The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-06-09

Quimbyites, IL any there are. 1t is
strange that some Of the prying DRYAs-
DUsTs have not tried to make her the
intellectual daughter of Bishop BERKE-
LEY.
Still, Mother EDDY's protest contains
information that the world will welcome.
She gives an account of her education
and literary trumphs, the story OF her
mental development. In the case OF
great men and -great women such story
appeals to higher motives than curiosity.
1t explains and Eliminates a career.
None of the numerous articles in news
papers and magazines on Books That
Have Helped Me y is as helpful as
Mother EDDY's survey of her equipment
and her progress:
Twas carly the pupil OF Miss sARAHJ BopwELlh'
tho principal OF Sanbornton Academy OF New
Hampshire and finished my course OF studies under
Prof. DYER H. SANBoRN, author of SANBoRNs
Grammar. Among my early studies were COM
STOCKS Natural Philosophy, chemistry, BLAlRs
Rhetoric WHATELEY's Logic WAT1s's On the
Mind and Moral Science. At Ia years OF age
began writing for leading newspapers, and for
many years wrote for the best magazines In the
South and North. have lectured IN large and
crowded halls In New York city, Chicago, Boston.
Portland and at Waterv!llc College. and have been
invited to lecture in London and Edinburgh. In
1898 started the Christian Science Journal and for
several years was the proprietor and sole editor OF
that journal. In 1898 Judge s. j. HANNA became
editor Of the Christian Science journal and for ten
subsequent years he knew my ability as an editor
In his recent lecture at Chicago. he said: Mrs
EDDY Is. from every point OF view, woman OF sound
education and liberal culture"
Judge HANNA's certificate is almost
superfluous. Mother EDDY's education
speaks for itself in this record of it and in
her other literary work; and its depth
and many-sidedness are plain. Those
hasty or malicious spirits that have
doubted her attachments will now see
their error, if they have eyes to see; and
the unsuitable foundations of Christian
Science are revealed. Sneerng sciolists
have been sure that Christian Science
was the deadly opposite Of chemistry.
natural philosophy and logic. The UNI
yelling of Mother EDDYs early intel
lectual stores, of the severity and pre-
ciseness of her training, will surprise and
dsappoint the cavaliers.
BY the way, why have not some pous
hands undertaken the task Of collecting
from the leading newspapers and the
files of such magazines as Hdrper's, the
Atlantic, the GALAXY, Putnam's, Serb
ner's, the Century, a sheaf OF Mother
EDDY's writings now buried in unde-
served neglect? Doubtless she would
consent to the excavation Of that treas
ure, for her letter shows that she has a
modest but just pride in her literary
achievements and renown:
II am the author OF the Christian Science text
book. Science and Health with Key TO the Script
ures' and the demand for this book increases. and
the book Is already in Its two hundred and seventy
fourth edition Of 900 copies each. am rated In
the National Magazine 10oS as standing the eighth
In n list Of twenty two Of the foremost living au.
thors.'"
In a recent catalogue OF rare books
the first edition OF Mother EDDY'S master
work was priced at $s5 and the third at
S85. Are there seven other foremost
living authors on the first and third edi-
tons of any one of whose works the
booksellers put such golden numbers?
We gladly bear this testimony to the lit
erary eminence Of Mother EDDY.
She is not pulled up by this or by her
nobler fame in religion, morals, meta
physics and therapeutics:
Il claim no special ment of any kind. All that
/ am In reality GOD has made me. stu walt at
the cross TO learn definitely more from my great
Master, but not OF the Greek OF the Roman
schools-slmply how to do His deeds"
She has the modesty as we'll as the
majesty of genius.