Albuquerque morning journal., 1910-12-05
LAWYER PAYS HIGH
TRIBUTE TO DEAD LEADER.

Concord n. Ii, Dec. 4,-Ihe larnl
upon which Mrs Eddy was born July
| 1G. 1921. in the neighboring town of
Bow is a short distance from the
Concord line, so that many Of her
childhood davs were spent in this
city and she occasionally attended the
Old North Congregational church. The
house in which she was born, was
burned in April. 1910. Mrs. Eddy first
took up her residence in this city III
1889, living on North State street un-
til 1892, when she purchased the
property between the city proper anu
st. Paul's school
She made many changes and inn
provements on her property and lived
there until her departure to live In
the beautiful residence prepared Tor
her at Chestnut Hill, Boston suburb.
In the first years of her residence
| in Concord, Mrs. Eddy received few
students in Christian Science, most
Of whom afterward became leaders
| in the church. She purchased the
Dropertv at North State and School
streets. near the state house, in 1897,
and remodeled the house there for
what she called a Christian Science
| kindergarten for teaching the new
tongue of the gospel
A few years later the development
of this property upon ambitious lines
| began and on July IL, 1904, one OF
| the finest church edifices in the
state was dedicated under the title,
"The First Church of Christ Scien-
tist. in Concord, n H." The structure
| is said to have cost upward OF $20o,-
| 900 OF this Mrs Eddy gave ONE
half and the remainder was contribute
| ed by her followers
While she lived in Pleasant View,
| II was Mrs. Eddy's custom 20 take
daily drive, accompanied by Calvin
| A. Frye her secretary, along certain
favorite streets in the city and sub
lurbs Thus she became much inter-
ested In good roads and co-operated
| with the city in building several miles
OF concrete streets until practically
her entire daily drive was over such
roads.
| Mrs. Eddy was the first to respond
to Red Cross and other appeals for
| aid and made frequent gifts to local
| and state charities and educational in
terests and for public purposes.
| Toward the last part of her resi-
dence at Pleasant View. Mrs. Eddy
lalmost entirely withdrew from public
appearances save for her daily drives.
This gave rise to many rumors as to
her condition and surroundings, ana
several times reports of death gained
circulation. Partly as result of an
Investigation to dsprove the rumors,
suit was brought on March /, 1907,
| in the name of Mrs. Eddy by her
next friends" her son George w.
lGlover, of Lead, S. D., whom she had
not seen for a number of years; MS
daughter, Mary Baker Glover, and
George w. Baker, nephew OF MIS-
Eddy. against Calvin a. Frye and nine
others who were alleged TO possess
control over Mrs. Eddy and her prop
erty which they were making undue
use of.
ed son OF Mrs. Eddy, and Frederick w.
Baker, another relative, Joined the
next friends" william f. Chandler,
lformer secretary of the navy, was
their principal counsel, while General
Frank Streeter of this city, led the
defense.
The case came first under the
jurisdiction of Judge Robert McHam-
berlain, of the superior court, ana
was by him referred TO three masters.
Judge Aldrich, of the United States
lcourt. DR.. George +. Jolly, of Boston,
land former Congressman H. W.
Parks. of Claremont.
After an extended hearing they call
ed upon and interviewed Mrs. Eddy.
shortly afterward, counsel for the
next friends" announced the with
drawal of the suit
About the time these proceedings
began, Mrs Eddy created trust OF
lapproximately a million dollars when
was not far from the amount Of the
estate and named her distant relative,
Henry NJ. Baker. of Bow, Archibald
Mcclellan. of Boston, and Josiah e.
lFernald, a Concord banker. as trus-
tees
This trust is still in force.
prior to this arrangement Mrs.
Eddy had created a trust of Sl5V'UVo
for the benefit of children OF her SON.
George w. Glover. This also exists.
Some months after the withdraWal
lof the next friends" suit, it was an
inounced that satisfactory financial ar
iranpements had been made by Mrs.
Eddy and her trustees with her son
Land foster son and last summer Mrs.
Eddy was visited at Brookline by hef
lgrandsons. George w. Glover and An
ldrew j Glover.
General Frank S. Streeter who
represented Mrs. Eddy in the SUIT
land who had close personal ac-
lquaintance with the Christian science
Leader gave out the following state
death s-,,,,,4
ii desire to express my proiouhu
ladyniration for Mrs. Eddy as woman
lan8 as the leader of a religious move
mont which has deeply impressed
liteeif ON the world. My profession
ial and friendly relations with her
Covered many years and were especl-
lalr intimate from February To sep
Ienber 1907. when she was compel-
li.'I e., srlr,rtit TO a most vexatious ana
hsrra ssin- litigation. the purpose Oh
which was not only TO establish her
meatal unsoundness. but to overtarn n
ltho RELIGIOUS faith Of which she was
nc arisnoNfedged founder and rever-
led hc9n. .,...,, !,
, with 1trs. Eldy almost daily about
the shifting phases II The att'teks. on
with brllanf sanity and reasonabolse-- s.Iilolss-
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