BOOKII
TherewereremarkablethingsaboutthestrangercalledtheMan——Mystery-
thingssoveryextraordinarythattheymonopolizedattentionandmadeallofhimseemextraordinary；butthiswasnotso，themostofhisqualitiesbeingofthecommon，every-daysizeandlikeanybodyelse\'s。Itwascurious。Hewasoftheordinarystature，andhadtheordinaryaspects；
yetinhimwerehiddensuchstrangecontradictionsanddisproportions！
Hewasmajesticallyfearlessandheroic；hehadthestrengthofthirtymenandthedaringofthirtythousand；handlingarmies，organizingstates，administeringgovernments——thesewerepastimestohim；hepubliclyandostentatiouslyacceptedthehumanraceatitsownvaluation——
asdemigods——andprivatelyandsuccessfullydealtwithitatquiteanotherandjustervaluation——aschildrenandslaves；hisambitionswerestupendous，andhisdreamshadnocommercewiththehumbleplain，butmovedwiththecloud-rackamongthesnow-summits。Thesefeaturesofhimwere，indeed，extraordinary，buttherestofhimwasordinaryandusual。
Hewassomean-minded，inthematterofjealousy，thatitwasthoughthewasdescendedfromagod；hewasvaininlittleways，andhadaprideintrivialities；hedotedonballadsaboutmoonshineandbruisedhearts；ineducationhewasdeficient，hewasindifferenttoliterature，andknewnothingofart；hewasdumbuponallsubjectsbutone，indifferenttoallexceptthatone——theNebularTheory。Uponthatonehisflowofwordswasfullandfree，hewasageyser。Theofficialastronomersdisputedhisfactsanddeededhisviews，andsaidthathehadinventedboth，theynotbeingfindableinanyofthebooks。Butmanyofthelaity，whowantedtheirnebulositiesfresh，admiredhisdoctrineandadoptedit，anditattainedtogreatprosperityinspiteofthehostilityoftheexperts。\"——
TheLegendoftheMan-Mystery，ch。i。
CHAPTERI
JANUARY，1903。Whenwedonotknowapublicmanpersonally，weguesshimoutbythefactsofhiscareer。WhenitisWashington，weallarriveataboutoneandthesameresult。Weagreethathiswordsandhisactsclearlyinterprethischaractertous，andthattheyneverleaveusindoubtastothemotiveswhencethewordsandactsproceeded。ItisthesamewithJoanofArc，itisthesamewithtwoorthreeorfiveorsixothersamongtheimmortals。ButinthematterofmotivesandofafewdetailsofcharacterweagreetodisagreeuponNapoleon，Cromwell，andalltherest；andtothislistwemustaddMrs。Eddy。Ithinkwecanpeacefullyagreeastotwoorthreeextraordinaryfeaturesofhermake-
up，butnotupontheotherfeaturesofit。Wecannotpeacefullyagreeastohermotives，thereforehercharactermustremaincrookedtosomeofusandstraighttotheothers。
Nomatter，sheisinterestingenoughwithoutanamicableagreement。Inseveralwayssheisthemostinterestingwomanthateverlived，andthemostextraordinary。Thesamemaybesaidofhercareer，andthesamemaybesaidofitschiefresult。Shestartedfromnothing。HerenemieschargethatshesurreptitiouslytookfromQuimbyapeculiarsystemofhealingwhichwasmind-curewithaBiblicalbasis。Sheandherfriendsdenythatshetookanythingfromhim。Thisisamatterwhichwecandiscussby-and-by。Whethershetookitorinventedit，itwas——
materially——asawdustminewhenshegotit，andshehasturneditintoaKlondike；itsspiritualdockhadnexttonocustom，ifanyatall：fromitshehaslaunchedaworld-religionwhichhasnowsixhundredandsixty-
threechurches，andshechartersanewoneeveryfourdays。Whenwedonotknowaperson——andalsowhenwedo——wehavetojudgehissizebythesizeandnatureofhisachievements，ascomparedwiththeachievementsofothersinhisspeciallineofbusiness——thereisnootherway。Measuredbythisstandard，itisthirteenhundredyearssincetheworldhasproducedanyonewhocouldreachuptoMrs。Eddy\'swaistbelt。
Figurativelyspeaking，Mrs。EddyisalreadyastallastheEiffeltower。
Sheisaddingsurprisinglytoherstatureeveryday。Itisquitewithintheprobabilitiesthatacenturyhenceshewillbethemostimposingfigurethathascastitsshadowacrosstheglobesincetheinaugurationofourera。Igrantthataftersayingthesestrongthings，itisnecessarythatIoffersomedetailscalculatedtosatisfactorilydemonstratetheproportionswhichIhaveclaimedforher。Iwilldothatpresently；butbeforeexhibitingthematuredsequoiagigantea，Ibelieveitwillbebesttoexhibitthesproutfromwhichitsprang。Itmaysavethereaderfrommakingmiscalculations。ThepersonwhoimaginesthataBigTreesproutisbiggerthanotherkindsofsproutsisquitemistaken。
Itistheordinarything；itmakesnoshow，itcompelsnonotice，ithasn\'tadetectiblequalityinitthatentitlesittoattention，orsuggeststhefuturegiantitssapissuckling。ThatisthekindofsproutMrs。Eddywas。
Fromherchildhooddaysuptowhereshewasrunningahalf-centuryacloseraceandgainingonit，shewasmosthumanlycommonplace。
SheisthewitnessIamdrawingthisfrom。Shehasrevealeditinherautobiographynotintentionally，ofcourse——Iamnotclaimingthat。Anautobiographyisthemosttreacherousthingthereis。Itletsouteverysecretitsauthoristryingtokeep；itletsthetruthshineunobstructedthrougheveryharmlesslittledeceptionhetriestoplay；itpitilesslyexposeshimasatinheroworshippinghimselfasBigMetaleverytimehetriestodothemodest-unconsciousnessactbeforethereader。Thisisnotguessing；Iamspeakingfromautobiographicalpersonalexperience；I
