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THE CHINA MAIL, SATURDAY, JANUARY 17, 1959.

THE FAITHS BY WHICH WE LIVE: Part-4

In loss than a contury, Christian Science has spread Its strongth is a closely-guardod throughout the world. secrot... but its members in Britain include pears. barristers, It is a roligion that diplomats and university professors.

teaches spiritual healing, and many people claim that faith alone has brought them a new lease of life.

Mary

Baker

Eddy

... founded a faith.

The people who bar

IT is February 1, 1866. In the

small town of Lynn, not far from Boston, Massachusetts, a sub-zero wind blows along the ice-covered streets.

A slender, bright-eyed woman of 45 is picking her steps carefully as she makes her way home. Suddenly she falls heavily and is carried, unconscious, into a nearby house.

Two days later the newspaper reportst~~

Tuent

of

Mrs Maty M. Patterson. Swampscott, fell uzun The ter awar the corner of Market cal

Oxford, reels

Thursday

evening and was severely in jured.

Seriou

De Cushita, who was call- ed, found her injuries 10 LL: internal and of a very mature, inducing spasms Tot intense suffering. She was re- muvvet to her home yesterday very

afternoon. though

critical condition."

"The truth

their door

to doctors

She also practised healing, In Fer own writings she tell how, anong others, she healed her nicer who was in a "hapeless enndition" following typhot fever. But within an hour of Mre Edy's arrival at her beu- out side the young woman Rel of bed and walked.

It is related, too, that the kenied people who were not her patients. One Vas A man so deformed

that "his knees touched his chin."

The sitting on As he was Pavement at Lynn, Mrs Eddy leaned over him, saying "God toves you, Her biographers re- port that almost immediately the man arose and walked." Before tong her name reputation had spread through-

She nul New England.

gave religion many tectures and sermons, and thousands of her jollowers farmed themselves Into a ChrisBan Scientist Asse-

dawned"

A minor incident, you Isti think. But out of it was born a religion that has strend to the ends of the earth. A that

churches and established one af thu work's 17:01 influental riation. newspapers. A relien

which

many people claim has literally brought them ate.

For as she lay an hr heil of hat pain Mary Patter of read BAR She hingered uver Matthew's account of how Jess erred a bed-ridden mun of the paley.

"As I read," she said, years later, "the healing Truth dawn ed upon my sense."

as

she

Three days after the accident the injured woman who as hardly expected to live, got up from her bed-cured, stad, by divine aid,

Pailersna Mary In 1877 married again. She became Mes Mary Baker Eddy, the nine by which he is revered today by as the an enormous following discoverer of Christian Selener. For several years after her Jecovery Mrs Eddy sought And out precisely how the heal- ing power had become availabir to her and how other people could obtain i

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She embodied her conclusions In Science and Health which with the Bible, is the textbook of Christian Science.

and

Own church

found But she

that ho

Was denomination orthodox renty to contemplate healing as She de- part of its ministry.

must have a church eided she

the

of her own.

by BERNARD HARRIS

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VERY PERSONAL REPORTS BY VERY PERSONAL CHINA `MAIL WRITERS

They

Fluffed

It In

'58!

PETER TOWNSEND OF

THIS is probably the first time in his life that

anyone has called out "Butter Fingers" to by Nancy Spain glamorous, blue-eyed Group Captain Peter Town-

send.

COURSE!

against what appeared to be a lamp post.

The Press never seemed to have any difficulty in photo- Eraphing Townsend.

I have the deepest sympathy

Nevertheless he is my was to play the principal The Group Captain shrug for heroes, particularly those Number One candidate part. He was to be Town: ged his shoulders.

world

lians, the Afghans, clearly because of a myth." showing how he could never

His friends were startled. take part in any such love-

The Group Captain

on:-

went

with elegant bony igures,

strongly reminiscent of the late Lelle Howard. At one time f couldn't wait to see the Bret

Little by little in 1958, my

sympathy has begun to ebb,

A rough-cut version of this famous movie has already been shown in the suburbs of Paris. The crowd whistled, booca, blew raspberries, and greeted with

Ironic Parisian cheers

for the man who fluffed send the lonely

traveller, who would be "It seems rather hard," it, the most in '58. In sndly photographed against said, "that I should have release of the Stolov Townsend 1957 Townsend had the backgrounds of the Austra- to lead the life of a monk eple. Now I'm not so sure. world at his feet. Every time he appeared on the scene ladies swooned ly, folksy, natural existence. dead away, hearts beat faster; and in spite of 3 Photographe began to appear. They showed the the mutterings of crust Group Captain with girls. ed, tawny old colonels Then they showed

"It is strange to think," every appearance of the star. from Ashby de la Zouch Group Coptain almost con- said he musingly, "that I,

Worrying Girl and others like me who in he held the sympathy of tinually with One

Mlle. Marie Lace Jamagne the R.A.F. fought for tho the world.

