The Washington times., 1920-11-01
"January Q. 1920.

London. and a member OF the first
Church of Christ. Scientist. In Boston.
On that date he withdrew from mem
bership In the former church after
various complaints against him had
been made by members thereof.
"on July IL. 1905. Mr.. Rawson
! was expelled from the First Church
OF Christ. Scientist. in Boston, by
the board OF directors thereof. after
u hearing, upon a complaint which
had been filed two months before then
and which was supported by evidence
furnished by members OF the Moth
er Church In London
This complaint was based upon Mr..
Rawson's conduct as the promoter
OF company named The Industrial
and Engineering Trust. Ltd. : which
was formed to exploit an alleged pro-
cess for obtaining gold from sea
water. Various other complaints
against Mr.. Rawson were also filed
with the directors of the Mother
Church during the years 1904 and
1905"
DIVERGENT TEACHINGS.
The following statement of Cliff
ford p. Smith. committee on publics-
ton of the First Church of Christ.
Scientist in Boston. was added:
Christian Scientists have no issue
with Frederick l.. Rawson. OF Lon
| don, so long as he does not try to
, attach his activities to Christian
Science. Really. his teaching. prac-
tice and methods are unlike and op-
posed to those Of this religion. What
ever merit his work may have IL its
own. it should neither be charged
nor credited to Christian Science.
In some Of his recent advertise
ments. Mr.. Rawson has described
himself as a student Of Christian
Science, New Thought. Psychic phe-
nomena, eastern philosophy. occult
1 ism and suggestive therapeutics.
/: From this description Of himself. II
, should be evident to any well-in-
formed person that Mr.. Rawson can
! not properly be identified with Chris
tian Science.
(signed) CLIFFORD p. SMITH"
PRO-GERMAN CHARGES.
When a Daily Mail representative
visited Mr.. Rawson's 90 Regent street
prayer place January IS. 1917, he was
| received by q foreign-looking man.
! who took his card and disappeared.
Two days later. after investigation,
F. this man was arrested on enough
| information to prove that he was an
| alien enemy employed by Rawson to
! treat soldiers at the front"
This alien. Eugene de Weress. a
Hungarian, who had gone to Eng
land two months before the war broke
out, was informed in the Alexander
palace. 1t was asserted that he
extracted valuable military informa-
ton from soldiers and distracted rela-
tives who resorted to 90 Regent street.
These charges Mr.. Rawson simply
denies. He says De Weress had a
place Of no Importance among the
| 90 Regent street assistants.
January 16, 1917 the Rawson place
was raided by Chief Inspector Fowler
of Scotland Yacd and assistants, act
! ing under the defense of the realm
act. About half q ton Of papers were
removed as evidence.
Mr.. Rawson says he was SUISSE
quently cleared of all suspicion Of
| pro-Germanism.
MEMBERSHIP UNDER FIRE.
Following the Daily Mail expose
in January. 1917. the Institution OF
Electrical Engineers called a meet
ing to consider a proposal to drop
Mr.. Rawson from membership. Docu-
ments he holds would show that the
charge was that he used his men,
bership to push "the business OF
propaganda which you are carrying
on at 90 Regent street. and in which
you receive money for what you al
lege to be religious healing"
| Mr. Rawson says he was not
dropped from the membership. The
only criticism, he says. that stood
against him was that he used the
| letters NJ. i. l.. Z. on his stationary.
He still uses them.
In this country he Is travelling with
| q staff OF about q dozen people. His
headquarters at leading and ex-
pensive hotel are running over with
mail To a fair proportion Of letters
are pinned IS bills. He declares that
| he gives only one treatment to a
| case, and then turns 1t over to one
of his staff, in one OF several cities
where he says he maintains establish
ments.
| His rates are: For a twenty min.
ute consultation, $40; for one Of ten
minutes, SIS; for the services Of a
practitioner, $40 per week. or 81 per
day; for services of few special
practitioners in extreme cases. $40 q
week. "Mr. Rawson;' says his printed
literature, PRESERVES the right in any
given case in which he accepts q
patient for treatment. to give the
|
audibly. the indemnity of the patient
being closed to the patient only, by
means of a number.
HAS MANY CREDENTIALS.
He brings with him a large num-
Der OF written credentials, which APP
pear to be genuine. and include more
or less laudatory letters from Hugh
NJ. Chapman, chaplain to the King
Of England, Royal Chapel OF the
Savoy. w. c., London, Maj. Gen. p. w
Pitcher Of the British army. and r. j
Campbell. rector. Criccieth, North
Wales.
His headquarters he advertises as
No. 90 Regent street, London. Eng.
IS East Fortieth street, New York
city, and 500 Nicollet avenue, Min.
neapolis, MINI.
Asked to look up the last address
a me nber OF the stan of the Min
neapolis Tribune telegraphed to the
Times: "F. L. Rawson Is unknown
here. has no Offices at 923 NicolIe,
avenue and cannot be Identified
with any Arm at that address,"
The mystery seems to be explained
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