wasneverabletorefrainfrommentioning，withastudiedcasualnessthatcoulddeceivenonebutthemostincautiousreader，thatanancestorofminewassentambassadortoSpainbyCharlesI。，northatinaremotebranchofmyfamilythereexistsaclaimanttoanearldom，northatanuncleofmineusedtoownadogthatwasdescendedfromthedogthatwasintheArk；andatthesametimeIwasneverabletopersuademyselftocallagibbetbyitsrightnamewhenaccountingforotherancestorsofmine，butalwaysspokeofitasthe\"platform\"——puerilelyintimatingthattheywereoutlecturingwhenithappened。
ItisMrs。Eddyoveragain。Asregardsherminorhalf，sheisascommonplaceastherestofus。Vainoftrivialthingsallthefirsthalfofherlife，andstillvainofthematseventyandrecordingthemwithnaivesatisfaction——evenrescuingsomeearlyrhymesofhersofthesortthatweallscribbleintheinnocentdaysofouryouth——rescuingthemandprintingthemwithoutpityorapology，justastheweakestandcommonestofusdoinourgrayage。More——shestillfranklyadmiresthem；andinherintroductionofthemprofanelyconfersuponthemtheholynameof\"poetry。\"Sample：
\"AndlaudthelandwhosetalentsrockThecradleofherpower，AndwreathsaretwinedroundPlymouthRockFromerudition\'sbower。\"
\"Minerva\'ssilversandalsstillAreloosedandnoteffete。\"
Younoteitisnotashadeabovethethingwhichallhumanbeingschurnoutintheiryouth。
Youwouldnotthinkthatinalittleweeprimer——forthatiswhattheAutobiographyis——apersonwithatumultuouscareerofseventyyearsbehindhercouldfindroomfortwoorthreepagesofpaddingofthiskind，butsuchisthecase。Sheevidentlyputsnarrativetogetherwithdifficultyandisnotathomeinit，andisgladtohavesomethingready-
madetofillinwith。Anothersample：
\"Herefame-honoredHickoryrearshisboldform，Andbearsabravebreasttothelightningandstorm，WhilePalm，Bay，andLaurelinclassicalglee，ChaseTulip，Magnolia，andfragrantFringe-tree。\"
Vivid？Youcanfairlyseethosetreesgallopingaround。Thatshecouldstilltreasureup，andprint，andmanifestlyadmirethosePoems，indicatesthatthemostdaringandmasculineandmasterfulwomanthathasappearedintheearthincenturieshasthesamesoft，girly-girlyplacesinherthattherestofushave。
Whenitcomestoselectingherancestorssheisstillhuman，natural，vain，commonplace——ascommonplaceasIammyselfwhenIamsortingancestorsformyautobiography。ShecombsoutsomecreditableScots，andlabelsthemandsetsthemasideforuse，notoverlookingtheonetowhomSirWilliamWallacegave\"aheavyswordencasedinabrassscabbard，\"andnaivelyexplainingwhichSirWilliamWallaceitwas，lestwegetthewrongonebythehassock；thisistheone\"fromwhosepatriotismandbraverycomesthatheart-stirringair，\'Scotswhahaewi\'Wallacebled。\'\"
HannahMorewasrelatedtoherancestors。SheexplainswhoHannahMorewas。
WheneverapersoninformsuswhoSirWilliamWallacewas，orwhowrote\"Hamlet，\"orwheretheDeclarationofIndependencewasfought，itfillsuswithasuspicionwellnighamountingtoconviction，thatthatpersonwouldnotsuspectusofbeingsoemptyofknowledgeifhewasn\'tsufferingfromthesame\"claim\"himself。Thenweturntopage20oftheAutobiographyandhappenuponthispassage，andthathastysuspicionstandsrebuked：
\"Igainedbook-knowledgewithfarlesslaborthanisusuallyrequisite。
AttenyearsofageIwasasfamiliarwithLindleyMurray\'sGrammaraswiththeWestminsterCatechism；andthelatterIhadtorepeateverySunday。MyfavoritestudieswereNaturalPhilosophy，Logic，andMoralScience。FrommybrotherA1bertIreceivedlessonsintheancienttongues，Hebrew，Greek，andLatin。\"
Youcatchyourbreathinastonishment，andfeelagainandstillagainthepangofthatrebuke。Butthenyoureyefallsuponthenextsentencebutone，andthepainpassesawayandyousetupthesuspicionagainwithevilsatisfaction：
\"AftermydiscoveryofChristianScience，mostoftheknowledgeIhadgleanedfromschool-booksvanishedlikeadream。\"
Thatdisappearanceaccountsformuchinhermiscellaneouswritings。AsI
wassaying，shehandlesher\"ancestralshadows，\"asshecallsthem，justasIdomine。Itisremarkable。Whensherunsacross\"arelativeofmyGrandfatherBaker，GeneralHenryKnox，ofRevolutionaryfame，\"shesetshimdown；whenshefindsanothergoodone，\"thelateSirJohnMacneill，inthelineofmyGrandfatherBaker\'sfamily，\"shesetshimdown，andremembersthathe\"wasprominentinBritishpolitics，andatonetimeheldthepositionofambassadortoPersia\"；whenshediscoversthathergrandparents\"werelikewiseconnectedwithCaptainJohnLovewell，whosegallantleadershipanddeathintheIndiantroublesof1722-25causedthatprolongedcontesttobeknownhistoricallyasLovewell\'sWar，\"shesetstheCaptaindown；whenitturnsoutthatacousinofhergrandmother\"wasJohnMacneill，theNewHampshiregeneral，whofoughtatLundy\'sLaneandwondistinctionin1814atthebattleofChippewa，\"shecataloguestheGeneral。（AndtellswhereChippewawas。）Andthensheskipsallherplatformpeople；nevermentionsoneofthem。Itshowsthatsheisjustashumanasanyofus。
Yet，afterall，thereissomethingverytouchinginherprideintheseworthysmall-fry，andsomethinglargeandfineinhermodestyinnotcaringtorememberthattheirkinshiptohercanconfernodistinctionuponher，whereashermerementionoftheirnameshasconferreduponthemafacelessearthlyimmortality。
CHAPTERII
Whenshewrotethislittlebiographyhergreatlife-workhadalreadybeenachieved，shewasbecomerenowned；tomultitudesofreverentdisciplesshewasasacredpersonage，afamiliarofGod，andHisinspiredchannelofcommunicationwiththehumanrace。Also，tothemthesefollowingthingswerefacts，andnotdoubted：
