Los Angeles herald., 1907-03-03
WEALTHY MEN SAID
TO BE BEHIND GLOVER
IN ACTION TAKEN
By Associated Press.

| NEW YORK, March 2.-Public spir-
tied citizens, powerful and wealthy, ac-
cording to the World, today are behind
the suit instituted in the courts of
New Hampshire by her son, George
Glover, and other relatives to secure
an accounting of the financial affairs
of Mrs. Mary Baker Glover Eddy, head
of the Christian Science church.
The movement was a systematic one
and was seriously began on November
% last, when a man, who is not named,
went to Lead, S. D., where George w.
Glover, Mrs. Eddy's only son, lived to
see If he could enlist the son to fight
In the others behalf.
The missioner had with him two let
ters signed by former Senator William
e. Chandler, who had become inter-
ested in the movement and had con-
sented to act as counsel. One letter
was addressed to Glover. 1t stated that
the former senator had consented to
act as legal counsel concerning certain
questions which had arisen in connec-
ton with Mrs. Eddy; that it was i'm
portant for public and private reasons
that those questions should be investi-
gated and urged that the son should
aid in their solution and settlement.
The letter addressed to the missioner
stated what the questions were that
had arisen and advised that Mrs.
Eddy's son and other relatives should
be impressed with their duty. If these
failed to act 1t should be done by such
right minded citizens as are in sympa-
thy with the commendable movement.
Son Loyal to His Mother
The missioner, 1t is stated, was con-
vinced that he had before him hard
task, because Glover was known to be
extremely loyal to his mother and he
had been reported as living in afflu-
ence in his South Dakota home.
Part of this only was true, 1t is stat
ed. He was found to be intensely loyal
to his mother. but he was found to be
poor and had no rich or influential
friends. When the case was laid before
him, with Mr.. Chandler's letter, he con-
sented to act, but made one provision,
illustrating, it is said, his firm intent
to be both wise and just. The plan he
proposed was that of at once seeing
his mother and investigating her mem
tai state before he finally committed
himself to move
Glover and his daughter, Mary, ac-
cording to the story, saw Mrs. Eddy
on January last and whatever doubts
Glover may have had as to his duty
was removed, 1t is stated by the ap-
pearance and words of his mother.
Son Describes Visit
The World also publishes a longer
statement signed by Glover and his
daughter in which the visit to Mrs.
Eddy is described. George Washington
Glover is Mrs. Eddy's only child. In
December 1S43, when Mrs. Eddy was
% years old. she was married to George
Washington Glover, who had been a
companion OF her oldest brother, Sam
uel Baker.
After their marriage Mr.. and Mrs
Glover went to Wilmington, s. c.,
where Mr. Glover could obtain high
wages as a brick layer. Six months
afterward he died of yellow fever and
Mrs. Glover returned to her fathers
home at Tilton, N. H., where four
months later the son was born.
1t has been stated that Mrs. Eddy
gave up this son when he was baby,
but Mrs. Eddy denies this. The fam
lily which cared for him, she said, told
her that he was dead. She never saw
him again until he was 81 years old.