Charles Brodie Patterson (1854-1917) was born in Nova Scotia, Canada, and died in New York, New York. He married Elizabeth Patterson (b. Vaughn) in Springfield, Massachusetts, in 1879. He then married Marie Louise Patterson (b. Lippincott) in an unknown location.
Patterson first worked in mercantile business, before moving to Hartford, Connecticut, at the age of 31 due to failing health. He studied mental science, likely inspired by Phineas Parkhurst Quimby, and convened the first New Thought convention. He established The Metaphysical Alliance of Hartford at this time, and remained president until at least 1907. He moved to New York, New York, in 1893. He was an author, publishing books that were translated into several languages, and lectured on the topic of mental and spiritual healing across the U.S. and internationally. He founded Mind magazine in 1897, and was editor-in-chief. He was also became editor of The Arena magazine in 1900.
In the November 1901 edition of The Arena magazine, Patterson wrote on the topic of Christian Science, "What the New Thought Stands For." Alfred Farlow published a reply to this article in the same edition: "Christian Science: Its Premise and Conclusions."
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Charles Brodie Patterson (1854-1917) was born in Nova Scotia, Canada, and died in New York, New York. He married Elizabeth Patterson (b. Vaughn) in Springfield, Massachusetts, in 1879. He then married Marie Louise Patterson (b. Lippincott) in an unknown location.
Patterson first worked in mercantile business, before moving to Hartford, Connecticut, at the age of 31 due to failing health. He studied mental science, likely inspired by Phineas Parkhurst Quimby, and convened the first New Thought convention. He established The Metaphysical Alliance of Hartford at this time, and remained president until at least 1907. He moved to New York, New York, in 1893. He was an author, publishing books that were translated into several languages, and lectured on the topic of mental and spiritual healing across the U.S. and internationally. He founded Mind magazine in 1897, and was editor-in-chief. He was also became editor of The Arena magazine in 1900.
In the November 1901 edition of The Arena magazine, Patterson wrote on the topic of Christian Science, "What the New Thought Stands For." Alfred Farlow published a reply to this article in the same edition: "Christian Science: Its Premise and Conclusions."
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