Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1901-06-06
MRS. EDDY WINS.
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stances I'm connection with the Dirth
If one Of the sons has some bearing on
the relations of Mrs. Woodo"iS
Mrs. Eddy.
Mr.. Peabody in pursuing ms
nation. DEVOTED considerable '''". "
efforts to show the relations
between the followers OF Chris''"'' 81
ence ara Mrs. Eddy. AL every po
the lawyers for the rcspoh"e"' '''''
30. cd objections. Some OF .heae WY
sustained: some were. Oyerruled an" no
matter which way the decision zen an
exception Yves taken by thc s'"e ="
which it was adverse.
one question admitted by me court
was: What is the belief OF tne H'eH'-
bels Of the First church as 10 MIS-. Ell
dy. its founder?''
Hrs Woodbury. answered: IL"
members believe in the infaliipiiity Oh
Mrs. Eddy. and of science ana hcaNh'
and that Mrs. Eddy il woman spec
tally designated by God To reveal me
w"i.l, Of Christian Science.
There was a sharp and protracted
battle between the lawyers over n
question. the apparent purpos" OF
If the church believed that Mrs. Eddy
was an instrument used by God 10 per-
form His work. Lawyer PEABODY made
repeated attempts to formulate u qn"s-
ton covering the subject, hut each
time he met with objections which the
court sustained. At length the exam
lining lawyer gave up and Mrs. Wood
bury retired. as the other side did not
desire to ask hcr any questions.
Ira q. Knapp. who was witness on
Monday. being recalled, was question
ed along lines similar to those intro
duccd in Mrs. Woodbury. eXamina-
ton. but like some witnesses previous
IL heard. he said he was unable 10
state what other persons believed with
reference to Christian Science.
The questions Of Lawyer Peabody led
MIR. Knapp To say that he did not know
that the Christian Scientists We're pres
cnt with him when the message from
Mrs. Eddy. on which the present case
is based, was read. lie did not know
that the members believed that Mrs.
Eddy was sent from God. He had for
gotten. he said. what his own impress
sion was concerning these words. at
WHICH Stittiii''ti l4IN yer IN
terrupted with n sharp question: How
long since You lost your memory
This question brought n prompt OBJ
lection which was allowed.
Lawyer Peabody asked witness what
his impression was with reference to
the words "Rabylonish woman drunk. ="
Witness said he thought Il was n quo
tation from Revelations.
When Margaret Burns, who has Mt
tanned tho degree of bachelor OF Chris
tian Science. was asked to tell what
she understood by the reference to the
"BabyloniSh woman" when she heard
Mrs. Eddy's message read ut the First
church. she said it brought To her mind
matter which she had decided years
previously.
Lawyer Peabody then read the whole
message. and when he came to the sem
tancc. For she saith in her heart
am no widow" he emphasized the
y ords her and widow" and ASKED
the witness If when she heard those
words they did not bring to her mind a
certain woman. The witness answered
No"
II eros s-Cxam;nation the witners
3aid she did not believe that the quo
tation referred in any way to Mrs
Woodbury.
Considerable surprise was apparent
when. MS this Witnessed stepped down.
counsel for the plaintiff announced
that he would rest the case.
MIR. Elder opened the case for Mrs
Eddy by Offering n motion for n YER
dict for the defendant on the evidence
given. Mr.. Elder declared that there
was no evidence submitted whatever
that shows that Mrs Eddy had and
inter, st in the Sentinel" one Of the
Christian Science publications. With
regard to the Journal il WAS made
quite plain. he said. that Mrs. Eddy
haG given the control of the paper into
the hands of n board Of trustees and
had nothing whatever to do with its
management. Mr.. Elder also claimed
that the plaintiff had failed to prove
her case.
Mr.. Peabody in reply spoke Of the
letter addressed TO Mrs. Woodbury..
but sent to her husband in which ref
orence was made to the child being il
Legitimate. and Of the immaculate con
Cep'ion. He submitted that this was an
attack.
The by laws We're then spoken Of and
the accommodation Of Mrs. Wood
bury forever from tho church. 1T ap-
pears that the Christian Scientists be-
Iieve that MIS-. Eddy is the woman re-
fecrcd Ia in the Book of Revelations.
he said.
MIR, Peabody said that ;he attitude
taken by Mrs. Eddy in refusing to
grant Judge Hanna permission 10 an
@wer tho Arena article was this:
Leave hcr to me-
This was why she took some weeks
to prepare an effcctual reply. one that
would prove crushing. he said. The
human mind could not put other than
the meaning Of a personality in con-
neciion with the paragraph: The
Bahylonish woman. etc"
What did she (Mrs. Eddy do 10 pre-
pare her libel? 1t is said the devil may
quote Scripture to serve his purposes.
She quoted Scripture that she knew
her followers would understand.
II say that the human heart is con-
siituted in n certain way and such an
attack upon woman. made at the
time it was when she was newly be-
reaved. ! say calls for expressions
stronger than the English language af-
fords. 1t was most satanic in it's char
acter''
Mr.. Elder briefly repIiel tokipu ay