Daily Yellowstone journal. [volume] (Miles City, Mont.) 1882-1893, 1890-03-13

into the merits Of the rev doctrine OF
healing by faith. which has been the
means # b irging 10 publication an
article Ia the Christian Scierce Jour-
nal, viudicatiIg the new school and
explaining from their standpoint the
ca-- referred 10. At the request Of
some Miles CITY ladies VINO are believ-
er' Ia the d1cirnes Of Christian
Science, we append the article referred
to, 80 that both sides of the controver-
y may be known:
vISDICATIoN.
Tue let'ers appended will be UNDER
stood by Journal readers living in
Bo'ton aud vicini'y. who know the
history of Miss Gil!.spie's ca.e. For
the benefit OF those living AZ dis
tance, however, who are not CONVEX
SAINT with the facts. the following
statement seems desirable. Especially
dnes This seem essential in view Of the
extensive and wholly one.slded press
reports lately current.
The latter part Of the summer of
1859 Miss Florence Gillespie, of Chat
tanonga, Tenn "a pronounced "ia-
cursble iD the i.I-i stages Of coftump.
'ion''-came - Boston TO he placed
under Chrstisi Science treatment.
With Miss Gi!ls. lie came two aunts,
believers IN e. ~ iau Science: primsr-
lily, 10 he with a. q render her such as
-is'ance a. Law in their power; second-
arily, ~ peIfect themselves in the
study Of Chris,ia1 Science with COM
peient teachers here ia Boston.
Up 10 within n snort time of her
passing on, Miss Gillespie Ierceptiblv
improved; being able 10 Rtte nd, with
her aunts. the Chri. len Scientist
Church services. and tO mingle With
us at the weekly conference meetings.
Indetd. her phvsiral Improvement
was noticeable to ussl. This continued
until some time in January, 1880,
when the prevailing epidemic La
Grlcps," appeared IN the household
where the three Were stopping. Miss
Gillespie was suddenly seized, and al-
most "a suddenly passed awsy. The
healer, having her ease in charge,
Knew nothing whatever Of the attack
until few hours before her death,
when he was hastily summoned; but
II proved too late n save her, 20 rapid
had been the ravsges of the "enemy.n
No sooner had the psiient passed on
than y reporter appeared upon the
scene, sent up by one of the local dali
lies. From one If the inmates of the
house he gsiD.d a bighlv-sessoued
maliciously-inspired account, and pro-
creded to write no q sensational re-
port under the startling he d lines:
"Anotber Victim Of Christian Science.
Sad Csse of Girl Who Had Left the
Luxury If Southern Home for the
Rigors of Chrislisn Science, or Faith
Cu'e. Forced tn Labor. Starved and
Otherwise Maltreated," ;" etc.
The reporter did MT see the rela-
tvs OF the deceased, who were bsar-
ing with them, on their return TO
their southern home. the precious
dust cf the loved one-nnr did he rec
any of the Scientists clnverssnt with
the case. He simply listened tn the
distorted account OF an inmate of the
house, who had herself become in
censed by refusal of Miss Gillsspie's
aunts longer to submit In the exsctions
Of said inmate. JUDGED, the ladies
were msking preparations fo leave
tn. house when the niece. rss seized
with the finsl sttsck.
The followirr lsftsrs rflord sufficient
guarantee as Ia ch"r c'ar srd irtpnr OF
the ladies in question. both ~ VIII m
impressed us all f'v rpblv With their
kind-hearted sincerity. and fhs ev,-
dsntly humane sentiments that gov-
ernet all their actions
The letters referred IN are. one from
citizen of Cbattannogs, setting firth
his scouaintsnce with he Gillespie
family, their high social stauGiDg and
the fact thst all usual means of cure
had been exhausted before recoure
was had 10 Christian Science; one
from the father Of the young lady,
stating that he was a retired physi-
clan, that his daughter had gone un-
der treatment of the Boston institute
with his full consent, aud denying the
charges that she had heen harshly or
cruelty treated while there, and one
from notary public of Chattanooga.
certifying ia Mr.. Gillespie's standing