ShehadwrittenaBibleinmiddleage，andhadpublishedit；shehadrecastit，enlargedit，andpublisheditagain；shehadnotstoppedthere，buthadenlargeditfurther，polisheditsphrasing，improveditsform，andpublishedityetagain。Itwasatlastbecomeacompact，grammatical，dignified，andworkman-likebodyofliterature。Thiswasgoodtraining，persistenttraining；andinallartsitistrainingthatbringsthearttoperfection。WearenowconfrontedwithoneofthemostteasingandbafflingriddlesofMrs。Eddy\'shistory——ariddlewhichmaybeformulatedthus：
Howisitthataprimitiveliterarygunwhichbeganasahundred-yardflint-locksmooth-boremuzzle-loader，andinthecourseoffortyyearshasacquiredonenotableimprovementafteranother——percussioncap；fixedcartridge；rifledbarrel；efficiencyathalfamilehowisitthatsuchagun，sufficientlygoodonanelephanthunt（ChristianScience）fromthebeginning，andgrowingbetterandbetterallthetimeduringfortyyears，hasalwayscollapsedbacktoitsoriginalflint-lockestatethemomentthehuntresstraineditonanyothercreaturethananelephant？
SomethingmorethanagenerationagoMrs。Eddywentoutwithherflint-
lockontherabbitrange；andthiswasapartoftheresult：
\"Afterhisdecease，andaseverecasualtydeemedfatalbyskilfulphysicians，wediscoveredthatthePrincipleofallhealingandthelawthatgovernsitisGod，adivinePrinciple，andaspiritualnotmateriallaw，andregainedhealth。\"——PrefacetoScienceandHealth，firstrevision，1883。
N。B。Notfromthebookitself；fromthePreface。
YouwillnoticetheawkwardnessofthatEnglish。IfyoushouldcarrythatparagraphuptotheSupremeCourtoftheUnitedStatesinordertofindoutforgoodandallwhetherthefatalcasualtyhappenedtothedeadman——astheparagraphalmostasserts——ortosomepersonorpersonsnotevenhintedatintheparagraph，theSupremeCourtwouldbeobligedtosaythattheevidenceestablishednothingwithcertaintyexceptthattherehadbeenacasualty——victimnotknown。
Thecontextthinksitexplainswhothevictimwas，butitdoesnothingofthekind。Itfurnishessomeguessing-materialofasortwhichenablesyoutoinferthatitwas\"we\"thatsufferedthementionedinjury，butifyoushouldcarrythelanguagetoacourtyouwouldnotbeabletoprovethatitnecessarilymeantthat。\"We\"areMrs。Eddy；afunnylittleaffectation。Shereplaceditlaterwiththemoredignifiedthirdperson。
ThequotedparagraphisfromMrs。Eddy\'sprefacetothefirstrevisionofScienceandHealth（1883）。Sixty-fourpagesfurtheralong——inthebodyofthebook（theelephant-range），shewentoutwiththatsameflint-lockandgotthisfollowingresult。ItsEnglishisverynearlyasstraightandcleanandcompetentasistheEnglishofthelatestrevisionofScienceandHealthafterthegunhasbeenimprovedfromsmooth-boremusketuptoglobe-sighted，longdistancerifle：
\"MancontrolledbyhisMakerhasnophysicalsuffering。Hisbodyisharmonious，hisdaysaremultiplyinginsteadofdiminishing，heisjourneyingtowardsLifeinsteadofdeath，andbringingoutthenewmanandcrucifyingtheoldaffections，cuttingthemoffineverymaterialdirectionuntilhelearnstheuttersupremacyofSpiritandyieldsobediencethereto。\"
InthelatestrevisionofScienceandHealth（1902），theperfectedgunfurnishesthefollowing。TheEnglishisclean，compact，dignified，almostperfect。Butitisobservablethatitisnotprominentlybetterthanitisintheaboveparagraph，whichwasaproductoftheprimitiveflint-lock：
\"Howunreasonableisthebeliefthatwearewearingoutlifeandhasteningtodeath，andatthesametimewearecommuningwithimmortality？Ifthedepartedareinrapportwithmortality，ormatter，theyarenotspiritual，butmuststillbemortal，sinful，suffering，anddying。Thenwhereforelooktothem——evenwerecommunicationpossible——
forproofsofimmortalityandacceptthemasoracles？\"——Editionof1902，page78。
Withtheaboveparagraphscomparethesethatfollow。ItisMrs。Eddywriting——afteragoodlongtwentyyearsofpen-practice。ComparealsowiththeallegedPoemsalreadyquoted。TheprominentcharacteristicofthePoemsisaffectation，artificiality；theirmakeupisacomplacentandpretentiousoutpouroffalsefiguresandfinewriting，inthesophomoricstyle。Thesamequalitiesandthesamestylewillbefound，unchanged，unbettered，inthesefollowingparagraphs——afteralapseofmorethanfiftyyears，andafter——asaforesaid——longliterarytraining。Theitalicsaremine：
1。\"Whatplaguespotorbacilliwere[sic]gnawing[sic]attheheartofthismetropolis……andbringingit[theheart]onbendedknee？
Why，itwasaninstitutethathadentereditsvitals——that，amongotherthings，taughtgames，\"etcetera。——C。S。Journal，p。670，articleentitled\"ANarrative——byMaryBakerG。Eddy。\"
2。\"Parkssprangup[sic]……electric-carsrun[sic]merrilythroughseveralstreets，concretesidewalksandmacadamizedroadsdotted[sic]theplace，\"etcetera。——Ibid。
3。\"Shorn[sic]ofitssuburbsithadindeedlittlelefttoadmire，saveto[sic]suchasfancyaskeletonabovegroundbreathing[sic]slowlythroughabarren[sic]breast。\"——Ibid。
ThisisnotEnglish——Imean，grown-upEnglish。Butitisfifteen-year——
