Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-01-03
STAGE IS ALL READY;
LOOK FOR MRS. EDDY
Mrs. Stetson Has Her Empty
Chair Ready for ''Mani-
festation."

NEW YORK, January 3-Studehts Oh
Mrs. Augusta E. Stetson. the excommu-
nicated Christian Scientist, who has an
nounced her belief that Mrs. Mary Baker
G.. Eddy will soon return from the grave
and give a manifestation" that will
startle the world, are daily expecting
Mrs. Stetson to announce that she has
seen and talked with Mrs. Eddy.
At the Stetson home, West 96th street.
next door to the First Church Of Christ,
Scientist. which Mrs. Stetson built sew
eral wears ago, is a vacant chair reserved
for the appearance OF Mrs Eddy. In this
chair. students of Mrs. Stetson say, Mrs.
Eddy's spiritual body has already rested
on several occasions, though that was
many months before her death and while
the mother Of Christian Science was In
retirement at her home in Brookline.
Paid Visits Before Death.
According to the testimony Of several of
Mrs. Stetson's students in Boston last
year, while she was on trial for heresy.
meetings presided over by Mrs. Stetson
were held in an upper room OF West
96th street, at which all present fixed
their thoughts on the empty chair and
exerted a thought force which was sup
posed to compel Mrs. Eddy to project her
spiritual being through space to the
empty chair These students also told OF
mental visits of Mrs. Eddy to the Stet-
son home.
Mrs. Eddy's last visit to the Stetson
home was many months ago. but the same
chair is still ready. and those VINO oeneve
as Mrs Stetson does say that with
in a week they expect either to see Mrs.
Eddy themselves or learn from Mrs. Stet-
son that the latter has seen and con-
versed with the late high priestess of
Christian Science.
Mrs. Stetson's followers say that her
word will be all that is necessary for
them to believe she had really had
manifestation Of Mrs. Eddy. They say
that Mrs Stetson would be the logical
person to whom Mrs. Eddy would IMAM
ifest" herself as she has advanced FUR
Their than molst Christian Scientists In d.
vine metaphysics. They say also that they
believe Mrs Stetson is expecting an I'M
portant message from Mrs Eddy. and
that this message. when delivered to the
world, will have far-reaching effect on
the future Of Christian Science
stetson Students Arriving.
Mrs. Stetson. while declining to talk
for publication. has made it plain that in
her opinion she and her friends are far
more likely to witness the manifesto
ton Of Mrs. Eddy than are the Mother
Church directors chosen by Mrs. Eddy to
dictate the material policy Of the church.
For the last few days many Of Mrs.
Stetson's students from out Of town have
been coming here. firm in the belief that
they. too. will be able to witness the
manifestation or resurrection" of Mrs.
Eddy. They have been attending the
meeting at the Stetson home. and to
many Of them has been shown Mrs.
Eddy's chair" at present empty.
THE fact that Mrs. Eddy's material
body still remained in the receiving vault
at Mount Auburn would be no proof that
she had not given her manifestation,
said q loyal Stetson follower yesterday.
1--WE believe that Mrs. Eddy will be en-
abled to appear to us in human form. Her
mind has quit the body. but she Is still
clothed in the semblance OF human form
The only reason We cannot see her now is
that we have not advanced to such q
stage of spiritual understanding that we
have approached Mrs Eddy's plane Of
thought"
Grieved for Mrs. Eddy.
BOSTON. January 3.-Capt. Joseph s.
Eastaman, for twenty-five years q Chris
tian Science practitioner and one of the