Evening star., 1921-02-27
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pected to return to her old position
| III the church.
No, Mr.. Starr" she replied, sin
| deed. l do not expect to return to
my old position. From those serv-
/ ices | have graduated. But l have
never resigned my right to the
church edihce, which Mrs. Eddy
built with me. and which she desig-
mated as Mrs. Stetson's Church. I
think that some time all will have
the privilege of attending the church
services, and listening to their Pas
tor,-the Bible and correlative pas
sages from Science and Health with
Key to the Scriptures, without oppo-
sition. for Love reflected in love will
| finally result in unity of the true
breathren in the bonds OF peace
Takes Periodicals.
Mrs. StetSon, have heard that
the Christian Science periodicals
have been boycottcd by many of the
churches and members. Do you sub
/ scribe to the periodicals."
Certainly. / have never for one
moment discontinued my interest in
any of the periodicals, and ] sub
scribe to them all.-The Christian
Science Quarterly, the Monitor, the
/ Sentinel, and the Journal. Mrs.
Eddy enjoined her followers to sub
scribe to them, and her voice is just
as audible to me now as then. The
periodicals are part of Mrs. Eddy's
work; she established them. and in
our church Manual she says:
1T shall be the privilege and
duty of every member, who can af-
ford it, to subscribe for the peri
odicals which are the organs of this
Church."
Since you subscribe to the peri
odicals, Mrs. Stetson, does this
mean that you support the trustees
of the Publishing Society in their
contention with the directors of
The Mother Church, now at issue
in the Massachusetts, courts?"
"Mr. Starr, both the directors and
the trustees have repudiated me,
since I, with my students, began TO
build 'on wholly spiritual founda-
tion,' in obedience to Mrs. Eddys
request; but l could not entertain
resentment of their opposition.
That would hold me in a material
concept and would prevent my
spiritual development.
Unable to Understand.
"They seem unable to understand
the spiritual goal which l strive to
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
my inalienable right to interpret
Christian Science from wholly
spiritual foundation for which mis-
sion Mrs. Eddy had prepared me
during an intimate association OF
more than twenty-five years.
Il am confident that / am right,
because of my demonstration of the
teachings of Christ Jesus and
Mary Baker Eddy and of the power
of spiritual love to deliver me from
the claim of material law and
mortal man. with its material or
ganizations."
Mrs. Stetson," I asked, "if you
had gone to law when the directors
charged you with teaching. pre-
tended Christian Science, and for
bade YOU to teach or heal; could
Won have proved to the world that
YOU understood and demonstrated
Christian Science as taught by MRS.
Eddy?"
"Yes, l could have proved to the
world that l was teaching genuine
Christian Science. But I, as teach
er, depending entirely upon the law
of Love and Truth, could not appeal
to Caesar-material law. My stu
dents. who have not yet risen to a
full demonstration of the defense
which the law of Love affords, may
have to appeal to material law to
defend their spiritual rights. But
Mrs. Eddy enjoins Christian Seien-
fists to be a law unto themselves,
and this law is the law of love tor
God and for our brother man.
"Christian Scientists who are be-
ginning to build 'on a wholly
Spiritual foundation recognize
spiritual man as the real man, and
thew repudiate the material pigment,
calling itself man, as illusion, error,
nothing. This task, o.. beginning to
build ON a wholly spiritual founda-
tion,' is an individual problem. No
one can compel another to hasten
his exit from sin, sorrow and deatn.
Nav I read to you what Mrs: EDDY
saws in Miscellaneous Writings!"
Here Mrs. Stetson read the follow
ing words of Mrs. Eddy:
q. whenever they are equal
to the march triumphant, God
will give to all His soldiers OF
the cross the proper command.
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-
tion."
Mrs. Stetson Not Tired.
With a gesture of apology Mrs.
Stetson interrupted herself. But L
must not ask you to listen longer to
me. Mr., Starr. forget that ! may
be imposing upon you my views, to
the utter disregard of your willing.
ness to listen to metaphysical
points" ar
"Oh. mop I assured her. Il do
Gee though perhaps dim1y, your ex-