The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-03-27
DR.. FISK IS OUT.
First Reader of Christian Science
Church Dismissed.
Two Policemen on Guard at the
Secret Meeting.
HE WILL APPEAL.
Expects to Take His Case Before
Mrs. Eddy.
Then to the Courts as a Last
Resort.

Though DR.. w. c. Fisk, first reader
of the Church of Christian Science at
the corner of Polk and Huntoon streets,
was deposed on Saturday night at
meeting Of the members, the row which
has been going on is not yet settled.
Appeal will be taken to the mother
church at Boston, to Rev. Mary Baker G.
Eddy, the founder of the faith II re-
lief is not granted by her, suit for dam
ages Will be filed in the Shawnee county
district court against those who were
instrumental in Fisk's expulsion. Cap
tain J. G. Waters. Fisk's attorney, gave
out a statement to this effect this morn
ing
The meeting on Saturday night was
guarded by two policemen to prevent
disorder on the part of any of DR.. Fisk's
friends The anonymous letters which
st is alleged the first reader wrote to
certain friends of the congregation,
voted that he was their author, and
therefore should not longer be at the
head Of the church, and he was there
upon promptly dismissed.
W. d. McKinstry, a Christian Science
practitioner in this city. is said to have
been the chief opponent of DR.. Fisl1s fur
%herregime. discharged that Fisk wrote
him an anonymous letter, saying that
unless he stopped practising he would
be shot Three more letters of a sim
liar nature were also displayed. It is
said that Mr.. McKinstry will be made
first reader in F'fsks place, but that
matter was not settled at Saturday
nights meeting.
1T is an outrageous affair from be-
ginning to end said Captain Waters
khis morning. There seems to be
very little Christianity in the whole
matter. Fisks enemies had the whole
business fixed so that they could get
I'D OF him. He did not write those
letters at all. But that is not the pri-
mary question with US now. They
didn't prove that he wrote them and
cannot do it. What they did, how
ever, was to depose him without Civ
ing him a trial. He was summarily
dismissed. He had no hearing. 1t
was on the order of the Spanish IN
QUESTION
some time ago. continued Cap
tain Waters. "Fisk's enemies got to-
gethor and revised the bylaws to the
effect, that instead of a two-thirds
majority, a simple majority would be
Church of Christian Science at Polk
and Huntoon streets Is an incorpo-
rated concern. OF which Fisk is a df-
rector But he was not given a voice
in the proceedings. That IS Illegal
right there. But all the way through
It is nothing else than a premeditated
attempt 10 get him out of the church.
The matter is not settled by a good
deal" said Captain Waters. Dom
you ever believe it is We are going
to the mother church in Boston and
take up the matter with Mrs. Eddy.
We are going to give her an oppor-
tunity to set the thing right. If that
Is unavailing then we shall bring suit
for damages against members of the
church who used outrageous means
to set rid of Dr. Fisk"
". D. McKinstry was asked about
the matter, but would say nothing.
He admitted that he was at Satur-
aay nights meeting and that DIR.
Fisk was dismissed. Further he did
not disclose anything concerning the
affair
what were the policemen there for?''
was asked OF him.
He shut of the interview by hanging
I'D the telephone receiver.
Dr. Fisk could not be SEEN In an
interview last week he said that he did
not care one way or the other what
was done in the matter, declaring that
fhe topeka church is only a small con-
Germ anyway and nothing In Il for him.
Ne seems to have changed his mind.