Description
A collection of letters from Augusta
Emma Stetson, a leader of the Christian Science church in New York.
Background
Augusta Emma (Simmons) Stetson (approximately 1842-1928) was born in Waldoboro, Maine; she
married Frederick J. Stetson and studied under Mary Baker Eddy at the Massachusetts
Metaphysical College. In 1886 she organized the First Christian Science Church in New York
and was ordained as a pastor there in 1890. In 1891, Augusta Stetson established the New
York City Christian Science Institute. A rift between her and Mary Baker Eddy led to Augusta
Stetson's excommunication in 1909. She, however, retained her post as principal of the New
York Christian Science Institute and continued to preach her version of Christian Science
until her death in Rochester, New York, on October 12, 1928.
Extent
1.58 Linear Feet
(2 boxes)
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