The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1909-11-06

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New York. Nov. 5.-AIrs. Augusta L.
Stetson. the teacher and leading spirit OF
the First Church Of Christ. Scientist. Of
New York, who was vindicated Of the
charge OF unorthodox apostleship by the
report Of q committee OF inquiry, which
was accepted by a majority OF her con-
gregation on Thursday night, has re-
ceived a second admonition from the
board Of directors Of the mother church
in Boston.
1t came 10 her on Monday. November L,
the same day that she sent a statement
TO the papers reasserting her fealty 10
Mrs. Eddy and the church
According to the bylaws OF the Chris
tan Science Church, which are funda-
mental in tho regulation OF the conduct
Of all members, a member believed 10 be
IN error may be "admOnished" once and
yet again by the directors OF the First
Church in Boston. The third punitive
step is accommodation, from which
there IS no appeal.
Mrs. Stetson first came under the dis
clpline OF the board OF directors Of the
mother church September .. when, upon
seven charges. all proved TO the salts
faction Of the board by the testimony OF
Mrs. Stetson's own pupils, she was ad-
monished. her license TO teach Christian
Science was revoked. and her card as a
Z
the Christian Science Journal
Continued to Teach.
This second admonition, so it was
said yesterday by an officer prominent in
the affairs OF the church at large. called
the attention Of Mrs. Stetson 10 the fact
that despite the revocation OF her license
10 teach, she had been presiding over
gatherings OF practitioners Of the First
/ Church Of New York held In her own
house; that these practitioners themselves
had been admonished. and that Mrs.
I Stetson had been guilty of "a con-
tumacious attitude" toward the board
/ in Boston.
/ II was the opinion Of several people
/ prominent in the congregation of the
First Church here that the t-ird punitive
| step, that OF accommodation, will not
| be long delayed. The events OF the con-
( gregatiOnal meeting Of Thursday VIII
I probably hasten the banishment Of Mrs.
Stetson from the parent church, they
thought.
II developed to-day that the board OF
/ directors in Boston have recently gained
direct proof that Mrs. Stetson~was plan
| ming 10 make herself supreme in the
( Christian Science Church.
Eugene Z. Cox, VINO is the head Of the
/ Christian Science Publication Company
/ for the State Of New York. and is closely
allied with the mother church heads.
4 said to-day:
M. c. Kains. the associate editor Of
| the American Agriculturist. "a member OF
the First Church, and former student
/ OF Mrs. StetsOn. wrote a letter on No
vember to Clifford z. Smith. the first
reader of the First Church in Boston, in
which he set forth some Of his recent re-
/ lations with his teacher which he thought
would have a bearing upon the case in
hand. He said that Mrs. Stets,n had
called him as a writer TO several con-
ferenees in her home. and in the practI-
/ toners room Of the church. and that she
/ had said that she might have need Of his
/ services.
Expected TO Take Charge.
From what Mr.. Kains gathered from
these conversations. Mrs Stetson believed
that she would 500 intake charge OF the
| publications Of the mother church. She
wanted him 20 write several articles
which might serve her In the future as
matter for personal use for. as Mr..
1 Kains gathered from her conversation.
/ she believed that she was the only logical
successor 10 Mrs. Eddy. 4 part Of this
pupils letter to First Reader Smith. reads
as follows:
Ion three or four occasions she said
/ she wanted me 10 be very careful %
! keep true to her. that she was looking 10
me for a great work. that I would not
| regret being loyal 20 her and so forth.
"'She becarns more definite once or
| twice, and said that she wanted me 10
write whenever I heard her voice but
not 10 send any such articles 20 Boston;
/ to turn them over to her. on questioning
a little more she said that some time.
not far remote. she was TO be in charge
of the Christian Science movement and
would need a supply Of articles to fall
| back on.
! DIR. Crowel. I judged from what she
I let fail, was doing. or was 10 do. the same
/ thing. She had hinted TO me that I was
/ to be one Of her chief writer's, but the
thing was woTded so that would draw
as big a thing as cup!dity could de-
/ lineate.
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