Evening Star Newspaper, October 2, 1921, Page 47

- S THE SUNDAY STAR, WASHINGTON, D..C.,. OCTOBER..2,- .1921=PART,,., 2L G - Religious Notice. ST Religions Notice. ~ -~ = <~ Rallglous Notice. " Rellglous Notlea. ™ - Religious Notice. by the fdllogving letter in her own hand- | boycott and suppress; and I aver that | Love. T have met all the suggestionsof ' of place in obscnr; portions of the | Issues in: Christian: Science.” In the samio writing, which I append in facsimile: * | in all my writings you will not find one | the mental assassin, by a mental hand- | ghelves; they have even been burned, | paper there appeared a reply from the libra- —————————————— | statement that is not confirmed by the | to-hand encounter, until envy and jeal- | gg I have been informed by sorhe who | rian, which read in part: . A, -~ ; writings of Mary Baker Eddy, the Dis- afterwards repented of this act, com- | «rye yprary . . . furnishes material o Bitn, Z, < : e te 2o e Ot iO W”Wm ‘ One thing in my haste was for- gotten, namely, the designation of The First Church of Christ Scientist - as my church. The question will is, asked whose church is it? Vl{'ee’ cannot say it is Mr. Herring’s or the Board of Directors’ church, for.it! surely is not. It-was my church:in: the beginning as much as Mrs. Stet-' son’s church .is. .hers. We must be ?rderly in these things or it will lead into difficulties that you do not see \ but I do see them. D —— \ First Church of Christ, Scientist, . New York City, which was conceived | I* and brought forth through the spiritual labors of myself and my devoted stu- dents, who were spiritually illumined, can never become the demonstration of others, either by seizure and occupancy, or as the result of an arbitrary exercise of authority by the Boston board of di- rectors, in a so-called trial and excom- munication, in which- this board as- sumed the functions of judge, jury; and prosecuting attorney. On this point I quote further from your letter: “May we say in all love, that when you have in meekness and honesty confessed and corrected the faults for which your name was dropped as a member of The Mother Church, you may rise to the concept that our revered Leader had of you when she united her name with yours in the cornerstone of this Church, and then you may begin to build on a wholly-spiritual foundation, as the members of this Church are loyally, honestly and meekly striving to do.” My name was dropped by the Boston board of directors from the mémber- ship roll of The Mother Church organi- zation, because my understanding of Christian Science, gained from -Mrs. Eddy’s personal instruction during more than twenty-five years of close association, did not conform to the con- cept of Christian Science \which they held. My teaching was indeed diamet- | rically opposed to their feaching, their understanding, and their mode of action. They declared, during this so- called trial, or “conference,” that they were mortal now, but would attain to immortality at some future time; while I stood resolutely for present immor- tality, as Mrs. Eddy had taught me, and which she -confirms on page 242 of her book, The First Church of Christ, Scientist, and Miscellany, when she re- plies to an inquirer who had been sim- | ilarly catechized: g “You can never demonstrate spirituality until vou declare your- ) self to be immortal and understand * | that you are so. Christian Science is absolute; it is neither behind the | ! -point of perfection nor advancing . | | towards it; it is at this point and must be practised therefrom.”’ As to the written opinion of the Bos- ton board of directors, that I was “teaching pretended Christian Science,” T aver that my teaching was the very opposite of their teaching and practice, but in strict conformity with that of my Leader and Teacher, Mrs.