Rensselaer Semi-Weekly Republican, Volume 40, Number 41, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 28 January 1908 — HEALING BY FAITH. [ARTICLE+ILLUSTRATION]

HEALING BY FAITH.

Chicago Reformed Episcopal Church to Treat Body as Well as Soul. AT new and Important departure has been taken by St. Paul’s Reformed Episcopal Church of Chicago, under the leadership of Bishop Samuel Fallows. The church has added healing of the body to Its spiritual ministrations, following somewhat along the lines pursued by Christian Scientists, although with several fundamental differences. "Christian psychology, as explained by Bishop Fallows, does not ignore physicians as does Christian Science, but works hand in hand with the medical profession, and the work of healing undertaken at St. Paul’s will be applied only to such patients as are suffering from disorders in which the action of the mind plays an Important part. Cure of organic dis-

eases will not be attempted, although patients suffering from them will lie aided as far as possible by suggestion, faith and persunslop. The diseases and weaknesses to which Christian iwychology Is to be applied at St. Paul's are functional nervous disorders, hypochondria. Insomnia, nervous dys(M*psla, melancholia, mental depression, hysteria, neurasthenia, the drug habit, the liquor habit, want of self-confidence, irritability, worry, auger, fonr nnd weakness of will. The class of cuscs in which no cure will he attempted are those like typhoid fever, scarlet fever, smallpox and other disorders of that nature.

ltisbop Fallows, who was born in England i n 1835, bat led an active nnd militant career. He came to this country In 1848, settling in Wisconsin, nnd In 1851 was ordained in the Methodist Episcopal Church. During the Civil war he aenred ac a colonel and watf brevetted brigadier general. He served three terms as State superintendent of public iuatruj.tion. lu Wisconsin aad lu 1875 united with the Reformed Episcopal Church, being eonurcrnted bishop the following year. Since 1875 he has been rector of Bt. Paul's Church, Chicago. The bishop has other theories besides healing through Christian psychology. lie believes that Christianity is a Rood deal a matter of the kind of fbod we eat

BISHOP SAMUEL FALLOWS.