The Atlanta constitution., 1901-12-16
Their Previous History.


Their Previous History.
Helen WiImans-Post was formerly the
wife of farmer and physician in Cali
fornia, his name being Or Baker.
After fifteen years of farm life with
her husband. drawbacks We're met with
which made it necessary TO sell the farm
to pay the debts The family then parted
and each went his way.
She then went to san Francisco with
out a dollar TO her name. In san Fran
cisco she borrowed SO from an acquaint-
ance who was at that time running q
shoe shop in the city she soon secured
employment ON the reportorai stan ot
"A small newspaper that was worrying out
a precarious existence. at 50 per week
This position she held for about six
II ouths when the paper suspended publ
cation. She then started "a paper OF h@f
own which she continued for several
/ months.
She soon, however. went to Chicago.
where she met &. G. Post, her present
husband Post was at that time sup
posed 10 be near the grave with con-
sumption. She lmblDed the OhFlSu3n
Science doctrine. married Post. ana
claims she cured him OF consumption
+ This was eighteen years ago She soon
decided that Christian Science was not
exactly the right taiuS, dnd PROGRAMMED
herself the founder ot Mental Science.
Post and his wife then began the Puon-
cation of a journal In tMcaG1- iAla
was ShcrtIy before the Haymarket riots,
and il is alleged tnat their connection
viii be traced 10 these riots. when tine
case comes up Tor trial The alleged
connection is that their journal was IN
sympathy with the anarchists.
Went to Douglasville, GA.
From Chicago they next embarked I'm
business at Douslasville, Ga AT the
time Of their arrival Dougiasville WAS
a mere hamlet possessing bul one
grocery store and blacksmith sh}p
They secured options on eonslderaple
propertv and Iaid out town site, which
fact they advertised extensively ana M
duced many followers OF their belief to
locate with them ana form Mental
Science colony. For some reason or oth-
er money did not how IN as freely as
was expected, and they removed 10 A.
lanta, Ga.
While at Douglasviue Post had man
in his employ by the name or blSho3
who published a small labor paper as
a side issue. one week there appeared
in the paper an article telling of the
wonderful healing powers of Helen WI
mans When Bishop was questioned
about the article he stated that foSl
brought IN the article 10 has son. VINO
done most OF the composition on the pa
u4r during ms absence at his work. .tnd
that the article was IN type pe4ofe iie
was aware OF ITS existence. Being IA thc
employ of Post. and knowing th"l 70 ie-
fuse to publish 1t would mean Liit t'S9
of his DoSi ton. he allowed the article 'o
,pDear in print. one ct the assertions
in the article was that every morning iAe
ward around the Post residence " as ma
ed with carriages, wagons sih1 uA i -, -
filled with people who had come Mlics
Ia take advantage OF Mrs. Post meaning
power. The government VIII nave VII
nesses who are prepared 70 maAe oath
vr-.av aaR R-tsF
persons TO see her at any one time, and
that they were always negroes.
Atlanta Their Next Point.
From DougIasville they removed 20
Atlanta and located II 296 Crew street.
POST became the leader of a political
faction in opposition To the party repre-
scented by Governor Northeu. In pub
lie speech Northen made the statement
mat Post came from Chicago. and lett
, black record behind him. lie also
stated that Post was an anarchist. In
newspaper statement the next day Post
denied the accusation The following
dav the governor repeated the charges.
and added that Mrs. Post was an IN
6dcI and was scattering seeds OF damna-
bl,. heresy'' she being a Mental Scientist
Finding that the officials were giving
them too much attention III Atlanta. they
started Tor Boston. The northern iii
mate did not agree with Post. however.
and the couple We're again oplSed 10
seek a more balinE clllhc. ms tiIle
their move was 10 Seobreeze, Fla. where
their arrest occurred
Helen Wilmans Looks Young.
Although a very busy woman, Helen
WtImans does not neglect her person
she looks young for her age. no matt, =
what il is She is bright and fun of life.
and II is remarkable that she should
have a daughter in the neishhorh0od Of
81 wears Her hair. which twenty years
ago was snowy white, is now of bright
auburn hue, and she attributes the
change of color to Mental Science. one
of her beliefs is that she VIII live for
ever and that all PEI sons who follow
the same beliefs that she does may do
the same.