The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-05-19
FAITH AND DEATH.
Sad End of Mrs. John Terrence
From Typhoid.
Placed Herself in Charge of
Christian Science HeaIers.
SUFFERED FIVE WEEKS
No Physician Called Until Two
Hours Before Death.
Mother Sat Helpless by Her
Daughters Bedside.
INQUEST BY CORONER.
Circumstances of Death Being
Thoroughly Investigated.
Friends Determined Upon Ex-
treme Measures.
Mother Sat Helpless by Her
Daughters Bedside.
INQUEST BY CORONER.
Circumstances of Death Being
Thoroughly Investigated.
Friends Determined Upon Ex-
treme Measures.

Indignation among individual Masons
and knights Templar. friends Of the
late John NJ. Terrence, caused an up
rising which has resulted in an official
inquiry by the coroner, this afternoon,
into the circumstances surrounding the
| death of Mrs. J. NJ. Terrence yesterday
afternoon. Upon the result the question
| of arrests will rest.
| Mrs. Terrence died in a Christian Sci
| ence home after five weeks of suffering
with typhoid fever. during which time
no medical attention was received by
her. In fact a doctor was not called
until after the Scientists who have been
caring for Mrs. Terrence realized that
she was near death. They then left the
| house and Immediately Mrs. Whitelock
/ of Chicago, mother of the sick woman,
| summoned Mrs. DR.. Longshore. Mrs.
| LOngshOre pronounced the disease ma
| lignant typhoid fever and after a
glance at the patient stated that she
| believed nothing could be done. The
| doctor was correct in her diagnosis Ev-
| cry effort to relieve the sufferings of the
| woman failed and she died within two
hours after the doctor was called.
Friday morning Mrs. Whiteker the
Science healer and Miss Ruth Wells. a
| Science nurse, who have been with Mrs
ITorrence since last Saturday, left the
bedside of the sufferer. believing that
herself had been maintaining faith in
Christian Science but at the last, so her
mother said today, she realized that her
condition was dangerous, and asked for
a physician. The physician came TOO
late.
The death of Mrs. Torrence recalls
some of the incidents connected with
the death of her husband some months
ago. lie first experienced a stroke of
paralysis and recovered from it suAi-
| GENTLY to be able to come down town
He was soon taken with typhoid fever
and doctor summoned The disease
| had not run it's length The sick man
did not improve and he was prevailed
upon to try Christian Science. Death
soon relieved him of the experiment.
Mrs. Torrence returned to Topeka
from chicago five weeks ago today She
went to the home of Mrs Christiana
TrapD at 1101 Van Buren. She was Ill
at the time and Mrs. Trapp begged her
to call physician. Mrs. Terrence firm
~ declined to have physician and said
Christian Science would heal her She
grew gradually worse, the friends who
called TO see her pronouncing the dis
ease typhold fever, which she also
lief would come through the faith which
she expressed.
Mrs. Torrence grew much worse and
last Saturday was removed by Mrs
Whteker. the Science healer, to the
home of Mrs. Lillian Butterfeld at 1C1a
Western avenue. Mrs. Butterfield is the
daughter of Judge Samuel A Kingrnan
She hVes in a large comfortable home
with her two daughters Misses
GeneVieVe and Ethel Butterield A roorn
IN this house was not in use and in re-
sponse to a request from Mrs Whitel<4r
Mrs. Butterfeld permitted Mrs Tor
renee to be removed to her home Mrs
Butterheld and her family took no pa RI
IN the proceedings after that date ek.
cept 10 assist the nurse and healer ir
sucn Things as they were able to do
iE
whom the indignation is directed She
refused to permit Mrs. Torrence's moth.
er, Mrs WhitelOck, who was summoned
, by telegraph from Chicago. to soc tht
sick woman when she reached topeka
) Mrs. Whiteker told Mrs WhitelocI1 +
would not be best for her to go in to thu
room. -
In her insinuating manner Mrs
Whlteker smiled and patted me on thi
back and told me I could not see my
daughter" said Mrs Whitelock To :
Journal reporter today
Il asked. continued the mother O.
Mrs Terrence, "if the religion and be-
hefs which they expounded would no
resist the influence of an orthodo,
| Christian in the same room.'
Mrs. Whiteker only smiled and sail
that could not see my daughter; or
rather, that should not insist upol
seeing her, because my presence Nigh
excite her and make her nervous so tn
science would not work. However,
! SOl INTO the room, ana nave sat be
side the bedside of my girl for fv
days, helpless; my hands tied; power
less to render her assistance, or to d
anything which might relieve her awfu
sufferings."
When Mrs Whitelock first reache,
the bedside of her daughter she mad
some hot applications to the body i
the hope of allaying the pain Whe
Mrs. Whiteker discovered this she a
once put a stop to it, so the friends 0
Mrs. Terrence say.
My daughter was SO much under tn
influence of these Scientists that
could do nothing with her" continue
Mrs. WhitelOck. She was told that sh
could be cured without medicine, S
she refused either medical attention c
ministratiO1s from my hands bacaus
this woman had told her that if other
interfered with the operation of tn
faith she could not live. Towards til
last, when my daughter realized tha
she could not recover through the OF
eratien of these faith cures, she talke
as her mind wandered, about having
doctor. 1 am confident that had M
the mind of my girl Ell deranged b
the fever that the influence of tn
Scientists would not have been man
tested, and that she would have -
covered through the agency of med
cine administered by a. physician"
r During the five weeks which Nj
Terrence suffered with the fever rot
drop of medicine Of any kind was give