Mexico weekly ledger., 1890-12-04
Mrs. Thomas Makes a Statement
in Regard to Her Cause.-The
Lady Christian Scientist
Replies to the Same
Those Who Tried
the Cure Have
Lost Faith.

SCIENTISTS and was now In destl
tute condition and had applied 70
aid to the city. The Mayor re
quested that we should impartial,
Investigate the matter, as b,
thought if such was the case th,
public had a right to know it. TIL,
morning a LEDGER reporter calles
upon Mrs. Anna E. Thomas, VIII,
lives OF Robertson street in High
land. Mrs. Thomas seems to be
lady OF more than ordinary intel
ligence, and we are surprised tina
she should be caught. She talked
very freely about the matter, say
ing; II am As years old. A widow
and have three children-two girl,
and a boy. One of my girls ii
working out, getting So per week
this being my only support, outside
OF what my little boy can do, ane
he is too small to do much. Some
thing less than two months ago ]
was taken with typhoid fever. ]
was treated by DR.. Nichols and wa:
getting along very nicely, wher
several of my neighbors suggested
that l should try the christian
scientist L being a poor woman
OF very moderate means concluded
to give it a trial, but not until
had been fully assured by my
many friends that the Scientist
woman could do me good. 1 sem
for her and gave up the doctor al.
together. From that day on I be.
gan to grow worse, until l finally
grew so weak | thought l surely
must die. l told the scientist
lady that | did not think she wal
doing me any good. She said te
keep up courage and to have nc
fears that If fears overlook me.
she could do me no good. But in
spite of all this l got worse. ]
tried to have courage but at last ]
gave way and told her 1 did not
nor could lot believe in her doc.
trine. The writer asked Mrs,
Thomas what the "Christ1an sci.
ence lady" did when she would
come to see her.
Mrs. Thomas said: "She would
come in, drive all out of the room,
sit down by the stove and hang hel
head as if she was asleep, woulo
not say or do anything. She made
two visits a day for about a week
for which l gave her all the money
| had-s7.50. AS she did me nc
good, l sent her word if there was
any Christianity about her she
would give me back my money
She never came to see me any more
when | told her that was all my
money, but she sent me back 81 sc
of the 81 80.
The reporter asked her if she be
lieved in "Chrlstian SCIENCE" tt
which she responded:
"No, Sir; I do not; and more, =.
would not let her treat a dog 70.
me. pronounce her a fraud, ant
christian SCIENCE a failure.
do not know of anyone she ha'
ever cured, but do know of severa
of her patients that have died"
Mrs. Thomas is in destitute cir
cumstances and did appeal to tn
city for aid, and We fully believ'
she is deserving of it. She ha
been confined to her bed tor tw'
months, and this morning, cold a
it was, had no wood. Several 9th
ers who have had dealings will
the Christian scientists pronOunc
them frauds as physicians. 10
Pratt says his folks paid them $50
his mother is dead. Several of th
patients reported cured have died
A doctor says that n young mar
who died a few days since, woul
be alive to-day if those scientist
had not shut off the medicine nee
essary to keep him alive. We hav
no objection to the rich spendin
their money when ever they please
but do think the poor, especially til
widows, should be warned of thi
class of so-caIled healers.
A reporter OF the LEDGER calle
on Mrs. Beban, the Christian scien'
ist, to-day and stated to her just wh'
} complaints had been made. Mrs
Behan then wrote the followin
card for publication:
, To the Editor OF the Ledger.
Mexico. Mo Dec. 3.-DEARSII
| have been asked for a statemer
| in regard to Mrs. Thomas case.
= l was called in to treat her NJ
knowing her present circumstance
as she told me she did not want
i take the treatment without payin
r for it, her son having given her tt
money.
c Later, she told me she could nj
afford to employ me longer, wher'
upon 1 treated her gr~atuitously u
8 til she decided to try another form
treatment, after which she reques
g ed me TO give back the money 81
had paid me Git was not 81 whit
l did. Sincerely.
Il MRS. BEHAN.
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