Accession: 006CP1.05.020
Editorial Title: Alfred Farlow to Mary Baker Eddy, May 31, 1901
Author: Alfred Farlow 
Recipient: Mary Baker Eddy 
Date: May 31, 1901
Manuscript Description: Typewritten by Alfred Farlow, with handwritten edits, signature, and postscript, on the unlined stationery of the Office of the Publication Committee from Boston, Massachusetts.
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Dear Mother:

I have just received your word through Mr. Frye by kindness of Mr. Tomlinson; for which accept sincere thanks.

I will carry out to the letter what you have suggested.

I did not tell you that I have been subpoenaed As Written: subpoened and was obliged to be at court all dayEditorial Note: Farlow had been subpoenaed to testify at the Woodbury libel suit, which was filed against Mary Baker Eddy by Josephine Curtis Woodbury. The suit was filed on July 31, 1899, and concluded in Eddy's favor on June 5, 1901. . Nevertheless, I worked until midnight, seeing nearly all the BostonEditorial Note: Boston, Massachusetts editors, most of the N.Y.Editorial Note: New York, New York correspondents, and the Associated Press. I expect to visit them daily and keep track of the matter that comes out as far as I can. The Boston correspondents were very jubilant over the success on Wednesday, but the N.Y. editors color the reports somewhat after they get into their hands. Nevertheless they have done very well. The use of the term Mother as applied to you is attributable to Christian Scientists. They use it so much in the WednesdayAs Written:Wen. evening meetings, on the street cars and everywhere as to cause this vulgar use of it in the press. I am sure I shall be able to suppress it in the Boston Journal. I have my material work in my office almost in such shape as to be able to give my entire time to prayer on this question.

Dorothy Dix, a celebrated reporter on the N. Y. JournalEditorial Note: New York Journal called on me yesterday. I enclose to you the interview. She has gotten it in very good shape. I have marked a few corrections. This opportunity for undermining some of the clay housesJob 4:19 How much less in them that dwell in houses of clay, whose foundation is in the dust, which are crushed before the moth? which the evil one has been trying to build came to me in this way and I have used it. If you see any objections to this do not hesitate to tell me. Under ordinary circumstances I should not have attempted to answer some of these questions. Miss Dix desired to secure an interview with you, but I told her that would be out of the question at present. Her next move was to get this interview from me. When we take into consideration that she took it from my dictations and that I saw no copy to correct we must give her credit for doing very well.

I have an articleEditorial Note: The June 1901 issue of The Arena included an article by Farlow titled "Christian Science: Its Premise and Conclusions." in the Arena magazineEditorial Note: The Arena was a literary and political magazine published in Boston, Massachusetts, by Benjamin O. Flower from 1889-1909. in reply to Chas. Brodie Patterson, not mentioning his name. Mr. Willis has oneEditorial Note: The June 1901 issue of The Arena included an article by John Willis titled "Christian Science: Its Relation to Some Present Day Religious Problems." in the same. I will send you a copy of the Magazine.

I have a bodyguard As Written: body-guard composed of Mr. Tomlinson, Hermann S. Hering, Geo. Kinter of BuffaloEditorial Note: Buffalo, New York, and my brother Will S. Farlow of Kansas CityEditorial Note: Kansas City, Missouri, and the wheels are running much easier. My brother for mental work is tried and can help me more than anyone else I know here outside of Mr. Kimball. I am having him work for the harmony of the office and press.

A. F.

With love
Alfred Farlow

The picture of me in N. Y. JournalEditorial Note: New York Journal is the same old thing they copied from Boston Globe.

006CP1.05.020
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Reproduced from the archive of The Mary Baker Eddy Library
Dear Mother:

I have just received your word through Mr. Frye by kindness of Mr. Tomlinson; for which accept sincere thanks.

I will carry out to the letter what you have suggested.

I did not tell you that I have been subpoened Corrected: subpoenaed and was obliged to be at court all dayEditorial Note: Farlow had been subpoenaed to testify at the Woodbury libel suit, which was filed against Mary Baker Eddy by Josephine Curtis Woodbury. The suit was filed on July 31, 1899, and concluded in Eddy's favor on June 5, 1901. . Nevertheless, I worked until midnight, after seeing nearly all the BostonEditorial Note: Boston, Massachusetts editors, most of the N.Y.Editorial Note: New York, New York correspondents, and the Associated Press. I expect to visit them daily and keep track of the matter that comes out as far as I can. The Boston correspondents were very jubilant over the success on Wednesday, but the N.Y. editorspapers color the reports somewhat after they get into their hands. Nevertheless they h [?] Unclear or illegible ave done very well. The use of the term Mother as applied to you is attributable to Christian Scientists. They use it so much in the Wen.Expanded:Wednesday evening meetings, on the street cars and everywhere as to cause this vulgar use of it in the press. I am sure I shall be able to suppress it in the Boston Journal. I have my material work in my office almost in such shape as to be able to give almost my entire time to prayer on this question.

Dorothy Dix, a cdelebrated reporter on the N. Y. JournalEditorial Note: New York Journal callded on me yesterday. I enclose to you the interview. She hsas gotten it in very good shape. I have marked a few corrections. This opportunity for undermining some of the clay housesJob 4:19 How much less in them that dwell in houses of clay, whose foundation is in the dust, which are crushed before the moth? which W.the evil one has been trying to build came to me in this way and I have used it. If y [?] Unclear or illegible ou see any objections to this do not hesitate to tell me. Under ordinary circumstances I should not hvave attempted to answer some of these questions. Miss Dix desired to secure an interview with you, but I told her that would be out of the question at present. Her next move was to get this interview from me. When we take into consideration that she took it from my dicta [?] Unclear or illegible  tions and that I saw no copy to correct we must give her credit for doing very well.

I have an articleEditorial Note: The June 1901 issue of The Arena included an article by Farlow titled "Christian Science: Its Premise and Conclusions." in the Arena magazineEditorial Note: The Arena was a literary and political magazine published in Boston, Massachusetts, by Benjamin O. Flower from 1889-1909. in reply to Chas. Brodie Patterson, not mentioning his name. Mr. Willis has oneEditorial Note: The June 1901 issue of The Arena included an article by John Willis titled "Christian Science: Its Relation to Some Present Day Religious Problems." in the same. I will send you a copy of the Magazine.

Very sincerely

I have a body-guard Corrected: bodyguard composed of Mr. Tomlinson, Hermann S. Hering, Geo. Kinter of BuffaloEditorial Note: Buffalo, New York, and my brother Will S. Farlow of Kansas CityEditorial Note: Kansas City, Missouri, and the wheels are running much easier. My brother for mental work is tried and can help me more than anyone else I know here outside of Mr. Kimball. I am having him work for the harmony of the office and press.

A. F.

With love
Alfred Farlow

The picture of me in N. Y. JournalEditorial Note: New York Journal is the same old thing they copied from Boston Globe.

 
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Farlow had been subpoenaed to testify at the Woodbury libel suit, which was filed against Mary Baker Eddy by Josephine Curtis Woodbury. The suit was filed on July 31, 1899, and concluded in Eddy's favor on June 5, 1901. Boston, Massachusetts New York, New York New York Journal The June 1901 issue of The Arena included an article by Farlow titled "Christian Science: Its Premise and Conclusions." The Arena was a literary and political magazine published in Boston, Massachusetts, by Benjamin O. Flower from 1889-1909. The June 1901 issue of The Arena included an article by John Willis titled "Christian Science: Its Relation to Some Present Day Religious Problems." Buffalo, New York Kansas City, Missouri New York Journal