The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-06-21

an when. as Mrs. Patterson, she was
EIytnr with her husband, Dr. Daniel
Patterson. ia Swampscott, Mass. nave
brought forth what probably were the
Grst published words % the dlscoNeTef
~ fetristla-a Science after tre discovery.
They are citod in their place In the fol-
towing account az the experience from
which Mrs. Eddy has dated her great
work AS leader Of the Christian Science
,,overYsrst "Reminiscences OF the year
4yst preceding the discovery make one
fninC cleay. Mrs. Eddy was doing with
her mig ~ the good thing she found
10 do. The people Of Lynn and swamp
scot, ho best recall Mrs. Mary Fatter
sou are those who then were working
xtoully in the cause OF temperance. In
4z-44arl4 2tss,- tta7-saE4- eE4taFe44
.rh Characteristic energy and devotion
n Is recalled that she could always be
aepeudcd an to speak ut the meetings,
when few were ready 10 iii tho allotted
time T3e earnest support of this Cause
ts SIN remembered apprecsafiVsly. She
spaks forcefuiiy; she reused and i'm
pressed Her manner was her own. and
Der way Of phraeinE what she said. Her
ability ard her intense conviction were
evident as was also her superiority.
Poem Marked Dedication.
One Of the Published poems by Mrs.
Patterson vas written for the dedica-
fioH Of the Hew temperance hall n
Lynn she speaks Of
"a temple. whose high dome
Rose from a water~Cup" (poems. p. 39.)
lGov littIc could she or any Of them
then have foretold that q temple with
a. lefty dome would one dav he reared
- Boston. q testimonial 20 the work Of
this woman. who later wrote. millions
u unpre5gdiccd minds-~simple seekers
for Truth weary wanders, athrist I'm
fhe desert-~sre waiting and watching
for rest and drink Give them a cup
q cold water in Christ's name"
Science and Health with Key to the
Scriptures, J. bfo2
THE orderly unfolding Of experience
brought this inspiring leader Of tenn
parance meetings to a post Of world
wide leadership. II Is quite Ia order.
,aen. that the incident which led to her
discovery IT Christian Science came
s. hon she was intent ou this chosen
duty, faithful over Il few things" She
Was returning from temperance meet
{HF on ~intrV night when she slipped
On the street and fell she was carried
tp*a house nearby and next day, to hey
bar1e TO Swampscott ~ what was sup
posed "a dying condition George Now
hall, who uow resides on Paradise road
II Swan pscott. rem embevs the occasion.
Ha was then Il farmer lad and had
driven into SwHmpscott with his milk
cans, Mrs. d II. Mliet. Il we'll known
resident told ham when ne Reached her
house that cold February morning in
1856. that Mrs. Mary Patterson WIS very
ILL., perhaps dying. and that ne must
drive down 70 Tell the Rev. Jonas h
Clark, So that ne might fso To SEE her.
circumstances of Revelation.
Mrs MllIet was a friend of Mrs Pat
tsrson and active 8n church and tenn
perance work. The Rev MIR Clark Is
san houorcd IN swampscott for hls
ministry in the Congregational church.
which Mrs. Patterson attended. George
SeEhal- dEoxA-4oA.E-- to tAsl-4t44ft 4-s-44
part of Swampscott now Beach Bluff.
10 notify Mr. Clark, La recalls the cir
curnstsnces OF the drive. He is certain
That Mrs. Patterson WIS then living in
he Armenius G. Newhall house ON Par
adise road. where he himself now re-
aides.
Hecoilectlons Are Given.
Another resident Of Lynn. who was
hen boy, also recalls that pr and
Mrs. Patterson lived, probably AT this
;lnle. it, the Armenius g Newhall house
N Paradise road. The house had f,essrr
built by the boys father Mir Newhan
was mis- mothers brother, and after
ward bought the house When this
Family moved out the Pattersons NOV
cd into the upper far, or story. the
New halls living below.
In the I4ynp Reporter. which published
many OF Mrs Pattersons poems and
sketches there appeared on Saturday.
February 3. 1865. the following Item:
Mrs Mary Patterson. of swamp
scott fen Rron the ice near the corner
Of Market and oxford streets on Thurs
day eveu-' 9, ard was severely injured.
she vas taken up in an insensi bic
condition and was carried to the resi-
deuce Of :. Al Babier. Esq. nearby.
where she as kindly cared for during
The night I5r Gushing, who was called.
found her injuries TO be Internal and of
"a severe nature. inducing spasns and
internal suffering. She was removed to
her home in Swampscott yesterday at
fernoon. though 10 q very critical con
dition."
Items from News Columns.
IN tho next column is a letter dated
fwampscntt. January 81, 1866. signed
By Mrs Patterson, describing the Ex-
sex county Good Templars uniou meet
ing al Marbiehead. She wrote:
~ 81. u fVas Il good thing. and a
pleasant, and has left its memories in
MANY s. Coco, TemplaT's heart, A mem
"rT. teo thFt needs no headstone of
taaf be 10 preserve but VIII continue
l*eiele and strong as the scuiptured
stone
. Ia view % the great work waiting
the writer ~ these words the coiuei~
aonee Of these lines with the an
noancement beside them seems indeen
sign ncant
The first page OF the paper that car
r1ed these interesting things carried a
poem enttied Our Country" The au-
NOR Us not known. bat the lines are
also significant for those who follow
he career of Mrs. Eddy with sy1npa-
thy ana Understandings
The prophet lay on his bed Of
straw,
HIS prison doors were barred.
Blu light shone through which
well he knew
Rocked not Of watch and ward
1t came lks a star from realms afar
And TX played with the sIeeper's eyes.
Then ne know by that sign twas u
power divine
Ana MS hour had come to rise.
He showed him kingdom yet to
cuyne,
And ages that rolled between,
Ane The path OF light no fowl in its
fight
Nor vuiture's eye hath seen