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Show CMRISTIAN SCIENCE HEALER IS HELD New York, June 20. Wenworth Byron By-ron Wlnslow, a Christian Science practitioner, arrested at the instance of tho New York County Medical so-, so-, ciety, must stand trial here, charged with practicing medicine without a. license. The magistrate's court which held him concurred with the opinion Tecently announced bv Magistrate. Mag-istrate. Freschlin,' holding Wilfls Ver-no Ver-no Colt, another healer, that such faith healing practice are in violation of the law. Counsel" for Wlnslow filed a brief, which upheld, the practice of healing by Christian Science, declaring it had converted Wlnslow himself from a dntnkard !n.to a healer of the church. The brief added: 'If this statute of the state of New York Is not unconstitutional It would make Jfeaus himself a criminal." The brief was replete with biblical quotations, upholding the right to heal sicitness by prayer and faith. |