oldEnglish，andhasnotgrownamonthsincethesamemindproducedthePoems。ThestandardofthePoemsandoftheplague-spot-and-bacillieffortisexactlythesame。Itismoststrangethatthesameintellectthatwordedthesimpleandself-containedandclean-cutparagraphbeginningwith\"Howunreasonableisthebelief，\"shouldintheverysamelustrumdischargeupontheworldsuchaverbalchaosastheutteranceconcerningthatplague-spotorbacilliwhichweregnawingattheinsidesofthemetropolisandbringingitsheartonbendedknee，thusexposingtotheeyetherestoftheskeletonbreathingslowlythroughabarrenbreast。
TheimmensecontrastbetweenthelegitimateEnglishofScienceandHealthandthebastardEnglishofMrs。Eddy\'smiscellaneouswork，andbetweenthematurityoftheonedictionandthejuvenilityoftheother，suggests——compels——thequestion，Aretheretwoguns？Itwouldseemso。
Isthereapoor，foolish，old，scatteringflint-lockforrabbit，andalong-range，centre-driving，up-to-dateMauser-magazineforelephant？Itlookslikeit。ForitisobservablethatinScienceandHealth（theelephant-ground）thepracticewasgoodatthestartandhasremainedso，andthatthepracticeinthemiscellaneous，outside，small-gamefieldwasverybadatthestartandwasneverlessbadatanylatertime。
IwishtosaythatofMrs。EddyIamnotrequiringperfectEnglish，butonlygoodEnglish。NoonecanwriteperfectEnglishandkeepitupthroughastretchoftenchapters。Ithasneverbeendone。Itwasapproachedinthe\"wellofEnglishundefiled\"；ithasbeenapproachedinMrs。Eddy\'sAnnextothatBook；ithasbeenapproachedinseveralEnglishgrammars；Ihaveevenapproacheditmyself；butnoneofushasmadeport。
Now，theEnglishofScienceandHealthisgood。InpassagestobefoundinMrs。Eddy\'sAutobiography（onpages53，57，101，and113），andonpage6ofhersqualidprefacetoScienceandHealth，firstrevision，sheseemstometoclaimthewholeandsoleauthorshipofthebook。ThatshewrotetheAutobiography，andthatpreface，andthePoems，andthePlague-spot-
Bacilli，wearenotpermittedtodoubt。Indeed，weknowshewrotethem。
ButtheverycertaintythatshewrotethesethingscompelsadoubtthatshewroteScienceandHealth。SheisguiltyoflittleawkwardnessesofexpressionintheAutobiographywhichapracticedpenwouldhardlyallowtogouncorrectedinevenahastyprivateletter，andcouldnotdreamofpassingbyuncorrectedinpassagesintendedforprint。Butshepassesthemplacidlyby；asplacidlyasifshedidnotsuspectthattheywereoffensesagainstthird-classEnglish。Ithinkthatthatplaciditywasbornofthatveryunawareness，sotospeak。IwillciteafewinstancesfromtheAutobiography。Theitalicsaremine：
\"IrememberreadinginmychildhoodcertainmanuscriptscontainingScripturalSonnets，besidesotherversesandenigmas，\"etc。Page7。
[Onpage27。]\"ManypalecrippleswentintotheChurchleaningoncrutcheswhocameoutcarryingthemontheirshoulders。\"
Itisawkward，becauseatthefirstglanceitseemstosaythatthecrippleswentinleaningoncrutcheswhichwentoutcarryingthecripplesontheirshoulders。Itwouldhavecosthernotroubletoputher\"who\"
afterher\"cripples。\"Iblameheralittle；Ithinkherproof-readershouldhavebeenshot。WemaylethercapitalCpass，butitisanotherawkwardness，forsheistalkingaboutabuilding，notaboutareligioussociety。
\"MarriageandParentage\"[Chapter-heading。Page30]。Youimaginethatsheisgoingtobeginatalkabouthermarriageandfinishwithsomeaccountofherfatherandmother。Andsoyouwillbedeceived。
\"Marriage\"wasright，but\"Parentage\"wasnotthebestwordfortherestoftherecord。Itreferstothebirthofherownchild。Afteracertainperiodoftime\"mybabewasborn。\"MarriageandMotherhood-MarriageandMaternity-MarriageandProduct-MarriageandDividend——eitherofthesewouldhavefittedthefactsandmadethematterclear。
\"Withoutmyknowledgehewasappointedaguardian。\"Page32。
Sheisspeakingofherchild。Shemeansthataguardianforherchildwasappointed，butthatisn\'twhatshesays。
\"Ifspiritualconclusionsareseparatedfromtheirpremises，thenexusislost，andtheargumentwithitsrightfulconclusions，becomescorrespondinglyobscure。\"Page34。
Weshallneverknowwhysheputtheword\"correspondingly\"inthere。Anyfine，largewordwouldhaveansweredjustaswell：psychosuperintangibly——electroincandescently——oligarcheologically——sanchrosynchro-
stereoptically——anyofthesewouldhaveanswered，anyofthesewouldhavefilledthevoid。
\"Hisspiritualnoumenonandphenomenonsilencedportraiture。\"Page34。
Yetshesayssheforgoteverythingsheknew，whenshediscoveredChristianScience。Irealizethatnoumenonisadaisy；andIwillnotdenythatIshalluseitwheneverIaminacompanywhichIthinkIcanembarrasswithit；but，atthesametime，Ithinkitisoutofplaceamongfriendsinanautobiography。There，Ithinkapersonoughtnottohaveanythinguphissleeve。Itunderminesconfidence。Butmydissatisfactionwiththequotedpassageisnotonaccountofnoumenon；itisonaccountofthemisuseoftheword\"silenced。\"Youcannotsilenceportraiturewithanoumenon；ifportraitureshouldmakeanoise，awaycouldbefoundtosilenceit，buteventhenitcouldnotbedonewithanoumenon。Notevenwithabrick，someauthoritiesthink。
\"Itmaybethatthemortallife-battlestillwages，\"etc。Page35。
Thatisclumsy。Battlesdonotwage，battlesarewaged。Mrs。Eddyhasoneverycuriousandinterestingpeculiarity：whenevershenoticesthatsheischortlingalongwithoutsayinganything，shepullsupwithasudden\"Godisoverusall，\"orsomeothersoundingirrelevancy，andforthemomentitseemstolightupthewholedistrict；then，beforeyoucanrecoverfromtheshock，shegoesflittingpleasantlyandmeaninglesslyalongagain，andyouhurryhopefullyafterher，thinkingyouaregoingtogetsomethingthistime；butassoonasshehasledyoufarenoughawayfromherturkeylotshetakestoatree。Whenevershediscoversthatsheisgettingprettydisconnected，shecouples-upwithanostentatious\"But\"
