The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-12-19


IN" Christian Science journal unless
he has a certificate from IN. board of
education.
INCOME OF THE MOTHER CHrRCH
Probably the chief sourC. Of wealth
tn The great fund now left absolutely IN
tn. hands 81 the directors Of the Mother
Church IA trustees comes from the normal
income of tn. Mother Church here in
Boston
This income comes from various
sources
Section II II Artic. VIII of the church
manual daCr".~ that every member
Of tn. Mother Church shall paw annually
a per capita tax of not less than 81. which
shall h. forwarded each year Ia the
Church treasurer This per capita tax
opportunities $50 wO a year
Their. arr. between four and FIVE thou
sand attendants upon Sunday services
III tn" First church here. in Boston Their.
: ar. uo free p+ws Pew rentals ARE -sti-
mated at about S.. OH1 annually
Then Their. are IN. voluntary cnntri-
buttons. and this feature Of tn. regular
church iucom. has at times been tbs.
most important IL was the spirit OF Mrs
Eddy's scheme Of government that IN"
First Church should be- the supreme
church Of all. il was 20 be- the stem Of
the vine BY carefully intoxicating this
idea Mrs Eddy succeeded IN placing
the Mother Church in "A rev-red position.
higher than and apart from the affairs
Of IN. subsidiary churches or branches"
throughout the country
As a result of this prestige attaching
70 TN. Mother Church it has b....n IN.
eSp"ri.n,. Of it's directors and it was
'ha' IT Mrs Eddy. that "a singl. word
from them or from her was sufficient &"
hrins a flood ~ contributions from
Christian Scientists all over tn. land
TIL. pot-nCv ot this pOw..r uf soliciting
contributions continues undated TODAY
IN. directors Of 'h.. Mother Church have
always under their eve the list of 500
practitioners each necessarily a mem
h..r uf fh. Mother Church. which j. pub
llsh"d in the Chrisiidn Science journal
Thss" practitioners arr very quick Ia re-
spond 10 IN" least suggestion forwarded
80 them bv public rr privat. announce
m.nt. for they r-aliz" that upon tn"
continuance. ~ their card- in IN. Jourrri
depends absolutely the success IL their
prIctIc-
Mn Eddy hsr.lf ono. gave public
testimony ia thr Christian Science Jour
nat 81 the rea,..n, ~ of forty two Il these
practitioners ~ respond 10 "A quiet call
from her for 81 go apiece
VALVE nF ITS PROPERTY
In IN. matter uf m. value of the church
prpI"rtv Ir"'f hat comprising the
buildings 81 the Nu'h"r Church - the.
Publishing -nci'.'y and the variuus prop
..r'lc. turned over bv Mrs Eddy bv tr7IS'
and Nv be. IrI-.' m h..rw III in ~. ah>.nc,.
of any statement from the directors them
SELVES ~ To- ~ value. only "approNima-
ton uf expert real estate men IN Boston
coupled with scattered statements ia the.
Christian Serene. JcurU1! for the last
fifteen year can he. had This much
- known. That tn" larg" church building
dedicated IN 1919. wis built ont Of sui
-rr.b..d fund 81 not NOR" than s..gD"yp.
which l. cErlT-lv" of the pure has. pric.
vi rh. properly upon whl"n II stands
The. smaller orr ginal church huIldIng WIS
b.!llt nu' - 4 -Ih-crIVtIon fund eNc.-tiinr
s2rnG": thar l., Mrs Eddy stipulated
thar binding Operations should not com
nl"nC.. h"for" rh- sum was in hand
How much mor. han s2oo.ouO j. REPRE-
property upon winch II stands cannot
10. definitely determined m ih. ab-.nc.
IL a statement from the directors
+ On April ~ 1879. a. meeting 81 the
then 80 styled Christian Scientist A--n-
Grafton on motion IL Mrs Eddy u was
voted 10 organic. IN Boston 4 charter
| for th.. church was Obtained in June. Of
rhn sam. year In 1872 "a plot ~ ground
/ va bought by som. ~ tn. members Of
TN. now church IN IN" nam. Of on. Bald
! win from Nathan Matthew'S Sr IN. plr-
| cha-.. money being mortgage. Of 50 go.
! This property was on Falmouth street
| near Norway. tn" site Of tbs. present First
{ hurch
A. TO the earlier transactions concern
ing IN. deciding Of this property by Mrs
Eddy 20 the First Church for building
: uurposas there ia conflict Of testimony.
Mrs Eddy -ays herself ia som" OF her
| writings that when her followers could
not pay on III. mortgage -he herself
stepped forward and paid upward Of
! sl5nGO 10 acquire title To tn" property
S.p,imu- J. Hanna. a former editor ~
IN. Chrisiinr Science journal IN review
/ inv this transaction IA on. of hl- editorln
| announcements said that Mrs Eddy
! paid So an for IN" property. Certain
real estate. men in Boston who r"cnIl.r'
TN. Transaction by which the firm ni
Perry n Perry. Mrs Eddy lawyers ~
that time. acquired tItl.' 20 IN" property
| for her -ay that Sh" paid s5oO 'n Nlr
I Matthew'S took title instead ~ tn. mort
uax.. and then made a legal Foreclosure.
on the property. thus ou-ting the former
. mortgages
Al any rate IN 1892 Mrs Eddy con
I yey.-I TIA. prup"rry I" rho board ~ dir.c-
tor4 Of tn" r"orElniZ'-d First Church
under the provision that church buIldin z
operations should not b-Rln until s2GO. GGI
should b. IN hand
In "A statement published shortly there
after IN the GhrisiiGn Science .yOurpnI
Mrs Eddy characterized m" acquisition
~ the prop"rty hy saving that the prop
-rty ~ transferred m Il curcuituu- and
J noy. wav tn" Wisdom Of which a few
I,"--on- hIv" -Inr" SCRUBBED But she
ad,l"d that Will. her intent wa- --pIri-
tunliy Inllt"nabi".- ~ might hay" been
fsy t,,,..