The New York herald. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1920-1924, 1920-12-21
ADVERTISEMENT.

The facts in regard to the relations
as Teacher and student, which nave
existed for many years between Mary
Baker Eddy, the Discoverer of Christ
Jesus spiritual power to overcome sin
and death-I repeat, the relations
which have existed between Mary
Baker Eddy and her student, Augusta
e. Stetson, which were published in
the columns of THE NEW YORK HERALD
on Sunday, December 10. including
many facsimile letters of Mrs. Eddy.
have been a source of enlightenment
and relief to thousands who were
ignorant OF the facts concerning Mrs.
Stetson's communication from the
Boston Church by the Board of Di-
rectors. which occurred eleven years
ago.
The reason for the communication
of a woman whose Christian life. dur
ing a residence of more than thirty
years in New York City. has been
known to all. was a mystery to the
people. Her years of adherence to the
teachings Of Christ Jesus and Mary
Baker Eddy finally brought forth the
demonstration of a church edifice. in
which to carry on the work Of teach
ing and demonstrating the doctrine Of
Christian Science, according to the
spiritual methods which Christ Jesus
employed. His spiritual mental power
was revealed to Mary Baker Eddy, who
discovered, founded and promulgated
His teaching and named it Christian
Science.
AS we understand it, twenty five
years of this time Mrs. Stetson was
the head of her church and seventeen
years of this time she occupied the
pulpit as Pastor and Reader. The fac
smile letters of Mrs. Eddy prove that
during all this time Mrs. Eddy held
her in highest esteem and affection
and recognized her superior spiritual
attainments, which Mrs. Eddy re-
garded as essential to her in her great
work of preserving the Christianity of
Christian Science.
Could Mrs. Eddy suddenly have been
awakened to the fact that Mrs. Stet-
sons character and knowledge of that
which she had practised with Mrs.
Eddys approval for many years had
been lost in moment and that she
had reversed Mrs. Eddy's teachings?
AS reasonable would it be for an adj
vanced mathematician to lose his
knowledge of the. science of mathe-
mates, or for a great musician to re-
verse every rule of harmony in day.
Christian Science or the Christ Mind
healing has been fully set forth by
Mrs. Eddy in her book, Science and
Health with Key to the Scriptures"
and her other writings. Correspond
ence. private and otherwise, also are
regarded by her students as the in
spired word of God, voiceda through
her, as God has voiced Himself through
prophets, Christ Jesus and the Apostles
down through the ages.
AS we understand the situation. the
cornerstone upon which the Christian
Science platform rests is. God is Life,
Truth and Love, the only Creator or
Cause, and the universe, including
every object, is the effect, phenomenon,
or man (Christ) Of this one and only
Cause-God. God being all, there Is
no reality in any phenomena which are
the opposite Of eternal Life, Love and
Truth. There is no reality in the phe-
nomena of sin, sickness, death, sorrow
or discord of any name or nature. They
are the result of the carnal mind and
not the Mind of Christ.
These discordant conditions the
Christian Scientists claim are the re-
suit of sin. and to them sin is a belief
of life and intelligence in matter. AS
we understand it, they interpret
Christs words, whatsoever liveth and
believeth in me shall never die" to
mean, he that commits sin must meet
the penalty in suffering and finally in
death. Christian Scientists work mem
tally and meet all evil thought with
the God thought, which annuls the
power of evil. Now this teaching APP
peals to those who are anxious to gain
their health and harmonious conditions
in homes and in business-therefore so
many adherents to the theory Of Chris
tan Science, and they affirm that it
is demonstrable.
No Christian would deny that Jesus
possessed a certain mental power which
destroyed sin and suffering and at last
made him victor over death and the
grave. Mrs. Eddy's theory of the
Science Of demonstrahe Truth should
engage the attention OF humanity. It
annaaIs IN ne as ernancination from