The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1909-06-08
WILLING TO BE NEW PROPHET.
Ms. Gilbert Says It's = woman's Place
and She Awaits . Leading.

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Mrs. Della NJ. Gilbert said yesterday
that II Divine Love should give her a
leading she would assuredly succeed as
head Of the Church OF Christ, Scientist.
Mother Mary Baker G. Eddy. whom she
believes to be either dead or an imbecile.
Mrs. Gilbert is the former reader OF the
Dyker Heights Christian Science Church
In Brooklyn who was dropped from the
rolls OF church membership in May after
she had suggested TO the trustees Of the
Mother Church in Boston a loan or gift
Of IS, 600 from Divine Love.
Now that Mother Eddy has ruled her
church for forty years said Mrs. Gilbert.
-the time has come when. as Moses did.
she must step down and yield leadership
to some other one. God il going to
switch around as he did with Moses.
when ! have proved that. Mother
Eddy is no more of this life / expect that
q new prophet will be chosen. | have
not had aleading yet. though God makes
as I see the future l now that the one to
succeed Mary Baker G.. Eddy will be a
woman. II it is the will of Divine Love
] shall be that one"
While the official mouthpiece Of the
heads OF the church in this city. j. b.
Dittemore, head OF the publication COM
mittee, OF New York State. remained
silent yesterday Mrs. Gilbert talked at
length about her plans to prove that the
Christian Science Church is at present
without a head and what would be the
order OF events should she succeed in
Or owing this contention.
She said that yesterday morning a
man whose name she knew but whom she
had never met called her up at her home
at 1z16 Eighty-hfth street. Brooklyn. on
A. -
teered to assist her in proving that Mrs.
Eddy was no longer among the living.
This informant told her, Mrs. Gilbert
said, that he had proofs that the Mother
Of Christian Science had died in July
last and had been buried. but he did
the Wire. Mrs. Gilbert made an engage
ment to meet him within twenty-four
hours NC she will go to Hartford. Conn.
to receive what She hopes to be indis-
putable proof.
guarded house where the fetish clique
Of Brookline make a pretence Of guard
ing the person Of Mrs. Eddy said the
schismatio Of Dyker Heights. Through
the strength Of Divine Love | got inside
Of that house once despite the restrain
ing bylaw which makes it an error for
access to their leader. By the strength
OF Divine Love ! certainly will do 1t again.
MY only plans for the future lie in
clearing up opce for all the mystery Of
this guarded house. II those who are
20 seduously guarding Mother Eddy
wish to make a Sherlock Holmes mystery
Of her existence I will try to be a Sherlock
Holmes"
Mrs. Gilbert did not like it that Mr..
Dittemore had announced on Sunday
that IL she were practising as a healer
abe did 30 without a right.
Il have practised as a healer she
said will emphasis. and there arc hun
dreds who have made to me testimonials
of my powers. The Scriptures say,
BY their works we shall know them
! needed no license TO act as a prac,i-
toner. Indeed. just before ! went up
to Boston to confer with the trustees OF
the Mother Church about my Plaza Church
/ sent a professional card to be inserted
In the Christion Science journal setting
forth that | was n practitioner. 1t never
was inserted because my interview with
the trustees occurred before the next
number Of the paper was published,
] wrote to Mr.. David Ogden Of the Bos-
ton publication committee and asked him
why the card was not published. He
replied that they were withholding il
until they saw 10 my work progressed.
meaning by that that il was being with
held until l caroe around to their way OF
thinking.