- Eddy; and T invite them, as well as yourselves, as the present board of trustees of First Church of Christ, Seientist, New York City, to search my published books, ser- / mons and articles on Christian Science, from 1884 to date, which the directors | and their adherents have endeavored to = — v y The following books by Augusta‘E. Stetson, C. s. D, simile Letters of Mary Baker Eddy,”$a.50; “Poems,” $a.00; “My Spiritual Aeroplane,” . <pswv...” E. Stetson, C. 8.:D.” $2.50; “America Triumphant Under God and His Christ,” by Kitty Cheatham, ?a;; coverer and Founder of Christian Science. My teaching is neither hidden nor obscure, bat plainly set forth in print, for all to investigate and compare with that of Mrs. Eddy, and on this basis I am happy to be judged by hu- manity. | Perhaps it is the animus of Principle publicly to enlighten the peo- ple and the Field of Christian Science, by settling the question in a court, as to the correctness of my teaching, which they have heretofore been forbidden, by my opponents, to investigate. Of this I am confident—that Truth and Love is emancipating humanity from mental slavery, and that behind the so-called material man and material universe “standeth God amid the shadows, keep- ing watch above His own.” 7 The charge made against me f)y the' | Boston board of directors in theiy find- ing, to which you allude, viz., that of working against the interests of the | members of the Church who were not my students, is equally false and un- founded. In a letter to me, published on page 358 of Miscellany, Mrs. Eddy declared: “You are aware that animai magnetism is the opposite Jf divine Science, and that this opponent is the means whereby the conflict against Truth is engendered and developed. Beloved! you need to watch and pray that the enemy of good cannot separate you from your Leader and best earthly friend.” Mrs. Eddy knew that she had thor- oughly taught me self-defence in Chris- tian Science. Early in my Christian Science experience she called me to her with the following letter, which I ap- pend in facsimile: come directly to me I must tell you something about mental prac- tice that can not be written and in- volves all for time and eternity *With great love to you Ever thine 2 M. B. G. EDDY Come without fail At that time I was ignorant of the fact that I must meet the claim of envy and jealousy, which then seemed to be aroused, and whose hostile insinuations were even then being voiced through avenues at Mrs. Eddy’s very side, as in- dicated by the following facsimile ex- cerpts from letters which she wrote to me: GPze flsm.i’z /fl—-;%_ Zc “The lies that are told about me or what I say of you are not worth your notice nor mine. Foa 07t 2. 42 cor T Canr R 20hat, 19 dalor T Brrc No student, no béing on earth, can change my true sense of an indi- vidual. No matter what is said to me it cannot move me. Mrs. Eddy saw that I must under- stand the claim of envy and jealousy in order to cope with these mental quali- ties; and the teaching which she has imparted to me on this subject has enabled me to meet every attack of the enemies of good, in their secret sugges- tions and sudden sallies, with the spiritual power of Truth and Love, against which the gates of hell cannot prevail. If the struggling Christian Scientists had been permitted to inves- tigate my teaching upon mental self- defence in Christian Science, which is found in my book, “Reminiscences, Ser- mons, and Correspondence,” on pages 487-489, and which volume they have been forbidden to read under penalty of excommunication, they would have es- caped the pit and the fall and would be | found to-day rejoicing in emancipation. from mental slavery, and demonstrating the power of ever-present Truth and < ousy have retreated before the Word of Goti,—omuipotent Truth and Love. My books will be read by the future struggler for an immortal conscious- ness, and Christian Scientists will learn, that only by reflecting Truth and Love | to the mental assassin, can they demon- strate the teaching of Christ Jesus and Mary Baker Eddy, in health, happiness, and immortality. Mrs. Eddy knew that I had never failed to follow her instruc- tions as to self-defense, meeting the foe - with the weapons of Truth and Laove, as- suring them that they were the chil- dren of God and that impersonal evil could not use them as channels, to pre- vent true brotherly co-operation be- | tween them and me, in the great work | of establishing Christ’s kingdom on | "earth. 