New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1909-10-12
THE" ANIMAL" TOBLAME
Mrs. Stetson Used 'fMaliious Mag
netisnp'' on Eddy AdUiser, the Charge

When twenty-five practitioners of the First
Church OF Christ, Scientist testified in Boston
short time ago to the facts that led to the depos
ing Of Mrs. Augusta f. Stetson as their leader
oath that Mrs. Stetson had used malicious ami
NAL magnetism" against a prominent Christian
Scientist.
Mrs Della NJ. Gilbert who has established
new Christian Science Church in New York. said
last night that the practitioner who had given this
testimony Informed her that the prominent Scien-
fist was Archibald Mcclellan. chief adviser to Mrs
Mary Baker G. Eddy.
Il have nothing but the warmest feelings of
friendship for Mrs. Stetson." said Mrs. Gilbert.
land have said nothing against her against
any one. personally. II is only error that I am
fighting, and this malicious animal magnetism is
one of the errors I agree with all of Mrs Stet-
sons doctrines except what she thinks about
riage, namely. that there should be no such thing
l did not know that Mrs. Stetson guilty OF
plotting against any one. but that was the charge
which led TO her being disciplined. is we'll known
now. Mr. Mcclellan. however. represents large
part Of the in Boston, and il is interesting to
know that he was made the object of attack by
the First Church
Il know Of several instances in which malicious
animal magnetism has been effective in causing
damage and death. Most people call IT a psyche
logical effect I know of the case of a young
woman who accomplished the sudden death of a
man three thousand miles away by a concentrated
thought Of hatred after he had betrayed and de-
serted her and stolen her money I also IA
milias with the story of young who had
been q reader in a Christian Science Church and
whose doubts were aroused. She went 10 Boston
and threw herself a hotel window. The Bos-
ton leaders knew she there and sent some
one 10 use antagOnistic thought against her. All
the time that the Plaza Hotel member
Of the First Church there watching More
malicious animal magnetism Such q thing is
new"
Mrs. Gilbert believes that either the Boston
church or Mrs Stetson's church Will fall: that in
opposition both cannot continue S they are
i think it is very probable that Mrs. Stetsons
followers viii stand back Of her" she added
she has a good many in the First Church. and
while there always many drifters in the church
there enough who there all the time to
give her backing enough for an independent
ganization."
Eugene r Cox chairman Of the Christian Sci
ence committee on publication in the State of New
York said yesterday that if the First Church
practitioners desired defy the Boston authori-
ties. did So they would disciplined. might
even be communicated and the church might
become independent since II was free TO do exact
~ as II chose.
Mrs Eddy may issue a statement in the next
issue of The Sentinel" said Ny Cox. and that
would help matters a good deal but / do not think
il is likely that she viii. OF course, many of the
people in the First Church in sympathy with
Mrs Stetson and the practitioners. because they
think Mrs Eddy has not been informed Of the di-
rectOrs' action
1t is said that individual members of the First
velopments believe they have been injured men
tally and physically as well in their business
by the alleged malpractice of the practitioners
tend 10 sue the practitioners for damages.