The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1907-03-02
Receiver for Head Of Christian
Science Church
SON FILES BILL IN EQUITY
Too Feeble to Attend to Her Affairs.
Action Directed Against Trustees
and the Church In
Boston.

Concord, n. H, March IA bill in
equity to secure an accounting of the
financial affairs of Mrs. Mary Baker
Glover Eddy of the Christian Science
church was filed in the superior court
for Merrimac county today by Mrs.
Eddy's son, George w. Glover of Dead
wood, S. D., and his daughter, Miss
Mary Baker Glover and George w.
Baker of Bangor, Me-, nephew and next
friend" of Mrs. Eddy.
The bill is directed against Alfred Far
low and other trustees of the Christian
Science church in Boston; Calvy L.
Frye, Mrs. Eddy's secretary; Lewis c.
Strange, her assistant secretary, and
Herman Shering, first reader of the
church in Concord.
Besides demanding an accounting OF
all transactions in connection with Mrs
Eddy's affairs, the bill asks for restitu-
ton in case any wrongdoing appears for
an injunction during litigation agains.
interference with her property, and busi-
ness, and for receiver.
In statement issued tonight by for
mer United States Senator William L.
Chandler, special counsel in the action,
it is declared that Mr.. Glover is actuated
by no spirit of disrespect to his mother,
but this proceeding is in her real inter-
est. Mr.. Glover says that the action is
not directed against the religion of
Christian Science.
The statements of her doctors shows
that, Mr.. Glover AYERS, his mother was
growing too feeble in body and mind to
attend to important business matters
put that he was unable to confirm this
suspicion because those Immediately about
her seemed unwilling to allow even her
nearest relatives to have an interview
long enough to reveal her actual condi-
tion
Keep Family Away.
Early in Jantia,-x. Il is said Mr. cloves
dilIius visit to ~ cord talked wiz
his mother for forty-tive minutes and as
result decided upon the present action
as an impertive duty, 100 long ne
elected"
The action is returnable at the April
term OF the Merrimack county superior
court, which assemblies the first Tuesday
Of the month. Specifically the bill al
leges that the nominal plaintiff, Mrs.
Eddy, who sues 'by her next friend"
is and for long time has been incom-
petent to do business or to understand
transactions conducted in her name
The next allegation is that the defen-
person and property and lave carried on
ner business. II Is also alleged that hav-
ing done this, knowing of her infirmlty
they have become trustees of all her
property which has come into her pos
session, and are bound to give accounting
thereof, and of all their transactions in
her name.
1t is further alleged that there is rea-
son for fear that the defendants wrong
fully converted some of her property to
their own use, and that there are parti-
cular transactions of which an account
ing should be given.
Mr.. Chandlers statement further says
mfr. Glover and his daughter learned
that Mrs Eddy secular business, in
stead of decreasing with old age, seemed
larger than ever. She still is able to
conduct a physical college of healing
and stays at the head of the body of 3400
practicing heaters, although she does not
personally give treatment.
THE copyrights of Science and HEALTH
a book of enormous sale, still stands in
her name, while all the other copyrights
of Christian Science, and weekly, monthly
and quarterly periodicals are in her
name.
She retains her place as head Of the
mother church in Boston with 1900 men,
bers. and an immense income.
From all that could be learned it
seemed to Mr.. .Glover certain that the
income from all these sources must be
vast-;dl gathered in by reason of the
use Of Mrs Eddy's name. recognized by
large movements. nominated by her and
to much of which she must be personally
entitled"