Article July 25, 1901 Issue

Earl of Dunmore writes his View of Christian Science

The Earl of Dunmore, who is now in this country, has written some of his views on Christian Science. His Lordship may be called prominent among the leaders of the new medico-religious movement on the other side of the ocean. He is not a man to be regarded lightly, if his achievements and if popular opinion of him count for anything. He is highly educated and accomplished, and is noted for his brilliancy and versatility.

The Earl is a Highland nobleman, and one of the few of his class who can speak Gaelic. His ordinary name is Charles Adolphus Murray, and he is the seventh of his line. He is in his sixtieth year. He has traveled in Central Asia and other unfrequented parts of the globe, and has written interestingly of what he has seen. Then he has much note as a deer stalker, as a pianist, violinist, composer, and orchestral leader, as a homoeopathic physician, and as a brave life-saver at sea, one of his exploits in this respect having been the admiration of all England.

The Earl is more than six feet tall, is straight, bronzed, and clear-eyed, and has no suggestion about him of the crank or faddist, or follower of weird "isms." He has come to America to pay his respects to the Rev. Mary Baker G. Eddy, founder of Christian Science, and to take an examination that will allow him to become an authorized teacher of the faith. He is accompanied by his two daughters and several English and Scotch friends of the aristocracy. The travelers are flitting between New York, Boston, and other big cities. Here are the views of the Earl on Christian Science, penned by himself:—

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