whichhasnothingtodowithanythingthatwentbeforeoristocomeafter，thenshehitchessomeemptiestothetrain-unrelatedversesfromtheBible，usually——andsteamsoutofsightandleavesyouwonderinghowshedidthatcleverthing。Forstrikinginstances，seebottomparagraphonpage34andtheparagraphonpage35ofherAutobiography。Shehasapurpose——adeepanddarkandartfulpurpose——inwhatsheissayinginthefirstparagraph，andyouguesswhatitis，butthatisduetoyourowntalent，nothers；shehasmadeitasobscureaslanguagecoulddoit。
Theotherparagraphhasnomeaningandnodiscoverableintention。ItismerelyoneofherGod-over-alls。Icannotspareroomforitinthisplace。
\"IbeheldwithineffableaweourgreatMaster\'smarvelousskillindemandingneitherobediencetohygieniclawsnor，\"etc。Page4I。
Thewordislooselychosen-skill。Sheprobablymeantjudgment，intuition，penetration，orwisdom。
\"Naturally，myfirstjottingswerebuteffortstoexpressinfeebledictionTruth\'sultimate。\"Page42。
Oneunderstandswhatshemeans，butsheshouldhavebeenabletosaywhatshemeant——atanytimebeforeshediscoveredChristianScienceandforgoteverythingsheknew——andafterit，too。Ifshehadput\"feeble\"infrontof\"efforts\"andthenleftout\"in\"and\"diction，\"shewouldhavescored。
\"……itswrittenexpressionincreasesinperfectionundertheguidanceofthegreatMaster。\"Page43。
Itisanerror。Noteveninthoseadvantageouscircumstancescanincreasebeaddedtoperfection。
\"Evilisnotmasteredbyevil；itcanonlybeovercomewithGood。Thisbringsoutthenothingnessofevil，andtheeternalSomethingnessvindicatestheDivinePrincipleandimprovestheraceofAdam。\"Page76。
Thisistooextraneousforme。ThatisthetroublewithMrs。Eddywhenshesetsouttoexplainanover-largeexhibit：theminuteyouthinkthelightisburstinguponyouthecandlegoesoutandyourmindbeginstowander。
\"NooneelsecandrainthecupwhichIhavedrunktothedregs，asthediscovererandteacherofChristianScience\"Page47。
Thatissayingwecannotemptyanemptycup。Weknewitbefore；andweknowshemeanttotellusthatthatparticularcupisgoingtoremainempty。Thatis，wethinkthatthatwastheidea，butwecannotbesure。
Shehasaperfectlyastonishingtalentforputtingwordstogetherinsuchawayastomakesuccessfulinquiryintotheirintentionimpossible。
Shegenerallymakesusuneasywhenshebeginstotuneuponherfine-
writingtimbrel。ItcarriesmebacktoherPlague-SpotandPoetrydays，andIjustdreadthose：
\"Intomortalmind\'smaterialobliquityIgazedandstoodabashed。
Blanchedwasthecheekofpride。MyheartbentlowbeforetheomnipotenceofSpirit，andatintofhumilitysoftastheheartofamoonbeammantledtheearth。BethlehemandBethany，GethsemaneandCalvary，spoketomychastenedsenseasbythetearfullipsofababe。\"
Page48。
TheheartofamoonbeamisaprettyenoughFriendship\'s-Albumexpression——letitpass，thoughIdothinkthefigurealittlestrained；buthumilityhasnotint，humilityhasnocomplexion，andifithaditcouldnotmantletheearth。Amoonbeammight——Idonotknow——butshedidnotsayitwasthemoonbeam。Butletitgo，Icannotdecideit，shemixesmeupso。Ababehasn\'t\"tearfullips，\"it\'sitseyes。YoufindnoneofMrs。Eddy\'skindofEnglishinScienceandHealth——notalineofit。
CHAPTERIII
Settingasidetitle-page，index，etc。，thelittleAutobiographybeginsonpage7andendsonpage130。Myquotationsarefromthefirstfortypages。Theyseemtometoprovethepresenceofthe\'prenticehand。Thestyleofthefortypagesislooseandfeebleand\'prentice-like。Themovementofthenarrativeisnotorderlyandsequential，butramblesaround，andskipsforwardandbackandhereandthereandyonder，\'prentice-fashion。Manyajourneymanhasbrokenuphisnarrativeandskippedaboutandrambledaround，buthediditforapurpose，foranadvantage；therewasartinit，andpointstobescoredbyit；theobservantreaderperceivedthegame，andenjoyeditandrespectedit，ifitwaswellplayed。ButMrs。Eddy\'sperformancewaswithoutintention，anddestituteofart。Shecouldscorenopointsbyitonthoseterms，andalmostanyreadercanseethatherworkwastheuncalculatedputteringofanovice。
IntheaboveparagraphIhavedescribedthefirstthirdofthebooklet。
Thatthirdbeingcompleted，Mrs。Eddyleavestherabbit-range，crossesthefrontier，andstepsoutuponherfar-spreadingbig-gameterritory——
ChristianScienceandthereisaninstantchange！Thestylesmartlyimproves；andtheclumsylittletechnicaloffensesdisappear。Inthesetwo-thirdsofthebookletIfindonlyonesuchoffence，andithasthelookofbeingaprinter\'serror。
Ileavetheriddlewiththereader。Perhapshecanexplainhowitisthataperson-trainedoruntrained——whoontheonedaycanwritenothingbetterthanPlague-Spot-Bacilliandfeebleandstumblingandwanderingpersonalhistorylitteredwithfalsefiguresandobscuritiesandtechnicalblunders，canonthenextdaysitdownandwritefluently，smoothly，compactly，capably，andconfidentlyonagreatbigthunderingsubject，anddoitaseasilyandcomfortablyasawhalepaddlesaroundtheglobe。
