[or-roots] Christian Science

[Nancy Lee Adams]

We had somebody in the family around 1900 who was commited to Oregon State 
Asylum by her own son, just so he could get her property in Eugene, OR. I'm 
sure glad we have better educated doctors and specialists who can now 
diaginois people correctly so a few crazy, greedy family members can't 
commit family so easy.

Nancy

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Harguess, Dale" <dharguess at coastline.edu>
To: "or-roots mail list" <or-roots at listsmart.osl.state.or.us>
Sent: Tuesday, February 02, 2010 10:29 AM
Subject: Re: [or-roots] Christian Science


>I also did not mean to imply that the people they locked up were crazy
> because of their religion.  The problem was the way people were viewed
> at that time in history.  If you were not like everyone else, they
> thought you were crazy and would lock you up.  Sometimes family members
> who had differences of opinions even on politics would have their family
> member committed.  I was doing research on an ancestor who was committed
> in the Oregon State Asylum and lived there for thirty three years before
> she finally died.  I never did find out what was really wrong with her
> but I think she suffered from severe depression because her son was put
> in prison at age 18 for horse theft.  He served his time and when he got
> out he became a Baptist minister.  (more trivia)
> Dale
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: or-roots-bounces at listsmart.osl.state.or.us
> [mailto:or-roots-bounces at listsmart.osl.state.or.us] On Behalf Of Nancy
> Lee Adams
> Sent: Tuesday, February 02, 2010 10:21 AM
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> Subject: Re: [or-roots] Christian Science
>
> No problem, just hit me wrong. I was one once & still believe in them a
> lot.
> My mother was both Christain Science 1st then baptized a Morman just
> before
> she died in 1971.
>
> Nancy
>
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Harguess, Dale" <dharguess at coastline.edu>
> To: "or-roots mail list" <or-roots at listsmart.osl.state.or.us>
> Sent: Tuesday, February 02, 2010 10:17 AM
> Subject: Re: [or-roots] Christian Science
>
>
>>I am so sorry.  I did not mean to offend anyone.  I can't remember
> which
>> religion it was but only that it was one that was fairly new at that
>> time.  I am not that familiar with all religions and when they were
>> started.  Please accept my apologies.
>> Dale
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: or-roots-bounces at listsmart.osl.state.or.us
>> [mailto:or-roots-bounces at listsmart.osl.state.or.us] On Behalf Of Nancy
>> Lee Adams
>> Sent: Tuesday, February 02, 2010 10:02 AM
>> To: or-roots mail list
>> Subject: Re: [or-roots] Christian Science
>>
>> Why would you even mention Insane asylum and 'Could have been'
> Jevovah's
>>
>> witnesses. Now I am offended.
>>
>> Nancy
>>
>> ----- Original Message ----- 
>> From: "Harguess, Dale" <dharguess at coastline.edu>
>> To: "or-roots mail list" <or-roots at listsmart.osl.state.or.us>
>> Sent: Tuesday, February 02, 2010 9:44 AM
>> Subject: Re: [or-roots] Christian Science
>>
>>
>>>I remember reading on the Oregon State Asylum website that there was
>>> some religious group in the early 1900's that were frequently
>> committed
>>> to the insane asylum but I can't for the life of me remember which
>>> religion it was.  Could have been Jehovah's witnesses or some other
>>> later religion.  Sure wish I could remember.
>>> Dale
>>>
>>> 1896, hmmm
>>>
>>> Mormons were persecuted for their beliefs a few years earlier than
>> that
>>> (1840's), but it did & could happen, I suppose --  less so in
> Southern
>>> Oregon, perhaps, where I have some familiarity with such.  But I am
>> not
>>> going to discuss religion on this forum -- history of religion,
>> perhaps,
>>>
>>> but with CS, I have a hard time keeping them separate.
>>>
>>> Bill Strickland
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