The Richmond palladium. (Richmond, Ind.) 1906-1907, 1907-01-06
Christian Science Leader Re-
vealS Incidents in Her Past
For First Time
WHY SHE WAS DIVORCED.
WAS OBLIGED TO PART FROM HER
LITTLE SON BECAUSE HER
FATHER MARRIED A SECOND
TIME.


out for publication signed statement
i. revealing for the first time many in
cidents in her life
Mrs. Eddy tells of her early child
hood, of her father and her brothers
and sisters, of her earlier education
She goes into many details concerning
the death of her first husband. and
for the first time, reveals the secret
Of her divorce from her second hus
band
Her motive for making this state
ment at the present time is to prove
to her followers and to the world that
she has nothing in her life she wishes
to conceal. Incidentally she takes
pains to point out inaccuracies in the
article concerning her now being print.
ed in McClure's Magazine.
After drawing a pen picture of her
father, Mrs. Eddy takes up the state
ment that the first fifteen years of her
life were passed in a lonely home, and
that her education ended when she
was IL years old. She says:
Let us see what were the fruits of
j this lonely and discriminating exis-
tence.' All my fathers daughters were
given an academic education, sufficien-
thy advanced SO that they all taught
school acceptably at various times and
places.
MY brother Albert was a dstin-
guished lawyer. In addition I'd my AGA
demic training I was privately tutored
by him.
None Died of Cancer.
Regarding the allegation that all
the family, excepting Albert, died of
cancer / will say that there was never
Il death in my fathers family reported
by physicians or postmortem examina-
ton as caused by cancer.
'McClure's Magazine says that the
quarrels between Mary, a child ia
years old, and her father, gray haired
man of so, frequently set the house in
an uproar,'. and adds that these fits
were diagnosed by DIR. Laid as 'hys-
terra mingled with bad temper
MY mother often presented my dis
position as exemplary for her other
children to initiate, saying: When do
you ever see Mary angry?
Proof of Her Kindness.
II will relate the following incident,
which occurred later in life, as illustra-
tive of my dispositions: While I was
living with DR.. Patterson at his coun-
try home in Rumney, n. H, a girl, to-
tally blind, knocked at the door and
was admitted. She begged to be allow
ed to remain with me. and my tender
ness and sympathy were such that /
could not refuse her. Shortly after,
however, my good housekeeper said to
be me:
eff this blind girl stays with you
shall have to leave; she troubles me SO
much
1T was not in my heart to turn the
blind girl out, and SO l lost my house
keeper.
Notwithstanding that McCIure's
magazine says: Mary Baker compiet-
ed her education when she finished
Smiths grammer and reached long di.
vision in arithmetic / was called by
the Rev r. s. Rust, ID. d., principal of
the Methodist Conference seminary at
Sanbornton Bridge, to supply the place
OF his leading teacher during her tenn
porary absence
Her First Marriage.
Regarding her first marriage and the |
death of her first husband, Mrs Eddy |
says:
My first husband, Maj George w. /
Glover resided in Charleston, s. C. I
While on a business trip to Whining
ton. n. c., he was suddenly sliced with I
yellow fever and died in about days /
i was with him on this trip. He took I
with him the usual amount of money
he would need on such an excursion,
and their provisions in my behalf were I
most tender. The governor of the /
state and staff, with long procession.
followed the remains of my beloved 4
one to the cemetery.
The free masons selected my escort.
who took me to my fathers home in
Tilton, n. III. My salary for writing
gave me ample support. l did open an
infant school, but it was simply for
the purpose of starting that educational
system in New Hampshire.
Never a Ciairvoyant.
Il was never given to long and lone
~ wanderings, especially at night as
stated by Mcclure Magazine | was
always accompanied by some respon-
sible individual when | took an even
ing walk. but / seldom took one.
have always consistently declared that
] was not medium for spirits / new Il
er was especially interested in the
Shakers, never "dabbled in mesmer-
fsm.' never was an amateur clairvoy-
ant nor did the superstitious country
folk frequently seek my advice / new
err went into a trance nor described
scenes far away, as McClure's Maya
zine says.
Tells of Her Divorce.
Although, as McClure's Magazine
claims. the court record may state
that my divorce from Dr. Patterson
was granted on the ground of diser-
ton, the cause nevertheless was adui-
terry. individuals are here today who
were present in court when the decis-
Jon was given by the judge and who
know the following facts. After the a
evidence had been submitted that q :
husband was about to have DR.. Patter.
SON arrested for clipping with his wife.
the court instructed the clerk to record >
4 hc divorce in my favor