New-York tribune., 1910-12-29
SCIENTISTS EXPECT
MRS. EDDY TO RISE
u,ny of Her Followers Conf.
dentIy Look for "Demonstra-
tion Over Death"
oppose GUARDS AT VAULT
Answer Questions by Quoting
from Church Manual, Which
Forbids Speculation or
Prophecy on Subject.

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MA number Of members in good stand
.,r Of the First Church of Christ,
sc;entist. in this city. il became known
,ss-eriay that a large number of Scien-
.ists we're condently looking for a dem
.nstration over DEATH which shall
.sse the form OF a physical resurrection
sNary Baker EDDY.
The letter. which was sent over a
week ago. strongly protests against the
nlscsns OF armed guards in the receiv-
tre psuit at Mount Auburn Cemetery,
n which Mrs. Eddy's body has been
,,soed The signe-s protest that it is
absolutely inconsistent for the directors,
who made all the arrangements for the
xsard. 10 place such guard over what
vs. Ed6y herself, and all her true fol-
lowers believe is nothing.
1T is comparable TO the placing of the
Centurion guard outside the tomb Of
Christ. in the garden of Joseph OF
1-5r,athea. and Il shows little faith.'' is
one sentence OF the letter Of protest.
christian Scientists in this city are
d;vided over the question OF possible
-ssurrecr;on. or demonstration over
death
Mrs. Augusta Z. Stetson, who. in spite
of her communication. still remains
as one of the riost prominent Of those
connected with the cult. is strangely
enough upon this occasion apparently
aligned with those who ousted her
On that she has forbidden those VINO
see her TO speak of such possibility.
snd has adrnonished those who speak Of
i 10 her with q question from the
Church manual. which forbids a MEM
Der Of the sect TO indulge in speculation
o- prophecy concerning a -'demonstra-
zion over DEATH
Must Not Defy Mrs Eddy
Eugene r Cox, chairman Of the pub
rcstion committee for New York State
and the representative OF the board Of
directors in tllis city. declared yesterday
-nat env discussion Of such a possibility
was equivalent TO deifying Mrs EDDY.
and pointed out that it was strictly
against the laws CT the Church, and dl-
eec,ly contrary to Mrs. Eddys own
wishes TO defy her in any way.
No heed has beer paid to the letter
Of protest by the board Of directors, and
lie armed guards. two men by day and
1z-a men by night. still guard the body
g the 0iscoverer Of Christian Science
These men. all four Of whoI.7 are MEM
aoers Of the faith are hired by the board
o. directors They have Telephone IN
fae vault beside their post, on which
thev can summon aid or witnesses as
she case might require
After waiting more than week for
.eply TO the protest one Of the sfgners
Of the letter told Mrs. Stetson of the
complaint and asked her if she did not
believe that Mrs Eddy would be resur-
sected in the flesh. Like others who
aroaclled this subject TO the woman who
sas for over score OF years the close
oonfdent of Mrs. Eddy, the signer OF
ire protesting letter was admonished by
Mrs Stetson and commanded to stop
-sIkinz Of any such manifestation
Majority Expect Manifestation.
In sp;te Of this attitude Of apparent
horror taken by some OF the leaders IN
Christian Science thought, the belief OF
-ne rank ard file OF the membership is
such that 10 them such resurrection,
even in the twentieth century, does not
sppear impossible. They believe tnat
Cod manifested the truth first through
Jesus Christ. and secondly through Mary
Bake. Eddy: that Science and Health,
with Key to the Scriptures" is a divine
eraana5ion Of which Mrs. Eddy was the
human channel and following UP these
beliefs they take il as innlinertly prob
able that she viii manifest herself in
soyae WY to prove the words and work
Of her life that there is no DEATH
Fer the rank and file OF Mrs Eddy's
followers her statement that the age in
which she lived was too materialistic 10
triumph over death does not prevent
them from hoping and believing that
there nav he persons now alive who VIII
Tot die. To them Mrs. Edo! is not oead ;
her mind is as active to-day as II ever
was
The signers Of the protesting letter 10
fhs board Of directors are the active De
levers in the physical resurrection ioea'
and to them numerous quotations from
Mrs Eddy's writings all point TO some
manner of startling revelation Whlch
they believe will take the form OF re-
sanaing of the material body by thelf
seader
One Of Mrs. Stetson's students saio
yesterday: Nothing could be further
from Mrs. Stetson's thoughts thah De
;ief in the misconceptions Of these I'M
mediate resurrectionists-
Mrs. Eddy never taught any one to
believe in = resurrection" said Mr.. Cox
''There is no comparison TO be drawn De-
tween Jesus and Mrs. Eddy she was
snexpressibIy shocked at any such COM
taEison.'
Says Demonstration Isn't Necessary.
On the premise that the greatest point
Of Mrs. Eddy's entire writings was heF
advocacy OF the ultimate conquest over
death. Mr. Cox was asked whether such
demonstration over death" wouio not
ne The most convincing proof Of her work
IN life 70 those outside the Christian Sci
snce Church
It is rot necessary vas his COM
snent
To those members Of the Church who
are looking for d physical resurrection
there is e wealth OF material TO be found