Mark Twain in His Book, "Christian Science"
Mark Twain, in his critical and humorous book Christian Science, which was published in January, 1907, mentions an ad run in the Christian Science Journal for September, 1886:
MASSACHUSETTS METAPHYSICAL COLLEGE
REV. MARY BAKER G. EDDY, PRESIDENT
571 Columbus Avenue, Boston The collegiate course in Christian Science metaphysical healing includes twelve lessons. Tuition, three hundred dollars. Course in metaphysical obstetrics includes six daily lectures, and is open only to students from this college. Tuition, one hundred dollars. Class in theology, open (like the above) to graduates, receives six additional lectures on the Scriptures, and summary of the principle and practice of Christian Science, two hundred dollars. Normal (teachers) class is open to those who have taken the first course at this college; six daily lectures complete the Normal course. Tuition, two hundred dollars.
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