The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-01-07

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! odist Conference Seminary at sanborn-
ton Bridge. to supply the place Of his
absence
Regarding my first. marriage and the
| tragic death of my husband, Mcclure S
| ton Clover took his bride TO Whining
ton, South Carolina, and in June. 1874.
six months after his marriage, he died
of yellow fever. He left his young bride
in a miserable plight. She was far from
home and entirely without money or
! mason. and thus received decent burial.
to New York City, where she was met
and taken to her fathers home by her
an embarrassing. one. she was a grown
woman, with a child, but entirely with
out means OF support Mrs Clio
yer made only one effort at self-suDDort
For a brief season she taught school,"
My first husband, Major George w.
Glover, resided in Charleston, South
Wilmington. North Carolina, he was sud
denly siezed with yellow fever and died
this trip. He took with him the usual
an excursion. At his decease, / was sur
rounded by friends, ana their provisions
ernor of the State and his stan. with a
long procession, followed the remains of
my beloved one to the cemetery.
The Free Masons selected by escort.
Th3 took ne to Nm my fathers er home IN
gave 1 me ample support A I did open ' a1
infant school, but IT was simply for the
tenn in New Ham shire. The rhyme at
tributed tc me by McClure's Magazine is
phrase of a silly song of years ago. Cor
rectly quoted, it is as follows, so 1 have
been told:
Go to Jane Glover.
Tell her I love her;
By the light of the moon
I will go to her.
The various stories told by McClure's
Magazine about my father spreading the
and straw, and about persons being hired
to rock and swing me, am ignorant of.
DR.. Patterson driving into Franklin. N.
h, with couch or cradle for me in his
wagon e6a ala only k14W that my father th and
of to help me when / was i'll.
I was never given to long and lonely
stated by Mccinpe ?sa MAGAZINE. was as
ways accompanied by some responsible
individual when took evening walk
consistently declared that 1 was not a
medium for spirits. I never was espe-
"dabbled in mesmerism," never was IAN
amateur clairvoyant," nor did the SUI
nor described scenes far away, as Nc
C1ure' S Magazine says
My oldest sister dearly loved me, but
I wounded her pride when I adopted
Christian Science and to a Baker that
was sorry offense.
McClures Magazine calls DR.. Daniel
Patterson, my second husband, IAN
itinerant dentist" 1t says that after my
marriage. we lived for short time at
Tilton, then moved to Franklin.
During the following nine years the Pat
tersons led rowing existence. The doc
tor practiced in several towns, from TIL
ton to North Groton and Rumney"
When I was married to him, DR.. Daniel
Patterson was located in Franklin, N.
popular man, and considered a rarely
sskilful dentist; He bought place in
resort. At that time he owned house
in Franklin. N. H.
, Althou fhs as McCluTe's magazlne
my divorce from DIR. Patterson was
granted on the. ground of desertion, the
viduals are here today who were present
the judge and who know the following
facts After the evidence had been sub
mitted that husband was about to
have DR.. Patterson arrested for eloping
with his wife, the court instructed the
clerk to record the divorce in my favor.
What prevented DR.. Patterson's arrest
was a letter from me to this selfsame
When this husband recovered his wife,
he kept her prisoner in her home and
couple. A Christian Scientist has told
me that with tears of gratitude the wife
of this husband related these facts to
her just as I have stated them. lived
with DR.. Patterson peaceably, and he
was kind to me uD to the time of the
divorce.
The following affidavit by r. D. Roun-
sevel Of Littleton,. N. H, proprietor of
the White Mountain House, Fabyans, n.
H, the original of which is in my pos
session, is of interest in this connection:
About the year 1874. DR.. Patterson. a
"A
different times I had conversation with
him about his wife, from whom he was
and Christian woman. and the cause of
the separation being wholly on his part,
have had as pleasant and happy home
as one could wish for.
At that time I had no knowledge of
that Mary Baker G. Eddy, the Discoverer
and Founder of Christian Science, was
(signed] 0'' R D. RounseveI.
Grafton s. s. January is. 1902.
Then personally appeared r. d.
Rounsevel and made oath that the
within statement by him signed is
true.
Before me,
H. M. WOOD,
Justice of the Peace.
I was obliged to be parted from my
son. because after my fathers second
marriage my little boy was not welcome
in my fathers house.
Who what is the Mcclure history
so-caIled presenting? Is it myself, the
veritabIe Mrs. Eddy, whom the New
World World declared dying of cancer, or
is it her alleged double dummy here
tofore described?
If indeed 1t be l. allow me to thank the
enterprising historians for the testimony
they have thereby given of the divine
admit has snatched me from the cradle
and the grave, and made me the be-
loved Leader of millions of the men and
women in our own and in other coun-
tries-and all this because, the truth I
have promulgated has separated the
tares from the wheat, uniting in one
body those who love truth; because Truth.