The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1906-11-09
SAW mrs. EDDY
IN THE FLESH
Prominent Christian Scien
fist Disproves Statements
of Her Demise.

Alfred Farlow, prominent member
of the Christian Science church, OF
which Mrs. Mary Baker Eddy is the
head, has given out the Following
statement, disproving the allegations
that she had passed away:
MIR. FarIow's Statement.
The New York World, OF to-day,
Thursday, November 1st, publishes
the following statement: The World
is in a position to say positively that
Boston lawyers were to-day consulted
by fair-minded Christian Scientists,
who were convinced Of Mrs. Eddy S
collapse, and will force Calvin A.
Frye and others in actual control OF
Mrs. Eddy to tell what has become
of her big fortune estimated by those
who should know at nearly $4,000,
OO0."
81 have Just returned from Mrs
Eddy's home, and am pleased to in
form the World that she Is well and
happy and is at her desk, giving In.
structions to her secretary, Mr.. Frye,
and conducting her own affairs.
Christian Scientists have no fear
about their leader. They are well
aware that the numerous statements
which have been given out by her
friends, some who are Christian Scien,
lists, and some who are not Christian
Scientists, concerning her normal
bodily and mental conditions are true
The church has nothing whatever
to do with Mrs. Eddy,s fortune, ,wheth,
.er it be large or small. 1t is her own
property and consists of Legitimate
wage for her services as a teacher
|of Christian Science and the legiti
mate profit on her books. Mrs. Eddy
is not a trustee for any church funds
and therefore has no accounting to
render to Christian Scientists. The
church has no jurisdiction over her
private holdings, and therefore nc
more right to know what disposition
she makes Of them than they have to
inquire about the affairs of any other
citizen. Even a casual observer, with
a slight knowledge of armithmetic
can readily estimate that it is impos-
sible for Mrs. Eddy to be even a mil.
liOnaire. l hold in my possession an
affidavit made by Mr.. Edward l.
Pride, the auditor of the books OF
the Christian Science church, which
states that Mrs. Eddy has never re
ceived any money from the Christian
Science church, with the exception OF
five thousand dollars, which was ten
dered her by the directors of the
church for services rendered during
the erection. of the extension of the
Mother church in Boston. Mr.. Pride
is well known business man and is
not Christian Scientist.
mo Boston lawyers or any other
lawyers have been consulted by Chris
tian Scientists with reference to in
terfering with the duties and accom-
plishments of Mrs. Eddy,s faithful sec
rotary, nor has there been any tall
of such action, nor any occasion fol
talk on the subject.
THE doors of Pleasant View stand
open, as they have in the past. Mrs
Eddy will receive her friends as us
ual, and will go as usual on her daily
drives. She was out yesterday anG
was recognized by many Of her fel
low tOwnsmen!lc "ef'
mo conferences have been held by
Christian Scientists; no CONSERVATION
excitement, or perturbation exists
AS in times past, when silly rumors
dealing with Mrs. Eddy's health have
been published, this one has spent its
force and returned to its native
nOthingness. so far as Christian Scien
lists are concerned, and we think sc
far as concerns the general public
Like a mist that passes over the
earth it may temporarily hide the
facts from the general public, but as
the mist passes away, so these visions
of misguided journalists fade away
and the great cause of truth continues
on in its course. Each successive ex
perience of this sort tends to sharpen
the incredulity of the public and pre-
pares them against believing such re
ports, when the next lnstallment ap
pears.
Mrs. Eddy knew not what the
World had published concerning her
nor did she know anything about the
questions which were to be PROFOUND
ed to her. She knew, however, that
she was being paraded because OF
most unreasonable demands to prove
her very existence, and all fair mind
ed persons who witnessed this event
speak in glowing terms of the manner
in which she bore up through the ter.
rible ordeal. Those who had never
seen Mrs. Eddy were not so well pre-
pared to make due allowances for the
occasion as were those who had seen
her.
ITO the fair and commendable re.
ports of Miss Viola Rogers, Sybil vii
bur, Mr.. Pearson, representative OF
the Associated Press, dealing with the
Monday interview, should be added
the reliable statement made by Mayor
Charles A. Corning, Gen. Frank s
Streeter of Concord, N. H., and also
of H. Cornell Wilson of New York and
other Christian Scientists who saw
Mrs. Eddy on Sunday and Monday
This places a majority of witnesses
in behalf of Mrs Eddy's real condi.
ton as a well preserved lady OF
eighty-fiye