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Several generations ago public sentiment, even in the...
Omaha (Neb.) Daily World-Herald
Several generations ago public sentiment, even in the United States, indorsed religious persecution, and the church gave its pious blessing to the red-handed murderers who burned "witches" at the stake. But that day of bigotry has passed.
That if has passed indeed is made plain by the dismissal of the proceedings against Mrs. Eddy. Under the pretense of intervention by her "next friends" to furnish kindly assistance in the care of her property, this aged woman was made the victim persecution by bigoted and fanatic enemies. Ostensibly she was summoned into court to prove her sanity. But really she was summoned for heterodoxy; to be punished before the world for establishing a church different from somebody else's church. It was the prosecution for witchcraft over again. Literally it was attempted to prove that she believed in malignant spirits who work their evil by much the same charm the "witches" employed.
The entire proceeding was disgusting. It was redeemed only by the impressive scene that resulted when Mrs. Eddy was "examined" at her home, where by her courtesy and unfailing good nature, no less than by the clarity of her thought and the force and vigor of her expressions, she put her persecutors to shame. The effect on the enlightened sentiment of the country was such that the dismissal in short order was an inevitable consequence.
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September 7, 1907 issue
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PATIENCE
JOHN E. FELLERS.
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THE TRUE MEDICINE
CLARENCE W. CHADWICK.
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"A SOFT ANSWER TURNETH AWAY WRATH."
ALFRED FARLOW.
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THE PERFECT POWER
ARTHUR CHAMBERLAIN.
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SOME THOUGHTS CONCERNING TESTIMONIES
ALICE EDMUNDS
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THE CHRISTIAN SCIENCE READING ROOM
WALDO PONDRAY WARREN
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MRS. EDDY TAKES NO PATIENTS
Editor
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ALL CLASSES INTERESTED
Archibald McLellan
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THE SEEKER'S GUIDANCE
Annie M. Knott
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"BEHOLD, I COME QUICKLY"
John B. Willis
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LETTERS TO OUR LEADER
with contributions from Lilian Whiting, Rosemary O. Anderson, John B. Tillotson, Effie M. Hecker, Jane McK. Myrover, Sarah E. Nye, Margaret Brenenger, W. A. Biller, Catherine Rumney, Sarah Norris, Franc G. Wilkin, Mary F. Hibben, John H. Hibben, Mary L. Moore, H. W. R. Strong, Harriet R. Strong, Effie Hutchinson
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THE LECTURES
with contributions from Editor, George H. Moore
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My gratitude toward Christian Science, and thankfulness...
Annie Sherwood
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The recent attacks upon Mrs. Eddy have so stirred...
Sarah Perry Browning
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Christian Science came to me nearly two years ago...
Amy Theobald
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In 1901, while living in Leadville, Col., I was advised...
Nahum G. Thomas
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I rejoice to be a witness to what Christian Science...
Harriet C. Douglas
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A writer in describing three friends said if the first...
Stephen A. Dickson, Stephen Dickson
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My first introduction to Christian Science was in February...
A. C. Hackworth
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While visiting my daughter in Mitchell, S. D., in September,...
Lucy M. Ashcroft
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Many times have I thought how much I owe to the...
Sarah M. Larrabee
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Since childhood I had suffered from disordered...
Emma A. Sherman
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Words fail when I attempt to express my gratitude...
Estelle Guinn
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I wish to express my gratitude for the many benefits...
Herbert W. Lawrence
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I cannot express the great gratitude I feel for having...
Mary Annie Talmage, George James Talmage
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Nearly seven years ago, after months of unbroken...
H. Howard Butler
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FROM OUR EXCHANGES
with contributions from Wingate Snell