Asforme，IhavescribbledsomuchinfiftyyearsthatIhavebecomesaturatedwithconvictionsofonesortandanotherconcerningascribbler\'slimitations；andthesearesostrongthatwhenIamfamiliarwithaliteraryperson\'sworkIfeelperfectlysurethatIknowenoughabouthislimitationstoknowwhathecannotdo。IfMr。HowellsshouldpretendtomethathewrotethePlague-SpotBacillirhapsody，Ishouldreceivethestatementcourteously；butIshouldknowitfora——well，foraperversion。IfthelateJoshBillingsshouldriseupandtellmethathewroteHerbertSpencer\'sphilosophies；Ishouldanswerandsaythatthespellingcastsadoubtuponhisclaim。IfthelateJonathanEdwardsshouldriseupandtellmehewroteMr。Dooley\'sbooks，IshouldanswerandsaythatthemarkeddifferencebetweenhisstyleandDooley\'sisargumentagainstthesoundnessofhisstatement。YouseehowmuchI
thinkofcircumstantialevidence。Inliterarymatters——inmybelief——itisoftenbetterthananyperson\'sword，betterthananyshadycharacter\'soath。ItisdifficultformetobelievethatthesamehandthatwrotethePlague-Spot-BacilliandthefirstthirdofthelittleEddybiographywrotealsoScienceandHealth。Indeed，itismorethandifficult，itisimpossible。
Largelyspeaking，IhavereadacresofwhatpurportedtobeMrs。Eddy\'swritings，inthepasttwomonths。Icannotknow，butIamconvinced，thatthecircumstantialevidenceshowsthatheractualshareintheworkofcomposingandphrasingthesethingswassoslightastobeinconsequential。Wheresheputsherliteraryfootdown，hertrailacrossherpaidpolisher\'spageisasplainastheelephant\'sinaSunday-schoolprocession。Herverbaloutput，whenleftundoctoredbyherclerks，isquiteunmistakableItalwaysexhibitsthestronglydistinctivefeaturesobservableinthevirginpassagesfromherpenalreadyquotedbyme：
Desertvacancy，asregardsthought。
Self-complacency。
Puerility。
Sentimentality。
Affectationsofscholarlylearning。
Lustaftereloquentandfloweryexpression。
Repetitionofpetpoeticpicturesquenesses。
Confusedandwanderingstatement。
Metaphorgoneinsane。
Meaninglesswords，usedbecausetheyarepretty，orshowy，orunusual。
Sorrowfulattemptsattheepigrammatic。
Destitutionoforiginality。
ThefatvolumecalledMiscellaneousWritingsofMrs。Eddycontainsseveralhundredpages。Ofthefivehundredandfifty-fourpagesofproseinitIfindtenlines，onpage319，tobeMrs。Eddy\'s；alsoaboutapageoftheprefaceor\"Prospectus\"；alsoaboutfifteenpagesscatteredalongthroughthebook。Ifshewroteanyoftherestoftheprose，itwasrewrittenafterherbyanotherhand。HereIwillinserttwo-thirdsofherpageoftheprospectus。Itisevidentthatwhenever，undertheinspirationoftheDeity，sheturnsoutabook，sheisalwaysallowedtodosomeofthepreface。Iwonderwhythatis？Italwaysmarsthework。
IthinkitisdoneinhumorousmaliceIthinktheclerksliketoseehergiveherselfaway。Theyknowshewill，herstockofusablematerialsbeinglimitedandherprocedureinemployingthemalwaysthesame，substantially。Theyknowthatwhentheinitiatedcomeuponherfirsteruditeallusion，oruponanyoneofherotherstage-properties，theycanshuttheireyesandtellwhatwillfollow。SheusuallythrowsoffaneasyremarkallsoddenwithGreekorHebreworLatinlearning；sheusuallyhasapersonwatchingforastar——shecanseldomgetawayfromthatpoeticidea——sometimesitisaChaldee，sometimesaWalkingDelegate，sometimesanentirestranger，butbehewhathemay，heisgenerallytherewhenthetrainisreadytomove，andhashispassinhishat-band；shegenerallyhasaBeingwithaDomeonhim，orsomeothercoverthatisunusualandoutofthefashion；shelikestofireoffaScripture-versewhereitwillmakethehandsomestnoiseandcomenearesttobreakingtheconnection；sheoftenthrowsoutaForefelt，oraForesplendor，oraForeslanderwhereitwillhaveafinenauticalforeto\'gallantsoundandmakethesentencesing；afterwhichsheisnearlysuretothrowdiscretionawayandtaketoherdeadlypassion，IntoxicatedMetaphor。AtsuchatimetheMrs。Eddythatdoesnothesitateislost：
\"TheancientGreeklookedlonginglyfortheOlympiad。TheChaldeewatchedtheappearingofastar；tohimnohigherdestinydawnedonthedomeofbeingthanthatforeshadowedbysignsintheheavens。ThemeekNazarene，thescoffedofallscoffers，said，\'Yecandiscernthefaceofthesky；butcanyenotdiscernthesignsofthetimes？\'——forHeforefeltandforesawtheordealofaperfectChristianity，hatedbysinners。
\"Tokindleallmindswithagleamofgratitude，thenewideathatcomeswellingupfrominfiniteTruthneedstobeunderstood。Theseerofthisageshouldbeasage。
\"Humilityisthestepping-stonetoahigherrecognitionofDeity。Themountingsensegathersfreshformsandstrangefirefromtheashesofdissolvingself，anddropstheworld。Meeknessheightensimmortalattributes，onlybyremovingthedustthatdimsthem。Goodnessrevealsanothersceneandanotherselfseeminglyrolledupinshades，butbroughttolightbytheevolutionsofadvancingthought，wherebywediscernthepowerofTruthandLovetohealthesick。
\"Prideisignorance；thoseassumemostwhohavetheleastwisdomorexperience；andtheystealfromtheirneighbor，becausetheyhavesolittleoftheirown。\"——MiscellaneousWritings，page1，andsixlinesattopofpage2。
ItisnotbelievablethatthehandthatwrotethoseclumsyandaffectedsentenceswrotethesmoothEnglishofScienceandHealth。
