christian Science treatment, a patient begins to Improve, there Is produced "In the pa tient a strong belief that he will get well." but to say that It Is this belief which cures the patient Is to fall en tirely to analyze the modUB operand! of the healing. A Christian Scientist would not hope to succeed In curing a patient by the'mere belief , that the pa- tlmt will K"t well, although he le aware that such an encouraging belief Is al- Roof Paint Wh«tdo you pay for roof paints? Too many Eastern concerns are chanting tho Southern trsido TWICE what their paints arq worth I We save you money on tho par- ch V® guaranteeing every gallon, and aave you repairing for yean to come, becauno they are manufactured right here In the South for tho Southern climate. Don't doubt ua, try ft IV ' We manufacture Ready Iron Roofings. Roof Fainta and ail Roofing Material*. > SOUTHERN ROOFING CO, Mfrs. Atlanta. Ga« , - • -g ways helpful to a patient. The healing remedy In Christian Science, as we here already shown. Is the realisation mines the mentality of ___ „ stroys his sense nnd fenr of disease. 1 t. Oil -it iloc|n r p«4: "I bH!e V ® that a gool many warped minds, . . . Jnst ns a cer tain type of crooked spine may he helped by a sharp twist In.the other direction/' This being true, the doctor would logically be obliged to admit thnt the last twist must be In the right direction, otherwise It would not be corrective. While Christian ffcjentlsts have great re spect for those who resort to medicine, wbllo nnklng God's Messing upon It. they hove learned hr experience that better re sults can be obtained * by relying entirely upon spiritual means. It Is hot n question of fanaticism or non-fanaticism, but a uuea- tlon of choosing the way which Is Tnost scientific nnd resultful. No one will ev%r be aide to discover how much God can do for him until he experiments by throwing his whole weight upon the side of 8plrlt. while his neighbor feels sure that the Christian Scientist Is taking a risk In his bold reli ance upon Spirit, the Christian Scientist Is _ At tween two powers and thus weakening whatever of result he might obtain by an exclusive dependence upon either. Medical Diagnosis. The following Incidents furnish striking examples of the fact that It la next to an lathlllty Impossibility for one who bellerea In the mnterfal theory of the cause and cure of disease to admit that orjpinlc disorders can dlaeaae to admit'that organic _ 1h* healed by purely spiritual means. Not long ago a man who was afflicted with what bad f>een pronounced Ilrlght's disease by one country, If g his hope by-Chris- not the foremost, , In material remedies, wns healed J tinn Science. Thereafter he returned to Ithe fioted specialist for an examination Ini order to make sure that he wa« really cured. After a second very careful examination the physician was unabte tda discover any might's disease, hat. Instead of admitting 1 Ithat the rescued msn had been healed of the disease, he grnTely said, “For the first I have r L Over 1,000 styles,of famous OU KVtm brand saws at the exclusive tool houso. THE TOOL CO. MARIETTA STREET ] COAL!COAL! Steam and Domestic Coat Wholesale and Retail. See me before are right and quality the* sees best. Asa G. Candler, Jr. City Office, Candler Building. Bell Phone 3274-M. Yard, 122 Krogg Street Bell Phone 2581-Ivy. time In my life I have been mistaken In my Is." Another pntlent hst] been trrat- patlence or their means in experiment : with material remedies. It Is natur. disorder. Second, seven cases of what isl that one should not experiment with appears to be organic disease. Third, 11 something that le new and untried eo ca«e» very difficult to classify,- but I long aa the old waya promise results, probably belonging. In the functlqnal | Those who apply to Christian Science group. Fourth. 10 cases, regarding the diagnosis of which no reasonable con Jerture con be made." May I stnte parenthetically at thla olnt that the testimonies published In I The sew fast daylight train carrying through coaches, drawing room and observation sleeping cars and dining cars for Cincinnati-Louisville Chicago Leaves Atlanta Union Station 6:15 am. dally via the Louisville & Nashville R. R. Arriving Cincinnati 8:35 pm., Louisville 8:15 pm. Chicago 8:00 am. following morning The Most Attractive Route North “The Southland Special” The fast night train for Cincinnati and Louisville leaves Atlanta Union Station. 