The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-01-28

Attid p1u0nx1 opee0y cnn WtcvssASS
according 20 MI the iGwI Of nature
and medical science.
The COruucr's HlIl.
The ''coroner's bsiis advocated ~
the legislative committee OF the VIZ.
Kinia CorOnerG Association, reQufres
that the coroner be notified In NIL casos
OF sudden death or when the de-
ceased has not been treated by reg
uiar practicing physician. This 10 the
most interesting feature Of the meas
ure TO be offered In this legislature.
DIR. Rcasie's Views.
DR. Frank Reade, of the chair OF
materfa medica and therapeutics.
Medical College of Virginia, In n re-
cent address to his class, discussed at
some length the subject of Christian
Science treatment for the Ills thGt
flesh Ia heir to. He pronounced the
"healers' OF this cult fanatics
and ridiculed the pretensions Of
the practitioners licensed by thc
DR.. Renje. however, suggested no
measure for the curbing Of The opera
tons " tf.esa people In Richmond, by
Legislation or otherwise.
Have u Temple Here.
The congregation over which Mrs.
Alice Bernard presides. the First
Church or Christ. Scientist, holds IT.
meetings In. a temple" at Park ave-
nue. and Meadow street The congre-
CATION also maintains reading room,
which Is free to the public. In Room
"a, Chamber OF Commerce building.
Mrs Bernard the first reader OF the
congregation. has her business office
in connection with the reading room.
Mrs. Stctson, Too, Failed.
The case OF Mrs. Bernard In her
failure to effect a cure in her own
family recalls the case of Mrs. Au-
gusta Stetson, second In fame for her
Mrs, Mary Baker @. EDDY News dis
patches from New York and Boston
few days ago told how Mrs. Stetson
had been deposed from her office at
the head Of the First Church OF Christ
Scientist, New York, through the In
finenee of Mrs. Eddy. Mrs. Stetson
is now fighting to regain the exalted
station from which she was dislodged
after several years of fierce conflict
with the founder of Christian Science.
A review OF the career of Mrs. Stet.
son. who made the church Of New
York the largest, richest and most i'm
posing in the Christian Science world,
discfoses a parallel for Mrs Bernard's
failure to effect a cure In her own
family.
In her youth Mrs stetson married
1hpt EEGueEiCk y. StekSOU, n CiNh wax
veteran. He served with the Fourth
Maine Regiment and was captured by
| the Confederate forces. at Bull Run.
Then he languished in Libby and other
| prisons until he contracted rheuma-
tism and ap/affection OF the heart, for
which later in life he drew a large
pension from the Federal government.
| When Mrs. Stetson was sent from Bes-
ton to New York by Mrs. Eddy. Cap
J tot, In In tnn hnf a
( ne did business as a ship. broker.
Years afterward he was discovered
in New York and the discovery pro-
vided a sensation for the New York
newspapers. Captain Stetson and Mrs
Stetson's mother were both found Nv
Ing In seciusion on the fourth floor of
the Christian Science leaders New
York home. Both were hopelessiy
crippled by rheumatism.
They suffer because they have
not the proper faith" was Mrs. Stet-
sons rejoinder when the reporters
challenged her to explain her failure
to cure or relieve her parents. When
Captain Stetson died In 1901 no news
paper in New York learned of 1t until
four months later. so secretly was he
buried.
Animal Magnetism.
The enemies OF Mrs. Stetson have
publicly charged that she practices
malicious animal magnetism" II u
related OF her that In her early life
she Travelled much with her husband
in the Far East. where she had OPP
portunity to famiiiarize himself with
the practice OF the occult arts. Again
and again 1t has been charged by
those Christian Scientists who were
aligned with Mrs. Eddy during the
Eddy-Stetson controversy that the suc
cess of Mrs. Stetson in influencing
thousands is due to her hypnotic
power
Almost every magnetic person has
some unusual or occult power which
people like TO call hypnotic. and to
the less successful and the wondering
there is always something occult" OF
beyond their comprehension, In the
success achieved By others,
i DIR. Marcy Talks. "
Asked to detail the circumstances a
his visit to little Alice Bernard, who
died while under Christian Science
treatment, DIR. A. l.. Marcy, the ply
stefan in the case, said In substances:
II was called into the home Of Mrs
BERNARD, as ! thought. In my profes'
sional capacity. How long the sirl had
been III l am unable to say.
The grandmother, obviously II
great distress. asked me what
thought of the case. / informed heI
that the little patient WAS in q very
weak and dangerous condition. Aware
OF Mrs. Bernard's peculiar belief. ! In
| CURED whether or not she wished me
to prescribe for the girl. She replied
that she did Eat desire 1t Just then.
| think she said: Doctor. II l want you
| / will call you later
The call never came. When was
| next advised II was that | might sup
| ply the necessary certificate for a
burial -
beyond that know nothing OF this
| case"
AT the time you saw the patient