The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1901-06-12
Libel Suit Against Mrs. Eddy.

.pNA ''"'e A6aihot IuESs
Boston, June 4. = The trial OF the
$4,000 libel suit OF Mrs. Josephine
G. Woodbury. against Mrs. Mary Baker
G. Eddy was resumed to-day with
Septimus j. Hanna, reader OF the
First Church OF Christ, Scientist Bos-
ton, editor OF the Christian Science
Journal and close friend of Mrs.
Eddy, on the witness stand. Judge
Hanna was ask, If he had in his pos
session the orig nal OF the message sent
y" Mrs. Eddy t. the Christian science
Journal in MAJ 1897. The witness re-
Piled that ho mad copy OF the Journal
offered as evidence by counsel for Mrs.
Eddy's reference to Mrs. Woodbury. as
a person unfriendly to Christian
Science, showed malice. The Journal
was admitted to exception, simply on q
question of malice.
Mrs. Eddy's book, "Science and
Health, was produced and witness was
asked If it was not the Christian
Scientist textbook. Witness said much
of the Christian Science belief was
based upon it. He did not know if
Church as 20 Mrs. Eddy's relation OF
it, nor did he know if it is the belief OF
other Christian Scientists that the
communications OF Mrs. Eddy are in
spired by God.
Mrs. Woodbury., the Plaintiff in the
c!se followed Judge Hanna, Mrs.
Woodbury. said that she met Mrs.
Eddy in 1879 in Boston At that time
she never had heard of Christian
Science. Sui sequently she became
believer in Mrs. Eddy, studied Christ
ian Science with her, and was Ad-
mittcd to the Christian Science .isso-
ciatlon, receiving u certificate from
the College whore Christian Science is
taught, is signed by Mrs. Eddy, as a
doctor of Christian Science. This GER
tificate was offered in evidence.
At Mrs. Eddy's request witness made
appl pl'cation to her in 1895 for admission
to the First Church Of Christ and was
directed to send her application direct
to the Church. In closing the letter
conveying the direction Mrs. Eddy
used this expression:
"Remember that malicious hypno-
tlsm is no excuse for SIM"
Mrs. Woodbury. was asked to define
malicious hypnotism," but she was
not allowed to answer.
We give to our readers the above
that they may not forget that Boston IS
still part of our country-ildeed if
we have country-and that they may
have faint idea of our manifold civ
ilization. And we take occasion to
| add that Mrs. Josephine lost her suit
and must get along the best she may
without the snug sum she sued for
| ED. ADVERTISER.
Xxx
We have had rough work preparing,
planting and cultivating our crops so
far this Spring. Most of the work has
| required to be done and redone over
! again and the end is not yet.
| McLaurin spoke at Newberry on last
| Thursday, and is to be at Spartanburg
on the Immortal 4th. Our Primary to
choose Senator follows the August
campaign of 1902 That will be the
seed time and the cultivation term, and
If allowad to enter that prize contest
he may find many sprouts and much
foul growth in the way and all his fine
work wasted and his energy exhaust
ed. a recent writer advances the
theory of avoiding, exercise and getting
all the rest, possible.
*.*
Capt. j. A. Mooney, of Greenville,
and eX-SolicitOr O. l.. Schumpert, of
Newberry, have been retained to aid
the Solicitor of Richland county i.
prosecuting Maj. B. b. Evans, charged
with the killing, of Capt. 7. j..
| ''iiHh Ill ne lrlal can
not take place before the fall term. lie
will be defended by Col. Johnstone, of
| Newberry. and Maj. w. II. Gary, of
Augusta. Judge Watts will sit in the
| case.
| Nv
| Has the live Board of Trade OF this
enterprising city appointed its delega-
tion to the great Southern Business
Mems Convention soon to convene at
| Philadelphia?
".t
| Spartanburg sends large delegation
to the Southern Industrial Convention
sitting at Philadelphia. In like manner
other towns in the State smaller than
! Laurens.
Xxx
Mrs. McKinley's sickness is a com.
pilcation of troubles. Blood poison
from bone-felon is one of the most
painful.
I dead.