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joint pastorship which continues to-day.
STRENGTHENING HER hold ON rHa
CHURCH.

joint pastorship which continues to-day.
STRENGTHENING HER hold ON rWs
CHURCH.
Mrs. Eddy wished to protect forever
the name OF the author OF -Science ana
Health" from the assaults Of well meant
hut possible indiscriminate plagiarism.
Therefore she read into the Manual a
few bylaws which achieved this end even
while protecting the copyright Here 10
the bylaw and its explanation:
4 The readers OF Science and Health.
With Key to the Scriptures before COM
mcncing to read from this book shall dis
tincf,y announce the full title of the book
and give tho authors name such an
nouncem-nt shall he made but once during
the lesson.
To pour into the ears Of listeners the
! sacred revelations OF Christian Science
indiscr niiuateiv or without characterizinx
their origin and thus distinguishing them
from the writings Of authors who think
at random on this subject ~ to lose some
weight IN he scale of right thinking. There
! fore ~ ~ the duty of every member ol
this church. when publicly reading or
/ quoting from the books or poems Of our
pastor, frs TO announce the name OF tho
author Members shall instruct their
! pupils =" adept the aforcna med method for
| the benefit of our cans.
Still another protection against the
possibility Of adulterating the copyrighted
inspiration 81 Science and Health marks
one more Of the peculiarly personal in
irusions Of Mrs, Eddy into the indepen-
denCe of those whom she led Under the
head OF DISCIPLINE in the Church Manual
section has this to say:
! member Of this Church shall neither
buy. sell nor circulate Christian Science
literature which is not correct In it's state
men's Of the divine princip pie and rules
and demonstration Of Christian Science.
! Also the spirit in which the writer has
/ written his literature shall he definitely
/ considered. His writings must show strict
adherence 20 the Golden Rule or his liter
ature shall no, he adiuhRai Christian
! Science
! This further and direct protection OF
copyright:
member Of this Church shall not pub
| fish profuse quotations from Mary Baker
Eddy's copyrighted works without her
permission and snail not plsgiafiIe her
writings. This by law not only calls moro
serious attention to the comma ndment Of
the Decalosue. but tends to prevent Chris
tian Science from being adulterated
These Instances Of the personal domi-
nation Of Mrs. Eddy over tho sect which
without restriction-mustb be among those
which have been passed in review by the
five directors OF the Mother Church who
have decided to 60 il alone and who seek
to reconcile former condition of single
and personal leadership with a possible
joint directorial power. They cannot
overlook the fact that aside from early
protests and schisms in the church arising
out Of Mrs. Eddy's imperious demand for
supremacy her sway was not only alb
solute but wholly acceptable, and thing
which became in the eyes OF her fast
growing band Of followers invested with
almost a sacred character.
The instances Of the alteration Of Mrs
Eddy in spite Of and even because Of
her absolutism during tho htsr years Of
her life are numerous. Some Of the most
typical will he illustrative OF the fact that
the Christian Science Church bereft Of
its head cannot he the same body which
kneit in reverence before one woman.
Section "a Of the article on Discipline
in the Church Manual. instituted by Mrs.
Eddy after her retirement. warns against
too frank alteration of the leader in these
words
member Of the Mother Church shall not
haunt Mrs. Eddys drive when she goes out.
continually stroll BY the house or make
a summer resort near her for such a pur-
pose
There are constant admonitions in the
shape of cards from Mrs Eddy pun
lished in the official organs Of the sect that
at Iden'S shall not cucumber their leaders
clerical stan with testimonials in regard
10 healing Of the sick or with personal let
tiers. She il too busy caring for the whole
faith 10 receive the Individual expressions
Of feafy and Of praise. these warnings say.
Yet TN. pa ges OF the Christdn Science
journal show that for the last fifteen years
tn" beloved woman once called Mother
had only To hin, az n wish and IL was in
SANITY Graiifi
Here i a letter from Mrs Eddy which
was published in The journal OF December.
1904 The letter was written Just at the
time thai countrywide subscriptions 10 the
building fund OF The new and amp,ifeA
building Of the Mother Church were pro-
crossing
The HOLIDAYS are coming and I irow Won
are awaiting on bahalf Of your leader the
loving Iperty OF their license May I re-
iIsve yoI OF selecting and name your gift
TO her IN advance
send her only what God give. to His
Church Bring all your tthea into His
siorehous" and what you would expend
for presents TO her please add fo your RisinGs
10 the Mother Church building fund and let
this sufice for her rich portion in due seq
son send no gifts to me the ensuing sea-
son. but the evidences Of glorious srow,hs
IN Christian Science
MARY BAKsE EppY
October ii. 1904
Not ALL pox nv. PLEASE.
Two yaarp later the leader had to aA-