The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1896-04-29
UPSET BY RELIGION
MR. SHIVE FIEDS HIS WIFE At
COLUMBUS, KAN.

She Says the Lord Called Her to Spread the
Obeyed His Command-Not Only That
But She Adheres to the Delusion-she
Went to Columbus to See Prophet
Named Dean Who has Clothed the Doc
trine With Extra Frins Calculated to
Grasp the Human Mind More Firmly.
Yesterday William Shive returned
from Columbus, Kan, with his wife.
Some six or seven days ago Mrs.
Shive started from her home ostensi-
bly, to look at or for a dwelling house,
and falling to return in a few hours
her husband and children became alarm
ed over her absence. Night came and
there was no trace Of her. The police
were informed but their most diligent
search failed TO find her. The family
became greatly alarmed and grave fear
was entertained by all, except the hus-
band, that some fatal accident had be-
fallen her. He knowing her nature
best, resolved that she had wandered
away in obedienc TO certain notions she
had about religion. He rested not.
Every possible clue he could find he fol-
followed, and finally, at great expense
both in mind and purse he located her.
Over at Columbus there dwells man
named Dean. This man Dean is the
prophet of a new-fangled idea in the
religion Of Christian science. 1t is the
same Christian science that is known
In Wichita and all over Kansas with
the addition Of a few extra seductive
fv.;1f FIJI in
ing the mind of women. Mrs. Shive
was a patron Of Christian science and
In the advanced study of it she believed
that the Lord had called upon her 10 go
abroad and proclaim ii 70 the world. It
was in accordance with this lead that
she went to Columbus 70 see the pro,
phet and thus better equip herself for |
the work.
1t is sad, but Mrs. Shive is still Of the |
same opinion. She still insists that !
the Lord wants her to go abroad and |
teach the doctrine. She says she went |
in obedience to His command and in |
the interest and for the benefit of her I
husband and children. at will be bet |
for them all for me to 60" she says, |
but she offers no other explanation
Mrs. Shive's husband is a railroad |
engineer and they have a grown son
has been a most excellent lady, devOt-
ed to her husband and children until |
this delusion took hold of her mind
She has great many friends who deep
ly regret the affair which is, TO say the
least, exceedingly sad
Now that Mrs. Shive is at home under
the protection Of her family, friends
and relatives, they are all at a loss to
know how to treat her as she still in
sists on the delusion that the Lord has
called he'd and she must obey.
Some think it is better to have her
treated at an asylum while others OBJ
ject to this method, agreeing, however,
that something must be done for her
She is perfectly rational on every other
subject and it is thought that if she
were placed in an asylum for a few
months that the Christian science idea
would vanish and that she could be
restored to absolute sanity again. This
idea, of course, is very disagreeable to
the family. Mr.. Shive is a nice gentle
man, with nice family, highly re-
spected and hundreds of friends mourn
the affection which is causing him so
much trouble.