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ItisoftensaidinprintthatMrs。EddyclaimsthatGodwastheAuthorofScienceandHealth。Mr。Peabodystatesinhispamphletthat\"shesaysnotshebutGodwastheAuthor。\"Icannotfindthatinherautobiographyshemakesthistransferenceoftheauthorship，butIthinkthatinitshedefinitelyclaimsthatshedidherworkunderHisinspiration——definitelyforher；forasarulesheisnotaverydefiniteperson，evenwhensheseemstobetryingherbesttobeclearandpositive。SpeakingoftheearlydayswhenherSciencewasbeginningtounfolditselfandgatherforminhermind，shesays（Autobiography，page43）：
\"ThedivinehandledmeintoanewworldoflightandLife，afreshuniverse——oldtoGod，butnewtoHis\'littleone。\'\"
ShebeingHislittleone，asIunderstandit。
Thedivinehandledher。Itseemstomean\"Godinspiredme\"；butwhenapersonusesmetaphorsinsteadofstatistics——andthatisMrs。Eddy\'scommonfashion——onecannotalwaysfeelsureabouttheintention。
[Page56。]\"EventheScripturegavenodirectinterpretationoftheScientificbasisfordemonstratingthespiritualPrincipleofhealing，untilourHeavenlyFathersawfit，throughtheKeytotheScriptures，inScienceandHealth，tounlockthis\'mysteryofgodliness。\'\"
Anotherbafflingmetaphor。IfshehadusedplainforecastleEnglish，andsaid\"GodwrotetheKeyandIputitinmybook\"；orifshehadsaid\"GodfurnishedmethesolutionofthemysteryandIputitonpaper\"；orifshehadsaid\"Goddiditall，\"thenweshouldunderstand；butherphraseisopentoanyandallofthosetranslations，andisaKeywhichunlocksnothing——forus。However，itseemstoatleastmean\"Godinspiredme，\"
ifnothingmore。
Therewaspersonalandintimatecommunion，atanyratewegetthatmuchoutoftheriddles。Theconnectionextendedtobusiness，aftertheestablishmentoftheteachingandhealingindustry。
[Page71。]\"WhenGodimpelledmetosetapriceonmyinstruction，\"etc。
Furtherdown：\"Godhassinceshownme，inmultitudinousways，thewisdomofthisdecision。\"
Shewasnotabletothinkofa\"financialequivalent\"——meaningapecuniaryequivalent——forher\"instructioninChristianScienceMind-
healing。\"Inthisemergencyshewas\"led\"tochargethreehundreddollarsforatermof\"twelvehalf-days。\"Shedoesnotsaywholedher，sheonlysaysthattheamountgreatlytroubledher。Ithinkitmeansthatthepricewassuggestedfromabove，\"led\"beingatheologicaltermidenticalwithourcommercialphrase\"personallyconducted。\"She\"shrankfromaskingit，butwasfinallyled，byastrangeprovidence，toacceptthisfee。\"\"Providence\"isanothertheologicalterm。Twoledsandaprovidence，takentogether，makeaprettystrongargumentforinspiration。Ithinkthatthesestatisticsmakeitclearthatthepricewasarrangedabove。Thisviewisconstructivelysupportedbythefact，alreadyquoted，thatGodafterwardsapproved，\"inmultitudinousways，\"
herwisdominacceptingthementionedfee。\"Multitudinousways\"——
multitudinousencoring——suggestsenthusiasm。Businessenthusiasm。Anditsuggestsnearness。God\'snearnesstohis\"littleone。\"Nearness，andawatchfulpersonalinterest。Awarm，palpitating，Standard-Oilinterest，sotospeak。Allthisindicatesinspiration。Wemayassume，then，twoinspirations：oneforthebook，theotherforthebusiness。
TheevidenceforinspirationisfurtheraugmentedbythetestimonyofRev。GeorgeTomkins，D。D。，alreadyquoted，thatMrs。EddyandherbookwereforetoldinRevelation，andthatMrs。Eddy\"isGod\'sbrightestthoughttothisage，givingusthespiritualinterpretationoftheBibleinthe\'littlebook\'\"oftheAngel。
IamawarethatitisnotMr。Tomkinsthatisspeaking，butMrs。Eddy。
ThecommissionedlecturersoftheChristianScienceChurchhavetobemembersoftheBoardofLectureship。（By-lawsSec。2，p。70。）TheBoardofLectureshipisselectedbytheBoardofDirectorsoftheChurch。
（By-laws，Sec。3，p。70。）TheBoardofDirectorsoftheChurchisthepropertyofMrs。Eddy。（By-laws，p。22。）Mr。Tomkinsdidnotmakethatstatementwithoutauthorizationfromheadquarters。HenecessarilygotitfromtheBoardofDirectors，theBoardofDirectorsfromMrs。Eddy，Mrs。
EddyfromtheDeity。Mr。Tomkinswouldhavebeenturneddownbythatprocessionifhisremarkshadbeenunsatisfactorytoit。
Itmaybethatthereisevidencesomewhere——ashasbeenclaimed——thatMrs。EddyhaschargedupontheDeitytheverbalauthorshipofScienceandHealth。Butifsheevermadethecharge，shehaswithdrawnit（asitseemstome），andinthemostformalandunqualified；ofallways。SeeAutobiography，page57：
\"Whenthedemandforthisbookincreased……thecopyrightwasinfringed。IenteredasuitatLaw，andmycopyrightwasprotected。\"
ThusitisplainthatshedidnotpleadthattheDeitywasthe（verbal）
Author；forifshehaddonethat，shewouldhavelosthercase——andwithrudepromptness。ItwasintheolddaysbeforetheBerneConventionandbeforethepassageofouramendedlawof1891，andthecourtwouldhavequotedthefollowingsternclausefromtheexistingstatuteandfrownedheroutoftheplace：
\"NoForeignercanacquirecopyrightintheUnitedStates。\"
Tosumup。Theevidencebeforemeindicatesthreethings：
1。ThatMrs。Eddyclaimstheverbalauthorshipforherself。
2。ThatshedeniesittotheDeity。
3。That——inherbelief——shewrotethebookundertheinspirationoftheDeity，butfurnishedthelanguageherself。
InoneplaceintheAutobiographysheclaimsboththelanguageandtheideas；butwhenthiswitnessistestifying，onemustdrawthelinesomewhere，orshewillprovebothsidesofhercase-ninesides，ifdesired。
Itistootrue。Muchtootrue。Many，manytimestootrue。Sheisamosttryingwitness——themosttryingwitnessthateverkissedtheBook，I