5 ks The question which your present let- ter raises between myself and my spiritually illumined students on the one hand,.and you and your adherents now in control of Fiyst Church on the other hand, as to which of us is truly building “on a wholly spiritual founda- tion,” must be left to be determined by cept of building spiritually, which you avow that you are “loyally, honestly and meekly striving to do,” includes the erection of a structure that would shut off your neightor’s enjoyment of light and air, damage her property, violate the agreement under which she purchased her land from a former board of trustees, and that -would cer- tainly be characterized by the public as a spite wall, then I am confident that even non-Scientists can safely be trusted to form a correct judgment as to which of us is in truth building “on a wholly spiritual foundation,” in obedience to Mrs. Eddy’s request, and in conformity with the. teaching of | Christ, “Love thy neighbor as thyself.” i I further quote from your letter | the following: “We believe that every Christ- ian Scientist would rejoice to learn that you had heeded the admoni- | tion of our beloved Leader, | Mary Baker Eddy, to you, as ex- | pressed in her letter of July 23rd, 1909, found on page 359 of Mis- cellany, and as follows: “‘My dear student: o Awake and ' arise from, this temptation produced by animal magnetism upon yourself, allowing your students to deify you and me. Treat yourself for it and get your students to help you rise out of it. It will be your destruction if you do not do this. Answer this letter immediately. 2 As ever, lovingly your teacher, MARY BAKER EDDY.” The materialists have never under- stood her letter to me, “Awake and arise,” which you quote. This letter | has ever been a trumpet call to me to awake and arise to' constantly higher spiritual demands. I have néver shrunk from its imperative command, and have fearlessly met any tempta- tion that animal magnetism has brought to bear upon me in the form of subtle idolatry on the part of my students. My Leader’s clear spiritual perception saved me from impending - | destruction, or loss of my spiritual | . power in a dark hour, when the enemy of good was trying to separate me from her, as she was about to rise be- yond my human sight. It required the gpiritual vision of an Elisha to cry out as I did: “Neither height, nor depth, nor any other creature, shall be able to separate me from the love of God, which is in Christ Jesus and in my Leader, Mary Baker Eddy!” By her letter, “Awake and arise,” Mrs. Eddy meant’ that she desired me" to follow her out of material organiza- tion, and not to let my undestroyed human love cling to my weak students, who were not ready to leave their ma- terial gods. Her clarion call, which evidenced her constant spiritual soliei- tude and care, broke the spell and en- abled me to rise higher, freed from the leaden weight of the weak and vacil- lating students, whom I left to tarry ! awhile longer in the material senses, | lulled by the stupefying beliefs of life, truth, intelligence, and . substance in matter. In venturing out into the depths, to help my students who were not ready to begin to “build. . . on a wholly spiritual foundation,” I was-in danger, which my Leader felt, and she called me to leave them- alone, and be not separated from her impersonal spirit- ual presence. Later, had the Field of Christian Science been permitted to read my books, Reminiscences, Sermons and Correspondence, and Vital Issues in * Christian Science, with Facsimile Let-: ters of Mary Baker Eddy, including stenographic reports of the trial ‘of sixteen of my students, they. would have been enlightened as to the events of that hour; but threat of excommuni- cation from their local church, and The Mother Church in Boston, if they -wer€ dijcovered with my books in their possession, as well as erroneous re- ports which were spread by the.di- rectors and their spokesmen, have kept them from a knowledge of the ’facts. My books have been boycotted and sup- pressed, so far as my opponents have [ been able to accomplish this; they. have . been_withdrawn from public. libraries and kept out of circulation, or put out the progress of events; but if your con- ! | . through the hands of the Boston board | " cellany, which contradicts her teach- ! than twenty-five years, | Christian Science will never again “be rable only to the burning of the ible by ecclesiastical .tyrants of the mediseyval ages. i To-day, the same ‘element in the carnal mind is at work to prevent, if this were not impossible, the under- standing of my “tnial,”’ as that element which attempted aforetime to withhold the Bible from the peoplé, before God freed them to read its sacred pagés. In past years, Mrs. Eddy’s works have met with similar opposition, but from this they have been delivered. The hour