The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-12-05

trouble was dl, to -arsenical poison,
msntally administered Eddy grew
steadily worse. and Mrs. Eddy IN her
alarm called in DR.. Rufus X Moves. "A
GRADUATED 81 th. Dartmouth medical
school DR.. Soyes found that he was
suffering from a heart lesion and might
di. az any moment On June Eddy died
Mrs Eddy thoroughly believed that his
death was TN" result of poisoning hy
mental suggestion
FREQUENT RCMoRS or bEE ptAiH
In these earlier DAYS Mr.. Eddy was
a familiar hgir. in BOSTON. but in later
years she lived in seclusiOn at IlsaAlnt
View. on the hills outside OF Concord
y II She saw very few vIsItor~ th"r'
and most of her intercourse with me
outside world was carried on through
her secretary Calvin \. Frye, Mr. Laura
Sargent Miss Kate shannon and others
who composed the, rather larE" house
hold
STORIES spread in the last few wears
that Mrs Eddy was dead and that IN"
figure daily seen driving IN "a closed car
RAG. through the -tr,-'ts nl ot,nTh'
and which was supposed To b" Mrs Eddy.
was ethsr "A dummy figure or some woman
of the household who was prr-onatlng
her Nh-reupon Mrs. Eddy one day
received eleven reporters. spoh" with
them f"w minutes and then IA tull View
Of them walked out IL her carriage with
her secretary and started of for "a drIv"
As her secretary announced on tsat day.
The gates Of Pleasant View clos' 10 the
outside world forever to-day
IN several occasions th"r" wer" great
gatherings of tn" faithful on tn" lawn
of The Concord house
Nor, than "A year ago Mrs. Eddy ga"r
~ the Concord h0ui.' AMI moved to IN"
suburbs OF Boston where al" died She
came down from Concord IN special
train accompanied hv "A party If her fol-
lowers
Tn. change To larger quarters n"c"--I
iat.-i many more secretaries and clerks
than sh" had had In the humber head
quarters at Concord.
Mr., Eddy retired from aCtIv" =erviC"
in connection with the church III 1881
Since. that time her only official ronn""-
uun with it has been hat II pastor "m"ri
ttis of he Mother Church IN Boston
In her nf,ice a. pastor emeritus MR.
Eddy received NO salary oT pay ut any
kind She continued 10 draw royalties
Oh her various writings. which hnN" been
conducted a. privat" enterprise ol h"r
own Allison u stewart. on" OF IN" Oh
t"ctor- of the Mother Church and Mr.
Eddy = publisher. has attended 10 thi-
part of her business for her That. IN"
SCIENTISTS say. has l"'n Mrs Eddy :
-oi. sources OF revenue - Tar a. ia" huTrh
which IN. founded l. concerned
IN" church itself l. maintained hv
dues all members III Christian N.r"nc'~
churches anyw herr" paving "a -rnai annual
Il to- III. Mother Church. "f which they
are. hv VIr'u. ~ their IN. mb"r-hip III any
christian S,i-nC" body members. ~
In"um" from all other ScIrn'I.r puhlI'a-
tons ALSO gu,.- To The. Mother thur"h
Mr. Eddy III 1879. turned over t. thr""
trustees all Of her estate except hey h"n"
Pleasant View. and the control nl iw"
trn-mrnt- ~ Boston HI" decd was
executed 10y MIR Eddy after -ult had
been brought by three. IT h.r relatives
/ fVt. H. An I -
against those who had surrounded her
and who had managed her AFFAIR lh"
thr.,. trustees ar. Henry VI Maker ~
Bow. y "A Joseph T. Frrua' ~ nnC"rd.
"a hank president. and Archibald Mcclellan
~ Boston
In ,hn trust decd Mrs Eddy transferred
-all her interests of every KIND and de
-,rtptIon IA and To any real "~iai"
" wherever situated Also her interest "t
every description IN and I" any estate"
personal OF mixed including stocks.
bonds. interests IN copyrights contracts,
actions and causes ~ action AT Ia" or IN
county against any person.
