[16] The gentleman here traduced is Dr. L. M. Marston of Boston. He is a practising physician, and a thoughtful, honest man. He is the author of a well-written book entitled, _Essentials of Mental Healing_, which is much superior to _Science and Health_, though containing some of the overdone conceptions of mind-cure in general. But Dr. Marston properly employs material as well as mental medicine.--G. C. [17] _Retrospection and Introspection_, by Mary Baker G. Eddy, 10th thousand, 1896. Pages 7, 8, 9. [18] Ibid., page 35. [19] _Retrospection and Introspection_, p. 10. [20] Ibid., Page 12. [21] The Great Novel, p. 17. [22] _Retrospection and Introspection_, p. 28 to p. 35. [23] The holy romance, page 28 and rest of chapter. [24] _Retrospection and Introspection_, page 61. [25] _Retrospection and Introspection_, p. 29. [26] I have seen a brief article of his, entitled "Aristocracy and Democracy," and written under date of February, 1863, in which he said: "The religion of Christ is shown in the progress of Christian Science, while the religion of society decays in proportion as liberal principles are developed."--G. C. [27] _Retrospection and Introspection_, from p. 40 to p. 43. [28] This was half a century ago; but the productions--not "scribblings," of course, like Dr. Quimby's writings--are yet in mind among Mrs. Eddy's old acquaintances. One critic of them has said: "They were stories wherein the 'feller' married the girl in the last chapter, and they lived happily ever after except when the baby was cutting teeth. The stories were not essays, were not metaphysical, and were hardly physical. Had Mrs. Eddy not written them, I never should have remembered them at all." [29] _Retrospection and Introspection_, p. 38 to p. 46. [30] Page 45. [31] "Judge Hanna" is Mrs. Eddy's literary factotum. Mr. Tott is an actual personage, but, being "in Science," he will probably never recognize his picture--especially as there are many like him. [32] See advertisements in all Christian Science publications. [33] Page 47. [34] This crude materialistic conception of "God" as "filling space" shows most beautifully the Kindergarten quality of Mother Eddy's "metaphysics." [35] The figures stand for the pages referred to. [36] _Retrospection and Introspection_, p. 51. [37] These facts are well remembered and well recorded. They were of special interest to such of Mrs. Eddy's "loyal students" as had seceded from her cult.--G. C. [38] _Retrospection and Introspection_, p. 57. [39] See _Christian Science History_, by Septimus J. Hanna, p. 42. [40] For this amazing snivel see _Retrospection and Introspection_, p. 61. [41] This chapter is written mostly from personal inspection and knowledge. An elaborate description of the Church is given in The Christian Science Journal for January, 1895.--G. C. [42] _Retrospection and Introspection_, page 62. [43] Published in the _Christian Science Journal_ of April, 1895.