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CHAPTER XIV.. Religion.

Insanity: Its Causes and Prevention · Henry Putnam Stearns — chapter 13 of 31 · ~72 words · public domain

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RELIGION.

Influence of religious belief upon man--Not a cause of insanity--Religious belief natural to man--It is found in all nations--Man instinctively looks up to a Superior Power in hours of suffering and need--He needs such a belief to sustain and give hope--The laws of health and a religious life are in harmony--A religious belief tends toward health--So long as the present conditions of life exist, man will require its sustaining influence 211

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