Article February 10, 1917 Issue

Certain statements concerning Mrs. Eddy, published under...

Hector Wallace Smith—Lerwick, Scotland

The Shetland Times

Certain statements concerning Mrs. Eddy, published under "Current Topics" and alleged to be facts, could not be farther from the truth. Our critic admits that he knows nothing about Christian Science, but thinks he knows something about Mrs. Eddy. Now the actual fact is, that it is well-nigh impossible to obtain authentic information concerning the life and works of Mrs. Eddy without really knowing something of the genuineness of Christian Science and the truth of its teachings, because in no other way can one arrive at a due estimate of the lasting service which Mrs. Eddy has so unselfishly rendered to generations of mankind.

"Science and Health with Key to the Scriptures" is an unfoldment of more truth to this material age, and this wonderful text-book is supplying what is sorely and sadly needed in many homes throughout the world in these times. It is no wonder the so-called orthodox of today cannot understand this book; but the reason is to be found in the fact that the orthodox of yesterday is the heterodox of today, and vice versa. On page 109 of Science and Health Mrs. Eddy writes these words: "I knew the Principle of all harmonious Mind-action to be God, and that cures were produced in primitive Christian healing by holy, uplifting faith; but I must know the Science of this healing, and I won my way to absolute conclusions through divine revelation, reason, and demonstration."

In the fifth paragraph of our critic's remarks there appears a quotation of some twelve lines which he alleges was a notice issued by Mrs. Eddy in regard to Science and Health. It would indeed be interesting to know the source from which he has borrowed such phrases. The first sentence of the quotation is evidently taken from page 39 of "Retrospection and Introspection" by Mrs. Eddy, but is inaccurately quoted. The second sentence is to be found on page 130 of "The First Church of Christ, Scientist, and Miscellany," also written by Mrs. Eddy; while strange to say, the last two sentences are to be found nowhere, except as mere fictitious fabrications, because they were never issued by Mrs. Eddy and are not her words at all. So much, then, for this alleged notice.

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