A case of unusual interest to Christian Scientists has recently been tried in Nebraska. The Rev. E. M. Buswell, a Christian Scientist preacher and practitioner at Beatrice, Nebraska, was indicted under a statute of that State a part of which was prepared with especial reference to prohibiting Christian Science healing, or in other words, divine healing, as taught and practised by Christian Scientists. The case attracted much local as well as general interest, as will be seen from the following account of it in The Beatrice Daily Times. The entire fairness with which this newspaper treated Mr. Buswell and his case throughout, in view of the yet prevalent practice of many newspapers in scoffing at and deriding everything pertaining to Christian Science, is especially gratifying. In its issue of February 27th we find the following reference to this case:—
The case of E. M. Buswell, who is charged with practising medicine without legal authority, will be called up in district court tomorrow. It is a peculiar case—perhaps unlike anything that has gone before it in the courts—and it will excite wide-spread interest. Mr. Buswell belongs to the sect known as Christian Scientists. He has secured as his attorneys Messrs. A. Hazlett, and Rickards & Prout. The case will probably take up the greater part of the week.
In its issue of February 28th, is the following:—
