Los Angeles herald., 1906-11-12


and helpless that she was unfit to have
any control over her affairs; 1 made re-
ply to this statement that II they ever
had the honor Of meeting Mrs Eddy
they would at once ascertain that these
statements were false; they also stated
that they had seen papers showing as
5ignments of all Mrs. Eddy's property
to Calvin A. Frye, her secretary.
They said they did not find any one in
Concord who believed that Mrs. Eddy
was alive. They said that IL they did
not have an interview with her that
they should feel at liberty to print such
information as they had received.
"Of course, I denied all of these
statements and said that they were
false and also stated that my mother
had played with Mrs. Eddy as q child
and had been associated with her and
had been near her for more than forty
years, but they were determined not to
believe any reasonable statements.
Not Member Of Church
Perhaps It would be well to state
that am not a member OF a Christian
Science church, but feel it my duty to
contradict such false rumors. l have
had the honor of being in the presence
of Mrs. Eddy several times q year and
most emphatically say that she is in
every way capable of conducting her
Treasurer Loan and Trust Savings
Bank"
IT have met and talked with Mrs.
Eddy more than once. 1 know her, she
knows me; have been in her home, in
her private room. within few months
and discussed with her many things.
have bowed to her in her carriage with
In forty -eight hours and my salutation
has been returned by her.
IF the intent of the Worlds repre-
sentative to Concord be carried out in
its columns the World will say in sub
stance that Mrs. Eddy is dead and that
a mummy or a substitute and not she
is in the carriage each day when it
passes through the main streets of our
people, or it will say that Mrs. Eddy is
enfeebled and decrepit and that those
brilliant faculties that in the past made
her wonderful accomplishments possible
have departed.
ITO every such a statement or even
insinuation /, as one who knows say
1T is not true in whole or in part, but,
on the contrary, is unqualifiedly false
IN. MEEHAN,
Editor Daily Patriot"
Knew Her Ten Years
"I have had the pleasure of knowing
Mrs. Eddy for more than ten years,
and / have had frequent occasion to
correspond with her and to meet her
with reference to matters of public
Importance in this community. These
relations with her still continue. ant
within very short time I have received
from her long letters written from bel
ginning to end in her own handwriting
which from long acquaintance is per-
fectly familiar to me, and that she is
indubitably alive, both physically and
mentally. is well attested by these COM
| munications.
Moreover, see Mrs Eddy driving
In her carriage through our streets al
most every day, and I have within a
very few days met her carriage and
spoken to her as she drove past. That
the occupant of the carriage was Mrs.
Eddy in propria persona is accurate
testimony which / am very glad to
give, and had any of the newspaper
representatives to whom you allude
taken the trouble to call upon me dur
ing their stay in Concord would free
| ly have told then as now write you.
while it would be futile to assert
that Mrs. Eddy is wholly without crit
les or opponents in Concord, it is en-
tirely within the bounds of accuracy
to say that by the vast majority Of all
| our people, and most emphatically by
those who by their position in the COM
munity are most entitled to represent
that intangible spirit which we call
public opinion, she is regarded easily as
our foremost citizen. Her numerous
good works. her constant and consist
ent charities here, her keen interest in
all that makes for the betterment of
| the community, and her blameless, la
borious and useful life among us. all
contribute to make her beloved and
respected by the people of Concord, and
| we hope that she may live long in her
present full possession Of physical, men
tai and spiritual power to continue her
good work among us.
GEORGE H. MOSES,
! Editor Evening Monitor"
Was at Her Home
"I have been in the home of Mrs.
Eddy off and on for the last eight years.
Since the 10th day of February, 1901
when last came to Mrs. Eddy's house,
1 have not been out of sight of it. 1
have access to all parts of the house,
and go about 1t, and know absolutely
that there are no stimulants anywhere
in the house.
"The statement that have imperson-
ated Mrs Eddy and ridden in her car
ria3e in her place is entirely false, for
1 have never stepped inside of her car
riage and have never even looked in
side of It,
"There has not been in Mrs. Eddy's
room, nor anywhere in the house, and
is not now any sort of galvanic bat
| terry.
"At the time Mr.. Hennessey claimed
to identify me as being down town.
was at home at Pleasant View. Had
he taken the pains to have come out
| here to Pleasant View 1 would have
gladly seen him.
"I deny most emphatically that Mrs
Eddy has any such disease as cancer
or that she has any other disease. AS
l am and have been in daily contact
with Mrs. Eddy, seeing her many times
each day, / am in a position to know
as to what l am stating. And ahe
has not palsy of the hand The story
that physician from Boston is at
tending her is without foundation. as
there is no physician from anywhere
attending Mrs. Eddy nor has there
been while l have been in her home.
MRS. PAMELA j. LEONARD"
state of New Hampshire,
"Merrimack IS
October 29, 1906.
Personally appeared before me Mrs.
PAMELA ]. Leonard who, being duly
sworn, deposes and says that the above
statement made and signed by her Is
true. JOSIAH 70. FERNALD,
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