The White Pine news. [volume] (Ely, Nev.) 1906-1910, 1907-08-17

| is nlgn ana 1ull, ana the WnOle eX
,pression of the face combines bene
violence with great strength of will
Mrs. Eddy has accumulated power il
this world. She possesses it, she eX
ereises it, and she knows it. But i
is a gentle power, and it is possessed
by gentle, diffident, and modest wo
man.
Women will want to know wha
what Mrs. Edy wore. The writer re
grets that he cannot tell With some
women you see the dress; with Mrs
Eddy you see only the face, the very
earnest eyes, and the beautiful, quiet
expression that only age and though
can give to human face. She wore
white lace collar around her neck
no jewelry of any kind, aad a very
simple dress. That much is remem
bered
In reporting this interview with
Mrs. Eddy, it must be understood
that no attempt is made to give hel
words exactly. Every statement at
tributed to her is her own but the
exact phraseology must not be con-
sidered hers. Christian Science and
Christian Scientists have a language
of their own, and any but a steno-
graphic report of it might he mis-
leading.
Mrs. Eddy talked first of her re-
greet that the farmers about her, and
so many others all over the country,
should be disturbed and injured in
their prospects and prosperity by the
unreasonable spring weather The
sun happened to be shining brightly
and warmly on the day of the inter-
view. She spoke of this, of the beau
tiful view from her window, of the
little boat-house, the tiny artificial
lake, and other evidences of affection
which she owes to her followers.
She spoke simply of herown life
and work and of her absolute happi-
ness in her peaceful surroundings.
She smiled pleasantly at the women
who share her home, and who occa-
| sionally came to look through the
door
When she was asked to discuss the
lawsuit affecting her, and other mat
tiers now in the pubic mind, she be-
came very earnest, absolutely con-
centrated in expression, voice, and
choice of words. She spoke some
times leaning back in her chair, with
her eyes turned upward sometimes
leaning forward, replying to ques-
lions with great intensity. She said
ito one of her frineds, please close
the door," and then talked fully on
all the business matters that affect
her. In addition to the writer of this
article, there was present General
Streeter, Mrs. Eddy's principal attor-
ney in her legal matters.
Asked why the lawsuit had been
started, seeking to take away from
her control of her money and of her
actions, Mrs. Eddy replied in a Deep
earnest voice that could easily have
been heard all over the biggest of
her churches:
Greed of gold, young man. They
are not interested in me, | am sorry
to say, but in my money, and in the
desire to control that. They say
they want to help me. They never
tried to help me when | was work
ing hard years ago and when help
would have been so welcome.
General Streeter as counsel for
Mrs. Eddy, wished the writer to as
certain, for himself positively, that
Mrs. Eddy is thoroughly competent
to understand business matters and
to manage them. Therefore, detailed
questions were asked with an insist
ence that in the case of woman of
Mrs. Eddy's age would be most I'M
usual and unnecessary.
Mrs. Eddy's mind on all points
brought out was perfectly clear, and
her answers were instantaneous. She
explained in detail how impossible it
was for those about her, even If they
wished to, to control her or her for
tune, and her statements confirmed
those which General Streeter had
previously made to the writer
She gave clearly and earnestly her
reasons for executing recent deed
of trust by which she has voluntarily
given over to three of her most trust
ed friends the management, SO far as
is possible, of her material affairs.
She explained the character of each
of these men, Henry M. Baker, her
cousin and a lawyer, Archibald Nc
Lellan, the editor of the christian
Science Journal" and one of her
most trusted assistants, and Josiah
e. Fernald, of the National State
Capital Bank in Concord.
In praising her cousin, former
congressman and at present mem
Der of the legislature, Mrs. Eddy
laughingly described him as very
good man "and as honest as any law
yer can be-" She laughed more like
young girl than a woman of eighty
six as she said this, looking quizzi-
cally at her thoroughly trusted law
yer, General Streeter.
Mrs. Eddy said: 81 have entrusted
to these three men, so far as | posi-
bly, and properly can, the manage
ment of my material interests. My
constant effort has been to give more
and more of my time and thought to
that which I consider really import
ant. And / have given to these three
men to do for me the worldly work
which is of least importance in my
eyes.
Mrs. Eddy started to speak of her
son. who is made factor in the legal
action against her She told how she
had once asked him to live with her,
saving. 81 offered him all that / had
except one fve-thousapd-dol bond
which | meant to reserve for myself.
That was long ago, and he would not
come to me then" She spoke of her
sons entering the army, and the ef-
feet that the army life had had upon
his characterize was only sixteen
years old when he enlisted. There
was motherly pride of the ordinary,
human kind in her reference to the
number of battles in which he had
been honorably engaged. But she
was obviously much affected by the
fact that he had Joined the legal ac-
ton against her. Her eyes filled
with tears, her voice became 1ndis-
tinct, and she could not go on. After