New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1921-10-02

Letter to Mrs. Stetson from First
Church of Christ, Scientist. New York
City, Of September 21st, 1921:
Dear Mrs Stetson:
Your letter of September 18th was
presented to the Board of this Church
at a regular meeting. In reply to the
same, we would say, that at no time
have we asked your permission to re-
move the fence on the westerly line of
the Church property, but have given
you the opportunity to honor your
acritten 1Oord to the Board of this
Church, that you would remove the
fence, which is on the Church property,
whenever the Church was ready to ex-
tend the garage building, or asked you
to inform us what disposition you wish
made of the fence in case the Church
removed it from its property.
1t is neither the desire nor the inten-
ton of this Church or its Board to in
jure in any way its neighbors, but
rather TO bless and heal them. The pro-
posed alteration to the Church origi-
mated in the Board of this Church a
number of years ago. At that time your
letters to the Board evidence that this
plan had your approval and this Board
expected that you would honor your
written word, and we know OF no con-
tract between you and this Church that
would prevent us from making The pro-
posed alteration.
Like every other Branch of The
Mother Church. this Church is the
demonstration Of and belongs to the
loyal members who are sincerely follow
ing the teachings Of Mary Baker Eddy
as set forth in Science and Health
with Key to the Scriptures and the
Church Manual, ana one whose name
has been dropped from the roll of mem
bership of The Mother Church for dis
obedience to the Bylaws of this Man
ual may no longer be considered as
having any part in any Branch OF The
Mother Church.
May we say in all love, that when you
have in meekness and honesty confessed
and corrected the faults for which your
name was dropped as a member Of The
Mother Church. you may rise to the con-
cept that our revered Leader had Of YOU
When she united her name with yours in
Che corner stone of this Church, and
then YOU may begin to build on a wholly
spiritual foundation, as the members of
this Church are Loyalty, honestly and
meekly striving to do. We believe that
every Christian Scientist would rejoice
to learn that YOU had needed the
admonition Of our revered Leader,
Mary Baker Eddy, to you, as expressed
in her letter Of July %, 1909, found on
page 800 Of Miscellany, and as follows:
My dear Student:
Awake and arise from this temp
tation produced by animal magnet
ism upon yourself, allowing your
students to defy you and me. Treat
yourself for it and get your stu
dents to help you rise out of 1t. 1t
VIII doe your destruction if YOU do
not do this Answer this letter inn
mediately
AS ever, lovingly your teacher,
MARY BAKER EDDY
We rejoice in the understanding that
God is infinite Love, as revealed bv our
Leader, Mary Baker Eddy, and as she
states in First Church of Christ
Scientist, and Miscellany, page -, "In
Christian ScieHce, the law of Love re-
lolces the heart; and Love is Life and
Truth. Whatever manifests aught else
in its effects upon mankind. demon
strablv is not Love
Sincerely yours,
Board of Trustees.
JOHN 3. TIILOTSON
Clerk