Los Angeles herald., 1910-12-15
k.other Church in Boston Resid-
uary Legatee Of Late Chris
tian Science Leader
SON is BEQUEATHED $4,000
Leaves Diamond Crown to Mrs.
StetSon, Whom Many Be-
Iieved Was Her Foe
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CONCORD. N. H, Dec. 4-"For the
purpose of more effectually promoting
and extending the religion Of Christian
Science as taught by me-" Mrs. Mary
Baker G. Eddy in her will filed here
today makes the mother church of
Boston her residuary legatee, after
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
"indigent Christian Scientists"
Conservative estimates Ia advance
of the official appraisal Of the Eddy
estate place it's value at $1500,000. In
addition to the previous gifts to her
son. George w. Glover Of Lead, S. D.,
$4,000 is given to him in the will, and
the same sum is given each of his
five children.
DR.. d. ]. Foster Eddy her adopted
son, gets $4,000; Calvin A. Frye, $2O,-
0O0 and there are several more be-
quests of $1,000 to $4,000 each to rel
atfyes and to attendants of the Eddy
household.
BY codicils Mrs. Eddy directs that
an Indebtedness on the church edihce
of the Second Church of Christ, Scien-
I1St, IN New \ OIht Slldll NC teillNtlCN
from her estate and bequeaths her
crown of Diaz diamonds to Mrs. Au-
gusta e. Stetson Of New York.
$4,000 FOR MOTHER CHURCH
The will was filed this afternoon by
Henry M. Baker the executor 1t was
executed on September IL, 1901, and
re-executed as an original will NO
yen1ber z, 1903 the previous will haV-
3t,o haAT Inst TnislaiQ. Iher6 are
two codicils, the first dated November
IL 1903, and the second May IA, 1904.
= After appointing Henry NJ. Baker
sole executor, without sureties, ana
making the bequests named above 10
relatives, the will continues In part:
''I give and bequeath to the mother
church, First Church of Christ, Sclen-
fist. Boston, Mass, the sum of $4,000.
'T give and bequeath to the Christian
Science board of directors OF the
mother church, the First Church or
Christ. Scientist, in Boston, Mass, and
their successors in office the sum OF
100000, but, nevertheless, in trust TOT
the following purposes, namely: Sala
trustees shall hold, invest and reinVest
the principal Of said fund and con-
seryatively manage the same, and shall
use the income and such portion OF the
principal from time to time, as they
deem best for the purpose of providing
free instruction for INDECENT worthy
Christian Scientists at the Massachu-
setts Metaphysical college, and to aid
them therefore until they can main
tain them in some part Of Christian
Science.
Il desire that the instruction for
which provision is hereby made shall
be at the said college, but my said
trustees are hereby authorized to pro
vide said instruction elsewhere, If, IN
the unanimous judgment of all the
trustees, such course shall seem best
REPAIR OF FORMER HOME
The will ratifes and confirms trust
agreements and declarations relating
to the purchase of land for the site Of
the mother church in Boston and spec
flying the condition on which the
church shall hold it's real estate. Con-
tinuing, the will says:
II give bequeath and devise all the
rest, residue and remainder of my es-
tate o feyery kind and description to
the mother church, the First Church
of Christ, Scientist in Boston, Mass,
in trust for the following general pur-
poses: l desire that such portion of
the income of my residue estate as may
be necessary shall be used for the pur-
pose of keeping in repair the church
building and my former house at No.
1856 Commonwealth avenue, in said Bos-
ton, which has been transferred to
same mother church, and l 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 pur-
pose of more effectually promoting and
extending the religion Of Christian Sci
ence as taught by me-"
In the first codicil $1,000 is given to
Laura T.. Sargent, Mrs. Eddy's attend
ant; a sum to the Second church of
New York sufficient to pay it's indebt-
edness; $4,000 to Mrs. PAMELA J. Leon
ard of Brooklyn, N. Y. the crown of
diamonds to Mrs. Augusta F.. Stetson