In IN. deed Nr- Eddy reserved IN"
right of occupancy Of her hoIn". Pleasant
View and her household furniture. horse
and carriage Sh.' also r'-''Nr"i IN"
right 80 occupy and 10 rent tor her own
b.r-fit her two huu-''-. - and - COM
rnouw-airh avenue. B''-rpu Nl-o she
- .uIlar..d that tn" trustees nav t'r from
- 7
for personal .Nppn-'.- and charitable" par
,n...- and any money IN" a'-s red - lisa
for ih.. advancement II N" 'aus.' and
ctn.,' ~In..- Ot christian SsI"u"'' - iauEh'
bv me
IN. decd provides 'ha M. 'rtI-r ter
inmates upon m" death ~ Mr. Eddy aud
hat TN. .-lar" will then b'. disposed " ~
accordance with her will and ~ cod. IL
The deed gave no IntImal ION ~ IN" ia
position If Mr- Eddy estate ~ her viii.
/, - understood that IA" greater par ~ II
will 90 20 Ih.. Christian Science hlrgr
I'm. deed wa- attac k"i by ia" rrldi. ,''~
hut rh.. suit was Withdrawn "a lH' Mr.
Eddy giving her son. G"org" W Glover.
and hi- family scjJ'sp and fh'.G'i''r
Foster Eddy So II"
sUC't-SnR~HIr TAN
A. ro Mn Eddy successor It ha- nn''u
argued hv h-.r followers - quote on "t
'h..m You might a. well talk abNn' "A
-,Ic,,.Ssnr - Christopher columbus
Mrs Augusta r. St-i-nn. formerly IA"
dominating Influence 10 tt-' tr-i hHr"h
Of Christ Scientist New ork. AZ ON" 'IriI"
was looked upon a. "A possible" successor fo
Nrs, Eddy. hut ~ will 10 remembered in''
Boston Mot her Ihur"h IA tCinh''r. IiE@.
after several wears Of efforts To- Remove
Mrs Sr.tson revoked her iIC-ns" - teach
Christian Science and later "N""inmrnI-
Gated her They removed h"r card - =
praCr,tIon.r ara teacher from l'''
'brisfrrn Science Journal b"ca'Is'' II Mrs
Sf.tsorI'- rn..th nod ~ teaching and pra"-
ties. Sh. mas continued. however, +"
orC,lpv her nous. n-Nt door to tn" Flr-'
Church IN New ork
Tn. control of IN. Mother Church ~
v.s.,-d ~ fiv. dir'stoTS. who a. present
mr.. Irrhihaih Nc+ l"llan. John btt"-
moro. Allison II stewart. stephen
Chase. who also ~ treasurer Oi III" body,
and Adam u Dick-y. wh" -yiCr"-'t'''!
Ira & Knapp NJ tn" lht'"r+ d"l'h re-
Gently Mr Drrk"y ais" WIS secretary
to Mira EDDY
According to IN. manual II ih' Mother
Church ih..-.. directors are &" h" elected
hv their own body. with the approval 81
m" pastor emeritus tn" hoard also
has III. power 81 -NIA"ihng from IT. body
on.. at IT. members or - majority Noi" "r
~. pastor emeritus could "HI-'i any "i
tn. directors 81 her own oh"i"" without -
vote Nv any ON"
Thu. death of Mr. Eddy hi~ removed
IN" pastor -n'rtttI- mentioned ~ th''-''
ARTICLES Il the manual. but tn'' leader ~
N.w YORK SAY that a change IA operation
Of ih.. BODY will not 10" pr--iu.' Tiny
figure u tina, IN. body viii r"maIn of
v"rr.tuating only thai now IN" nominal
non If = Now ru"mi.r will com" from On"
Of tn" board instead ii from m" pastor
.t,,.ritfi- a. has boon the custom