New-York tribune., 1907-08-15
MRS. EDDY EXAMINED.
ANSWERS ALL QUESTIONS.
Counsel on Both Sides Satisfied 7cith
Mental Test.

Concord, n. H, Aug. 14.-Mrs Mary BAKER
Glover Eddy, head of the Christian scientSt
Church. underwent a mental examination ia'e
to-day by the masters who had been appointed
to determine her competency in business mat
ters. 1t was the suit brought by Mrs EDDY S
next friends for an accounting of her prop
erty.
The examination made at Mrs Eddy
home Pleasant View. in this city, by Judge Al
drich, DR.. Jelly and Mr.. Park. the mas
ters. The only other persons present were Cen
eral Frank S. Streeter, Mrs. Eddys counsel In
the case: William E. Chandler, counsel for the
next friends" and court stenographer.
Mrs. Eddy received her visitors in her private
sitting room, and by arrangement with counsei
answered series of questions asked by the
three masters. who took turns in examining her
upon various points.
Judge Aldrich began the interview by assur-
ing Mrs. Eddy of his intention to make the call
agreeable as possible to her. Mrs. Eddy
thanked him. adding: My only difficulty is a
slight deafness. / to read common
plea, but I can't hear distinctly without some
difficulty"
Judge Aldrich asked Mrs. Eddy, IL she felt
fatigued to speak OF It at once. She said: II
can work hours at my work day or night, With
out fatigue when it is in this line of thought
but When go 10 the world INES am soiiie-
times fatgued by it. and yet these things are
Indispensable. and I regard them as sacred
Judge Aldrich, saying that he had some life
insurance coming due, asked Mrs. Eddy's ad-
vice as how to invest the proceeds. Not un-
derstanding him at first, Mrs. Eddy replied that
she put no money into life insurance. God in
sures my life'' she said. Then, thinking that
Judge Aidrich desired Information to her
own investment, she described the trusteeship
created by her in March. saying that 1t was
entirely her own idea.
In reply to questions by DR.. Jelly, Mrs Eddy
started to describe the development of Christian
Science She said that she was invalid from
childhood. and that she became interested in
treating herself. She studied homeopathy. and
from the most diluted of the attenuated medi-
cines used by homnopathists she proceeded to
pellets containing no medicine, and used them
successfully in the treatment of cases OF dis
ease Then she said to her patients: Now
Won don't need any medicine You can 20 with
ont IL" This was her discovery OF the science
OF mind.
Mrs Eddy was going speak of her investi-
CATION into spiritualisnl. when the masters with
drew from the room. explaining that they
thought she growing weary. Returning.
after a brief interval they heard Mrs. Eddy de-
scribe in answers to questions by Mr. Park,
her method of life.
She said that she wrote or dictated all letters
pertaining 10 her business. but later qualified
that with the remark. Unless I don't koow
when they write
Again discussing Christian Science. the aged
leader said:
"A Christian Scientist can no more make
person sick than they can he a sinner and De
n Christian Scientist All the power they have
comes from on high. We have no other power
and no faith in any other power.
In respect to the call at Pleasant View MT
Greater said that. as counsel for Mrs. Eddy
in the case he was entirely satisfied with what
resulted Mr. Chandler said that his side' 100.
was satisfied. taking into consideration 'he
fact that the alleged delusons were not toucheo
upon save as Mrs. Eddy herself brought 'heih up