The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1926-03-31
ADVERTISEMENT
Mrs. Stetson Replies to
Agent Of Boston Directors


She Was Called in 1909 BY Her Leader, Mary
Baker Eddy, to Rise From Material Organiza-
ton and Begin to Build "On Wholly Spir-
itual Foundation, Than Which There Is NO
Other Spirit is Infinite; There
FORE Spirit Is All. There is No Matter. -
Cites References to Prove Mrs. Eddy Intended
Boston Directors to Discontinue Offices.
HHE Editor Of The World in the Of March IS. gave
attack upon Augusta E. Stetson G s DIN
the form Of by Charles F. Heitman Christian
Science Committee Publication. In defense Of genuine
Science promulgated BY her Leader and Teacher
Mary Baker Eddy Mrs Stetson sends the following reply
In article published IN The World and other
Of New York Boston, and Washington D c. February l8
the statement made behalf that the directors Of
the organization Christian Science Church. and
their have refused and failed furnish specify
one reaching practice Of mine which contrary to the
Of The Mother Church genuine Christian Science
promulgated BY Mary Baker Eddy
Mr. Heitman seeks reute this BY referring the action
Of the Christian Science board Of directors dropping
from membership the church organization in 1909 and BY
citing the opinion then rendered BY the board Of directors adj
to my Interpretation Of Christian Science.
The facts in this matter that this board Of five
utterly INCOMPETENT judge question: involving sbun0l
understanding Of the teaching Of Mrs Eddy During her personal
Eddy used this board bnne agents only attend the
routine dds and material business connected with the conduct
Of the organization She the spnd head and continues
be the great spiritual Lender Of Chrifs Christianity or
Christian Science
Several years before passing Mrs Eddy from human
view this board directors with other persons anticipating the
demise Of Mrs Eddy planned complete and unlimited
power authority Christian Science organization
consolidate themselves and their scfappoted in
control Of pOlicocclcsiastcal machine hcadquarcrcd in
Boston.
This acton on their part rrvSsa Of the plain IN
tntion q Mrs Eddy that the material fuHeion Of The
Mother Church should she should discontinue
her guidance Of its affairs and that the branch churches
Of Christian Science throughout the world should be left free
practice and deonate Christian Science in accordance
with her Instructions sUtkoaf interference by the de
Boston, whose functions ceased when she
s1uaI Glfnde In her Manual Of The Mother Church. con
pa
nzed BY all Christian Scientists binding and Interchangeable
Mrs Eddy specified that director clerk reader
Of The Mother Church. editor manager of the Christian
Science Publishing Society the manager Of the General Pub
LEGATION Committees Boston, should be appointed to Office
until the candidate approved BY the Pastor Emeritus Mrs
Eddy until the Of the Pastor Emeritus given IN
her handwriting had been obtained Sce Manual of the
MofAer Church, Article Sections 3, and S. Article XIV
Section 40
Intending to prevent the contingency which has since
Cured whereby the Boston directors have assumed political and
influence branch churches and the Christian Science
membership Mrs Eddy specially forbade such activity
= 's,,S''s ARTICLE XIII
Local Self-government SECTION l. The Mother
Church of Christ Scientist shall general official
control Of other churches and it shall be controlled by
other.
Each Church Of Christ Scientist shall have its own form
IN addition to Mrs Eddy provisions in Fhe Mother Church
Manual which the directors have utterly dgaded in retain
ing themselves in office and APPOINTING Successors without Mrs
Eddys the Leader plainly informed her followers
through her writings that material organization should not be
continued after it had served its purpose
I'm Retrosbection and Introsbcfou, Mrs Eddy writes
Despite the prosperity of my church. it learned that
material organization has its value and peril and that
ganzation requisite only in the earliest periods of Christian
history After this material form of cohesion and fellowship
has accomplished its end continued organization reards spirit
ual growth and should be laid off in order to gain
spiritual freedom and supremacy Page 49,
Mrs. Eddy again refers to the necessity for emerging from
material organization her volume Miscellaneous Wrinqs in
the following words:
When students have fulfilled all the good of
ganzaon and convinced that by leaving the material
forms thereof higher spiritual unity then the time
follow the example of the Alma Mater Material organza
requisite in the beginning; but when has done its
work the Sury Chrsy method of teaching and preaching
must be adopted Growth is restricted by forcing
of the channels for development by
holding it in letters pages 358-35o9
at is evident that in January 1902 Mrs. Eddy con-
WINGED that had been personally taught BY her in three
classes and who had under her 0"0nee and
or since our first meeting 1884 had fulfilled all the good
ends of organization and ready with spiritually
E0htend students follow the example of the Alma Mater
Mrs Eddy and leave the material forms of organization in
order to win "a higher spiritual unity In January of 1902