Evening star., 1909-06-08
MRS. EDDY IS EXHIBITED
SHOWN TO A COMMITTEE OF
NEWSPAPERMEN.
Some Comment Caused by a Com
munication From Head Of the
Christian Scientists.

BOSTON. June S.-Mrs. Mary Baker
Eddy. head of the Christian Science
Church, Is not dead. according to a COM
mite of newspaper men who have known
her for several years. and who were al
lowed to see her yesterday. AS to the
other charge of Mrs. Della NJ Gilbert of
Brooklyn. n. Y, that Mrs. Eddy is "a
helpless. mindless puppet in the hands
Of constituencies men," the committee
men do not report. because they saw the
Christian Science leader only for a mo-
ment and at a distance OF fifty feet
The exhibition Of Mrs. Eddy to the
newspaper men was contrived by Alfred
Farlow
Mrs. Eddy Exhibited.
dozen men were in the party. and
they were entertained by Mr.. Farlow
and Mrs. Eddys secretary. Adam H.
Dickey, in the library OF the residence
Their conversation was interrupted by a
voice from the corridor, which announced
Mrs. Eddy is about to step into her
carriage. and you gentlemen will have to
hurry If you want to see her.
The writer's stepped quickly out through
the doorway to the drive and started for
the porte-cochere under which Mrs
Eddy's carriage could be seen standing
They had gone about thirty feet when
they were stopped by Mr.. Farlow and Mr..
Dickey. who stood in the driveway with
barred heads. 1t was evident that the re-
porters were supposed to go no further
The stopping point was about fifty feet
from the carriage.
Mrs. Eddy was gowned in violet silk.
with white boa about her neck The
ends of the boa were OF purple silk. AS
the carriage drove slowly past the re-
porters, at a distance, Mrs. Eddy leaned
forward into sight. She had evidently
been prepared for the exhibition
AS she leaned forward. Mr. Dickey an
nounced: THAT, gentlemen, is Mrs Ed
dy.'
Mrs: Eddy smiled family in recognition
and lifted her left hand, which was clad
in white kid glove. and waved toward
the group of reporters. Then she sank
back out Of sight.
Reporters who have seen Mrs. Eddy
during the past few years have no doubt
that it was she.
Mrs. Eddy's Note.
Some comment has been aroused by a
note which the head of the Christian
Science cult sent in answer to an invita-
tion extended by the Christian Science
board Of directors to attend the annual
meeting. 1t read:
June 8, 1909
The Christian Science Board OF Directors:
Beloved Students-I thank you for your
kind invitation to be present at the an
June Z, 1899. l will attend the meeting,
but not In propria persona Watch and
pray that God directs your meetings and
your lives, and your leader will then be
sure that they are blessed in their re-
suits. Lovingly yours.
Just what this language was intended
to convey Is matter of speculation.
Mrs. Gilbert Says She Will Keep On.
NEW YORK. June S-Mrs. Della NJ.
Gilbert, who has been attacking the
methods OF administration OF the Chris
tian Science Church. remarked yesterday
that she Intended to make the leaders
Of the Christian Science Church show
their hands or else to do all In her power
to make the leaders of the Christian
Science Church mend their errors and
reorganize the church on more modern
lines.
said Mrs. Gilbert. a.
1t will do them no good to pretend to
show Mrs. Eddy to a lot of reporters,
substituting some old woman who may
look like her. They have got to show her
TO me. Although 1 have never seen her
and would need to take some one with
me to identify her, l would not take that
persons word alone. l would have to talk
necessary spiritual development could tell
whether Mrs. Eddy were really alive or
if she were able to revise her book and
make church edicts.
The whole world has made a laughing
stock of those who surround Mrs Eddy
in Boston. They are known to be there
TO make money more than for any other
reason. Ir not. why do they revise
Science and Health so often? They do
it to bring in the millions of dollars that
the sale Of every edition secures"