Report of meeting held May 7 – 1885As Written:85 –

Regular meeting of the C.S.A. of ChicagoEditorial Note: The Christian Science Association of Chicago was a branch of the C.S.A in Boston, Massachusetts. held at the rooms of Mrs. Philbrick and Miss Beecher, Thurs. May 7th, at 4.30 P.M. 

Pres. Brown, having a very urgent call, was absent from the meeting. R. Sherman was chosen PresidentAs Written:Pres. pro tem. 10 members present out of 14.

Report of CommitteeAs Written:Com. on examination favorable. Moved and secondedAs Written:sec. we suspend rules, and admit the candidates for membership immediately. Mrs. Mary E. Willey and Mrs. Emma Locke, students of Dr. B. Sherman, and Mrs. O. W. Day, student of Mrs Noyes, were each unanimously elected by ballot, as members of the C.S.A. of ChicagoEditorial Note: The Christian Science Association of Chicago was a branch of the C.S.A in Boston, Massachusetts..

Report of CommitteeAs Written:Com. appointed to prepare article in answer to one of Apr. 2, in Interior; “That, since an article had been published in reply, and a retraction had been made which fully satisfied Mrs. Eddy, it was not considered necessary to write anything further in reply to the article of Apr 2. However, as another malicious article had appeared in Daily NewsEditorial Note: Chicago Daily News, ridiculing an article which had appeared in the TribuneEditorial Note: Possibly “Judges and Doctors disagree” in the April 25, 1885 issue of the Chicago Tribune. The article talked about some doctors who had been treating General Grant through mind influences and attributed his recovery to that. (which stated that Gen. Grant’sEditorial Note: Ulysses S. Grant improvement was due to metaphysical treatment,) and calling us “charlatans uneducated, unlettered, harmless people,” it was thought advisable to answer this article. The answer was written and presented to Daily NewsEditorial Note: Chicago Daily News for publication, but refused admission with no reason given. This article was read to the AssociationAs Written:Asso. 

Moved and secondedAs Written:sec. this article be referred to Bro. Morrill & he use his influence to have it put in the Daily News, free. carried. Moved & secondedAs Written:sec. CommitteeAs Written:Com. be empowered to pay for articleAs Written:art. in case it be refused again. carried. Question of rent $2.00Editorial Note: $2.00 in 1885 is the equivalent of $53.06 in 2019. a session offered by Mrs. Philbrick & Miss Beecher in accordance with report of committeeAs Written:com. Moved & secondedAs Written:sec. rooms be engaged at $2.00Editorial Note: $2.00 in 1885 is the equivalent of $53.06 in 2019. a session, carried. Report of committeeAs Written:com. appointed to call on Rev. Davis. He receivedAs Written:rec'd letter. had made no decision. discussed merits of Christian ScienceAs Written:C.S. - was informed by committeeAs Written:com. it was not their purpose to talk Christian ScienceAs Written:C.S: they commenced to tell him Mrs. Eddy's purpose, but he gave them no chance to threaten prosecution, but interrupted, saying‑ "I will make an offer". If Mrs. Eddy will explain sentence by letter, viz. "The time cometh when marriage will be a union of hearts," I will read it in my pulpit.” et ceteraAs Written:&c CommitteeAs Written:Com. wrote this offer to Mrs. E. to which she replied; "I will not explain to one who has misrepresented me, when I have offered free instruction to clergymen." Sent quotation from articleAs Written:art. in AprilAs Written:Apr Journal entitled "Let the People Judge,"Editorial Note: “Let the People Judge” consisted of short responses to various criticisms from clergymen and was published in the April 1885 issue of The Christian Science Journal. for him to read to his congregation. Mrs Eddy's request to send for 1000 copies "Christian Science is not Pantheism,"Editorial Note: This was a pamphlet written by Cyrus M. Barrows. considered; each one will send individually.

