We know it dirties one's fingers to thrust them into holes and clean out mices' nests; but small animals that gnaw in the dark we must occasionally uncover. The rule however has been, with us, to give them no time or attention.
Since we introduced our system of Metaphysical Healing, or Christian Science, some eighteen years ago, and taught ethics to students, we have been pursued by the envy, instead of gratitude, of those whom we have lifted above themselves. Every good student that we ever had has loved us, and we them, and will continue to do so. We have had more ambition to see our students succeed than to prosper ourself, having accepted in the onset the cup that we must drink. Our experience has only proven the proverb of Solomon relative to ingratitude. After years of this folly, certain ones are still at it, with fresh courage, over a new fabrication. This is it, that Mrs. Eddy is not the author of what she thinks, writes and does; but one Dr. Quimby is. They would rob the departed of his rest, to be the figure-head of our enemies.
After this old gentleman's death some twenty years ago, the mediums declared that his spirit threw us on to a curb-stone for a fatal fall, only to raise us up again in proof of his post mortem power. The second student we taught mental healing was Richard Kennedy, who was reported as declaring he learned all that he knew of metaphysical healing of the said Dr. Quimby, whom he never saw; for he died three years before we taught this young man. After the above, he went into court, and swore to the effect that he had studied mental science with us, but had learned nothing, and nobody could understand or practice what we taught. He exhibited manuscripts in court to ridicule them, before our works explaining our system, had been published, and its utility proven. About a year after this, he was questioned on the stand regarding his own practice, and swore to the effect that I had taught him, and he had practised only what I had taught him. But since our system of healing has been fairly introduced and is in demand, he is reported as protesting with the same freedom that we are not the author of our works, but the said Quimby was. Now our manuscripts that he had held up for scorn are put on exhibition; and as somebody else's, are named wonderful, even lay-the foundation for future ages. We gave him when a student over three hundred pages of our manuscripts; and no matter how much he denies it, he knew when we wrote them. For years before we had our works published, we distributed our manuscripts to students, and left written copies of our own works with the said Dr. Quimby. Where are they at this transmigration period? The aforesaid young man's threat to follow us to the grave (for our timely rebukes) we have in writing.
