The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1907-06-22
MRS. EDDY SOUND DECLARES
BRISBANE.
Journalist Visits Scientist Leader and
Finds Mental Faculties Unimpaired.
HOME SURROUNDINGS IDEAL
WRITER SAYS INTERFERENCE in HER
LIFE OR BUSINESS WOULD
BE A CRIME.

Lire OR bQolNLOo WILL
BE A CRIME.
Boston, Mass, June 9.--The most
recent light thrown upon the mental
condition of Mrs Mary Baker G. Eddy,
upon which question a hearing is to be
held tomorrow in the superior court
at Concord, n. II. comes from an
interview had with her Saturday by
Arthur Brisbane, the newspaper and
magazine writer. Mr.. Brisbane to-
night outlined his observations while
with Mrs. Eddy as Follows:
"The condition Of Mrs. Eddy's
home at Concord are, briefly, as fol-
lows: Those about her are devoted to
her. She is in absolute control of
her own movements and mistress of
her entire household, That is evident.
"Mrs, Eddy is thoroughly competent
to take care of herself and of her
business. The suggestion that she
should be deprived of her personal
liberty or of the property that she
mas earned, Is pre%posterous and
shameful.
MENTAL VIGOR UNUSUAL.
"For a woman of her age-she is Sc
years old-her mental vigor and clear
mes of thought are most unusual, 1
had every opportunity of convincing
myself thoroughly as to her mental
and physical condition. she talks
clearly, logically, She reads beati-
fully, with a voice very musical and
of great power. She understands
business matters thoroughly. She
speaks with intense feeling and graft
tude Of her friends and their devotion.
To accuse these friends of conspiracy
against her welfare is, in my opinion,
digraceful.
'If Mrs Eddy in her oh age should
be deprived by law of her fortune, of
the right to dispose of it, or of the
right to dispose of herself, the act
would be outrageous. And it would
cause just apprehension in the minds
of all women past three score and ten
and possessed of property that might
arouse the cupidity or the interest of
outsiders.
ABLE r TAKE CARE OF HERSELF.
'iMrs. Eddy lives under ideal condi-
tons of comfort, happiness and con-
tentment, 1t would be sheer brutal
ity on the part of so-called next
friends or any other to interfere with
her life as it is to-day.
"Mrs. Eddy is well able to take care
of herself. She understands the
complicated details of the lawsuit,
and of her very large religious follow
ing far better than the average wom-
en- of % could do.
81 questioned her in detail as to the
lawsuit which seeks to deprive her of
her property, and as to the deed OF
trust which she recently executed.
These matters are clear in her mind
DECLARES CHARGES FALSE,
THE charges against Mrs. Eddy
are false, in my opinion. But if al
the charges made against her menta
condition we're true, that very truti
would constitute an additional reason
for leaving her as she is, in an IDEAL,
beautiful home, surrounded by gooC
women devoted to her, to whom he
wishes are law, in whom she has ali
solute confidence and whose devotio,
makes her life happy.
1.-THE effort to deprive Mrs. Eddy /
her old age of her freedom of actor
control Of the property which she ha
accumulated, is stupid or vicious, an
l say this as one having no intere-
whatever in Christian Science.
"To interfere with Mrs. Eddy's lif
+otake away from her her complei
liberty Of action, would be a shamef
outrage and I am convinced that
court will encourage the effort
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