5:10 pm, dally, arriving Cincinnati 7:55 am. and Louisville 7:50 am. following morning Through Coaches and Drawing room Sleepers Dining Car Service Information onto RnUs.IloutM.TUno Schedule or SleepingCorRmsv rations to any point cboarfolly firm. Phones, Atlanta 178, Sail main 1088 CITY TICKET OFPICE 4 PEACHTREE STREET zj of tuberculosis a. In that of constipa tion, and Indeed that they are often dlitlnctly curative In varlouz organic dUeazea. . If the clergy have a divine comml.elon to heal the alck. they are recreant to their trust and cruel to benefit of their healing words, and It that fact and act accordingly. That the law forblde them to practice medi cine te, of course, a detail of no Impor tance." We do not pretend tQ be well vereed In dlagno.ta, but we understand that, with the exception of thoee which are produced by accidents, organic lesions are the outcome of functional disorders, end that In a large number of (Met when the function, of the body ore ren dered normal the organic diseases dis appear with greater of 1ms rapidity. Therefore, we. are at a loss to know- why those who believe that Christian Science can heal functional disorders go to, the length of Insisting that It is impossible to heal a com of organic disease by mental treatment. There Is no other way of fundamentally curing dlseMe. Any other method must de pend upon doctoring the effect In order to remove the cause. Thla would be equivalent to topping a tree for the purpote of kilting It. Such a remedy only cauzea tho tree to spread Its branches. . Although human evidence and expe rience may declare for the Incurability of thoM disorders which have developed Into the form that Is called organic, there Is no reason to conclude that they are beyond the reach of divine power, nor that those who trust Ood con not utilize that power. "Behold, ihe Lord's hand I. not shortened, that It can not Mve.” “Man's extremity ts [Indeed) God's opportunity."- Dr. Richard C. Cabot, a noted medi cal authority and advocate of the Em manuel Movement. In a published state ment declared that he had 'Studied one hundred casts of Christian Science the Christian Science periodicals have all been carefully verified, but that to avoid nourishing •und enlarging the thought of disease, its elaborate de scription la eliminated from them. These descriptions, which are usually given by those who send In their testi mony, but which are omitted out of consideration for the young especially, give' the details ot diagnosis and of painful experiences as the result of operations and drug treatment 'whleh distinctly emphasize the serlnusntM of the maladies endured. Hence, In the Investigation Into the merits of nu« nnd Into the efficacy of Christian Science treatment for all disorders, whether organic' or functional, on ex amination of..the .unabridged testimo nies would greatly enlarge and strengthen the evidence that upon the bMls pf expert diagnosis by physicians of the most unquestioned- standing. Christian Science must be credited with having proved efficient In healing case, of every variety of III. whether organic or functional, with which poor human ity Is afflicted.. What Dr. Cabot means by "careful tsudy” Is not stated. He does not make clear whether he has made any Investl- are, aa a i those who have failed to t rule, recover through medicine, and If It be true that from a medical point of view- organic diseases are more difficult to heal. It Is likely that more cases af flicted with organic troubles apply to Christian Science. If It be true thnt organic diseases are as a rule more dif ficult to heal than functional troubles, It Is because the one- has a stronger hold upon human belief and In the breaking requires a more stalwart understanding of the divine power. Some CMes are more difficult to heal than others. Just as some problems In mathematics are more difficult than others, but while even a simple problem might baffle the efforts of a neophyte or one with limit ed understanding, the moet difficult would be easy to a Master. Therefore, the remedy for the Inability to heal any class of dlseMes does not He In re sorting to a more material means, but In understanding more perfectly the spiritual. In the.writer's own-practice, extend Ing through a period of twenty yours, he has seldom-had a patient who was not afflicted with both organic and functional disorders and his success has been quite as uniform with organic troubles as with-those-which have been called nervous disorders. In c'oncluston our critic declares: "Believing, then, as I do, that moat Christian Science cures are genuine— The Best Crops Made Last Season Were Those Under Which Was Used iuiiss. oiii*. wo, ...ri.pi, w i.nrisunn wcienc* snd wss limilnl, after which the physician said that she could not have had consump tion. for If she had had the dlaeaae ahe could not have been cured by Christian H-ienee. 