is coming, nay, is now at hand, when the struggler for an understand- ing of Christ’s Christianity, or Christ- ian Science, will also read my books without fear of /punishment, and learn the truth concerning my history and my teaching of genuine Christian Science, as promulgated by Mary Baker Eddy. _ In regard to the authenticity of the letters and telegrams inserted in' the last pages of the volume, Miscellany, to one of which you have alluded, and which have been printed over the name of Mrs. Eddy, the facts were brought out in testimony during the trial now at issue between the Bostpn board of directors, and the trustees of the pub- lishing society, that Mrs. Eddy did not see all her letters -and telegrams, but that some of them were answered by others without her knowledge; also that the volume -entitled Miscellany was not published during Mrs. Eddy’s earthly experience, nor under her supervision, but was issued nearly three years after Mrs. Eddy had risen above material vision; also that the paekage of manuscript for Miscellany which Mrs. Eddy had prepared, sealed, and dated August 21, 1909, had passed | of directors before publication; and they have admitted in an official report * that they inserted matter other than that which Mrs. Eddy had placed in her sealed package. The burden of proof that these letters and telegrams are authentic, rests upon those officials through whose hands this package passed before publication. 1 have never believed one statement that has been attributed to Mrs. Eddy in Mis- ing, her statements to me during more and which reverses and traduces her ‘courageous character. - - ? | Mrs. Eddy indeed entrusted me with fi a “momentous move,” when ‘she sent me to New York. City to “establish the Christianity of Christian Science.” I shall continue to be faithful to her charge never to forsake her, as she en- treated in her letter, from which I'in- sert an excerpt below; and genuine lost as aforetime.” @,_»,fi:/fi- : e cor iz M Yo B 2 %'(Z/“"'J— s Eavd 7 ik ol rnive FErec OPZai=mc Do not allow the evil one in your midst to turn you away from me in ‘this hour of crucifixion; or history will repeat 'itself, and Christian Science will once more be lost as aforetime. - - [4 Faithfully in Christian Science, The following "article, written by a | ° i non-Scientist,” Mr. R. E. Montague, Ph. D), and published in “The. National Press Reporter,” desoribes the boy-. cotting of my books by my opponents, and also contains the Resolution of the Board “of Trustees of First Church of Christ, Scientist, New York City, ac- cepting with regret, my résignation,-in 1909, which will correct. erromeous press reports that I was ca " cated” from First Church: " A MODERN - INQUISITION: - Our attention_has recently. betn: attraited to"a'newspaper article from the West, written by a local representative of the board of direc- tors ‘of The First Church of: Christ, Seie: Boston, Mass., wkich attacks a’ pub] for placing'on its shelves and'¢ i Augusta E. Stetson's b may be obtained from the pubilahm, G. P. Putnam’s Sons; 2 West 45th s&:;_:. ‘New ?u:fk City: “lunlniumm, s.rmmu,md Cofio;qundgnég""g 3 “Vital es im C cience, $1:50; “Greetings anda Message to the Dear Children” (illustrated ‘in-full color), $as50. Also “A'.Tfibl!!e’ of ‘Love‘and Gratitude’to. Our - Faithful 'Tgaghet, ‘Afl“l‘lpfl “Christ’s ‘Offspring :or- Spiritual ‘Generation,” - Aot on both sides of every questicn, and leaves the inquirer to do his own thinking. - Mrs. Stetson and her followers have just as muck right to be heard as the representatives of The Mother Church. 2 % faith or belief. It is a laboratory in which any one may. work’ out his own solution of any question.” : = We have been greatly-interested in tke re- cent. decision of the United States supreme court regarding the case of Loewe vs. Lawler, popularly known' as the “Danbury ‘hatters’ case,” in which it was ordered that triple dam- * sges_for the boycott must be paid. We are gratified to learn that the court handed down the decision that “the labor orgsgnization, by practising a boycott, was guilty of a con- spiracy in restraint of trade under the Sher: man law.” Our attention was attracted to the strange act of attempted control over libyn-' ries and efforts to boycott the above-mentioned volumes which were written by a Christian Scientist. Upon investigation we learned that the aithor of these