The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-01-02
KEEN SUPPORT FOR
STETSON THEORY
Mrs. Fcnncll Backs Belief in
Resurrection of Mrs.
Eddy.
sCoLDs BOSTON BOARD
Charges It's Methods Are Barring
Many True Adherents OF
Christian Science.

New York, January Tho persons
VINO believe In the resurrection OF
Mary Baker Eddy, founder of Chris
tan Science, from her tomb in Mount
Auburn Cemetery, Massachusetts, are
rallying around Mrs. Augusta Il. Stct-
son. communicated Christian Scicnt-
ist, who first promulgated that start
ing theory. The fact that believers in
TINS city ana throughout the country
urc Hooking To Mrs. Stetson was imdl-
Gated yesterday when Mrs. licttic T..
Fenncii, of Wilmington. y. c., appeared
as Il warm adhercnt of the resurrection
hcilet. giving out Il statement concern
ing the struggle OF the First Church
of Christ, Scientist, In Wilmington TO
he called true Christian Science con-
sreEation and The fate that 1t met at
the hands of the board of directors OF
the Mother Church in Boston.
MIS- Fenncll has como to this city
from Wilmington TO support Mrs. Stct-
son III her stand at present for the be-
lief in the immortality OF Mrs Eddy
and her rising from the tomb. She
issued statement in which she pro-
tested her loyalty TO Mrs Eddy and her
teaching, and gave tho correspondence
between her church in Wilmington and
the Hoston directors prior to the time
the church was thrown out of the
Christian Science organization. Sho
pointed out how grief at that act by
the Boston board led to the death or
the founder OF the church
The statement which Mrs. EcnnelI
issued shows two important things:
FIRST. that Mrs Stctson has followers
throughout the country and that many
persons believe in the physical rcsur-
rcctinn of Mrs. Eddy; second, that tho
BOSTON directors are making a de-
tcrmincd fight throughout the country
To eradicate such doctrines. and arc
H.. Il.
as eNpelling an entire church con-
Ercgat ton from the church organi2a
tion. In view Of such Il situation, OF
course, the issue Is Il critical one
ana authority as Christian Scientist
on her bclief that Mrs Eddy will rise
from her tomb. The Boston directors
are stalking their control OF both the
material and the spiritual manage
lncnt of the church that she, while
still living as an individuality, has
mind and that only her works live.
Mrs. Fcnneil in her statement
quotes letters TO show that Mrs Eddy.
prior to her death. favored thorough
democratic government on the part of
branch churches She admits that SOW
eral OF the members OF the Whining
ton church were students Of Mrs. Stct-
son. To such students the Boston di-
rectorS have objected on the ground
that they have not learned true Chris
tan Science. Mrs. Fcnncl says:
vertised practitioners Of n branch
chnrch-First Church OF Wilmington
received communication from the G..
;. furnishing Society questioning their
opinion of Mrs. Augusta H.. Stctson, q.
:. H.. of Your city. Two OF these
practitioners were students OF Mrs
S'ctson. and had becn pioneer work
ers In North Carolina, as We'll as in
Wilmington. II was largely through
their influence that the Legislature OF
Forth Carolina gave TO Christian
Scientists licenses rho license Sivcf
10 the holder equal privileges with the
medical doctor.
The replies OF the Wilmington prac-
tltioncrs were not pleasing 10 the G..
:. Publishing Society and. without fur
thcr questioning, admonition or on
dcavor Ia show wherein these practi-
toners were not true demonstrators
81 Christian Science as taught by Mrs.
Eddy, they were Informed their cards
as practitioners would no; appear in
the June Journal Following this ac-