New-York tribune., 1921-02-27
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"No, Mr.. Starr" she replied %.
deed l do not expect to return Il 10 ~
old position. From those sarv;sau
have graduated. But I have ,sss NC. !
resigned my right to the churcha asssf ~.
flee, which Mrs. Eddy built with sai' ~
and which she designated as "a M sae
Stetson's Church / think that saa. s,
time all will have the privilege of ss,.s =
tending the church services, and e. e.
tening to their Pastor--the P;n.
and correlative passages from Dsgis s.s
ersce and Health witk Ken n eI'. ~
Scriptures, without opposition ~ u
Love reflected in love viii finally ~ :.
suit in unity of the true bretbrsn :
the bonds Of peace" a.
Takes Periodicals
'Mrs. Stetson, I have heard ~.
the Christian Science periodir.I'
have been boycotted by many Of 80 ~
churches and members. Do ror W.
subscribe to the periodicals." '
"Certainly. / have never for on,
moment discontinued my interest IN i
any of the periodicals, and I snS
scribe to them all,--the Christ;s.
Science Quarterly, the Monitor tLs
Sentinel and the Journal, Mrs I've
Eddy enjoined her followers TO snS
scribe to them, and her voice is iusi I
as audible to me now as then. Tbs
periodicals are part of Mrs. Eddy
work; she established them, and n
our Church Manual she says:
I" ut shall be the duty and nyv.
ilege Of every member, who car. AZ.
ford it, to subscribe for the perioH.
Gals which are the organs of thIs
church
"Since you subscribe to the psy.
odicals, Mrs. Stetson, does this mean
that you support the trustees Of tbs
Publishing Society in their conten.
tion with the directors of II,
Mother Church, now at issue in the
Massachusetts courts?"
"Mr. Starr, both the directors
and the trustees have repudisted
me, since I, with my students, began
to build 'on a wholly spiritual foun.
dation,' in obedience to Ms
Eddy's request; but could not en-.
tertain resentment of their oppo.
sstion. That would hold me in q
material concept and would prevent
my spiritual development.
Unable to Understand
"They seem unable to understand
the spiritual goal which l strive 10
attain. | have found refuge in the
words of Christ Jesus: Father, for.
give them, for they know not what
they do The dissension in Boston
is entirely apart from my spiritual
activities. They must leave to me
nay inalienable right to interpret
Christian Science from a wholly
spiritual foundation for which
mission Mrs. Eddy had prepared me
during an intimate association Of
more than twenty-five years.
~ am confident that l am right.
because of my demonstrate of the
teachings of Christ Jesus and Mary
Baker Eddy, and Of the power Of
spiritual love to deliver me from
the claim of a material law and q
mortal man, with its material or.
ganizations."
''Mrs. Stetson," asked, "if you
had gone to law when the directors
charged you with teaching pretended
Christian Science and forbade you
to teach or heal, could you have
proved to the world that you under
stood and demonstrated ChristiaI
Science as taught by Mrs. Eddy?"
Eyes, ] could have proved to th,
world that was teaching genuine
Christian Science. But I, as q
teacher, depending entirely upon the
law of Love and Truth, could MOI
appeal to Casar-material law. Ny
students who have not yet risen tt
q full demonstration of the defense
which the law of Love affords, msy
have to appeal to material law t
defend their spiritual rights. But
Mrs. Eddy enjoins Christian Scien
lists to be a law unto themselves
and this law is the law of love foa
God and for our brother man.
Christian Scientists who are be
ginning to build 'on wholly spirit
ual foundation recognize spiritus
man as the real man, and they re
pudiate the material pigment, calling
itself man, as illusion, error, nothing
This task, Of beginning to build or
wholly spiritual foundation is al
individual problem. No one can com.
pei another to hasten his exit from
sin, sorrow, and death. May | read
to you what Mrs. Eddy says, In
Miscellaneous Writings" Here Mrs,
Stetson read the following words Of
Mrs. Eddy:
50. whenever they are
equal TO the march triumphant
God will give TO all His soldiers
of the cross the proper COM
mand, and under the banner Of
His love, and with the still,
small voice for the music Of our
march, we all shall take step and
march on in spiritual organIza-
ton"
Mrs. Stesson Nos Tired
With a gesture Of apology Mira
Stetson interrupted herself. But !
must not ask you to listen longer TO
me, Mr.. Starr, / forgot that | may
be imposing upon you my views, TO
the utter Aisrepard Of vnIir willing