Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1910-05-03
WOMAN TELLS OF
MENTAL MURDER. .
Awful Sensation Influence
From AnOther'S Brain.

New YORK. May Zine SUICIDE CT
Marion Stephens is still a topic of ex-
cited conversation among CHRISTIAN
Scientists, both Of the anti-Stetson and
the Stetson cults of the faith. Mrs.
Maud Nissan Babcock talked freely
about what she called Mental
Murder"
She said she went to woman high
in the authority of the church several
years ago and asked
Why did you try to kill me?'"
What were the symptoms? she
answered calmly.
81 was in vacuum of thought I
replied and my very soul was paralyz-
ed as with an electric current of great
power
1t was a visitation of Divine
wrath this awful woman said, for
your opposition to right teaching"
Some day, not far off, Christian
Scientists will petition the State Leg
islatures for law furnishing those
who commit mind murder or attempt
it. The powerful thought suggestion,
when applied, may destroy human life
or it may only upseat the reason and
drive the subject to self destruction"
said Mrs. Babcock.
Marion Stephens Always Driven.
How many poor souls are driven to
commit suicide by this mental sugges-
ton God only knows. Poor Marion
Stephens was the last one that I know
of, and her fight for life was pathetic
She was driven by mental suggestion
from one trench to another-alWays on
the retreat. When she reached the last
ditch there was naught else for her to
do but take her life. And, from the po-
sition of Christian Scientist, her
death was heartless and cruel.
Il know the struggle this poor wo-
man had, because the suggestion Kill
thTself' came to me one day. 1t was
sent by powerful source. 1t ham,
mered at my brain every moment for
thirteen hours. l fought it and at last
drove it back You can imagine the
constant beating of the oceans waves
against some bulwark which is strong
enough to withstand them. They strike
once, twice, ten, thousand times, and
each time, provided the bulwark isl
solid, they are beaten back and 70
harm is done; but if the bulwark IS
! rotted or weakly braced, then what
happens By small degrees it gives
away-succumbs, and finally the sea :
free to play over the spot.
Her Mind WithstOOd Attack.
I My mind was a bulwark, thank God,
strong to beat back the awful sug-
gestion, and l could resist the silent
voice that urged me to close the doors
and windows and turn on the gas"
Mrs. Babcock is a woman who has
trained her powers of thought, and she
spoke of her temptation" as an IN
pleasant incident interesting to con-
template.
But she reverted again to the sub
ject of deliberate mind murder" say
ing: 0oIy life was attempted once
through that terrible and dangerous
power of mental vibration.
q had made mys elf miserably poor
by carrying out my promise to the
church. There had been differences of
belief between Mrs. stetson and me. I
could not accede to her teaching that
she was the Christ and that through
her alone Gas a medium) could com
munication with the Almighty be o.
tanned
Her teaching had broken up nv
home, yet she referred to me as a dan
gerous person. Why? 1 was too strong
to become her tool and victim. Yet 1 |
knew nothing of the dangerous powe rs
of thought-tbe powerful suggestion
that can disintegrate physical matter
and cause cessation of the bodily func-
tions.
After stormy interview with Mrs. |
Stetson, one night several years ago II
awakened with start. My very soul
felt shriVeled up. My blood seemed TO
stop moving. My nerve was paralyzed. |
felt like one whose body was in con-
tact with the electrodes of ten thou
sand-volt dynamo, and coupled with
this awful agony was another sensa-
ton as of being confined in a vocuum !
jar. was getting weaker each mo-
ment. l felt DEATHS approach.
Then I made an effort-a power
full EFFORT. What is this?' 1 said 20
myself. I exerted every scintiIla of
will power I could summon. I fixed
my open eyes on the wall before me
and my next thought was of the in
ventor of malicious animal magnetism
Somebody was treating me. This
terrible killing influence was emanat
ING from her brain Oh it was a cruel
thing
For three hours I fought off death
and / conquered. | could feel. the in
1uence grow weaker l was free from
hose awful sensations"
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