The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1898-02-08
MENTAL SCIENCE CLUB
Which is Ensrossing New York Society.
Members OF II Never Suffer Paln-I,s
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New York Press: There Just has been
formed one OF the most exclusive clubs
ever started IN New York. The mem-
berehp Is full and there Is long walt
Ing list. on its roll are inscribed many
OF the best known names OF society peo-
pie. but not only eociety people comprise
ito membership: for scicntihc men and
women. literary men and women. have
Joined 1, and rich and poor alike are en-.
thuslas.lc as 10 the benefits they receive
from II. .t b,s III
The club Itself IS che ousgrowth OF acv-
eral meetings that have been held, social
evenings, as II were, It Is said the Gull.
was first started last spring, continued
during the summer, and was taken up
again with grea. and renewed interest
as soon as people came back to town.
The meetings until lately have been
private. held weekly. Friday nights be-
ing the chosen ones. They have all been
held at private houses. the largest tax.
ing place some two or three weeks ago
Mt the residence OF Mrs. William Perry
In East Fty-slxth street, when there
were many interesting addresses made.
There have been andnre irTeverent OUT
eiders who have called these meetings
seances, and they hive. Il mus. be ad-
mNtcd, savor5 somewhat OF the SOCIAL.
ed supernatural. but there has been no
table-turnlng. no Invisible clasping OF
hands, etc. The people present claim
they were lifted from q higher plane
than the one whercupon humanity as q
rule walks. but 10 an unprecedented OBJ
| server they did not seem to have left the
place whereon they stood.
Al the meeting three or four women
spoke and spoke we'll DR.. Abbot and
DIR. Rainsfori are CREDITED with having
made most stirring speeches. What
they said cannot be dlvulged. Mrs.
Charles Perry and Mrs. William Perry
are said TO have been among the speak
ers. but what they el!d, again. cannot
be made known.
The object OF this club Is supposed 70
be for the benefit OF human kind. Il is
said that Initiation into It means that
one will never suffer mental or physical
palm. and by a series OF clever argu
ments It is proven there Is no reason any
one should not be able to convince him
self or herself that instead OF suffering
keenly from some pros2ic pain, In real
lily he or she Is having beautiful time.
The arguments for this are 50 well I'D
vanced and the ground Is SO clevcriy
taken that one Is forced to bel!eve5n the
theory.
A member OF the club who. at the
time. Is in the unpleasant predicament
OF being Obliged to sue for O divorce
from her husband, and who. to an ordi-
nary observer, would seem to look some
what troubled, Is said by her friends
who are In her confidence. to be abso-
lutely at peace not only with her errlng
spouse. but with everybody In the world.
She Is only miserable" they say,
when she allows herself 10 think she Is;
nothing Is wrong. nothing Is grievous.
unless you Insist upon 1t to yourself and
TO the world at large" or course, this
may be spec!nus reasoning, but 1t seems
to be convincing.
There Is presiden: OF the club a high
priest. as It were. 4 ruler. and one whose
word Is law. He bears the prosa!c rame
OF Macdonald, and is doctor, although
not regularly licensed, so 1t is said. He
claims, and his followers claim for him,
mental healing in the highest scientific
meaning OF the term-not faith cure, not
Christian science, not even mental
science but a science Of harmony, which,
K rightly followed and looked into. will
bring peace and comfort and Joy to all
concerned.
OF course. even the scientific healing
requires to be helped by the aid Of some
few dollars. and the high priests who
practice It must needs have their fees as
much as any regular physician. DR..
Macdonald, so It Is said, visits his pa
tients once a week-never more unless
the case Is an urgent one. but ne gives
his time nevertheless to his patients
and receives good fee.
He devotes certain hours In the day to
certain patients. From 9 to 10, We will
say, he fixes his mind on Mrs. A.; Mrs.
A need not, however, fix her mind on
him. From 10 TIL II he takes Mrs. B;
from II ill IL. Mrs. c. When business
Is brisk and his mind uncommonly ac-
. tive he can take several In a bunch. He
does not leave his office in the meantime.
but stays there with his mind settled on
his patient or patients. who during the
same time pursue their daily arocat!on
without fear or harm. Mrs. A, for in
stance, can go out in blizzard, even
though she has bad cough and q high
fever, knowing that DR.. MacDonald's
mind Is upon her. and the exposure will
not injure her.
Whatever the cult ;s. It Is certainly one
most engrosslng and cannot be classed
as a mere fad. 1t differs from the
Christian science in many ways. In
deed, the people In the club quite look
down upon Christian scientists, although
their aim is the sane-.o heal the sick
and 10 relieve pain.
It will be impossible. they say, to en-
large the club, which Is composed Of dif-
ferent circles. as one circle cannot touch
the other. Each is complete In itself,
and there are different grades Of learn
ing for each and every one, while each
one requires careful study and thought
to maintain itself.
In the meantime. undetcrred by what
might be said. meetings so on. and the
club Is extremely prosperous, socially as
well as financially, and Is a really ex-
elusive organization. To Join It one
must be invited, and one is NOT invited
unless some special qualifications are ex-
hIbited
With unlimited wealth. and nlost OF lis
members are rich, good social backing
and earnest belief In its teachings. It will
be interesting to watch how this new
science will develop.
WITHDRAws ENDORSEMENT.
LONDON, Feb. 7.-Lady Henry SOM