The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-04-04
MRS, EDDY APPOINTS TRUSTEESO OF ESTATE Commits the Hard Earnings of
 Her Pen MESSAGE READ AT CHURCH Sends a Communication to the First Recorder of the First Christian
 Science Church of Her I
 Transaction.
MESSAGE READ AT CHURCH

Concord, N. H.. April 1.--Mrs. Mary Baker G. Eddy issued a personal note tonight, bearing on her appointment Of trustees to handle her estate, as an- nouneed in the motion filed In the Merri- mac county superior court yesterday In the action brought to compel an account ing of her property. This note whlch was sent out from Pleasant View bear ing the signature of Mrs. Eddy, Is as follows
 II am pleased to say that the following members constitute the board or trus- tees, who own my property:
 T. Hon. Henry M. Baker, who won a suit at law in Washington, D. c. TOT which 1t Is alleged he was paid the hish- est fee ever before received by native of New Hampshire.
 2". Archibald Mcclellan, editor in chier of the Christian Science periodicals CIT culating in the five grand divisions or our globe; also in Canada, Austraila' etc.
 .s. Josiah E. Fernald, justice of the peace and president of the National state Capital bank, Concord, N. Il.
 "ro my aforesaid trustees, l have com mitted the hard earnings of my pen-the frllit of my honest toll, the labor thal is Inown hv its fruits, benefiting the human race, and l have so done lnae | may have more peace and tune TOT spiritual thought and the higher crltlcisih
 MARY BAKER G. EDDY. "pleasant View, Concord, N. H., April s'
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 Boston, Mass, April S.-Two communl- cations from Mrs. Mary Baker 1' Iuus were read at tonights meeting at the First Church of Christian Science, the mother church of the denomination.
 The first communication read to the au- dience was addressed to the mother church. The letter follows: Pleasant View, Concord, N. H., Aprl z'
 1907. a, "The First Church of Christian Sclence'
 Boston, Mass.
 MY Beloved Churoh:-Your love and fidelity cheer my advancing years. AS Christian Scientists, understand the scrip lures. Fret not myself because Of evil doers,' also spiritually and sclehtlncally understand that God is divine, omnipoteht, omnipresent infinite, hence it Is enough for you and to know that our Reoeemer liveth and intercedeth for us.'
 "At this period my demonsuaton or Christian Science cannot be fully under stood theoretically, therefore 1t is best eA- plained by it's fruits and by the life of our lord as depicted in the chapter Atone ment and Eucharist science and health with key to the scriptures:
 MARY BAKER c. EDDY.
 After the reading of this communicatlon the first reader, W. D. Mchaeh' ah- nounced that he had received letter rom Mrs. Eddy, written in her own hanoWrlt- ing. MT. McCracken, said the letter showed that Mrs. Eddy was in iuil pos session of her mental faculties. The mes sage to MT. McCracken follows:
 "Pleasant View. Concord, N. H., March % 1e07.-Mr w. M McCraken. Beloved student: o,.
 "The wise man has said: When l was child spake as a child, l understood as n child 1 thought as a child; put when I became a man l put away cniiulsii things That this passage or scripture and it's concluding declaration may be ap- nlied to old age is a solace.
 sPerhaps you already know that nave heretofore personally attended to my secu- lar affairs to my income, investments, eA- penditures and my employees But the increasing demands upon my time ana labor and my yearning for more peace III my advancing years have caused me lo select a board of trustees to take the charge of my property; namely, 1on' Henry M. Baker, MT. Archibald McCiel- Ian and Mir Josiah E. Fernald.
 "As YOU are the first reader of my church in Boston, of about 4O,0OO members I inform YOU of this, the aforesaid trans action MARY BAKER c. EDDY"