amsure。Thereisnokeepingupwithhererratictestimony。Assoonasyouhavegothershareoftheauthorshipnailedwhereyouhalfhopeandhalfbelieveitwillstayandcannotbejoggledlooseanymore，shejogglesitlooseagain——orseemsto；youcannotbesure，forherhabitofdealinginmeaninglessmetaphorsinsteadofinplain，straightforwardstatistics，makesitnearlyalwaysimpossibletotelljustwhatitissheistryingtosay。Shewasdefinitewhensheclaimedboththelanguageandtheideasofthebook。Thatseemedtosettlethematter。Itseemedtodistributethepercentagesofcreditwithprecisionbetweenthecollaborators：ninety-twopercent。toMrs。Eddy，whodidallthework，andeightpercent。totheDeity，whofurnishedtheinspirationnotenoughofittodamagethecopyrightinacountryclosedagainstForeigners，andyetplentytoadvertisethebookandmarketitatfaminerates。ThenMrs。Eddydoesnotkeepstill，butfetchesaroundandcomesforwardandtestifiesagain。Itismostinjudicious。Forsheresortstometaphorthistime，anditmakestrouble，forsheseemstoreversethepercentagesandclaimonlytheeightpercent。forherself。IquotefromMr。Peabody\'sbook（Eddyism，orChristianScience。Boston：15CourtSquare，pricetwenty-fivecents）：
\"Speakingofthisbook，Mrs。Eddy，inJanuarylast（I901）said：\'IshouldblushtowriteofScienceandHealth，withKeytotheScriptures，asI
have，wereitofhumanorigin，andI，apartfromGod，itsauthor；butasIwasonlyascribeechoingtheharmoniesofHeavenindivinemetaphysics，IcannotbesupermodestoftheChristianSciencetext-
book。\"\'
Mr。Peabody\'scomment：
\"Nothingcouldbeplainerthanthat。HereisadistinctavowalthatthebookentitledScienceandHealthwastheworkofAlmightyGod。\"
Itdoesseemtoamounttothat。Shewasonlya\"scribe。\"Confoundtheword，itisjustaconfusion，ithasnodeterminablemeaningthere，itleavesusintheair。Ascribeismerelyapersonwhowrites。Hemaybeacopyist，hemaybeanamanuensis，hemaybeawriteroforiginals，andfurnishboththelanguageandtheideas。AsusualwithMrs。Eddy，theconnectionaffordsnohelp——\"echoing\"throwsnolightupon\"scribe。\"A
rockcanreflectanecho，awallcandoit，amountaincandoit，manythingscandoit，butascribecan\'t。Ascribethatcouldreflectanechocouldgetoverthirtydollarsaweekinaside-show。Manyimpresarioswouldratherhavehimthanacowwithfourtails。Ifweallowthatthispresentscribewassettingdownthe\"harmoniesofHeaven\"——andcertainlythatseemstohavebeenthecasethentherewasonlyonewaytodoitthatIcanthinkof：listentothemusicandputdownthenotesoneafteranotherastheyfell。InthatcaseMrs。Eddydidnotinventthetune，sheonlyentereditonpaper。Thereforedroppingthemetaphor——shewasmerelyanamanuensis，andfurnishedneitherthelanguageofScienceandHealthnortheideas。Itreduceshertoeightpercent。（andthedividendsonthatandtherest）。
Isthatit？Weshallneverknow。ForMrs。Eddyisliabletotestifyagainatanytime。Butuntilshedoesit，IthinkwemustconcludethattheDeitywasAuthorofthewholebook，andMrs。EddymerelyHistelephoneandstenographer。Grantingthis，herclaimastheVoiceofGodstands-forthepresent——justifiedandestablished。
POSTSCRIPT
Ioverlookedsomething。ItappearsthattherewasmoreofthatutterancethanMr。Peabodyhasquotedintheaboveparagraph。ItwillbefoundinMrs。Eddy\'sorgan，theChristianScienceJournal（January，I901）andreadsasfollows：
\"Itwasnotmyself……whichdictatedScienceandHealth，withKeytotheScriptures。\"
Thatiscertainlyclearenough。ThewordswhichIhaveremovedfromthatimportantsentenceexplainWhoitwasthatdidthedictating。Itwasdoneby\"thedivinepowerofTruthandLove，infinitelyaboveme。\"
Certainlythatisdefinite。Atlast，throughherpersonaltestimony，wehaveasuregripuponthefollowingvitalfacts，andtheysettletheauthorshipofScienceandHealthbeyondperadventure：
1。Mrs。Eddyfurnished\"theideasandthelanguage。\"
2。Godfurnishedtheideasandthelanguage。
Itisagreatcomforttohavethematterauthoritativelysettled。
CHAPTERV
Itishardtolocateher，sheshiftsaboutsomuch。Sheisashiningdropofquicksilverwhichyouputyourfingeronanditisn\'tthere。
ThereisaparagraphintheAutobiography（page96）whichplacesinseeminglydarklysignificantprocessionthreePersonages：
1。TheVirginMary2。JesusofNazareth。
3。Mrs。Eddy。
Thisistheparagraphreferredto：
\"NopersoncantaketheindividualplaceoftheVirginMary。NopersoncancompassorfulfiltheindividualmissionofJesusofNazareth。NopersoncantaketheplaceoftheauthorofScienceandHealth，thediscovererandfounderofChristianScience。Eachindividualmustfillhisownnicheintimeandeternity。\"
Ihavereaditmanytimes，butIstillcannotbesurethatIrightlyunderstandit。IftheSaviour\'snamehadbeenplacedfirstandtheVirginMary\'ssecondandMrs。Eddy\'sthird，IshoulddrawtheinferencethatadescendingscalefromFirstImportancetoSecondImportanceandthentoSmallImportancewasindicated；buttoplacetheVirginfirst，theSavioursecond，andMrs。Eddythird，seemstoturnthescaletheotherwayandmakeitanascendingscaleofImportances，withMrs。Eddyrankingtheothertwoandholdingfirstplace。
Ithinkthatthatwasperhapstheintention，butnonebutaseasonedChristianScientistcanexaminealiteraryanimalofMrs。Eddy\'screationandtellwhichendofitthetailison。Sheiseasilythemostbafflingandbewilderingwriterintheliterarytrade。
