St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1889-03-31
EVA GAY,
CHRISTIAN SCIENTIST.


Then will my parlOr be filled daily
with patients, and Miss Gay will sacri-
fee herself all day and evening for the
benefit and healing of the sick, and in
cldentally for the shekels which will
roll in as modest testimonial of ap-
probation of her efforts as first-clasS
humbug, or, rather, scientist. It's all the
other ''isms" and lists" that are hum
bugs. The Christian scientists are the
only true people, and verify wisdom was
born with them. There are, by actual
count, about nineteen of the fraternity
in this city, all graduates from Mrs. B.
q. Eddy's school, make twenty, which
is the only reputable one in existence.
that is l read Science and Health and
can talk metaphysical science by the
yard. That's wonderful book. The
title page divides the honors between
Shakespeare and the Bible. giving a
quotation from each as follows:
''Ye shall know the truth and the
truth shall make you Free" John,
viI., 80.
There is nothing either good or bad,
But thinking makes it So
Shakespeare.
rejoiced in spirit while reading that
book. Just think what a proof it is of
of woman. That Mrs. Eddy should
discover the only true science that the
world has ever known. A science
before which the reasoning of
Plato, Socrates, DemOcritus or Kant
pales as the stars before the blazing
sunlight. This woman, according to
her own testimony, has wrought mira
Giles, which make those recited in the
Bible appear secondhand and common
place by comparison. Then she has
written book that nobody under
stands, but which has passed through
twenty-seven editions, enabling its
author to retire from the healing BUSH
ness with snug fortune. This is con-
vincing evidence of her ability as
financier.
Before determining to become
Christian scientist l looked carefully
over the field of human knowledge
seeking to originate some plan which
should be harmless and yet appeal to
that large class of women, who, having
nothing else to do. are always ready to
adopt the latest fad. But, alas, Mrs.
Eddy and Annie JeneSS Miller had so
thoroughly appropriated the material
and spiritual field that there was moth
ing left for me except a humble place
in the ranks. Thus are our ambitions
crushed.
At first was told that it would cost
$50 for a course of twelve lessons in the
science of healing. That's rather an
expensive way of getting enough of the
infinite mind and power to enable one
to start in business. One day lady
said to me: ''Just read Mrs. Eddy's
book and practice what she directs, and
you can become scientist. Many peo-
pie have done So"
That was reasonable sort of PROPOSE
ton. 1 invested S1.25 and burned the mid
night oil several consecutive evenings.
My patience was finally rewarded by
finding what Mrs. Eddy calls the basic
principle of her science. Here it is:
"Mind is God, therefore cannot be
sick; also, what is termed matter can
not be sick; that all causation is spirit,
acting through spiritual laws"
The author advises the healer to hold
fast by that principle, and all enemies
will be vanquished. l have learned it
by heart, and when my Office is opened
will repeat it backwards or forwards,
just as the doubter may require.
Now, this ought not to take away the
value of my other reflections. It's a
woman's privilege to be inconsistent.
These same criticisms will probably APP
ply to me as to the others. But it's an
an easy way of getting rich, and has the
dignity of being profession.
EVA GAY.