books, Mrs. Auguysta E. Stetson, C.S.D., is a student of Mary Baker Eddy, \'who had received her per=onal indorse- ment since the heginmng of Stetson’s work in Christian Science. * Mrs. Stetson has been a resident of New. York City for twenty- seven years, a pastor and pastor emeritus of First Church of Christ, -Scientist, of that city, during the same length of ‘time, and under Ler pastorate a church- edifice was erccted at | the cost of '$1,250,000 and dedicated free-of | debt, .immediately upon its completion, as ‘‘a tribute of love and gratitude” to Mary Baker Eddy. The local membership of this church, under Mrs. St’tmn'u pastorate, grew to the number of eighteen hundred, while thousands throughout the world had the benefit of her preaching, healing, and instruction in Chris- tian Science in the “New York: City Christian Stience Institute,” of which Mrs. Stetson was and is‘Principal. $ Our exploration’ of the methods that_have been used in trying to suppress Mrs. Stetson’s writings kas been an interesting and astound- ing revelation of the ways and means used in this enlightened day to attempt to destroy-the influence - of her efforts to defend what she says she knows to. be genuine Christian Science, as taught her by Mary Baker Eddy and demonstrated by Mrs. .Stetson up to the present time. The men who composed the board of trustees-of First Ckurch of Christ, Scientist, New York City, during Mre. Stet- son’s pastorate, are among the most prominent | nten of-affairs in-thdt xity. These gentlemen have for-years. occupied leading positions ‘in the ‘business, ‘legal, .and literary world,. and to-day -command the respect of the public. Upon investigation, we learn that these former trustees -of Mrs. Stetson’s church continue to- indorse - her . spiritual ' interpretation “of . Mrs. Eddy’s ‘metaphysical. teaching, and thousands _ kave been aroused.to a renewed study of Mrs. Eddy’s- teaching, since Mrs. Stetson gave to the world in her books a statement of her ex- peviences in Christian- Science and the facts about the ai:tion taken by the board of direc- tors of The Mother Church in 1909.' In our search for facts we have learned that the system of: the boycotting of her books is ex- tensive. - One library discussed the demand of thé local Christian Science church representa- tives to keep Mrs. Stetson’s books from the public, and decided to take the case to the committee of the state library, whick imme- diately perceived the intention of Mrs. Stet- | son’s oppressors in attempting to boy:ott her books. The authorities of the state library directed that “these’ volumes remain cata- logued, left in their places on the shelves, and given to all'who desire to'read them.” We find another instance where members of -the local Christian Sciénce church formed a com- mittee which was authorizdd to prevent the circulation of the books by going to- the library, taking out the books for two weeks, | locking. twem up without reading them, an returning the books only to have them called for at once by another member of the rom- mittee. who' pursued the same ‘course. Thus the circulation-of these volumes was prevented for three months, when the librarian learned of this attempt to withhold from .tke public these works, and the plot was frustrated. An- other librarian, s ing of the efforts made by Christian Scientists to withdraw- the -books from the libs of which she was in charge, expresses-Lerself in the folowing words: - “Fam-not a Christian Scientist, but I do be- lieve in_absolute justice and in granting to other peoplé the same-freedom of action which I should demand for myself. It is absolutel; inexplicable to me'that a man of Mr. ...... ’s intelligence should presume to dictate to. other people what they should or should not-read. I could not for one mement-lend the assistance of a great public institution to such narrow- - ness. I shall continue to keep the books on our _shelves for -free distribution for such people as wish to read them.” We Jearn, also, thatsince these books, pub- lished by Messrs. G. P. Putnam’s Sons, New York City, have been before the public, the members of the local churches throughout the Christian Sciencs. field have been warned against them, and have been forbidden to read or circulate them upon implied threat of dis- niissal from The Mother Church. 