New-York tribune., 1910-04-04
STETS0N|TES MAY BUILD
Ediflce on Riverside Drive Not
To &c Called Church.
WAITING RECOMMENDATION
Expelled Practitioners and Their
Deposed Leader Issue
Statements.

w-e August y. Stetsore sdnereut7 IN
g. First Church ~ Christ. Scientist. ~
pr.f stree, and Central PARK West rallied
,re,erfs,. - the home ~ Mrs. Kate Y
rl--o-. An West q1et street. 30 discuss the
latest and probably. tho last blow hut
o,e that viii be driven indirectly Al :hc
rr.-4- who FORMERLY controlled the local
c.rrrr
r-,la-t--ruu'-ation from, fh" Mother
C,r,rsr Tor tre faithful 6ftecu vl-o stood
t, Nfr, S'etson is tEe next step in iae
rraeran1,ue following thoir expulsion from
tre lorsI church. and each of the expelled
rractftio-ers anracts 10 get notice 81 that
nre' ss,,rsnce from tho cult within tho
pr"k
"T1's entire affair though appearing -
ca~r" f~or1 fbe local church authorities '
s-s ono 90 tho Ste'souites YESTERDAY. lis
S. ~ealuy nothing more or less than action
g. ~ons" % the button pressing of the
Boston D. .,ctorsto~
A. proo' of his statement he said that
Judge CHrord smith. tho frs, reader ~
To Mother church. had been in New York
score of r'01es since th" eNComIpunicatiou
r. Mr. Stetsou. and that each time be had
conferred with some one or other oc the
f|fo~u practitioners who We're expelled las
rc-A iu IN cndeavor 20 persuade rhem 10
forssE' Mrs. Stetson and Icr :eachngs.
An oreanist Disciplined.
Y was disclosed yesterday also tbat-,he
rnrtiug out of 'Stetsonisrl' had been prose
cu'od 50 fhorouehly that the orgsnist or
a.. Christian Science Church d, Crawford.
= T.. Miss bella whitney. had been forced
p. osiEn her position because she refused
60 arnounce hor approval of the findings of
Miss Nhitney. It was said. was formerly a
s'rdsnt ~ Mrs Stetsou.
Tr" nrecn practitioners who were ex-
roted from n. local church Edwin r.
lIsff''c. Tho former chairman ~ the hoard
o. trustees. who resigned rather than face
tro Questioning - tho now board. and Nr,
Augusta = Ssetson herself ISSUED stale
fT"ute yesterday deploriuE tho conrir71anca
r. 'h" night or "Stetsouism" and submit
trE that. though they could not app~oya
9. action Ur th" motives back of & -ha,-
to.r"a iu r1e hope that harmony v-olild
r''uateIy prevail iu the church i'm N7vr
Nu-,
|r -"Ito - their formal statements IL Is
rr0e~st"od that tho followers Of Mrs. Siet-
''r. va no have stood UP FOR her even 10 tho
5".'' az losing their connection win tho
local branch - Mrs Eddy's church. have
laid plans to huild and occupy = meeting
ros~" which !; is said VIII probably be 10
.etod on Tho Riverside Drive site which
~e- purchased oout two wears ago with
fr' intention Z erecting thereon q branch
- 'he First Church
Plan Nipped in the Bud.
That plan VS. nfpped In tho bud h1 Mrs.
Fdlys Ro~tor directors. who called Htteu-
'fon hy means of special bylaw 10 the
policy Of tho founder of the cult. that each
church should he a branch % the Mother
church in Poston and that no branch
church iu NeV York or elsewhere could
s-e-t snd conduct = branch OF its own.
Tho new edifoe which is likely 10 be
.roctcd is not To be called a Christian Sci
c-ce church. 81 is SAID. nor even To bear
tro name or church" - AL. bat will he
built and used simuly ss meeting placc
for those Who were brought into Christian
science through tho medium - Mrs Stet-
sou or sonlo OF her pupils. and who wish
'o follow her leadership oven though Il
-sKes thorn without tho pale of tho regular
,-r-istisn Science as directed by the Mother
church in Boston.
Tho fifteen practitioner who were OK
70 od from tho local church attended ser
'far 'hcre Yesterday morning and listened
rffr the Others 10 the solo, These arc they
INC have come through great circulation