The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1907-03-04
SCIENCE CHURCH
SHAKEN BY SUIT
PETITION OF RELATIVES ASKING
ACCOUNTING FALLS LIKE A
BOMB AMONG OFFICIALS
CHARGES ARE DENIED
BY Leaders Attorney Who Says She
Is as Firm Mentally and Physical.
Iy as Ever-PIaintiff to Spurn
Settlement Offers.

Concord, n. H., March 3--Genera
Frank Streeter, the legal adviser o
Mrs Mary Baker G Eddy, issued ;
reply this evening to various allega
tions in the bill of equity which has
7 been brought against the trustees aad
directors of the Christian SC cnce
church by relatives of Mrs. Eddy
with the view Of obtaining an ac
counting of funds. The statement In
pat follows;
From my conferences with her al
the time and on other recent occas
ions, am able tD speag definite and
positively. Her clearness of mind
and resoluteness of purpose has been
in no respect impaired by her adj
yanced years He capacity to think
clearly and to deal accurately and
Justly with important business affairs
has never been more perfectly demon
strated han in her conferences and
acts in the last two weeks.
Wealth Grossly overestmated.
The amount Of Mrs. Eddy's proper.
ty has been grossly multiplied by
rumors She is not possessed of large
wealth as the term is used. She re-
ceives no income from the church, nor
from the publication socie y connect
ed vita the church Her sole in
come for many years from the copy
right on her own books, and the
amount from this source has been
grossly oyeIestimated
Tire proceedings are unusual, So
far as this case can be considered a
legitimate proceeding in equity. it
seems to be an attempt to have the
citizen adjudscated in a way unp1ece
dented in New Hampshire 50 far as
II am aware, aud il II shall appear
that these proceedings have been In.
stltuted for purposes other than the
sscertainment and protection Of the
plaintiffs legal tights, the method of
dealing with such case will be care
fully considered by Mrs Eddy's c3un-
sci before making any public state
ment"
Because the equity bill asks ar
counting of her property from the
men who surround her at her home
here and the leaders of the church
corpora ion in Boston il does not nee
essarily follow that Mrs Eddy is go
ing to be brought into court or that
she will be obliged to make deposi-
tions.
The defendants named by the plain
tiffs in their pc ition filed in the Mer-
+ mac comfy superior court propose
to fight the prece dings to the end
General Frank II. Streeter, Mrs. Ed
dy's pers nal counsel, tonight said
that the suit was brought without her
an hority and that although she IS
made the plaintiff in the bill, Mrs.
Eddy is not in sympathy with the ac-
tion.
Here in Concord VIII Christian
Science is held in vcneration because
of the great benefits which have ac-
crued to the city through the gcncr-
osity Of Mrs Eddy. int nsc as'onish-
ment was exhibited because OF the
bill filed so unexpectedly by Mrs Ed
dy's relatives. That the leaders Of tn"
sect were as much surpris d when
they learned Of the bin as any of the
Z ther residents of the city was plain.
ly discerniblc from their movement
today.
Officials in Anxious Conference.
At Pleasant View, the home of the
leader there was hurried conference
early in The dag of such Of the many
seer taTies. trustees. and directors Of
The church as could be cached during
he night Whether or not they ak
nd the case over with their pastor,
Mrs Eddy. co ld not be asccrtainr1
Alfred Farlow # Boston chief pr SIS
agent Of tho church arrived here
.1urt noon aud hurried 10 the biz
white house on the hill Some hers
whose names couiI not be learned
also came here but every one re-
used TO discuss The situation WITH the
-cpJrirr4.
General Sircotcr spent The lattr,
lar n The forenoon al Pleasant View
70 consultation with Secretaries Frye
md Strange. Later. when some of the
lher defendants an lived from Bo-fpu. :
tc discussion WAS renewed
Plaintiffs Insist on Full Inquiry.
4 conference Of counsel for plain /
ifs sill be- held her Monday night |.
md Tuesday W. Kelley. Of Ports /
Mouth. formerly county at omey for
Rockingham county and one Of the
most prom -nent members Of the New
Hampshire bar 10 vas said here today /
sin come 90 Concord Monday II r - /
lisc S. the action with members Gl /
he fm Of Martin & Howe Of this
.i =. who with Mr.. Kelley. are counsel +.
.or the plaintiffs and siso to talk ovef /