The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-12-19
WOULD END SINGLE CONTROL
They Have Directed the Vast
Financial interests of
the Body.


Church Ia Return to Her ~ Con
verified to An, Other lsc The Pub
iishing Busin~s. q Valuable Asset
BosroS. Dec IA The directors OF
the Mot her Church Of Christ. Scientist
-elf-appointed stewards Of the faith
left without n leader nv the death Of
Mary Baker G Eddy. hold a preoarious
tenure and they realize thar fact
Should some one Of he faith possessing
powers Of leadership and n following
rise to dispute the ant horiry which the
directorate of the Mother Church here
has assumed without a specific Request
Of the dead leader a crisis in the affairs
of the whole Church would follow. Tn.
five directors Of the Mother Church are
not unaware Of the possibility OF such
a contest They are preparing against il.
Immediately after the death Of Mrs.
Eddy on December the board while
announcing that there would be no leader
Ia succeed her in supreme authority
over the Church laid special emphasis
on The fact that great numbers of tele-
grams had been received which expressed
loyalty 20 the Mother Church Tina,
body also laid stress on the fact that
Mrs Eddy had deprecated the idea of
dership in the Church There was no
further need OF a leader. the directors
affirmed
Invest CATION Of the situation in which
the dire torst. now finds itself and a
review Of the spirit and purpose OF the
Church Indicate thar the board Of direc-
tors cannot overestimate the results
Of a possiple rebellion against its seif-
assumed authority This because Of two
reasons
Mrs Eddy while sh. built up a sect
with remarkable rapidIty also Great ed
unique business machlns She grew
rich herself She made her followers
believe that there was nothing inner
emily auragoni-tic h-rwe-n faith and
the accumulation Of dollars through
faith She syndicated th. religious act "
Itle- of the Mother Church ia Boston
IN t.rms ~ annual income and profits on
Investments
over this syndic ate she herself was m
supreme charge. but her business men.
{ rur'ees under The deeds 10 church
properly. Were tn. five directors of the
Mother hurch They had no power
except that Delegated TO them by the
Church manual. which wa. -nt rely the
conpIla ION Of Mrs Eddy Ex~c,It ives IN
h. business Of the Church they were
allowed o be. bI' he sole Judge of or-ho-
doNy and srbit-r Of things spiritual was
always Mrs Eddy
1HE DIRECTORS AND THEIR CLAIMS
With her deaf h : he board o. hv. business
men declares 'self supreme "a hinGs tenn
porsl and spiritual over NOR. than q
N illion and a hair devot .es Of the sect
and he, ween $1,000 100 and 81. 40 O0o IN
property There - no aura Of sanCtiry
about any Of these FIVE. o'hing pre-
-mineniiy spiritual: no though, OF cryptic
81 RnifcaBce ernanarss from them They
are the five financial bishops OF Chris, ian
Science
The daring of the direct ors in decr.eing
hat henceforrh there shall he no leader
Dut their corporate board Ia vs. them open
o the second peril There IL 10 Intiicni ion
hat a sect founded on the personality OF
4 single individual and fosi cred through
oyalty to . single head can cont inue 10
hrivs on memories with no continuing
spring Of inspiration However business
ike he business men OF the direct crate
nav be. thousands OF Christ ian sci.nt isr =
.eek only the spirit usl i'm their faith. and
hAs. hi YnI l..
or that Their textbook. Science and
Health" can only be- construed ny on. in
Exalted position who Possesses the au-
hority Of an oracle.
one WOMAN RrLF
Mrs Eddys rule was absolutely auto
ratio She was leader She was for
time Mother 10 every Christian
scientist She insisted through the for
mutation Of the laws Of her Church and
through personal admonition to scholar.
hat there should be no other leader but
ler Whoever wa. called leader ,,r
leadership therrupon laid himself
,r herself open To the accommodation
hat was visited upon Mrs Augusta y. .
't-tson of the First Church in New York.
4 somewhat extended review ~ IN.
ario,I- writings and doing- OF Mrs Eddy.
'ach Of which - IN illustration Of her
oncspi OF leadership and 81 the nature
4 the religious and business machine
shIch she built up. must necessarily show !
no critical position which IA now occupied
~ the directors 81 the Mother Church.
The bylaws 81 the Church which win
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