The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1909-11-18
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NEW YORK. Nov. whatever
may come OF the sensational Chris.
tian Science var that Mrs Augusta
Z stetson stirred up Ia this city.
certain 4, Is that she IL a remark.
able woman.
Her enemies say that she has az,
pircd 20 follow or perhaps super,
seds Mary Baker Eddy as the head
Of the church. that she has for years
been piayinK sharp politics to that
end Il - chArRcd she holds q spcil
over members Of the great 81 goo.
600 marble sanctuary on Central
park. many If her personal follow.
era being absolutely aerviie tn their
devotion to her.
There are score Of mililnnaires
among this number. men OF large
affairs. bankers. brokers. publish.
ers. merchants and professional
men. Has Mrs. Stetson hypnotizcd
these men7 Her opponents say
that 10 the source OF her power.
Who IL Mrs. stetsonf
She is woman Of 60 years. who
looks Is years younger She was
born in Maine and married the son
of a ship builder. Her husband
died IN a madhouae. nearly %
years ago. She became a pupil OF
Mrs Eddy After five years she
came TO New York TO teach and
heal She organized a church with
IA charter members The number
grew to rs. and presently 10 ESQ In
exactly 10 years the church OF IL
members had become rich enough
to build an ediflce az cost OF
sos. 600.
-Four years ago Mrs Stetsons fol
lowers erected the present beautiful
church at cost OF 81 zoo. 600. This
remarkable woman raised this enor.
nous fund herself. She induced one
man TO give 5000 900. and John -
Higgins. a merchant. gave her
siG0. 900 check The woman made
hysterioal pleas for money from the
pulpit and In one afternoon drew
100 900 from the purses Of her de.
voted followers
Such has been Mrs stetson'e riae
70 power. She lives In a gorgeously
appointed house adjoining the
church. This was built for her by
her followers at a cost of $500, 900
the furnishings are exquisite: won.
derful tapestries. solid gilt piano.
furniture upholstered In gold bro
cade. and magnificent paintings.
Wears Gorgeous Gowns.
Mrs. stetson has an eye for the
picturesque Until Mrs Eddy made
things hot for her she would sweep
into her church OF Sunday morn.
ing dressed In white satin with
Irish point lace. diamonds glitter
ing. mountainous white hat with
blue ostrich plumes topping her
sensational attire She occupied a
special pew in the church. after she
had been deposed as first reader.
and her particular delight seemed
to be 10 wear summer clothes IN
dead winter perhaps TO prove her
theory that she viii live forever. or
that nothing can harm her physical
well being.
Mrs. Stetson's power over men
was demonstrated when the church
was building and some Of the work
men had threatened to strike. you
would not stop work on the house
Of God, said she. and so eloquent
was her plea that the workmen con.
ceded the disputed point and re-
eumed their work
But II her power over men was
great, Mrs Stetsons Influence over
women was greater. Mrs. Maude
Nissan Babcock. former woman OF
wealth, now a department store
clerk, accuses Mrs Stetson OF strip
ping her OF her money. and even OF
her mothers diamond Jewels, to
make her spirit contflte.
Seldom was a story imagined that
rivals Mrs BabcOck's tale Of an at
tempted midnight mental assas
slnation" by the New York faith
healer.
Reused from sleep by a cold air
wave, she was half.frozeu, she says
Continuing, Mrs Bnbcock declared
IN an interview:
Mrs. Babeock's Story.
MY teeth chartered. My heart