Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1907-03-02
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control do not mlsmanage II or con-
Vert any or 1t to their own use. and
thai an equity suit might be brought
against them In Mrs Eddy's name by
her son, her relatives of any degree
or by any good citizen willing To act
as her next friend for this purpose
MI. GloNcrs suit In equity is not
conceived In amy spirit of disreepect
OF or unkindness 80 his mother, but Is
intended aud believed to be for her
real interest; nor Is IL directed against
Christian Science 1t means only what
II processes To mean, and Mr. Glover
considers his action the performance
or an Imperative duty too long neg
lected.'
Mr. Glover is son of Mrs. Eddy
by her first husband. He Ia not now
In New Hampshire. and Il is UNDER
stood that he and his daughter have
returned TO their home in Deadwood.
@. w Baker is Il son of Mrs. Ed
dy's brother, the late George sullivan
Baker, and is her only surviving
nephew.
ON MRS. EDDY'S BEHALF
Frank S. Straater. personal counsel
for Mrs. Eddy, gave out the follow
Ing statement tonight:
My attention was FIRST called to
this pending suit .oday. have not
N'NitAiEu WIN MIS-. EDDY. W 1tnln
Two weeks she has consulted me sew
etal times on business matters of im-
rortance. Her capacity to manage
her business affairs in which she is
Interested cannot be questioned.
When the things she has done in
behalf of her SON and her four grand
children shall be known they and
their counsel cannot but regret taking
this action and THE publicity they
have given It," .I..
When an Associated Press repre-
sentative went TO Pleasant View. the
home of Mrs. Eddy. tonight, he was
received by Lewis c. Strang. her as
pressed surprise when the proceed
ings We're outlined to him.
Mr.. Strang said it would be i'm
possible to interview Mrs, Eddy to-
night.
Deadwood. $. D.. March when
shown these dispatches regarding the
suit filed in Concord, N. H., today
George &. Glover, SON OF Mrs. Eddy
said: t.a
This suit was brought in n spirit of
the greatest kindness and respect to
mother, and is not meant to reflect
either upon her or the Christian Science
religion. When | visited mother at
Concord i'll january, [ soon found that
her mental condition was 80 far i'm
financial affairs or give any intelligent
direction TO any business of hers which
might be of Importance. All her bust
ness Is necessarily conducted by per-
sons surrounding her at Concord and In
charge of affairs at Boston. They are
under no real responsibility to her for
what they are doing. I felt 1t my duty
as her son 10 take action for her pro-
lection and that OF her property"
CHAIRMAN FARLoW'S STATE
MENT.
Boston, March Livery Christian
Scientist official in This city. the home
of and place OF residence OF all except
three Of the defendants IN the suit
brought in Concord today, expressed
astonishment at the action of Mrs.
Eddy's relatives
Alfred Farlow, chairman of the COM
mittee on publication. said after being
informed of the nature of the suit, that
he could not tell just what would be
done.
THE assertion by these people bring
ing the suit, To the effect that Mrs.
Eddy Is infirn mentally, is absurd" he
said. II myself have seen Mrs. Eddy
several times recently and I only Wish
that could handle the property as Well
as she can at So
1T is strange proceeding 10 mako
a person account for his or her own
property and money and that Is what is
apparently being done at this time"
he continued. AS yet nobody In Bos-
ton knows of the suit, that is nobody
OF the faith. The property on which
the church Is built was a deed of trust
10 the directors from Mrs. Eddy some
10 or IL years ago, and was to be kept
for church purposes. l do not think
that any magazine or newspaper can
possibly be at the bottom of this move-
ment, nor can | imagine from what
source or for what reason the suit is
being brought,
I'VE of the church In Boston had not
anticipated trouble OF any kind and the
news comes as n thunderbolt. There
has been no trouble, as far as know.
between MIS- Eddy and her son.
had thought the relations between them
were pleasant. Further than this. L
cannot speak tonight as l have not the