New-York tribune., 1910-07-23
EDDY RIVALS LOSE CHILD
,ecIare Judge Was Influenced
by Christian Science.
IN APPEAL SUIT OVER WAIE
Heads of Healing Christ Church
say They Have Been Perse-
cuted by the Boston Cult.

,r,s-Chsnceler Howell handed down 9
.,-,s,on yesterday at Trenton. n J.. wbere-
x- and Mrs w John Van Alien M,,r-
~ No IS Warrington Place East
a-.-g. sre ordered TO return 10 S. Marv's
or,nsn Asylum. Providence. fve-year-old
--,-,s.h Williams, whom they adopted last
JsnusTE-
~. Vfce-Chancellor based the decision m
= r-ound that Nj and Mrs. Murray. as
=, heads ot the Church OF the Healing
-~.-ss. were not certain enough of their
,,.,r 70 be allowed TO keep the boy. Mr..
- Mrs Murray deny that and assert they
II 60 70 the court OF last resort. If naces-
- 70 keep the boy They declare II as
- belief that M a. NJ the bette noir
:. CHRISTIAN Science. has been secretly en-
.,,ved against them and against the Vice
Chsnoellor-
NJ snd Mrs Murray are now OF the
r-r-rh of the Healing Christ but not SO
zso they we're Christian Scientists, OF
-nskfand. Cal They brought letters TO the
r4-s- Church OF Christ. Scientist in New
v,-. but found that this Church was then
,-,.-nsllv split upon the rock Of Stetson-
.sn and did not actively join themselves
- II or that account
The Office Of the Church Of the Healing
christ is in the Metropolitan Life tower,
.o-,e twenty floors or more above the Of
soes OF the Christian Science publication
ro,zuittee. and there Mr.. Murray laid bare
Yesterday the persecution he has en-
6ured because he left the Church OF Mrs.
Eddy.
Opposed TO Eddy Teachings.
sis reason for leaving the Christian Sci
snoe Church. he said, was that he could
no- subscribe 70 Ms Eddy's teachings in
-aggrd 10 the married state.
-q1ur love for children" said Mr.. Murray,
-efa-rfng u himself and his wife-and. by
-hs xav Il the Church Of the Healing
.-h-ist women have equal rights with men.
,bs-e hsInE one Of each IN the Church-'our
live for children made IL impossible for US
"a reual1 II the Christian Science Church. -
s-5 here Mr. Murray da-kly inferred that
Ms Eddys real teaching was near-race
suicide
We have 10 sympathy with race sui
ri5e" said he, and Ee have disagreed
v4-h those higher up On the relations Of the
married state. We resigned from the
Christian Sciences Church 70 get away from
ire NOS tnhunan bylaws ever devised for
church government
ANY " Mason who Instituted the pro
csedi-gs against the Murrays before Vice
Chancellor Howell recommended Kenneth
Williams 70 them. Nj. Murray said, and she
slso visired their home in East Orange
seve-al times both before and after last
lamar. when they took him from the or
Manage In Providence
she thought Ve Were Christian Scien-
tisrx" said NJ. Murray, 'and when she
to,nd Va were Tot the trouble started.
We have six little children. whom We have
sdopred besides Kenneth. whom We mad
renamed David Murray.
Las August" he continued. 'Ee were
thinking II building an addition 10 our
home n Eas- Orange. and the neignbors,
Influenced bv N A NJ the malicious ami
nal -laE-etisna, Of whose workings they
we're 2roha bly, ignorant, sought 70 restrain
Us by legal action"
Ample Income, They Say
Hovever. the addition is nearly couplet-
sd NJ Murray irtiulated- and from the
genera tenor Of his remarks one might
s1-nise that il would not be long before
there would be q few more adopted children
rruugh- there 10 live IN il
TIE Afurrays declared that their income.
ir6eperd=r- Of the Church OF the Healing
LrTlSL vas 0efEA-S1 so-btu s-IE4 cAesoeN q
ysa-. aid they purpose 10 show on al ap-
peaI OF rre case that they are amply abe
lc take care OF David, along with their
ether adopted chilCre11- They say they
have become greatly attached TO David dur
inE the SIX months they have had him, and
they vii not part with him until every
iegaI resource IS exhausted
Thev ascribe all their trouble 10 the ma
acious animal magnetism OF jealous ChTls-
uar Scientists. and say that they have been
prosecuted ever since they withdrew from
tle church of hat faith
Eugene R Cox. the representative % the
Boston church IN this city, said yesterday
chs- hs knew # the 1fuTrays. but that ans
-als - persecution by Christian ScientisTs
directed against them was ridiculous Fe
doubted whether any of the New YORK
members of he Christian Science church
knew q than n present. or Of their edop-
uor - foIl-d1in-s