The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-05-20
MRS. EDDY'S WEALTH.
4 Report Shows It to Be SSH. sSf
Without Counting Real Estate

Concord " H Nav z0.-Two at
fdavfts have been He'd by the defense
IN the suit OF the Rev Mary Baker e.
Eddy by her next friends against cal
vim A Frye and others. which for the
first time disclose to the world an idea
OF the wealth Of the founder and Lead
eE OF Christian Science Her fortune
viii easily reach Il million dollars.
The first OF these a-fidavirs is made
by Fred " Ladd- Mrs Eddy's private
secretary VINO AYERS that Oh March
s he turned over TO the trustees. under
tine deed Of trust executed that day,
bonds Of the par value Of sTSS. T76, a
prom1ssory note OF $4,000, with soma
interest due. and three savings bank
books On which was due S3.6I4-64- The
value CT the real estate holdings IS not
touched upGu-
The second affdavft IL by Harvey N
Chase, an expert accountant Of Boston,.
who was engaged to make an exauir1-
alton OF the accounts Kept by Calvin
l. Frye and which also verIdes Mr..
LaddS figures.
In his afidavfts Mr. Ladd after de-
failing his duties az auGftGr Of Mr..
Frye's accounts and as Mrs Eddy's
financial agents. says
Her SecresarY's Statement
''On March S. 1907 7 vas present
at the execution Of the trust deed by
her TO Mr.. Baker. Mr. Mcclellan and
Mr. FeruaId- There we're also present
the three trustees. Mr.. Streeter and
dy's room at the same time Mrs Ed
dy's greeted US all most cordially aud
iuvtred US % De seated
There was some general talk and
then Mr. SJreetar handed to Mrs Eddy
enc CT the two Duplicates Of the trust
Heed and handed the other 70 Mr.
Baker. As I recoIIect Mrs. Eddy said
Shall I read this and Mr. Streeter
then said Shalt Z read tt out Ioud2'
and Mr. SUrasEar said he thought she
would better.
she then proceeded to read the deed
aloud. word for word from the begin
ming 70 the end and her manner Of
reading showed that she thoroughly
understood al its provisions.
4 remember that once she stopped
reading this without glasses. and I DO
net have 70 hold Il way or either
After she had finished reading she
made the remark IN substance that she
understood she was putting al her
property out CT her hands. and then
said 7 viii sign that and she signed
both originals. and Mr. Streeter and
then signed at Witnesses, and the three
trustees signed the statement at the
end OF each deed accepting the trust
This was al IN her presence
Secretary Quotes Mrs. Eddy
There vas 10 suggestion by any
body with reference 10 her signing the
dead
made the remark above stated. she
said. IN substance, 7 understood the
document and 7 am ready 70 sign it
she executed an order, 4 copy Of
which is as follows
Pleasant View Concord, " H
March 8. 1901
50 7 hereby appoint Fred N Ladd.
my attorney, 70 take al papers and al
con tents OF my safe boxes at First Ma
tionaT bank IN Concord N H and
transfer them to the trustees that I
hava today selected namely. Hon
Henry NJ Baker. OF Bow. " H. Arch
fbaId Mcclellan, OF Boston, Mass, and
Josiah E FeruaId. Of Concord. y H
.. s(SiEued) Mary Baker g. Eddy
Mr. Frye turned over the books
and papers to the trustees and they
were brought DOWN 70 the National
state Capitol bfnE on our return
from Pleasant View I took the order
signed BY Mrs Eddy and went almost
directly 20 the vaults OF the First Va
ton bank Mr. Baker Mr. Mcclellan
Mr.. FeruaId and NJ Streerer also
came The box vas delivered % the
trustees by me. and the three trustees
we're examined and called or by Mr.
checked from t1e bond books. and I
register showing the name and
amount Of the bonds and the month
when the cgupouS became due
says Accounts Tailed.
The bonds IN the box. as they were
called exactly correspondent with the
bond books which were checked by Mr.