The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-11-17
X.SCIENCE BAR TO HERESY
FIRST GHf ron TO iOTE "
SHgTTING Df NFETSONITFS.
Proposed B,-iaw Excludes Them From
Onicr IN the Church ami Naca'es the
once Of Any One VINO 10 DiscO'-
cred to Nave Elrron,r Hrreiicai In u.

After tho regular "Wednesday night
service Last night IN IN" First church II
christ Scientist NJ Nln-tv--INtn street
and central Park Neat corporation
meeting Of tho congregation was de-
CIlr.d and h. board Of trustees offered
for first reading an amendment ro the by
laws of the corporation which pu' on IN"
qua liiicatlons for "a trust ship restrictions
calculated so debar from that otfic. any
church member vino might still adher"
to the cause OF Mr. Augusta =. S'.tscn
Mr.. S,.,son vas read out Of the church
for hereticai teachings by the mother
church in Boston a year ago and suhs"-
quently was dropped from the rolls Of ~"
First Church in New York after a near
approach 10 a schlsm IN the congregation.
The amendment proposed by the boari
Of trustees. which was read ny NirgI! ..
strIckler. frs, reader ~ IN. church. was
this
Rssorcd. Tha, Article Ill Of the by
Laws of this church be amended rv adding
thereto the following paragraph. '" h"
known a. section ,. 'o-wI'
section All officers Of the church shall
10 member ~ this church and OF The mother
: hurch and whenever al officer ceas"s 10
no a member Of either church his Unic"
thereby becomes yacar' No per son shall
be FL xnla 30 he elected. or appointed -"
or 10 occupy or hold any orc" IN the church
who follows or adhere- To- tn" teaching OF
practice Of any person whose Iicen-" a.
teacher VI christian Scieuc" has been re-
vos-d ty the directors Of the no'h"T
church the First Ihur. h Of christ Scion
I,' IN Boston Mass or -ho follows ct adj
here's 20 the r"aching or practice of any
pvactironeT Of Christian Srienr" who ha-
been expelled from The mother church
nor shall nnv such person ba "hs.hi" for
election or appointment TO any o''e unrN
the expiration Of one fun wear from he
tim" when such T"r-On HiVeS written uo'I,"
10 the board Of trustees 81 hi or her Hhan.
doun.ur Of the teaching and rra"'l"" ~
such di-lOval teacher or practitioner
ia complaint no fled bs n member of tho
church with the board Of rrUs'ec- ,hargin:
'ha, a per .on - ineligt bio 70 hold ono" upon
the grounds -et forth IN this section. ~ shall
i,e ne duty Of the board ~ trustees WITHIN
five day. TO call befor. them the person
maSing the 'ou plant and N. person.
against whom the complaint "a mad. To-
gefhsr with such witnesses A. the board
ur either side ma, desire to call and 90 hea-
The evidence and decide N" question. AMI
II tie board OF trustees shall ind that tho
complaint - sustained nv the svId"nc" the
aroused shall b" ineligible. 20 hold such
Or'Ce NO USr-OD III ell hold an OTiCp Or
.xsrs 49, any ri the functions thereof after
a com plant ha- h"en fled until M. san" ha-
been dat iCI..i ~ the board
Last nights reading 81 tho amendment
was IA acCordan'c with tn. religious
CORPORATION law Of ~" state W hiCh pro
iGes that any amendment tothe bylaws
Of any r"iIgIOus corporation i- read az
some meeting preceding that al which
the amendment shall l." offered for th..
NoI" 81 the congregation "onRr.ga-
tiGnal meeting has hesn allied for FRIDAY
night to vote upon 'h" amendment sub
united last night
\ meeting for the election Of trustees
Of m. church will come in the first week
81 January The present board il nh
with First Reader StrICHl.r and III.
mother church IN opposition 10 Mr.
Inernl err cxJir" NJ III" election for
trustee. held last January IN" ma jorIty
in the, present hoard was secured Nv a
vote IL -, TO Ss2 The total enrolment
Of eligible yoters in III. First church ~
about : IDO TO secure the passing ~
IN. amendment offered for vOt. AT Fri
days meeting the antI-StstsODltes must
poll tVo-ihirfi- Of the vote Of the entire
Congregation or abOut gD votes
Debate on the proposed amendment
was not permissible AZ last night : meet
ing. which vas q large one \ cloee vote
on tbs measure ~ expected for IL In no
Iisyed by those opposed TO Mrs Stetson's
pre'ensiOns that many 81 the pupils who
have receive,i her instruction and that
~ her sixteen disciples Who were eHcom
with her are now enrolled in thu
church.