Two letters from Mrs. Eddy to Miss Brown and Miss Beecher read. Mrs. Eddy requests us to place Christian ScientistAs Written:C.S. on our cards & advertisements instead of metaphysician. Moved & secondedAs Written:sec. that we use only the title. Christian ScientistAs Written:C.S. carried unanimouslyAs Written:unan. The AssociationAs Written:Asso. considers this highly proper. Mrs. Noyes suggested that any of us write articles on Christian ScienceAs Written:C.S. for publication.

Mr. Wickersham reports two sisters, spinal affection, which he would like suggestions on. Sick since they were 9 yearsAs Written:yrs. old. when they had measles; being now about 36 yearsAs Written:yrs. old. Mrs. Noyes thinks one was taken first & the other took it from the first through sympathy.

Mrs. Willey reports her case. She was cured of a tumor on the eyelid, nervousness et ceteraAs Written:&c, in 9 monthsAs Written:mo. sick 8 yearsAs Written:yrs. coming on 20 yearsAs Written:yrs. cause delicate health, overwork, worry et ceteraAs Written:&c. Tumor was taken out once by surgeon - Christian ScienceAs Written:C.S. will do instead of a knife. Mrs. Sherman treated the case. Dr. S. sometimes.

Questions, Should Christian ScientistsAs Written:C.S.'s alternate in treating a patient? Husband & wife can. Christian ScientistsAs Written:C.S's in close sympathy can. B. Sherman remarked those most spiritual can help most.

Mrs. Willey thinks she wouldn’t have been cured if she hadn’t studied, as she did for herself what no one else could.

Reply, it is not absolutely necessary, but better, because, as B. Sherman remarked Christian ScientistsAs Written:C.S's can protect themselves from further sickness; & R. Sherman says, they are cured of that one difficulty but the liability to disease is not removed if not protected by Christian ScienceAs Written:C.S.

Mrs. Noyes has found it beneficial to treat oneself for the disease of the patient & thus do work which could be done in no other way & save calling for help. Treat every patient for mal. mes. Turn to mortal mind and deny its intelligence. Mrs. Philbrick suggests coming promptly at 4 o'clock, as the membersAs Written:mem. have been in the habit of coming in late with few exceptions, since the AssociationAs Written:Asso. organized.

Question of measures to meet rent. Moved & secondedAs Written:sec. quarterAs Written:qr. dues be raised sufficiently to meet running expenses, carried. 

moved & secondedAs Written:sec Miss. Beecher & R. Sherman be com. to average the raise in expenditure. carried. R. Sherman explains to new students that our AssociationAs Written:Asso. is for mutual helps & protection & for this purpose we devote several minutes mental work to mal. mental arguments addressed to Mrs. Eddy & her followers. The C.S.A.Editorial Note: The Christian Scientist Association of Chicago was a branch of the C.S.A in Boston, Massachusetts. is a unit & we, as a unit, address mal. mes. denying the arguments of relapse, old beliefs, disability to heal our patients et ceteraAs Written:&c. Several minutes then devoted to this work. Fees & dues of new membersAs Written:mem. collected when they had signed the constitution.

1st cl. Art 2. Sec. 2 read. & meeting adjournedAs Written:adj to June 4.

Mr. Willard bought your booksEditorial Note: Science and Health with Key to the Scriptures by Mary Baker Eddy after the sermon by Rev. Davis (he is usher in the church) & saw that they had been possibly misrepresented as “immoral.” Then he lent them to different members of the congregation & they all saw that the booksEditorial Note: Science and Health with Key to the Scriptures by Mary Baker Eddy had been misrepresented. Mr. Ruth the Ass. sup. of the S.S. wouldn’t believe they were the same books. As he said “There was not an immoral sentence in the whole book”. The membersAs Written:mem bers have been dropping off since the sermon & reading the booksEditorial Note: Science and Health with Key to the Scriptures by Mary Baker Eddy themselvesAs Written:them selves, & the minister has driven away the young people by his severity.