The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1906-07-18
ABOUT MRS. EDDY.

Editor Leader:-In recent issue OF
Tho Leader there appeared an article
markd as Mrs, Eddya finances II has
evidently been written by one who Is
laboring under very grave misinforma-
tion. and therefore contains many in
accuracies.
For example. # IS said that recent
edition Of Science and Health with Key
to the Scriptures" by Mary Baker g.
Eddy. brings the total Issue Of this
work 10 date up to 4ss,OOO copies The
correct number Is 4Oi. 900 copies Your
correspondent also declares; ut Is said
that the total cost of making this book
is less than nfty cents" and at "the
lowest estimate she has made from this
source alone upwards of ST. 200 0OO". Il
seems strange that any sane person
would be reckless enough TO venture up
on so unreasonable statement aud thus
seek to give the impression that the re-
tain price Of Science aud Health" is al
together profit. From this price he
SHOULD deduct not only the prllters
charges but retailers profit the cost
Of delivery ana the publishers commits
sin, We have no apology 10 offer Tor
tho enormous sale OF Science aad
Health" nor for the fact that It brings
to Mrs Eddy a handsome profit for the
book is well worth the price It bears and
II Is well known TO Christian Scientists
that Mrs. Eddy spends her money in
ways that are most advantageous to the
cause OF shrist and the general we'll
being Of mankind. The sale OF Science
and Health Is not pushed" The mark
ct demand for this book Is oocasioned by
it's unparalleled value as Key 20 the
, Scriptures. II Is quite true that Chris
tian Scientist Church are expected 20
purchase aad circulate It's literature az
Far as possible, but who can complain OF
this since no one Is. or has ever been
compelled to buy or sell Christian Sci
eace literature. Moreover. the most Of
/ these who have pufchasd Science and
/ Health and have prlcticed what II
/ teaches. are ready 60 testify that. aside
from The extraordinary spiritual bene-
hts which they have derived therefrom
Il has saved them y great many timea
its value in dollars aud cents. hy ding
away with DOCTORS bills The estimate
which vour informant undertakes 20
make Of the amon1t OF moley whicf
.drs. Eddy made the "Masa-
cnusetts Menphyslcul College" Is pure
guess. and overshoots the mark. since
from her earlier classes Mrs. EDDY re-
ceived almost no componsa tion. a1d by
means of free tuition and necessary dis.
cuts she always made IL possible for
an woriy applicants 10 be- received into
her College. whether thf had money
or not and from her last class OF seven
~ she refused TO accept any comaeasa
{ tioa; and for about seyent an years che
has had no Income except from the sale
of her booNs ana whateyc interest she
may have received on her ,oney
Your reportek Is mlsir mad sNlrd-
ing the "sum she is sup4 sed to have
made during her early crreer as "a
healer" As o matter OF fact when Mrs.
Eddy received patients though she
healed all manner of disease. she refus-
ed compensation IN every Instance ex-
sept one whore the circumstances seem-
ed 10 demand that she deviate from her
rule. WIN you permit me to enter a
protest against the application OF the
term mother" % Mrs Eddy2 Macy
years ago its use was Introduced by the
Christian Scientists and as Il was simply
intended as an endearing term. Mrs
Eddy permitted Il until Il became abused
wheTcuDoa she caused a church bylaw
10 be made forbidding Christian sclen-
lists 10 use the term. We would. there
fore, thank the public press 70 aid as
by disseminating It's use. Alfred Far
low. Publication Committee.