The New York herald., 1921-10-02
Religious Notice.

fore me. 1t is now ten years since / re.
ceived the first letter from your board .
expressing their intention Of extending
the westerly wall of the garage to the
lot line, thus making the approach to
my front entrance a dark alley, and
shutting out the air, the light, and the
view on the easterly side of my home.
At that time was stunned by the in
gratitude and vengeful animus evi.
denced by such proposed action on the
part of those who had then only recently
gained control of First Church; and in
a moment of crushing encouragement
and without having in mind my rights,
l wrote my reply, which was not ac-
cepted nor acted upon by you. ! was
weary of the struggle with the ma
terially minded, which seemed endless
and hopeless. But now, having come
through the surging sea; having met
the waves of opposition to my emer-
gence from the material organization,
in response to my Leaders request to
spiritual spirit foundation" (*) I am strong
to press on towards the redemption OF
my birthright. Since that time, as
stated to you in my letter OF the 18th
instant, l have recalled that my fence
was placed in it's present position, and J
the openings left on either side OF it,
pursuant to definite agreements, mu-
tually entered into by me and the trus-
tees of First Church of Christ, Scientist, 4
after formal approval by the congrega--
ton and the court, when | purchased
my plot of land from the Church and
built my home.
AS to your statement that your pro-
posed plan had my approval, here de-
clare that the wall which you propose
to erect on the easterly side of my home,
cutting off my enjoyment of light and
air, and closing an opening agreed upon !
before I consented to purchase my land
from the Church and build my home, !;
has never had my approval, nor can my .
previous letters to the board be SO con- !
strued, nor can / ever approve OF 4 .
structure that would seriously damage ;
my property, disfigure the church edl; .
flee, and bring public reproach upon the :
Cause of Christian Science, as an open .
reversal of the teaching of Christ Jesus ,
and Mary Baker Eddy. III
The third paragraph of your last let. .
ter to me reads as follows: dl
"Like every other Branch of The
Mother Church, this Church is the y
demonstration of and belongs to i
the loyal members who are sim !,
cerely following the teachings Of an
Mary Baker Eddy as set forth in a.
Science and Health with Key to the ;io
Scriptures and the Church Manual, RI
and one whose name has been ~
dropped from the roll of member ..
shin of The Mother Church for dis ,,.,
obedience to the Bylaws of this r.
Manual may no longer be con- +,
sidered as having any part in any ~
branch of The Mother Church"
BY no process of reasoning can the
scientific demonstration of church
edifice, made by student of Mrs.
Eddy, as the fruit of long years Of
pioneer work in establishing and up
building the Cause of Christian Science
in New York City, and who was chosen
by her Leader and Teacher for that pur-
pose; church over which Mrs. Eddy
appointed her as Pastor; a church
whose pulpit she occupied for seventeen
consecutive years; for whose present
magnificent edifice she raised the sumo
of one million, two hundred and fifty
thousand dollars among her own stusS
dents exclusively, and into which shel
put her time, thousands Of dollars of.
her own money, and her advanced,
spiritual understanding; church ediss
flee conceived by her and brought forth
under her constant spiritual guidanceG
with the loving cooperation and tender:
watch-care of her Leader and Teacher,l
Mary Baker Eddy, who united with here
chosen student in what Mrs. Eddy,
termed in letter as "momentous'
move-namely, our memorial of Chris:
tian Science, that the ages will look
upon and be lifted up," and which ms
sert below in facsimile: W.
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