The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1904-09-11

ing we'll authenticated copies or Or.
Ouimby's manuscript and also eX-
tracts from his original pennings as
published, purporting to be authentic;
and / can truthfully say, that no in
telligent, unbiased person, having any
or ability to understand
the teachings of Science and Health
with Key to the Scriptures, could Tor
a single moment be made TO believe
that there is the slightest resemblance
between the two. That the author of
the mighty spiritual truths which
form the web and woof of the Chris
tan Science textbooks could have
borrowed the smallest ray of light
from DR.. Quimby's fragmentary Jot-
tings, however meritorious in them
selves, is too prepoSterouS for a mo-
ment'S serious consideration.
'It is quite manifest from DR..
Quimby's MSS. that his conceptions
and those of the author of Science
and Health with Key to the Scrip
lures" are, as has been we'll stated
by another, 'at polar opposites."
"Only those having a ready predis-
position to being duped will be mis-
led by the ridiculous claims put forth
by those who seek to exa1t themselves
by attempting to injure another.
Letter From Mrs. Eddy.
"Mr George A. Quimby, son of the
late Phineas p. Quimby, over his own
signature and before witness, stated
in 1888, that he had in his possession
at that time all the MSS. that had
been written by his father. And [
hereby declare that, to expose a false
hood of parties publicly intimatlng
that l have appropriated matter be-
longing to the aforesaid Quimby, L
/, ncH Of int i'm o. H.
fishing the first edition of those MSS.
with the authors name:
"ProVided That l am allowed first
TO examine said MSS, and do find that
they were his own compositions, and
not mine, that were LETT him many
wears ago. or that they have not since
his death, in 1866, been stolen from
nv published works. Also that L am
given the right to bring out this one
edition under the copyright of the
owner of said MSS, and all the money
accruing from the sales of said book
shall be paid to said owner. Some or
his purported writings, quoted by Mr..
D., We're my own words, as near as
[ can recollect them.
There is a great demand for my
work, Science and Health with Key
to the Scriptures hence Mr. DIS eX-
cuse for the delay to publish QuimbyS S
MSS. namely. that this period is not
sufficiently enlightened to be benefit
ted by them (?), is lost, for II l have
copied from QuImby. and my book is
accepted it has created demand for
his.
MARY BAKER G. EDDY.
"Boston Traveller, May Il, 1887"
"I have published from the Chris
tian Science Journal an extract from
letter written to Mrs. Eddy by one of
her Students:
"UncOvered.
(By Rev. Mary b. CT. Eddy.)
"The following extract copied from
a letter to me recently received from
a well-known Christian Scientist, may
at least amuse the readers of our
Journal
\ After doing justice to. this subject,
/ had dropped it, astwe naturally turn
away from a fossilized falsehood. But
evidence and testimony the side of
truth are always in order, and pro-
verbally better late than never.
"It might be interesting for you to
know that Mr.. a. j. Swartz, Of Chi
cago, went to see the late DR.. p. p.
Qumby'S son, and procured his faith
er's writings for the purpose of hav-
ing them published in order to show
to the world that your ideas were bor-
rowed from Quimby. After having eX-
amined them, to their utter diSap-
nothing that would compare in any
way to Science and Health; and he,
Swartz, concluded that it would aid
you too much to publish them, so they
We're returned to the owner.
Mrs. Swartz saw and read these
MSS, and she gave me this informa-
ton.
"MARY II. PHILBRICK.
"Austin, ILL.,, May 1S, 1892"
81 published from the Journal of
Christian Science of October 6, 1888,
part of a decision of the United States
Circuit Court at Boston. bearing es-
sentially upon the subject in hand.
The defendant in the action having
since deceased, by request of Mrs
Eddy, we tread lightly on the ashes
of the dead The article was written
by the Rev Mary Baker CT. Eddy, and
is thus entitled:
'Infringement OF Science and HEALTH
Etc. The Decision of the United
States Circuit Court.
''The decision was based upon q
proceeding instituted by Mrs. Eddy
against one Edward j. Arens, to re-
strain him from publishing a pam
phlet printed and issued by him,
which, for the most part, contained
matter pirated from the works of Mrs.
Mary Baker G.. Eddy. Some time later
the said Arens having published an
OlIleI d lllIlc lIoHl
the first one, the bill was amended
to include this second piracy. Arens,
in his answer alleged that the copy
righted works of Mrs. Eddy were not
original with her but had been
copied by her, or by her direction,
from MS. originally composed by DIR.
P. P. Quimby; further stating that
he had not published or distributed
any of the pamphlets complained of
for more than a year previous TO the
time of his answer.
Testimony was taken on the part Of
Mrs. Eddy, the defendant, Arens being
present in person and by counsel,
which testimony showed that the
sworn answer of Arens, in which he
averred that he had not distributed
any of such pamphlets within the past
two years, was wholly untrue; and also
showed a gross and wholesale piracy
F! committed by Arens on the copyright
ed works of Mrs. Eddy, as set forth
| in her bill of complaint.
! "The time for taking testimony on
the part of the defendant, Arens, hav-
| ing nearly expired, he gave notice
through his counsel, that he should
| not put in any testimony and stipu-