Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-10-10
MUST OBEY MANDATE.
Christian Scientists DISCIPLINE
ed by Mother Church.
FRIENDS OF MRS. STETSON
Members of Official Board Take
Drastic Action.
ALFRED FARLOW's STATEMENT
Tells Why Cards Of Practitioners
Were Removed From Columns
Of Church Journal.
LFRED FARLOW'S STATEMENT

Special Dispatch to The Star.
BOSTON. Mass, October 9.-Another
meeting Of the directors Of the mother
church" Of Boston was held today. and
after it was over there was a confrma-
ton of the rumors which have been in
circulation to the effect that certain
Christian Science practitioners who have
been closely associated with Mrs. Au-
gusta e. Stetson Of New York were to
be disciplined for standing up for Mrs.
Stetson.
1t Is understood that the directors Of
the mother church here in Boston learned
that many Of the practitioners who had
been students Of Mrs. Stetson, and who
had been practicing in offices in the First
Church Of New York until the new by
law forbidding it was passed, and had
been more or less openly sympathizing
with Mrs. Stetson, held several privately
conducted sessions with the directors in
the mother church of Boston during the
week.
According to an authorized statement
given out this afternoon eight Of the
practitioners. who have been moye or less
closely associated with Mrs. Stetson in
her work In New York, have been lad
monished" and also disciplined by having
their cards removed from the Christian
Science journal, such publication being
the only public guarantee Of their right
to follow the practice of healing.
Eight Others Admonished.
Eight others were also ''admonished."
but Of the latter, those whose cards
are in the journal are not compelled to
see them taken out, and, therefore, pre-
sumably. they can continue as they have
been. The action Of the directors is in
effect notice that unless they submit
themselves to the discipline Of the mother
church more drastic measures will be
taken.
Alfred Farlow. chairman of the publ
cation committee of the mother church.
gave a reporter this afternoon the follow
ing typewriter statement concerning the
action taken, and declined to say any
thing further for publications:
THE action Of the board Of directors
of the First Church of Christ. Scientists.
in Boston, in removing the cards Of GER
tain practitioners from the Christian Sci
ence Journal. was based upon the testi-
mony of the twenty-five selected students
Of Mrs Augusta e. Stetson. who recent
ly were examined by this board. The
following persons were admonished and
their cards ordered removed from the
Journal:
Miss Sarah w. Hathaway. Mrs M. Au-
gusta Altman, Miss Margaret Duncan.
Mrs. Letitia H. Greene. Arnold CLONE.
Hayne Davis. Harry E. Fink, Stuart c.
Rowbotham.
I'm addition ito the above named per-
sons, the following were admonished.
most of them not having cards in the
Journal: Mrs. Amelia s. Rowbotham, Miss
Ida Pope, Miss Mary e. Pearson. Mrs.
Anna Holden, Mrs. Mary Freshman. Miss
Jessie Coulton. Miss Sybil Huse. Arthur
E. Overbury.
Reasons Assigned.
1.-THE reason for admonishing the six
teen persons was that their testimony
showed that they were not practicing
Christian Science according to the state
ments thereof in its text book. Science
and Health, With Key to the Scriptures.
The bylaws Of the church require that
such admonition be given before the dis
cipline can ensue. The removal of cards
rom the Journal is not considered TO be
discipline but rather a step toward the
protection of the public against what
might be called irregular and ignorant
practice"
Mrs. Eddy Not Dead.
CONCORD, N. H., October 9.-Mr. Will
liam e. Chandler has written the follow
ing letter to q local newspaper:
"As counsel for Mrs. Eddy's sons,
Geor1e W. Glover and Dr. E. J. Foster