The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-12-09
No One Has Power to Act IN
Her Stead-End Never
Contemplated.
LAWscALL FOR HER CONSENT
Even Deeds to Ground Occupied
by Mother Church Put
in Jeopardy.

| Boston. Dec. s-The five directors
OF the Mother Church OF Christ. Scientist.
implied nheritors Of the power that lay
in the hands Of Mary Baker @. Eddy.
have faced since her death and face to-
day on the day Of her burial situation
OF such gravity that the continued ex-
| istence OF the Christian Science Church
in anything like ats present form is threat
ened.
! This is because Mrs. Eddy herself. re-
liant so it would seem. upon immortality.
, had SO bound tn. very ESSENCE Of the Laws
governing the church TO her own per-
-onality that with Mrs. Eddy gone thoss
left behind are powerless to revise the
present laws or make new ones.
Not only is the major part Of this con-
stituent law OF the Mother Church. which
, il codiiied in the Manual Of the Mother
Church rendered null and impossible
OF further application by Mrs Eddy's
death, but even one of the deeds convoy
ing land upon which tn. magnificent
First Church stands becomes void thu
minute that the board OF directors re-
yises this manual without the written
consent Of Mrs. Eddy.
Archibald Mcclellan. the chairman Of
the directorate. was asked yesterday II
he knew Of the existence Of any written
abnegatIon of power by Mrs. Eddy or OF
tbs. rrans!erence by her to the directors
or to any other person of the power which
she held which would make the law OF the
Church self-operative.
i know Of no such " -trun emit said
Mr.. Mcclellan. and when he was further
pressed regarding the start ling situation
| in which the Church finds itself he said:
You are now raising an extremely
critical and important question. ! cam
not answer intelligently until all Of ths
directors have gone into consultation
| upon the situation.
BY those words Mr. Mcclellan fitted the
last cog into the wheel and revealed tho
position in which the directors OF the
| Mother Church now find themselves and
IN. Church itself.
Unless such written transfer Of power
by Mrs. Eddy or testimony Of withdrawal
10y her II the fiat which embraces the
Constituent law Of the Church is found
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