Julius and Annetta were also the parents of prolific New Thought author Horatio Dresser, who, along with them, led a long-time dispute against Christian Science founder Mary Baker Eddy over whether she used Quimby's teaching unattributed in her writing.
In 1882 Dresser and his wife moved to Boston, where they set up an office to practice Quimby's system of mental healing.
In the meantime his petitioner, Mary Baker Eddy, went about forming the set of beliefs which eventually became the basis of Christian Science.
The Dressers also laid claim to Quimby's teachings by formalizing the New Thought movement and promoting it nationally.
In 1919, Dresser's son Horatio published the book, A History of the New Thought Movement, in which he also laid claim against Eddy's authenticity.