The people's journal. (Pickens, S.C.) 1891-1903, 1901-08-15
"A CHARLATAN AND A MENACE
Mrs Eddy Once a Spirltua1ist-
Christian Science Fraud and

The Boston correspondent Of the
Philadelphia Record gives the follow
ing report of an address in which Mrs,
Eddy, the official head of the Christian
Science movement, is declared to be q
charlatan and menace to society
Lawyer Peabody, who waged such u
hard legal battle for Mrs. Woodbury. in
her SUIT against "Mothcr" Mary Baker
Eddy, spoke before large audience in
fremont Temple tonight. Peabody
began his address by saying that he
does not know Mrs. Eddy personally
and has no personal feeling against
her, but that he was led to deliver his
talk by Il full belief that she IS a char
latan and a menace to the public.
"Christian Science" he said, els q
fraud in that it falsely prctcnds TO be a
revelation from God, communicated
directly to its founder, Mrs. Eddy"
Peabody then went on to state that
Mrs. Eddy is in feeble physical condi-
ton, but that she has become rich and
powerful through the teaching and
practice of Christian Science. Contin-
uing, he said "Mary Eddy was born
in Bow, N. H., So years ago. Before
her alleged discovery of Christian Sci
cncc, so years ago, Mrs. Eddy picked
up a precarlOus existence as Il Spiritu,
alst medium for money in and about
Boston.
"In early wOmanhood she married a
man named Glover, by whom she had
one child. Mr.. and Mrs. Glover went
to Wilmington, n. g., where Glover
soon died. "A recent communication
from a lady living III Wilmington in
formed me that the remains Of this Mr..
Glover rcposc in the Wilmington. Pot
tcr's Field.
| GAS a second matrimonial venture
| Mrs. Eddy allied herself with one Pat
tcrson. She was divorced from him.
Then Mrs. Eddy made third venture
into married life and conferred upon
Asa Eddy, M. D., the distinction of
successor to the lamCntcd Glover and
the departed Patterson. DR.. Eddy
died finally, and many believe that in
the course of time Widow Eddy be-
came and is to-day the wife OF &. a.
Frye.
"Frye is ostensibly Mrs. Eddy's ser
want, fOotman, secretary and man Of
all work, but he holds the legal title to
her residence in Concord, N. Ii. , and
to all the grounds about it, and to all
the personal property upon the place,
and he is the legal owner of her costly
jewels"
Peabody also said that Mrs. Eddy
claimed 10 have discovered Christian
', Science through II revelation from God
in 1866, when, as il matter Of fact, she
, received it from DIR. Phincas Il. Quin-
by, of Portland, Me-, IN 1864. Pea
body said that Mrs. Eddy established
the Massachusetts Metaphysical Col
lcgc, in Boston, to educate Christian
Science healcrs, and that the faculty
consisted of herself, her husband and
her adopted son.
The course consists of twelve half
days, and the tuition is $500 cash, in
advance. No revelations or diplomas
Of credit Or the instalmcnt plan.
Peabody then said: "This woman,
who has accumulated fortune by The
methods stated, is the woman, forsooth,
whom the Creator Of the universe Sc
lected to be tho successor to Jesus.
"Much has been made Of Mrs. Ed
dy's gift of the land upon which tho
First Church Of Christ, Scientist, in
Boston, stands. In her book entitled
pulpit and Press, copyrighted by Mrs.
Eddy and published in 1898, is the
statement that the cost of the First
Church of Christ, Scientist, in Boston
is 1921 900, exclusive of the land, a
gift from Mrs. Eddy, which is valued
at $40, 900.
"Nlrs. Eddy intends to convey an
impression that she gave &40,O 900 worth
OF real estate. In none of her many
published references 70 this peculiar
transaction has Mrs. Eddy told the
truth.
"Thc land upon which the church
stands was originally mortgagcd for
50 900 to Nathan Matthews, Sr. The
original society, by contributions, fairs,
ETC., raised enough money to reduce
the amount of the mortgage to about
5000 Mrs. Eddy, through her agents,
took an assignment of mortgage for
the balance of $1,000, forccloscd il,
crowded out all Of the original con-
tributors to the Church Of Christ, Sci
enlist, acquired the title and gave it TO
the trustees for the First Church OF
Christ, rcscrving right Of entry an(
to rcposscss herself Of the land, viii
any church that might be constructed
upon it. This cost Mrs. Eddy S5 900. )
Peabody stated that while Mrs. Ed
dy is credited by her followers will
great generosity she has reserved in al
her gifts the right to rcposscss hcrscI
: of all the land she has given away, &c
gether with the buildings on it, an
. that she has similar string altachc,
a to the Christian Science Publication
: she has transferred to the organization
); Regarding the fact that Mrs. Eddy
teaches there IS such a thing as mali
v cious animal magnetism, Peabody
quoted literally from her writings, and
q then said: " Her personal teaching to
N her students was even more cXtraVa'
,c giant than the language Of her publish
70 cd works.
10 "I affirm and charge that this Mary
" - Baker e. Eddy, the alleged founder Of
! Christian Science, has again and agai1
NJ sought to exercise this power, mali
- ~ cious animal magnetism, which sh,
a., calls the highest degree Of human de
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