Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-05-19
MRS. EDDY TELLS
HER OWN STORY
Attends to- investments in
Many Instances, She Says.
YEARNS FOR MORE PEACE
Speaks Highly of Those Who Have
Looked After Her Interests.
NO KNOWLEDGE OF THE SUIT
Concludes Remarkable Statement
With Hopes That She Has Not Ex.
ceeded Bounds of Propriety.

| Special Dispatch to The Star.
| CONCORD, n. H., May 1S.-The afidavits
| stage of the hearing to be opened here on
Monday in the case Of Eddy vs. Frye,
when the question of substituting the per-
| sons named by Mrs. Eddy as custodians Of
| her property under formally executed
deed of trust for the plaintiffs In the crigi-
nal bill will be decided, came to an END
late this afternoon, when there were Aled
with the clerk of the superior court in this
city affidavits and statements signed by
Mary Baker g. Eddy, her secretary, CAL
vim A. Frye; A McLellen Of Boston, q
trustee; Henry H. Baker of Bow, N. H,
also trustee. and Josiah E. Fernald of
| Concord, the third of the trustees named
| by Mrs. Eddy. There was also fled a second
affidavit by Fred N. Ladd, Mrs. Eddy's
auditor.
| OF the passing of a deed in 1899 by Ezra
NJ BUSHNELL, then first reader Of the
Concord Church. by which BUSHNELL
| transferred his interests as a trustee OF
the local church property. Mrs. Eddy's
| statement Is addressed to Mr.. Robert N.
Chamberlin. the justice presiding at the
superior court session where the Eddy
| Frye case is to be heard. The letter was,
according to the statement given out,
written in longhand and personally
signed by Mrs. Eddy and sworn to ON
May 10 before A. M. Hollis, one of the
associate counsel for Mrs Eddy. Toward
the end OF the letter a word was omit
ted where 1t is SUPPOSED that Mrs. Eddy
intended to write the word because"
| omission is made by counsel, as 1t is app
parently an unimportant omission. The
letter to Judge Chamberlin is as follows:
Mrs. Eddy's Afadavit.
| PLEASANT VIEW. CONCORD, N. H.,
| May 10, 1907.
Hon. Judge Chamberlin, Concord. N. H:
| Respected Sir: 1t Is over forty years
that have attended personally to my
secular affairs. to my income. inyest-
ments, deposits. expenditures and to my
1 snr s have PERSONALLY selected an
instances, and have paid for the same.
Yearns for Peace.
I 1.-THE increasing demands upon nv time.
labors and thought and yearning for more
peace, and to have my property and affairs
| carefully taken care Of for the persons and
purposes have designated by my last win
Influenced me to select board of trustees
to take charge Of my property; namely.
Mr.. Henry M Baker, Mr.. Achibald Nc
Lellan and Mr.. Josiah E. Fernald.
had contemplated doing this before
| the present proceedings were brought, or
knew aught about them, and / had con-
| suited Lawyer Streeter about the method.
Il selected said trustees because had
| implicit confidence in each one Of them as
to honesty and business capacity. No per-
son Influenced me to make this selection.
find myself able to select the trustees I
them my property to take care of, because
I wanted It protected. and myself relieved
of the burden of doing this. They have
agreed with me to take care Of my prop
Il a 0ro
benefit to me already.
Suit Without Her Knowledge.
This suit was brought without my knowi-
edge, and is being carried on contrary to
my wishes. I feel that It is not for my
benefit in any way, but for my injury. and
1 know it was not needed to protect my
person or property.
"The present proceedings to test my trust
in Divine love, my personal reputation ID
assailed and, some Of my students and
trusted personal friends and cruelty, un-
justly and wrongfully accused.
"Mr. Calvin A. Frye and other students
often ask me to to receive S persons s, whom ,s,1
(word omitted). / find that cannot serve
two masters I cannot be Christian Sci
entists except I leave all for Christ.
Trusting that I have not exceeded the
bounds Of propriety In the statements here
In made by me, remain most respectfully
yours,
"(Signed MARY BAKER G. EDDY"
Probably the next most important state
ment, made in the form OF an affidavit, is
that OF Calvin A. Frye, Mrs. Eddy's trusted
secretary for quarter of century. The
affidavit is sworn to before Frank g. Street.
er. chief counsel for Mrs Eddy and for her
trustees, and the interesting document is as
follows:
oath. depose and say thet 1 have been in
the employ of Mary Baker @. Eddy since
1882; that a part of my duties while so en-
pioyed was to keep the accounts relating
to the business transactions of Mrs. Eddy.
except for about two years. when said
counts were kept by DR.. Foster &c. J. Fos-
ter Eddy; that during all the aforesaid
time Mrs. Eddy managed and controlled
her business personally directing the in
vestnfent and disbursement of her money,
without interference by myself or any
other person, my position in the admins
tration of her affairs being that of an agent
and servant, without authority to act ex-
cept as directed by her. Mrs. Eddy has.
during all the time of my said employment.
personally iigned all checks drawn upon
her funds and all her money has been de-
posted and kept in her name, except sums
of money allowed by her for household and
current expenses, which were paid by me
out of the money so allowed, and for which
l subsequently accounted TO her.
Not Converted to Her Use.
"I have never converted to my own
use, nor to my knowledge has any
one else converted to his use money
or other property of Mrs. Eddy. Neither
Alfred Farlow, Irving c. Tomlinson.
Ira o. Knapp, William b. Johnson.
Stephen A. Chase. Joseph Armstrong. Ed
ward A. Kimbal Hermann s. Herring,
Lewis C. Strang, nor anybody else aside
from Mrs. Eddy and myself, acting as her
servant, and under her direction, have had
anything whatever to do with the manage
ment, control or disposition of any OF the
funds or property of Mrs. Eddy at any time
except as herein stated.
II further stated that 50 far as l have
any knowledge no one Of said persons, nor
anybody else except Mr. Fred N. Ladd, as
auditor, and to some extent Mr.. George II.
Moore who examined the box, and at the
bank with Mr.. Ladd, had any information
in respect to the nature and extent Of Mrs