Julius A Dresser was an early leader in the New Thought movement.
11 Facts About Julius Dresser
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Julius Dresser was born February 12,1838, in Portland, Maine.
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In 1860, while still in college, Julius Dresser became sick and went to see Quimby for his reputed healing power.
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Julius Dresser was healed, and became an advocate of Quimby's practice, which he called the "Quimby System of Mental Treatment of Diseases".
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In 1866, at the age of 28, Julius Dresser become editor of a Portland newspaper.
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Later that year the family moved to Webster, Massachusetts, where Julius Dresser edited the Webster Times.
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That year Quimby died, too, and soon after Julius Dresser moved to California.
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When Quimby died in 1866 another student of his wrote to Julius Dresser and implored him to continue Quimby's practice by assuming leadership of the burgeoning movement.
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However, Julius Dresser replied in a letter that he was disenchanted with Quimby's method, and soon after he moved away.
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In 1882 Dresser studied Eddy's practice through the teaching of Edward J Arens, a former Christian Scientist.
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Julius Dresser first refuted Eddy's claims in his 1887 book, The True History of Mental Science.