(whom, it seems, he calls five freedoms, of which, friends told me that the Group Then in 1958 a number of Mosquito in private), who of course, the freedom of Captain, strange things, the first nets as continuity girl in the the Press is one, should down and worried about his outside Townsend's control, Townsend Around the virtually have been made future. Sald he:-

began to happen.

World in 80 Poses epic,

'A myth'

the

Lonely?

Cruel. Yes, Indoed. My

one point, had sat

tigre promin- shall not report for publication Church," also

IA Christian members, enlly

Sefence of the the number

According to the Scrip- publications.

Among them is the case of a ture, they shall turn away fron

from a personally and numbering the woman who suffered

form of cancer which her-doctor people."

rule the tok her had never been cured, Under the same

a prisoner. By the Press," After prayer she "fell tcd"

"Obviously I worried after 73143: of prominent Christian

Christian Sefence

all that happened. I could Scientists are not revealed. All to consult a

then six 1 book was published

Perhaps it was at this hardly go on in the R.A F... will practitioner. In less that the authorities here

that told the Townsend she was

point that the Group Cap- now could I?" I didn't want to say is that the membership in months, she reports,

Story. It was by Norman

to become a "members of "completely cured. I now walk

my name Barrymaine.

("Moustique" tain decided he would set use It showed Mosquito Britain includes

diplomatic corps, and work as hard I ever did

Barrymaine the peerage,

pictured in in French) comes from a himself free for ever front company director, So I decided that the proper study of man- barristers, solicitors, top execu- with no ill-effcels."

A man tells how a severe

intimate friendship with the high-class Belgian family. the irksome attentions of kind was man," fives in banking and commerce,

Group Captain.

seems she has known public sympathy.

And that was why the Groue university professors, teachers, attack of arthritis had left him.

Captain decided to make a Alm artists, musiclans, and singers." physically helpless.

Captain ever Group It also showed the Group the With

consecrated! is self-

the

At all events, the pic his previous journeyinga Each branch church

the year he Captain, a slight, lonely, since 1959 entirely assistance of a Christian Science finanecd

tures and stories which around the world. The Group governing,

1 experienced

romantic figure, facing the Went Into Exile.

have appeared of Town Captain's idea of man (explained of though! which from the contributions of s practitioner

world. improve immediate

Friends took him on one send in 1958, so far from r mutual friends) was mon in members. None is in debt be change cause it is a Christian Science brought

The book sold very well. rule that no church may be de- ment. Within about 60 days I

They implored him showing him as lonely old at

fully work ngala,

went through severní sile. tested until it has been pald was

recovered, and there has been editions, and was serialised not to be seen in public just Townsend facing the world for.

with tragic

have with one girl. no return of this trouble."

all over the world.

But that (it now appears) is (Friends of his who were shown him photographing A film was announced to also friends of mine, which Mosquito, doing Yogi exer- preckely what the Group Cap- tain in 1958, (and for that be produced by Victor is why I know all about cises, and leaning in atti- matter ever since 1883) has not Stolov, in which Townsend it).

tudes of negligent charm been.

Most branch, church members are also members of the Mother As Buch in Boston, Church they are required to pay it an annual tax of not less than onc dollar (7s. 28.)."

How are Christian Science services conducted? There is no ordained minister. The ser- vices are led by two readers. elected from among the church

for a membership

maximum: term of three years.

What distinguishes Selence from other religions?

Joyous

I

A

It

eyes,

of

his loneliness.

Lonely. Yes, Indeed.

So we all are.

CRAFTSMANSHIP

am

...in the famous Parker tradition

A woman sufferer from heart disense writes that her illness in a "stroke al culminated apoplexy which was followed by So in 1870 she founded Church of Christ, Scientist, in

nearly a year in bed."

She studied Christian Science, Boston-known today to Chris

practitioner, and called in a

dis- ion Scientists the world over

"the painful symptoms as the "Mother Church."

appeared instantaneously, leav "To Its object?

reinstate

And the chief feature of every ing strength instead of weakness its primitive Christianity and

A peaceful and joyous service is the lesson-sermon and Jost element of healing."

which and Mrs consciousness the based on the Bible Just before the turn of

unable to describe." had Eddy's textbook.

ChrisUan She tells how she dressed and ventory the new religion spreail to Britain, with the

Christian went for a ride leaving her kit first regular services held in the

of emergency medicine behind Portman Rooms. Baker Street,

for the first time in three years. London.

"All mediche," she says, "was destroyed at my request."

But,

Christian of course, Setence has also attracted testi- mony of a far different kind. Testimony in coroners' courts. Testimony by doctors that it orthodox medical treatment had the lives of been permitted many Christian Scientists might well have en saved.

What is the official reply to this?

Now Here are 340 churches

societies und

123 Britain,

s are kept secret. For the Manual of the Mother Church, which is the rule book guiding the religion. Inys i down that "Christian Scientists

*

“God made*

spread over every sizable Primarily ils teaching that town. But figures of member: enly that which is good is real;

and

that everything evil i unrent.

