Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1910-12-05


uuent applications OF her theory to exist
ing conditions She tested her metaphysical
system tn the treatment Of disease and is
said 60 have met with remarkable success.
Tho textbook Of Christian Science. Science
and Health with Key 90 the Scriptures"
was published by Mrs Eddy I'm 1915. This
volume was destined to reach a circulation
NJ nearly 500OoO copies.
Mrs Eddy secured a divorce from Or
Patterson, and In 1877 married Dr Asa G.
Eddy. one OF her early students in Christ
ian sclerce. who died In 1852 For some
YEARS Mrs. Eddy taught Christian Science
in Lynn In 1851 she chartered the Massa-
chusetts Metaphysical college in Boston. The
charter for tho first Christian Science
church was obtained IN June. 1872. and i'm
that year Mrs EDDY was called to become
the pastor OF the church. She was ordained
IN 1881, although she had preached five
years previously. Mrs. Eddy founded and
for long time edited the Christian Science
Journal. monthly magazine In the fall
OF 1889 Mrs Eddy removed from Boston
to Concord ~ H., and In 1907 to Chestnut
Hin suburb Of Boston.
In 1907 much attention was attracted to
Mrs. Eddy through a suit brought for an
accounting Of her property. which has
been variously estimated al from $4,000 to
several millions Of dollars The suit was
brought in the Merrimac IN H county
superior court on March 1. by George w
Glover Of Lead, S. D.. Mrs Eddy's son. and
his daughter, Mary Baker Glover. and
other relatives Of the Christian Science
leader. as next friends" against Calvin A.
Frye secretary Of Mrs. Eddy: Lewis f.
Strang, assistant secretary: Hartman s
church In Concord: Rev. Irving c. TomHn-
son, Christian Science teacher and healer.
Of Concord: Alfred Farlow of Boston, head
Of the Christian Science publication com
mittee Ora o. Knapp. director Of the
mother church In Boston; Joseph Arm
strong Of Boston publisher Of the writings
Of Mrs. Eddy; Stephen A. Chase Of Fall
River, treasurer OF the Mother church, and
Edward A. Kirnball Of Chicago, Christian
Science teacher and lecturer, and former
holder Of the copyright on Mrs. Eddy $
books.
The plaintiffs asked for an accounting of
Mrs. Eddy's property, to determine
whether she had been for some time past
and was at present competent to manage
her estate and whether a receiver should
be appointed to take charge Of her finan-
cial affairs for her benefit.
Property in Charge of Trustees.
Before the case came to a hearing Mrs.
Eddy announced that she had placed all
her property in the charge Of three trus-
tees, Hon. Henry NJ. Baker Of Bow, a for
mer congressman and a second cousin of
Mrs. Eddy; Josiah E. Fernald, head of a
Concord bank, and Archibald Mcclellan of
Boston, editor of the Christian Science
papers and magazine.
Hearings in the case were held before
Judge Robert N. Chamberlin of the super
Tor court. A motion of the trustees that
they be substituted for the next friends"
as plaintiffs in the suit was denied. as
were also numerous other motions Of coun-
sci for both sides, including one that an al
lowance from Mrs. Bddy's estate be
granted to counsel for the next friends
to pay the costs Of the suit
Finally Judge Chamberlin granted q
motion of counsel for the next friends''
that a master be appointed to hold hear
ings for the purpose Of determining the
competency of Mrs, Eddy to manage her
business affairs He appointed Judge
Edgar Aldrioh of Littleton OF the United
States district court as master, and DR..
George F. jelly OF Boston, the alienist.
and Attorney Hosea w. Parker of Clare
mont as co-masters.
In the course Of their hearings the CO.
masters, together with lesding counsel for
both sides, paid a visit to Mrs Eddy al
her home in Pleasant View and asked her
numerous questions regarding her business
affairs. Many letters and dispositions were
introduced to show that Mrs. Eddy was
mentally incompetent, but the greater part
Of those were ruled out on objection by
counsel for the defense. as relating to
times too remote to have a direct bearing
on the case. The masters were ready tC
proceed with the hearing on August n
when counsel for the next friends an.
nounoed that they had decided TO withdraw
/ the suit