New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1902-09-21
AFFAIRSIN PENNSYLVANIA
POLITICAL ACTIVITY IN COUNTRY DIS
TRICTsS SCIENTIST CHURCH FAILS
To SECURE INCORPORATION
ASPHALT REORGANIZATION
PRICE OF COAL.

Philadelphia, Sept. 20 (SpeciaD.-The scene Of po-
sca activity in Pennsylvania has been transferred
temporarily from this city the country. Ex-Gov-
.rnor Pattson. candidate for Governor. and George
w Guthrie. candidate for Lieutenant Governor,
head the coterie of Democratic spellbnders, whose
tour has been arranged TO take in those counties
on the Southern Tier in which The unterrifed are
supposed be especially susceptible to fusion
with the independent Republicans
The OF the Republicans. headed by es-Judge
Samuel w Pennypacker, candidate for Governor
William NJ Brown, candidate for Lieutenant Gov
ernor. and other speakers. has not been arranged
with view to influence any particular part of the
State which may be disafected. So far reports
from both sides for the first week agree that there
Locally the attempt at fusion between me
g1s SEEMS se to O ba%e P Peen a1 BY
tusionists in the Democratic party The only hope
gress and Fourth Senate districts. The conyen-
were booked for Thursdav Committees of Demo
Gratis. Unionists and Municipal Leaguers after
ans !, fb oe ds+S.s ,ni5I S5tpTdey pending
final agreement When the convention met, now
ever. ant-fusion Democrats captured the convenss
sine die, thus leaving the fusion managers power
less to carry out their schemes. unless these Dee
&C act
The return this week OF President A. J. Cassatt
Of the Pennsylvania Railroad Company from hiS
two months vacation at Bar Harbor was celebrated
Us nothing except an apparent ieleH'H t~N'-'N'
every Office in the building and quoting down OF
Of peace with Could. Mr. Cassatt himsef
never looked better and never more suaNe u
those who greeted him his tirst appearance fo
matter Of news. No who saw him doubt"d ne
ana profltabiy spent. and that he was glad to get
back to work There IS plenty Of IT ahead OF MN If
more than there is behind him lncidentalt, . on
the officials OF the company MADE the f IN.
$500 tIia' - +ba PennsyIyania Railroad
and the Gould interests
notable setback to Mrs. Mary Baker Eddy's
Christian Science church was given this week by a
decision OF the State court, presided over by Judge
Michael Arnold refusing charter 10 Inc FIRST
Church of Christ Scientist" The opinion of the
court assigned. IN support of the decision, the
reason that the Church of Christ Scientist was
an organization fer profit, which cannot be char
tered by a court under Pennsylvania law In
ruling upon q prior application for a charter the
court presided over by Judge Pennypacker decided
against granting charter. the ground that the
evidence showed that the Church Of Christ Scien-
list was an institution for the practice or medl-
cine or The art OF healing without the practitioners
having the necessary license or quaErcauons re-
olired by the laws Of the State
The view Of the Church taken by Judge Arnold
Is a new one so far the courts have had 10 do
with the rnultfarioGs litigation which has marked
Mrs Eddy's career. He takes the ground that the
declared object Of the Church is for the preaching
OF the Gospel according the doctrine found in
the Christian Science textbook. Science and
Health with key 70 the Scriptures. by Mary
Baker EDDY. Mrs. EDDY has announced to her
followers in the oficia organ Of the body that 1T
shall be the duty Of all Christian Scientists cir
cula;e 10 sell many Of these books as they
can" In other words. the members of every Chris
uan Science church must constitute themselves I'm.
paid agents for the sale Of that book or out of
the Church.
Notwithstanding this view Of the polity the Chris
uan Science Church. which appeals al once to the
many who no. OF the Christian Science Church.
TIE Eddy teners have taken such root in this city
thst the compensation which sought the charter Just
Seiasec. two years ago purchased from the Baptists