80 It apimars that, aa a rulo, the phyalclan a decision that Christian Science can not heal organic dlaeaae la based large ly. If not altogether, upon the opinion that the nature of organle dlaeaae la anch. that It cann not tie thus healed. of the most learned sad cxperirnrel pbysl clans In dealing with such extremely pro nounced cs,es. upon what evidence can It In* decided thnt Christian Science does not heal nrsanle diseases? If the line of .le tlonsl or organle His—the real canae Is men tal, a fact which la proved when by edr- reeling the mental Condltlou of *' the Imly reaponda accordingly. Those who lake the position that organic trouble, can not He cured by snlrltiuil means but must ba left to the mcjsbil prsetlilon er declare la substance thnt the healings of Jesus were confined to functional illnorders. On the other hand. If they admit that Jeans healed organic ill,cusps, thee mutt admit that those In this ago of the world who heal according to Ills method will be able to do likewise. Christian Hclestltls are well aware of tbclr shortcomings, their Inabllltr to pro duce the full fruitage of Christian Science. owing to their present Insufficient spiritual apprehenalon. But they have proved bv ex- selvea amt others wtth Chrtstlnn Science nnd without material remedies than ther hare formerly lieen able to da with material remedies and without Christian Science, and this Justifies Ihe position which ther take. There may lie ennie exceptions to the role which wc hare mentioned, some extreme peace that would Jnstlfy e modification of the I 'hrlef In 11 Hslanllel'e eamilee the Christian Scientists regular nractlec. and It la left with the Judgment of the In dividual stndent to attempt only that whleh observation nnd experience convinces him may he undertaken with a reasonable de gree of success. Compensation. One of the crHIrltnm made by some of the ndroentes of Dm Emmanuel Movement la that Christian Scientists accept a fee. while the new plen la conducted without a fee. It la not In the spirit of retaliation but with considerable reluctance that we call that no patients nre accepted for treatment whose eases hare not first hern diagnosed snd passed upon by s regular amt that during their course ar physician, of treatment clan, who charges .. Tho writer happens to know of a Indy who Peruvian Guano msnuel Movement. It should also he noted , that iso pays for four weeks' service from I the most proficient Christian Scientist prnc tltloner. T>r. McCnmb declares that free 1 will offerings are accepted fop tho support , Of his movement. This la an admission thnt Write for the Proofs! Peruvian Guano Corporation Sole Importers, CHARLESTON, S, C, l-w AttvAmviAmMUMuttmti _ exported to pay In order to balance laccotmta with hi* own oonuriwe. Many I atirHy would ranalrier an bon**t rharira the * hatter plan for Imth tb* patient and tb«* * practitioner. Moreover the arttnmont thnt the acceptance of a fee for acrrlcc render- «d 1* nn-iTirlattan I* borne out neither by experience nor by Bcripturn! teaching. It ia generally eoneeded that that It la not ; only abnormal, but also unjust to aeeapt , smarthlnf for nothing. *' 4 * i ,-Eirv- Alfho on# Individual 'might ha willing to aerve another without * eoamenaatioR, the qvtation ariaes: would It •b.‘Cir for thr other to’ accept tWsirrtrs I without giving an coni valent therefor I It I, not only wrong to be selfish, but It I, sbo wrong to edneate selfishness in another, and Indeed to m ' ■the privilege ,1 aerrlng OMlhsT without compensation aa an opportunity to be unselfish ,ed thus win the praise of onr ' relfiehiees to reined In th, traniaellon — -ajned at the evr-nae iff the npponed bene- S-lary and by leaving hint Is hie aeMskneaa, . The self reeoeet of th* rnmomalty fa sialn- ' aald. "The laborer ia worthy of hla Hr*/ —htrh. of eenrae. leeaaa ,P*» he la sroethr of - —nee r-me-—'Ion. mlgM he 0 s:te-renc* "f cpt-P-n ,, what yw'4 e-n- DR. W. J. LANFORD DENTIST will move in his new offices about Dec. 21- invites all his friends around to see him. 341-2 Peachtree St. FURNITURE STORED CANDLER WAREHOUSE CO. (Bonded.) Furniture stored, packed and shipped. Separate Rooms, under lock and key. 182-184 Marietta St. Phones 5589. LET’S CELEBRATE CHRISTMAS' , . by wearing Atlanta Made Shoes, We carry the . largest stock in the city of Made^in-Atlanta Shoes, and can fit the whole fam- ity. Call and see us. Open until 9 p. m. KINGSBERY SHOE CO. Corner Pryor and Decatur Sts., Op. Kimball House. SAFE DEPOSIT BOXES Basement of Empire Bldg. Title Guarantee and Trust Co. TEETH EXTRACTED positively pain, 50c each. U«‘*t teeth Money caa not buy BhXfktL UU r ■ Pm Mm ITS DR. KLINE’S GREAT NERVE RESTORER OOnCLTATlOX. reaulH kj mU, mi •Z TRIAL BOTTLE FREE Cur.^.1 -tr -w»T FERTILIZER Mixing Machinery, Any Capacity. WRITE UB. ATLANTA UTILITY WORKS, EAST POINT. OA as Is within the judgment of those the fee rhargod for a service lhoaUkeS* equivalent lor ths service rendered. So too* as clergymen are receiving an adequate k»Urf from their congregation they may forego »»• privilege of accepting a fee fforo lndlrid**!* who apply to them for help, and wa thin* they would be justified In deellnln* > »• under euch circumstances provided *■‘1 vidual beneficiary rontribatea iatffelefct‘7 ld the genera! fund whirh supports them. If our competitor* can find no mpn worthy ground upon which to find fault with «• to attack our honest, dignified, ■f e *P u H avd aueeeasfnl financial method* and our »« hercnca to the belief that eln. afekaese OJJ •lentil have m divine fa'her end oaly a temporal, wylhl-m! existence, we t?»‘»» atitatt extortion or overcharge, but ao far our position in risouablj safe.