New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-02-08
LETTERS TO THE EDITOR.
REPLY TO QUESTIONS BY QUERY. ("
misunderstood Points About Mrs Eddy and
Her Church EXPLAINED


Sir; We have Just read with interest the SIX
questions propounded by Query in your issue OF
to-day, and viii endeavor answer them in
way that We hope viii be satisfactory to your
readers
First: Why were you obliged to insert in said ar
church, the words "Copyrighted by Mrs Eddy"
as as eopyrighting the Sermon the Mount or the
Inc writer must remember that IN the days Of
Jesus OF Nazareth there no copyright law.
Neither DID our Master leave any written record
OF his own teachings. These were cherished in the
memory and afterward recorded by his faithful
disciples. St John closes the book OF Revelation
as II TO establish the authenticity OF the work. b.
saying: And II any shall take away from the
words OF the book Of this prophecy. God shall take
away his part OF the book OF Hfe and out OF
the holy city. and from the things which are writ
ten in this book"
fafJ Iora: Is there sny authentic record q
a woman and. If SO, with what success2
We do not recall that woman has ever before
been the founder Of religion so important as
Christian Science although many women have
been Identified with religious movements The Vir-
gin Mother who gave birth to the Messiah and
the two Marys who remained loyal TO the Master
when meeting the last tragedy at Calvary. when
al the male followers but failed stand by
their Lord. proves the fitness OF woman to uphold
the standard of truth. Again, Queen Elizabeth
tdDitSneu tne PROTESTANT ta1th IN Great Britain.
and In latter days good Queen Victoria the
love and respect OF the entire world By her prac-
teal religious life.
Third: Whence does Mrs. Eddy acquire the title
reverend? In what church she ordained7
In 1878 Mrs. Eddy was called to preach in the
Baptist Tabernacle IN Boston by the pastor OF
that church. and It not infrequent for healing
TO result from her sermons. In 1879 Mrs. Eddy
founded the mother church IN Boston. and
called by the members to be Its pastor. She
cepted the call and was ordained in 1881
Fourth: How is 1T that. follower OF Jesus
portion OF tSis worlds wealth. wSereas He had
not where to lay his head?
Cases by means OF minister, Of the
Gospel acquiring wealth and receiving large SAL
aries. but how many records have Of clergy
giving charities amounting to 100000
in year. Mrs Eddy has exceeded this amount
in year. Her wealth is obtained. not from sal
aries. but from the sale of her writings. and one
book that cost at retail 50 copy has healed
patients who had previously expended hundreds
Of dollars for remedies and failed TO recover.
Fifth: II may seem irvdious to remark but to
me il seems strange. that after all the great minds
OF me past tnaL nave aevo,eq tneselyes 20 ms
country village to evolve a solution Of this mo-
least. that in the summing Up Of her pedieree and
religious ancestry 1t is emphasized that 'her par
and both had family crests" Now in eli common
sense what on earth have family crests to do with
religion and the discovery or founding OF a new
religion?'
Christian Science was not discovered by a school
girl in country village. but by matured woman
in the city OF Lynn. Mass II is. perhaps. : DIFF
ncult for the people this age to accept the dis
coverer OF Christian Science it for the Jews
To understand that any good thing could come
OF Nazareth" Great stress is laid in the Bible
on the pedigree OF Jesus. tracing his ancestry TO
the RovaI House Of David.
Mrs Eddy In early womanhood gave promise OF
brilliant career. +. B. G. Corser. ". D.. promi-
citizen Of Boscawen. n. H. and the son Of the
Rev. Dr. Enoch Corser, eminent Congre gatonsl-
ist Clergyman. and the principal OF Sanbornton
Academy. said OF her; My father held her In the
highest esteem. She and nay father used TO talk on
deep subjects frequently too deep for me. She was
always pure and good. she stands out In my uiad
distinctly my fathers brightest pupil"
In her early years she served as substitute IN
the seminary for the Rev DR.. Ricard r. Rufp
while the principal through Illness was unable to
attend TO her duties. At sixteen years OF age she
was a popular writer for tho newspapers and peri
early IN life Mrs. Eddy possessed literary
ability.
Ike the Northwest Passage. the magnetic pole, or
the heart OF Darkest Africa?
Tho discovery OF Christian Science ike all other
unfoldings that have taken place In the world IS
the revelation OF something that always existed
but was not known 70 until some one pro-
claimed this fact in way that others could apprs-
ciate and understand.
trust that you will be able TO find for this
somewhat inadequate answer to so great a theme.
RICHARD p. VERBAL,
Publication Committee
New-Tork Feb. T. 1904