2 Thé ‘attempt to destroy these writings of Mrs. Stetson suggests the mediaeval days, the burning of the Bible,"and excessive féar of the enlightening “influence of these volumes. Are the. people who compose the memb ip of the Chrf stian Science churches not capable of . judging for themselves wkether or not Mrs. Stetson’s .writi and teachings are: accord- ins‘(to their textbook, “Science and Health”? “Mrs. Stetson -presented to the- world more than 1200 pages-in’ “Reminiscences, Ser- mons, and Correspandence” and 406 pages. in “Vital Issues in. Christjan’ Science,” of her’ understanding .of Christian: Science, as taught by Mrs. Eddy.. Evidently ghe has no-fear of condemnation fronr those who themselves un- erstand what Christian :Science is. op-Scientist, as- we are, after closely exam- i - ‘the ' textbook - of = Christian _Science, “Scienice-and” Health ‘with Key to the Scrip- ives,” -in -conjunction . with H tures,’ “ Stetson’s books,. there: seems .nio:-deviation from 'the ;ulu ‘of absalute. Christian Science as taught Eddy. . In our argfhl'etm;nntionve‘ ¥ hxve mubmitted: this yuestion to persons® who were, perhaps,’ more capable of ‘judging Wiéta La hee rs.. Stetson is_a-strict- adherent monstrator:of the teachings by Sikyl Magin, 2. To 8 “Vital Tssues i Christian Science, ‘with Fac- “Postage 16 for each-book: 5 e e e e e ] as ‘Rel#gious Notict- There can.be but orie’ conclusion for all . thinkers in this age, viz.: people must. be . allowed freedom of thought, the privilege d1 Judging and deciding for themselves o: any statement.’. Particularly '‘should’ . Christian Scientists be granted this privilege in deciding & _question of such vital interest to them as.a knowledge of both sides of this rontroversy. The conspiracy .against the books Las’ been reported from librarians in various of the country and from Christian Scien here .|. and abroad. These methods appear to us to “The library is not a propaganda for any . be . dishonorable ecclesiastical manceuvering, and are: condemned by. al]l honest and just people. Owlng to mn{ years of assotiation with Mrs. Eddy and her writings, together with preaching, teaching,* and kLeal i Christian Science; it was entirely natural.that Mrs.. Stetson’s deep religious - convictions could not be shaken. It was likewise inevi- table that a woman of her spiritual attaim- ments should have the courage to defend her faith and understanding. .According to our dedwstions, it'was because Mrs. Stetson clung " to her advanced knowledge of absolute Chris- tian Science or demonstrable Trutk, according " to the teachings of Mrs. Eddy, that her name was dropped from.the list of church member- ship- of the Boston Church togethe? with six- teen ‘of her most. progressive metaphysical .practitioners. - - . In carefully reading Mrs. Stetson’s books. there seems to be, on the part of those who coritended against her method of applying and demonstrating Christian Science, an utter in- ability to understand her advanced apprehen- sion of the “fourth.dimerrion” of divine meta- physics. But in“the asperity of her antag- onists Mrs. Stetson knew no embitterment, and her unflinching adherence to what she believed .and kad demonstrated for so many years more than_equaled the calamity, since ghe scientifically. understood that eventually Truth'would vindicate her. ek It was the consensus of the world’s opinion, at the time, that grievous mistakes were made, not only in the methods used by The Mother CEurch authorities, but also in the conclusions reached by thém regarding the teachings and practices in First Church of Christ, Scientist, New York City. The trustees and members of her _church in New York officially exonerated her, and eight of the nine trustees have con- tinued with her, together with hundreds of her students, who have not been- dropped - from membership in" The Mother Church or frdm . First Church of Christ, Scientist, New York City, though still- entertaining the same posi- tion as to the spiritual faets of being for whick Mrs. Stetson was dropped. These also ‘con- tinue to attend the churzh services. Doubt- less these, her trustees, would mot submit, ‘without recourse to the law, to the persecution which has- been inflicted upon Mrs. Stetson. Tke following resolution was passed by the rmer trustees of First Church of -Christ, Scientist, New York City, on the occasion of its‘acceptance of Mrs. Stetson's resignation, or . ‘Nov. 24, 1909: - “Resolved, That we accept with unfeigned regret, and only at her urgent request, the resignation - of -Mrs. Au E. Stetson. C.S:D., as a member of this board of trustees. + “In her offizial relations,” Mrs. Stetson has given us service for nearly a quarter of a_cen- tury ‘in -the effort to furtirer the Cause of . Christian -Science in tkis community. 