I was not "falsely" referring to your mind on me. I am not nor cannot be mistaken now in whose mind is on me. My letter was dated the 8th of MarchEditorial Note: See V01506. I shall not soon forget that time. When you went to Phila.Editorial Note: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania at my request I made everything ready for your success even in the church Rules Art. 8 Sec. 14Editorial Note: Article VIII, Section 14 as found in Manual, 5th edition (1896), page 18 reads: "A loyal member of this Church may teach, and receive into his Association, the students of another member who has so strayed as justly to be deemed by the First members not ready to lead his students as a reader in Church, or a teacher of Christian Science. Although repentant and forgiven by the Church, and retaining his membership, this weak member shall not be counted loyal till after three years of exemplary character. Then the Church may decide whether his loyalty is proven by the uniform maintenance of the life of a consistent, consecrated Christian Scientist, sufficiently to teach others this doctrine.". – that nothing should impede you. (One of your first acts was to consult Miss Osgood on your movements and not to consult me, before doing it. This laid the foundation of what followed.) Had my letter that I sent by you to that Church been read in the Church of Philadelphia on March 14 as I told you to have it it would have saved your being kicked out of the ReadershipEditorial Note: See 205B.34.030, 620.63.030, 205B.34.032, and 205B.34.034.. You never named to me you intended to stop till Monday in BostonEditorial Note: Boston, Massachusetts. You conceal from me all you should tell – and which I would save you from doing – and then when you get into difficulty come to me for help. You had everything in your power whereby to control the situation. See Church Manual pp. 13. Sec. 3Editorial Note: Article VIII, Section 3 as found in Manual, 5th edition (1896), pages 13-14 reads: "If a member of this Church shall work against the accomplishment of what the Discoverer and Founder of Christian Science understands is advantageous to the individual, to this Church, and to the cause of Christian Science, or shall influence or counsel others thus to act, upon Mrs. Eddy's complaint, it shall be the duty of this Church to immediately call a meeting, and drop forever the name of this member from its records. This rule cannot be changed, amended, or annulled, except by a unanimous vote of the Church." & 16 Sec. 10 edition 5Editorial Note: Article VIII, Section 10 as found in Manual, 5th edition (1896), pages 16-17 reads: "No member of this Church is allowed to enter a complaint against another member to the Pastor Emeritus. If one member shall aggrieve or vilify another member, his just redress, and the footsteps whereby to reform his brother, are pointed out in Article VIII., Sect. 7 of the Church Rules. Note: Article VIII., Sect. 7 reads: "If a member of this Church is found violating any of the Rules or By-Laws herein set forth he shall unless otherwise provided in such Rules or By-Laws, be admonished in consonance with the scriptural demand in Matthew 18: 15, 16,17; and if he neglect to accept such admonition, his name shall be dropped from the roll of membership.".
(But you were governed by hypnotism to work against me and yourself) and take me as your authority for so doing. Then turn all your papers of the fight and the burden of its settlement on to me and yourself go on a pleasure trip to WashingtonEditorial Note: See 205B.34.034. Foster Eddy went to Washington D.C.. and after all this tell me that you cared not for yourself in the case but for me!Editorial Note: See 205B.34.034.
The Church has written me a loving letter with regrets that they had to do by you as they did. You say those with whom you now are love you I hope this will continue to be so
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I open this letter to speak briefly of the ApocryphalAs Written:Apochrophal GospelEditorial Note: This is a reference to an early Christian writing titled The Shepherd of Hermas. It may have been written in the 2nd century and was popular among Christians through the 4th century. It consists of five visions, followed by twelve commandments and ten parables given to Hermas, who had been previously enslaved. Scholars view the visions as symbolic and allegorical rather than historical.. I read till disgusted and stopped. It is Roman Catholicism and Spiritualism. "Hermas" is an imaginary character and the "old woman"Editorial Note: The "old woman" in The Shepherd of Hermas is identified as symbolic of the Christian Church. She grows younger during the narrative as the Church engages in repentance and reformation. has no more relation to me than Pilate's wife; both are depicted as good representative characters for that time and under those circumstances. They may or may not have been human beings.
Such reading tends to foster the disease of moral insanity, or idiocy — that the magic of MohamedismEditorial Note: Mohammedism is an archaic term that was previously used, largely in Western contexts, to describe Islam. and the hypnotism of our time are engendering.
The ethics of the dialogues in that spurious book are excellent and that makes the book dangerous lest they cause the stuff that accompanies them to take form in thought as veritable characters and history, and even prophetic – which it is not M. B E