Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-02-12
Mrs. Eddy One of the
Religious Reformrrs
To the Editor OF The Star:

To the Editor Of The Star:
Those writing solely lin the interest
Of truth" usually adopt much more
judicial style and restrain their feel
ings more successfully than does Mr..
j. r. Malloch in writing on the sub
OF February 8.
However. any honest and well in
formed Christian Scientist must admit
that Mrs. Eddy was indebted to DR..
p. p. Quimby OF POrtla nd, Me-, in her
development OF her system of re-
lIgion. Mrs. Eddy studied medicine,
both allOpathy and homeopathy; spirit
ualism and the mental methods of DIR.
Quimby, who was not an ignorant
clockma ker as your contributor in
fers, but perha ps the best known prac-
titioner Of what il now called "sug-
Restion" in his day. Mrs Eddy WAS
searching to discover the law OF cause
and effect, and their exact. operation
In the mental realm. and each individ-
ial whose methods she tested by ex-
pertinent was in degree her bene-
factor. However. no well Informed
person would presume to say that the
system OF spiritual healing evolved by
Mrs. Eddy is the crude combination
OF suggestion and head rubbing which
was the method Of Dr. Quimby
Mrs. Eddy restored herself to phys
icai health on various occasions by
The practical application of The mental
method which she evolved and prac-
ticed. but Christian Science IL vastly
more than cure for disea Sc Pro
gresslNe students Of its teaching are
not content to rest on the basis of
merely making the repeated prelin-
mary tests OF it for physical benefit to
their bodies. II is the present -day
presentation or universal design Of
evolving spiritual and visible develop
Inent by which both the individual and
collective huma nifty may attain pre-
vention Of the Ills to which huma nity
mas been the unfortunate heir in the
realm or civil law, ethics and religion
as well as in individual and collective
health. 1t presents n scientific prsc.
tical method by which The mental eIe-
ment in the world. the common con
sent OF the majority, NAV be- harnessed
10 the highest conception and ex-
preston or progress. and in IA practical
way upiift the mass instead of vsinIy
attempting 10 maintain government
upon basis OF merely the average
intelligence Of the ma iority.
Mrs. Eddy would be the last person
| 10 have left unpai id doctor whom she
had consulted in her long individual
struggle to maintain health and ful
! I'LL her mission
| Mrs. Eddy was one Of The links in
Inc chain OF great religious reformers
! dating back 10 the da WI of human his
! tory. Each built upon already aeon
| mulated truth. as must ever continue
| 10 be the practical method of the evo.
| luton OF minds ideas and their ma nj.
festation in human experience.
| The term Christian Science belongs
] to no one group. or TO no single gen.
Grafton, AS Mrs. Eddy herself under
! stood. The Congressional Library
and many other libra rjes contain
| copies OF large volume under The
| title OF The Elements OF Christia n
| Science. by William Adams. pub.
! hshed IN numerous editions many
years before Mrs. Eddy proclaime the
! rounding OF her unfolding operative
! system of true mental self devotion
ment and individual and collective
healing. T. V. DITTEMOPE
Editor Christian Science Watchman n.