The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1907-08-22
PLAN FOR AL|ENISTS
TO VISIT MRS. EDDY
COUNSEL AGREE ON ANOTHER
CALL OF MASTERS AT PLEAS
ANT VIEW HOME.
PRIVATE LETTERS ARE
READ in EVIDENCE
In One of Them She Says Her Life
Is as Pure as That of Angels
Thinks Frye Is "Honest But Dis
agreeable"

Concord, N. H, Aug. 19.-Counsel
before the masters in the Eddy in
quiry agreed to have two a~lienists &C
company the masters IN a visit to
Mrs. Eddy at Pleasant View. Al
though Gen. Streeter, for Mrs. Eddy,
objected at first, he said he would
consult his client before the next ses.
sion Of the hearing on Tuesday and
it is thought that he will at that time
agree to the proposal. 4.
Letters from Mrs. Eddy in her own
handwriting were introduced by
which the plaintiffs seek to prove that
she was influenced in her business af-
fairs by fear of what she calls ina
licious animal magnetism"
Defends Her Life and Work.
In one Of these letters, addressed to
her "dear son." George. William
Glover, and dated Concord, N. H.,
April ~, 1898, Mrs. Eddy defends the
purity of her life and of her work and
says the test is the fruits shown by
the works.
She says: "My life is as pure as
that of the angels" refers to the
great growth of Christian science,
and Of her own prominence as it's
founder, and then writes as follows:
Talks of Her Circumstances.
Nov, what of my circumstances?
l name first my home, which of all
places on earth is the one in which to
find peace and enjoyment. But my
home is simply a house and a beau
tiful landscape. There is not one in
it that I love only as 1 love every
body. l have no ~congeniality with my
help inside of my house; they are no
companions, and scarcely fit to be
my help.
Her Estimate of Frye.
81 adopted a son., hoping he would
take Mr.. Frye's place as my book
keeper and man of all work that be-
longs to man. But my trial of him
has proved another disappointment.
His books could not be audited, they
were so incorrect, ETC., etc. Mr..
Frye is the most disagreeable man
that can be found, but this he is,
namely (if there is one On earth) an
honest man., as all will tell you who
deal with him. At first mesmerism
swayed him, but he returned through
my forbearance to govern himself"
Adds a Postscript.
"P. S.-My letter is so short l add
a postscript. l have tried about one
dozen ~bookkeepers and had to give
them all up, either for dishonesty or
incapacity. l have not had my books
audited for five years, and Mr.. Laid,
who is famous for this, audited them
last week and gives me his certificate
that they are all right except in some
(, places not quite plain, and he showed
Frye how to correct that.
when 1 can get a Christian, as
know he is, and a woman that can
ELL his position, I shall do it. But
have no time to receive company, to
call on others, or to go out of my
house only to drive. l am always
driven with work for others, but no
body to help me even to get help such
as l would choose. Again,
"MOTHER."
Lays Trouble to Mesmerism.
In a letter to her adopted son, DR..
-. ]. Foster Eddy, dated March II,
1897, Mrs. Eddy said: But you we're
governed by hypnotism to work
against me-" referring to incidents
connected with the dismissal of Dr..
Eddy from a Philadelphia church.
In another letter to DR.. Eddy Mrs.
Eddy used the expression: you are
better to be removed from M. A. M.
in Boston"