The sun., 1900-12-20
THE EHEALERS AND THE LAW.
nxAsSys ADMITTEDLY CONTAGf0rS. 70
THg HTMaN JTDGNHST.


,ul q, Mis-. Helen Brush. Christian Scien-
tat ,,ho left her rcsiduarr estate To Tho
Itrst Church Of Christ, scientist Developed
further testimony to-day 20 show what hr"
the methods Of Christian scientists In deal
Ing with contagious diseases and on secur-
Ing death certificates vherc the prac'ce OF
tho church does not easily coincide Win
the regulations Of the Board Of Health. 1her"
vss also much more - show hpv complete
caa the circle OF Christian Science believers
with which Mia Brush was SURROUNDED
t,eorre " lbn Lauo. who drew tho viii
md g,ttne.scd its execution. IS an eminent
christian scientist. and l. attorney LOT
,ho uroponents Of the will, said Yesterday
1T has become perfectly clear that IT Is not
the soundness OF Miss Brush's mind or the
,ropri.ty Of the probate Of the will that is "i
trial here but the Church Of Chrf-t. Sclentist.
Ali other considerations have been cast aside
nv the contestants They are PAYING no
more attention to the matter OF undue IN
6ucnce Those same tactics were once pe-
fore adopted IN this court IN the sn"Tt 10
break the will Of a believer In spiritnalism
and the effort was a. unsuccessiuI as am
sure this will b"
t,,t.rg 4 Wadhanls. however. With the
ASSISTANCE of John NJ Bowers, continued
To- Law before the court all u" facts they could
,>tract from the members Of the First church
~ Christ Scientist, us TO the friends with
whom Miss Brush was surrounded the last
few DAYS Of her life There are now nine Of
them mentioned III the testimony One of
them Mrs Stetson. was the first reader OF
tho church and its highest officer. who was
Mss Brush's own attending healer" and who
took the data on which her will was drawn
downtown TO Lawyer DE lano, who is "A Uus-
tee OF the church and a member oil the
Building Committee; tho witness Of the
will with Mr.. De Laro was woman prom-
ncnt in the church When Mrs Stctsoh was
absent from Miss Brush in time Of illness
christian Scientists were with her day ana
r.i:nt to report to Mrs StrtsOn on her con-
Ill tun and on the influences which seemed
{" be eNerted upon her. whiie she was ia healt
for the last five years OF her LIE. her irI"nd
and paid companion. young " oman broiui-
neut IN the church, WAS with her almost con-
stantly. when her death was known 10 be AT
hnnd her Christian Sc,nc" dentist. Charles
Il Pcasc. VI u was summoned aud he signed
a." death certIhcste Wien s4e d'ed n1r
cptior with her family, except on" sister
who was a Christian scientist Likewise. was
Cut on
Tho witness az the opening OF the session
yesterday was Miss Agnes Bale She was
ono % the younS women VINO cane IN 20 slt
was away. and who reported to Mrs. stetson
in tho morning. She described her position
a. aualogn,i. 10 that OF u trained nurse acting
under D." direction ui physician. But there
was great dinlculty in dndtng an agreement
of terms between the witness and MIR. Bowers
c. How long aid you assist Mrs s.etsonf
A / did not assist Mrs St-t,on.
q Mere you Independent OF herr A. was
q Then did not you assist her? A. did not
! assisted the patient ...
direction in healing the pattrntf \. No,
Mr., Ststson did not heal the patent d,v,r.
pi.d Ipnlpl Miss Brush.
. Then what did Mrs. Stetson do. as you
understand the matter A She acted ac-
and ilcaith' by Mary Bakcr q Eddy She |
was the agency by which the divine mind was
Mr. bowers read to the witness the direc..
tiOns specifically set down for the cure oi
consumption by MIR, Eddy N Science and |
cleared of all the false notions that the all !
peut could lie Inherited ana that there could |
be my inflammation or tID-rcl"s or anything |
q How was this impression, 10 be made
on the mind of the patient: \ II was not |
To- be- made on th" mind Of the patient
q. pn whose mind thcn' \. On the mind |
q What do YOU do when the patient has |
inherited ConsuWptlonf DO You teach the !
patient that cons lWpt!on cannot be Inherited; |
The witness did not auower. She looked !
at the carved work on the stone pillars and |
did not answer
A / was irving / was trying to think. MIR. /
Bowers. how could answer you IN language !
--er-that YOU Cuuld-v"u could UNDER |
stand. |
There was a siagIe, Of delight along the
rows Of members 81 the church who gather |
daily behind Mr Rand The course! for the !
asked Miss Bale II Christian scientists ever |
uacd hvpnotism in tho treatment OF their |
patients 49,
'Ccr-tsin-lv noti- exclaimed Miss, Bale. |
rising on the arms OF te witness chalr TO |
give added force to her woTds Mr BnwSrs
along the seats Of the healrr-.
Or m"sm;rrisn..;;.. he add I'D ,.,,,
more vigor Mr Bowers drew ont the intor-
maton that the convictlon must he IN the
,Ts .I frnm ild ,hn et prnssnce r,s, vi nG spirit.
ol ovil which opposed the divine mind,
NJ Bowers asked Z Mis- Bale ever re-
sp9rring as to tarins Miss Roc satd that the
dlyine nnd did no, know Of any speh dlsSs,s %a,s
whether he herself knew Of the disease, as
one that was contagious she asked whether
b" n"tn, a. VA S,nan, rSs-Gnsra no h'r r,ian
TO your human Judgment said Mr..
Vol TO tho human Judgment said Miss
B1ii". 1T i cortGc uu1.' -
DO YOU mean asked , Mr Bowers, ,rsc, mat
a,ta;ksa Christian Scicn'i-,:"
answered yes Tho rest of the answer, whica
was somewhat involved. was taken 10 mean
fhOiEtI'
/ y would not take tho tlrs'as" from another, |
but that a nOu-bCliCv'r might.
Asked II she reported daily 10 Mrs Stetson
on the influences that were wurtNny upon
Miss Brush's case. Ni,s Pale said that She
did Mr.. Bowers. in q subsequent question, |
...umol "a .hc h 4 . il Tn he :e, ort"i
on persons who eNcriei an unhappy innu-
cuco on the disnas" from which Miss Brush
was suffering He vas corrected bv Mir. |
Rand, 10y whispers from ~" FIRST Church
chorus IN the back ground and 10y the wit
mess
The next witness was Miss Isabella VI re ret !
Duncau She was young woman who was hired
bv Miss Brush through Mrs St"t~un at - cents
an afternoon to read aloud IN" book Science
and Health" and other Christian Science
literature. After this employment ceased |
sho became Miss Brlsh'S companion. Soiuc-
Tunes sho was paid and sometimes Sh" was
uo' For time after Miss Erush broke on
with her relations she lived al Mis- buncan's
home Miss Duncan performed all tho duties
of secretary for her. even 70 the iilng Out
oi hllrk checks.
Nj b"ucan told ~ tho vista Of Or P"ase
to Ms Brush. :Sho said Dr. Pcase wns Mi-s
BruNN's dentist aud had done dentistry tor
her Very few christian ScienC" healsrs
had a. vet sufficient understanding of the
divine mind, shc said TO undort axe the healing
Of ~" teeth. ui"r those circumstance
Mr.. fdiv CuVutc0a1cod ~" work OF a dentist
Mis- Duncan dou.ci with great spirit that
Dr. peaSN ] nd ever adm pi~tsrpi medicine