Accession: L15943
Editorial Title: Calvin A. Frye to Unknown, July 14, 1888
Author: Calvin A. Frye 
Recipient: Unknown 
Annotator: Unknown 
Date: July 14, 1888
Manuscript Description: Circular letter, handwritten by Calvin A. Frye on unlined paper from Boston, Massachusetts.
Archival Note: This letter includes a notation in unknown handwriting.
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L15943
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Dear Brother:-

I regret the necessity of informing you that the ringleaders of another faction are trying by falsehoods, and insinuations, to mislead the members of the Christian Scientist Association. They insisted on an appropriation for Mrs. Cornor, but when the test came for individual subscription for her, and $170.00Editorial Note: $170.00 in 1888 is the equivalent of $5,745.13 in 2025. (we are told) was pledged, not one of them contributed a cent. Our President called a special meeting for a christian adjustment of this endeavor to break us up, and notices were addressed to every member in the New England and Middle States. We can prove this by three reliable witnesses. These notices were either intercepted in the mail, or they who did receive them, say they did not, because they were afraid to meet what they had said, and stayed As Written: staid away. On June 12, during the absence of Mrs. Eddy and our Secretary they carried away the Association books, and have not yet delivered them up, but we are informed, have placed them in the hands of their lawyer.

I have thought best to send you the following facts in connection with one of their falsehoods. All others are equally false, and beneath one's As Written: ones notice.

A student and FreemasonAs Written:Free Mason gives out this report of the widow of a FreemasonAs Written:Free Mason, and his hitherto much-honoredAs Written:much honored Teacher, Rev. Mary B. G. Eddy, that in a fit of temper she pulled a handful of hair out of my head.

About two years ago, I was having much to contend with from the attacks of malicious mesmerism, by which the attempt was made to demoralize me, and through me to afflict Mrs. Eddy. While under one of those attacks, my mind became almost a total blank. Mrs. Eddy was alone with me at the time, and, calling to me loudly without a response, she saw the necessity for prompt action, and lifted my head by the forelock, and called aloud to rouse me from the paralyzed state into which I had fallen. This had the desired effect, and I wakened to a sense of where I was, my mind wandering, but I saw the danger from which she had delivered me and which can never be produced again. Their mental malpractice, alias demonology, I have found out, and know that God is my refuge.

When ye shall see the abomination of desolation spoken of by Daniel the prophet, stand in the holy place, (whoso readeth, let him understand) then let them which be in Judea, flee to the mountain,Matt 24:15 When ye therefore shall see the abomination of desolation, spoken of by Daniel the prophet, stand in the holy place, (whoso readeth, let him understand:) Matt 24:16 Then let them which be in Judæa flee into the mountains: " where I have found refuge.

Fraternally yours
C. A. Frye.
Handshift:UnknownCircular letter
Sent out by C A Frye
1888
L15943
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Reproduced from the archive of The Mary Baker Eddy Library
Dear Brother:-

I regret the necessity of informing you that the ringleaders of another faction are trying by falsehoods, and insinuations, to mislead the members of the Christian Scientist Association. They insisted on an appropriat [?] Unclear or illegible ion for Mrs. Cornor, but when the test came for individual subscription for her, and $170.00Editorial Note: $170.00 in 1888 is the equivalent of $5,745.13 in 2025. (we are told) was pledged, not one of them contributed a cent. Our President called a special meeting for a christian adjustment of this endeavor to break us up, and notices were addressed to every member in the New England and Middle States. We can prove this by three reliable witnesses. These notices were either intercepted in the mail, or they who did receive them, say they did not, because they were afraid to meet what they had said, and staid Corrected: stayed away. On June 2712, during the absence of Mrs. Eddy and our Secretary they carried away the Association books, and have not yet delivered up them up, but we are informed, have placed them in the hands of their lawyer.

I have thought best to send you the following facts in connection with one of their falsehoods. All others are equally false, and beneath ones Corrected: one's notice.

A student and Free MasonCorrected:Freemason gives out this report of the widow of a Free MasonCorrected:Freemason, and his hitherto much honoredCorrected:much-honored Teacher, Rev. Mary B. G. Eddy, that in a fit of temper she pulled a handful of hair out of my head.

About two years ago, I was having much to contend with from the attacks of malicious mesmerism, by which the attempt was made to demoralize me, and through me to afflict Mrs. Eddy. While under one of those attacks, my mind became alm [?] Unclear or illegible ost a total blank. Mrs. Eddy was alone with me at the time, and, calling to me loudly without a response, she saw the necessity for prompt action, and lifted my head by the forelock, and called aloud to rouse me from the paralyzed state tinto which I had fallen. This had the desired effect, and I wakened to a sense of where I was, my mind wandering, but I saw the danger from which she had delivered me and which can never be produced again. Their mental malpractice, alias demonology, I have found out, and know that God is my refuge.

When ye shall see the abomination of desolation spoken of by Daniel the prophet, stand in the holy place, (whoso readeth, let him understand) then let them which be in Judea, flee to the mountain,Matt 24:15 When ye therefore shall see the abomination of desolation, spoken of by Daniel the prophet, stand in the holy place, (whoso readeth, let him understand:) Matt 24:16 Then let them which be in Judæa flee into the mountains: " where I have found refuge.

Fraternally yours
C. A. Frye.
Handshift:UnknownCircular letter
Sent out by C A Frye
1888
 
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$170.00 in 1888 is the equivalent of $5,745.13 in 2025.