demning her doctrines; which reply was taken in full by

a shorthand reporter who was present, and is transcribed

below.

Mrs. Eddy responding, said:— [10]

As the time so kindly allotted me is insufficient for

even a synopsis of Christian Science, I shall confine my-

self to questions and answers.

Am I a spiritualist?

I am not, and never was. I understand the impossi- [15]

bility of intercommunion between the so-called dead and