New-York tribune., 1921-03-06

vision The only facts that have thus far
come to light, are contained in an official
report, which explains that Mrs. Eddy
mad collected series Of articles which
mad appeared from her pen, and which
she entitled Miscellany. On August 21,
1909, Mrs. Eddy sealed these prepared
articles in a package, and wrote on the
wrapper, Nobody shall open this or read
its contents during my lifetime without
my written consent
In March, 1918, the Christian Science
board Of directors turned certain manu-
scripts over to the publisher OF Mrs
Eddy's writings, with instructions to pre-
pare a volume for publication, to be
entitled The First Church of Christ,
Scientist, and Miscellany. Subsequently,
the report states, the directors inserted
additional material, all Of which, it is
claimed, was written by Mrs. Eddy.
An examination OF the above evidence
leads to the following conclusions:
!. That Mrs Eddy had prepared, in
package, tho writings that she desired to
be published In Miscellany and had sealed
the package and dated 1t August u, 1909.
A fair Inference from this action, which
should be drawn by any obedient student
Of Mrs Eddy, is that Mrs Eddy desired
the material inside her sealed package to
compose the volume to be published; and
also. because Of her care in sealing it,
that she did not desire anything else to be
inserted in the volume.
| :. Between the date in December, 1910
when Mrs, Eddy rose beyond material
sight, and March, 1913, this sealed pack
age came into the hands Of the Christian
| Science board "Of directors the body
which had subjected HE to the so-caled
trial" mentioned above. There is moth
Ing on record to show that the writings
as handed by the board Of directors to the
publishers, were the identical writings
within the sealed package. On the con
trary, as indicating the mental attitude OF
the directors toward their moral and sci
entifc obligation to publish the contents
of Mrs. Eddy's sealed package, exactly as
she left IT, there appears in the offlcia
report a definite admission that they In
serted other matter. Mrs Eddy had re
corded In this scaled package, what she
wished to give to her followers.
I have in my hand at this moment s
letter from Mrs Eddy to me, and which
appears in Miscellany, with much Of i
left out have never believed on<
stdfen7e e1,t that has been attributed te
Mrs Eddy IN Misceldny, which contra
diets her teachings, her statements to me
during more than twenty-five years and
which reverscs and traduces her courage
GUS character. She always had the cour-
age to do her approving and reproving
and never assigned TO others her respon-
sibility, nor prerogative, to counsel, eau
tion, warn, censure, or advise her faith
ful students, whom she had chosen TO
demonstrate Christian@ Science, or Christ's
Christianity.
uE UQA Qcu VI VI oOL L1ldL AISSe, anu
some other of the messages and telegrams
purporting to have been written by
Mrs. Eddy, are authentic, rests upon those
officials OF the material organization,
through whose hands this package which
had been sealed h. Mrs. Eddy herself.
passed.
That Mrs. Eddy did nos see all her mail,
nor reply to it, is shown in the testi-
mony of the 10Th day of the trial now at
issue in the Massachusetts courts between
the board of directors and the trustees
of the publishing society, as printed YER
batinl in THE CHRISTIAN SCIENCE
MONITOR. Mr.. Adam Dickey chairman 4
Of the board of directors and one OF the
defendants i'll the litigation. was asked:
Q. What was your work?
A. That Of secretary to Mrs Eddy.
@. In your work Of secretary did you
handle the incoming mail?
A. Yes, sir.
Q. Did you reply to some of the letters ?
| A. Many OF them.