The evening world., 1910-12-05

ic invalid with "A nervous system nome
lessly shattered.
About this time the future Mrs. Eddy
openly avowed her belief In mcsmer-
ISM and c~lairvoyancy and proceeded
to practise both. She went into frances,
heard strange voices and mysterious
rappirgs and foretold events whlcn
never came to pass.
Mary Glover finally married DR..
Daniel Patterson. a handsome, black
beared giant OF a man who for years
had moved among the New England
towns as a travelling dentist.
They were married in 1853, although
old Mark Baker warned the bridegroom
against the step he was taking. Pat.
terson carried his wife in his arms
downstairs to the bridal
and then drove away with her and her
cradle In hts dentists wagon.
Gave Away Her Baby.
Two years before this the baby,
george Washington Glover, had been
virtually given away by the mother.
Mary Glover never displayed the slight
est interest in her son.
In her book, "Retrospectlon and Intro-
~spection." Mrs. Eddy writes that her
infant son was taken from her by piui-
tcrs; that they were ker. apart: that
she was told he had been lost, and that
agents employed by her had vainly
sough: him for years.
When George Glover met his mo.her
again he was u married man with rour
children, lie had fought gallant!v
throughout the civil war, and had been
shot through the head at shiloh.
The marriage of Mary Clover wiz
Dr. patterson was most unhappy. Thpir
lie %togcther covered a period OF mir.
teen years and forms a chapter in
Mrs. Eddy's career which she stroye TO
tho end to keep secret.
Patterson was poor and constantine
away from home practising his nro-
~fessIon from time to time. For years
his wife was forced 10 live in n shabby
little farm house near the village OF
North Groton, among the foothills of
tho White Mountains.
Divorces Second Husband,
They quarrcilcd bitterly until the END
of their union cane abruptly in 1881.
DR.. Patterson, who had gone In front
10 visit one Of the Southern battle
fields, was captured by the Confcdor-
ate pickc;s and thrown into Il Southern
prison, Ills wife, apparently acceptiop
the incident as an act OF Providence I'm
her behalf, began housekeeping al
Lynn, Mass.
Fl,o years later Or, Patterson reao.
ltdlcu ~ illNpl, tdlitI 4 council of IN,
Bake family announced his deterino.
ton never to live with his wife again
and made provision for her support SO
far a. he could. For years after tina
he was "A Observation-Disclosures and
half-dementcd, Eventually he settled
near Saco, Me, living alone ia d
wrctchCd howell until his death in 1896
Mrs. Patterson obtained n divorc,
on the Uncuntes.ed charge Cf desertion
as shown by the papers In tho case.
The name Of PA!neas Parkhurs
Quincy viii ever be associated witt
that OF Mrs, Eddy and the cult sh,
founded. He was a Eeaier OF disease
h had heard OF hts wonderful powe
over disease ANA she went to him to b,
healed, An injury TO her spine. she be
lIeved, had wrecked he, nervous system
and doomed her 20 early death
II was in the fail OF lSCe that ID
Quimhy ana the future Mrs, Eddy me
IN Portland ~" the iirst time. Al tn,
I fist t'catmen' n coTDlc'e cure ~ ~,
alleged spinal trouble was effected Bu
Infinitely more h \ that was accom-
pllshed. The restless mind OF the womal