Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1901-06-05

| 'NE1 must CT -
garding Mrs. Eddy TO become mcm-
Der of the church,?
Il cannot answer that question.
| a sentence in Il recent article by Mrs.
Eddy was shown to the witness ami ne
was asked if that statement formulht-
cd his own belief regarding Mrs. Eddy
and her relation to the believers in
Christian Science.
'Spcaking for myself" said the wit
ness. this sentence fairly states my
| own belief.
Mr.. Peabody was persistent in trying
| to get the witness to tell what was the
belief of other Christian Scientists in
| Mrs. Eddy. but Mr.. Hanna DID not
| know.
Is il the belief of other Christian
Scientists that the communications or
Mrs Eddy are inspired by God?"
II do not know"
Have you talked with other Chris
tian Scientists regarding their belief in
Mrs. Eddy"
Il suppose have with great
many
yet you cannot give the general he
lief of Christian Scientists in Mrs. Ed
dy. You have strong bias in this
case"
Il have strong feeling in the mat
ter. / cannot say ! have an intense
desire to have the defendant win
This closed the eXamination.
Under cross cxamination Mr.. Bart
lett asked what Mrs. Eddy said when
the witness spoke to her about the
article in the magazine.
4 I,
and did not intend to"
Mrs. Woodbury.. the plaintiff in the
case. followed Judge Hanna. She de
Clined the accommodation of a chair.
After answ crnE the usual questions as
to name and residence, Mrs. Woodbury.
said that she met Mrs. Eddy IN 1879
in Eoston. At that time she never had
heard of Christian Science. SuhSo-
puently she became 4 believer in Mrs.
Eddy, not as the discoNercr OF Chris
tan Science. hut as the founder of the
movement.
Witness studied Christian Science
with Mrs. Eddy in 1881 and was admit
ted to the Christian Science Associa-
ticn. receiving certificate or degree
from the college where Christian Sci
enCe was taught. signed by Mrs. Eddy
IS doctor of Christian Science. This
certificate was offered as evidence
Witness was friendly with Mrs Eddy
w to the time of the publication Of the
articles which have been referred To in
this casa, hut WAS never intimate with
Der. Mrs. Eddy many times sought the
service and counsel nf the witness pre-
,i1us To 1850. At Mrs. Eddys request
~ &C tnr w.,
Church az Christ in 1895. In Mrs. Ed
dy's reply she told Mrs. Woodbury. to
send her application direct to the
church. In closing the letter Mrs. Eddy
used this expression:
Remember that malicious hypno-
Ism was no excuse for sin
Mrs. Woodbury. was asked TO define
malicious hypnotism." but she was
not allowed to answer
Recess.
After the recess another letter. dated
Nov. %, 1895, from Mrs Eddy TO Mrs
Woodbury.. was read in which the
former said that she had pleaded like
a lawyer FOR two hours with the dircc-
tors but that she had failed owing to
q report that Mrs. Woodbury. had
written letter which said that the
church could 90 alone on it's own ac-
count. Mrs. Eddy said that that had
scaled her lips and she had come to
the conclusion that Mrs. Woodbury.
was not fit 10 enter the church.
At this point a representative of the
business office of the Boston Herald
was called to show that Il large number
of copies of the paper We're purchased
by Mrs. Eddy. June :, the day after the
alleged libcllous message of Mrs. Eddy
was read in the First Church. but wit
ness could only say that the papers
We're delivered.
Mrs. Woodbury. then resumed her
testimony and a passage in Mrs.
Eddy's letter of April IL, 1895. in which
the latter said: Now, dear student
try to go for one year without telling ii
!alsehood, practicinG cheating or
breaking the dccalogue.''
Mrs. Woodbury. denied that she had
ever told lie or cheated.
Mr.. Peabody said he had several let
ters which had passed between the
plaintiff and defendant. which he de-
sired to have read to the jury. In one
of these Mrs. Eddy told Mrs. Wood
bury to remember the M a. NJ
Mrs. Woodbury. said that these letters
meant malicious animal magnetism
Mr.. Peabody submitted fiye or six
letters to the defence. while the court
examined some of them. Mr.. Elder
finally declared that there was moth
ing in the letters to show any animos-
ity or malice on the part of Mrs. Eddy.
The court stated that he would admit
Mrs. Eddy's letters Immediately and
leave out the others. or he would take
all the letters, pcrsue them at leisure
and rule later. Mr.. Peabody accepted
the second proposition.
Mrs. Woodbury. testified that she
abandoned the Christian Science relig-
ion two years ago. in April, 1899. THAT
was an absolute abandonment
The court stated to Mr.. Peabody that
on the question malice he had allowed
him to go way back to 1895. But COM
ing to the question Of an act alleged 20
be an act described in the libel, he
must confine himself to a time much
closer to the alleged libel.
Mr.. Peabody admitted that he was
obliged to go back several years. He
explained that malicious animal mag
netiSm was tho highest cri,ra Cpnup