The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-12-15
nj Of Mrs. Mary Baker G. Eddy is
Filed for Probate and Makes
Disposition Of Her
Wealth.
,oNs ARE PROVIDED FOR
large Sum is Set Aside for Provlding
Free Instruction for INDECENT
Christian scien-
fists.

CONCORD, N. H.. Dec. 15.--"For
The purpose of more effectually pro-
noting and extending the religion OF
Christian Science as taught by me. y
Mrs. Mary Baker G.. Eddy. in her viii
filed here, makes the mother church
Of Boston her residuary legatee af.
ter various other bequests are paid
Among these is one of 100000 to
the Christian Science board of direc-
tors, to be held in trust for the pur-
pose of providing free instruction for
INDECENT Christian Scientists,
In addition to the previous gifts
= her son, George w. Glover Of
Lead, S. D., $4,000 is given him in
the will, and the same sum is given
10 bis five children.
Dr. z. ]. Foster-Eddy. her adopted
son, gets, $4,000; Calvin A. Frye.
$4,000, and there are several more
hequests of from $1,000 to $4,000 each
% relatives and attendants OF the
Eddy household.
By codicils, Mrs. Eddy directs that
an Indebtedness upon the church edi.
fee OF the Second Church of Christ.
Scientist, in New York shall be can
celled from her estate, and beoueaths
her Grown OF diamonds' breastpin
to Mrs. +. Stetson OF New York.
The will was fled by Henry M.
X Baser the execys or. 1t was exacutea
on September 13, 1901. and re-execut-
ed as an original will November {,
1908, the previous will having been
lost or mislaid. There are two codi-
cils, the first dated November Z, 1903,
and the second May Ia, 1904.
After appointing Henry NJ. Baker
sole executor without sureties and
making the bequests named above to
relatives the will continues In part:
! give and bequeath to the mother
church-First Church of Christ Scien.
fist. Boston. Mass.-the sum of $50.
900.
! give and bequeath to the Christian
science board OF directors of the
mother church-the First of Christ,
scientist, in Boston, Mass, and .heir
successors In office, the sum of
100000; but, nevertheless in trust
Tor the following purposes, namely:
Said trustees shall hold, invest and
reinvest the principal of said fund
and conservatively manage the same
and shall use the income and such
portion of the principal, from time
10 time. as they may deem best, for
the purpose of providing free instruc-
ton for INDECENT, worthy Christian
Scientists at the Massachusetts Met
aphysical College. and to aid them
thereafter until they can maintain
themselves in some part of Christian
Science.
desire that the instruction for
which provision is hereby made shall
be at the said college, but my said
are hereby authorized to
provide said instruction elsewhere If,
IN the unanimous judgment of all
said trustees, for the time being, such
SNAoS shall cGClu OCct.
The will then ratifies and confirms
trust agreements and declarations re-
lating TO the purchase of land for the
site of the mother church in Boston,
and specifying the conditions on
which the church shall hold its real
estate.
Continuing the will Saws.
give, bequeath and devise all the
rest. residue and remainder OF my.
estate of every kind and description
to the mother church, the First
Church of Christ, Scientist, in Boston,
Mass, in trust for the following gen
eral purposes:
desire that such portion of the in
come OF my residuary estate as shall
be necessary shall be used for the
purpose of keeping in repair the
church building and my former house
AZ No. 3Sb Commonwealth avenue, in
said Boston, which has been trans
ferred to said mother church. and any
building or buildings which may be,
Dy necessity or convenience, substi-
tuted therefore, and | desire that the
balance of said income and such
portion of the principal as may be
deemed wise shall be devoted and
used by said residuary legatee for the
purpose Of more effectually promoting
and extending the religion of Chris.
lian Science as taught by me.
IN the first codicil. So 900 is given
to Laura E. Sargent, Mrs. Eddy's