The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-03-02
LEADERS ARE SURPRISED.
Important Feature of Glover Suit Is
Petition TO: a Receiver.

Petition fo- Receiver.
Concord, N H, March 2.-Develop-
ments regarding the bill in equity filed
yesterday to secure an accounting of
the financial affairs of Mrs. Mary Baker
| G. Eddy, head of the Christian Science
organization, are awaited with great
interest today. Christian Scientist lead
ers are apparently surprised. All the
defendants, viz: Calvin A. Frye, Irving
c. Tomlinson, Herman S. Herring and
Lewis c. Strang of this city; Alfred
Farlow, Ira o. Knapp. William B. john
son and Joseph Armstrong of Boston:
Edward A. Kimbal of Chicago and
Stephen A. Chase of Falls River, Mass,
are directors or trustees in the Christian
Science church.
The petition in detail affirms that Mrs.
Eddy is incapacitated through infirmi-
ties incident to old age to manage her
affairs and protect her property with
prudence and discretion against undue
influence, control or fraud of others,
or to take charge of and manage the
present legal proceedings and that
Mrs. Eddy lives under the charge and
in the custody of defendants Frye and
Strang and that very few persons are
allowed to see her except for a few
minutes"
Mr.. Glover further claims that in
the last IS years his letters to his
mother have never had a direct reply
from her and from other matters re
lating to his attempts at correspond
ence. Mr. Glover states in the petition
he believes that Mrs. Eddy is sur
rounded by designing persons who are
using her and her condition for their
own selfish ends.
The petition then sets forth the Eek
tensive and valuable" real and person
al property of Mrs. Eddy and alleges
that the defendants and others man
age the same according to their own
will and pleasure.
In-dealing with the revenue accru1ng
to Mrs. Eddy from her writings, jour
nails. and from the Massa chusetts
Metaphysical college for teaching the
pathology Of spiritual power or sci
ence of metaphysical healing, the
plaintiff sets forth that probably sew
eral million dollars was Melted TO the
leader of the cult
The petition alleges "that there is
abundant reason to believe that the
defendants and their associates have
wrongfully converted to their own pr1-
vate uses. or otherwise. misappro-
priated or unlawfully diverted large
sums of money and large amounts or
property of the said Mary Baker q.
Eddy. These plaintiffs claim that the
defendants should now be adjudged TO
have been trustees thereof and should
be compelled to give an account there
of and make restitution thereof
In closing the plaintiffs pray thar the
defendants "be enjoined during the
tendency of the present suit in equity,
not to interfere with or undertake TO
manage or control any of the business
or property of Mrs. Eddy or to do any
act whatever in her name or beha1
under any pretext or under any power
of attorney and that a receiver or re-
ceiyers be appointed to take possession
of all the property of the said Mrs.
Mary B. G. Eddy, now in the hands or
under the control of the defendants,
and to manage all her business affairs;
and to make such ultimate disposition
of all her estate as this court may
hereafter decide to be wise and prud-
ent :"