Mrs Eddy used the word in a special sense. To "rea" her it means "God made."

God since Therefore Infinitely good, evil and discose by created cannot have been Him. By healing all manner of sickness, Jesus proved it to be without real foundation.

A British Crossword Puzzle

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ACROSS

1 Popular food in Italy (0),

Milliary body not quite dead

(5)

8 Where Miss may become Mrs

(5)

9 A donkey begins to attack

(B).

10 Being swindles, they're not

-on the level, of courne (5).

11 Ornamental tree (5).

12 One anyone can take in (4).

13 Candy preparation (8),

10 Girl (0),

10 Conditions

Atlantic? (6).

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20 Private instructor (6).

22 Very competent (4).

23 River (5),

26 Instrument to blow (5).

27 It's in Surrey (5).

36 Surly (0),

20 Separately (5):

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1 Be conspicuous (5, 3).

2 A "25" call, maybe (4, 4).

3 Letters (4).

Suit perhaps unlawful

5 Water-botics (7).

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So, by learning more of God and pulling this knowledge into practice, the Christian Scientist ean is convinced that he, too, overcome sickness.

By applying this teaching Christian Science claims to have henfed almost every known discuse.

and No sincere

ardent Christian Scientist who fell 1 would consult a doctor.

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Instead of contemplating cure by surgery or drugs he would call in a Christian Science practitioner to help him-mainly

The facts are not argued. But the claim is made that there are many people whom Christian Science has restored to health and well-being after their cases und' dened the most devoted efforts of the medical profession.

The error"

Criticism of the religion dis- covered by Mrs Eddy is not con- fined to coroners courts,

It comes also from the Church of England.

The Archbishops' Commission which had bec investigating of heal- the Church's ministry

by prayer. He would regard his ing said a few months ago:

challenge to illness as a

be

error

at Christian

The wiped out by spiritual means. Selence. Ja is belief that That would apply even in the disease and suffering exist only case of an emergency illness. because men will not deny their

presence.

Verified

Take. for example, what happened when the late Lord Lothian, Brist Ambassador to

"Disease, evil, and suffering are not to be met by n dental The Cross of their existence. was no sham. Christian Science gives no positive place to suffer-

the U.S. In the early days of ing which, nevertheless, must the war, suddenly fell ill with always be at the heart of the

a form of blood poisoning, from

Christion gospel in which the

which he died in December 1940. Cross of Christ is central."

And the Methodist leader, Dr Up to the Leslie Weatherhead, complains

Lord Lothian was an ardent Christian Scientist.

lost he refused to see a doctor. that while Mrs Eddy spoke of

And here were sonic

who the inspired words of the Bible

(7).ought his life might have been die altered texts to suit her case.

310had been saved it

less He admits, however, that "the

6 Consulted for great wisdom cernest in refusing all but the power of mind over body is such services of a Christian Science that again and again the treat

(6).

7 Those of Pan? (5).

14 Singly (9, 2, 3).

15 Most exorbitant (8).

10 Serious (7).

17 Vegetablo pods (7).

sentenced

10 Ono

the

labour? (0).

to

21 Tako without right (5). 24 Grado (4).

practitioner.

ment of the Christion Science

There are 800 practitioners in healer, in spite of the faulty Britain, all approved by the philosophy, has brought health."

of the

Board

of Directors

Mother Church. None has ony

hard orthodox medical training. But

YESTERDAY'S CROSSWORD-Across: 3 Pair, 7 Savoy, 6 Alan, 9 Alme, 10 Peeroge, 12 Fets(sty.), 15 Emend, 18 Lead, 23 Shift, 26 Tart, 20 10 Right, 21 Press, 22 Mane, Intense, 30 Aunt, 31 Man-x, 32 Pilot, 33 Ibex. Down: 1 Itated, 2 Soirees, Alteo, & Rasp, 0 Dafi, 9 Aged, 31 Ama, 13 Edge,

14 Sate, 10 Draft, 17. Spit(rev.), 10 Lear, 20 Interim, 22 Mint, 24 Huge, 26 A-Boot, 27 Alas, 20 Tu«XI.

Fantastic?

all have to give proof of ability You may think it utterly wrong that Christian Scientists should

to heal by spiritual means,

They pray at the bedside of ignore the life-saving drugs the patient. Some leave the discovered in recent years, You question of payment to their may think It fantastic that they the tremendous Others have a scale of should ignore patient. charges corresponding roughly advances of medical selence. with what a doctor in private But you will not shake their

In tho faith practice would ask.

supremacy of any pver One of the most Important spiritual healing activities of the branch churches. wonder drug that man has over

the Wednesday evening meet- discovered:

testimonies of And the law of the land is Ing at which

full ago and Christian Selence healing are that anyone of

sound mind can have whatever given.

Testimonies,voriifled by type of medical treatment he Ihres members pf the Mother desires.

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