0- ever knows anything ‘of the progress ‘of the movement, in the period covered .by these years, is aware -that, so far as this bramch church is coneerned, she has been beyond all - compérison the foremost contributor to the labors required for the results accomplisked. -and that axe cardinal precept of her teaching: and example has always been, as it is now, that of unswerving loyalty to our belove_d, Leader, Mary Baker Eddy, and to her teachings. _“Both from: the standpoint of material. achievement, as well as frdm that of spiritual attainment, she has left tke evidence of her untiring devotion in the structure which houses this congregation, in the large body of adherents which assembles here regularly for worship, and above all in the spiritual growth of the membership-of this church. But for | the inspiration of her.faith-and the stimulus |- of her high and earnest purpose, none of thesc i results would have been-attained in any such . measure. For ourselves, therefore, as trus- tees, we tejoice in the work which she kas done,» we are tefyl in that we-have beer | permitted to _fi::e the work with her as co- | laborers, and we desire to record our recogni- tion of the great spiritual blessings which have come to us in our official association (Signed) EDWIN F. HATFIELD, Chairman. - *' JOHN.D. HIGGINS, Clerk. Instead of losing prestige through the re- markable ‘action of the -Boston tribunal in dropping her name from the roll of member- ship of the material organizatiori, which was an inevitable result- of: her spiritual advance- ment, Mrs. Stetson made many converts to genuine Christian. Science. These kave con- tinued with her and are constantly increasing in number. In other words, theré are thou- sands throughout the field of Christian Science who - st against. the ‘action of the board of diréctors as tending to rob the individua! of kis inalienable right. of liberty of = science. We might ask here, was this official . conduct of the board based upon justice and governed by love? = To us it seems the reverse of Christian -Science, whicn declares for the “reality of good and the unreslity of evil. A= ‘we understand it, truth'and love are the argu- | ments used by Christian Scientists in_the de- struction of evil ‘Would the.continued at- tempt to hold any one in error, by united effort directed to a person, be a scientific .Christjan Science treatment, or would it be termed, in - Christian - Science, ‘mental malpractice? If it is the -latter Mrs.. Stetson’s under- standing of spiritual mental. defense against malpractice has been demonstrated before the worffi. " .Some years Dr.Parkhurst recom- mendud to the press that the directors should heal Mrs. Stetson by the application of love, which is iclaimed .by Ckristian Scientists to be the corrective for sin and disease.” “This plan has evidént.y not been adopted by her oppres- sors. -However, she seems to have the test of her faith and understanding, and we learn is actively. engaged in .demonstrating metaphysics, or genuine - Christian .Science from her higher spiritnal gchievements, as she follows the teachings.of Mary Baker Eddy. .. So far as we.can judge, by thorough reading of .Mrs. Stetson’s published works, ‘she has niadé no defense of her personality. She has stated only what occurred in that eventful e:- g:rience and leaves: the. readers to judge of r position in regard to true Christian Sci- Copies of original letters and ‘stenov ence. graphiz r " contained in -these ‘volumes, together with excerpts from . ty facsimile letters written.b; Eddr - 1 n. k A . ‘speak for themselves. - o4 In referring <o the various. dttémpts mads " upon public libraries to boycoit Mrs. Stetson’s books and fluence brought to bear upon the-field of Christian Scientists to hide from it’ the facts.of ker expulsion from the: organ- ization, we are glad to. know. that the great institution of education, freedom and democ- raéy; the public library, has no religious views, no -political .creed; no ‘opinions, but is free to g ‘who wish to beconie enlightened apon any