The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-12-20
FEAR mrs. STETSOH WILL ACT
CHRISTItN NIENCE LEADERS
ENPECT TEST or row Err.
DirrctsrS of Neither thusch Say That the
ENconmunicatrd " ssnan Haas started
Publicity bureau Ridscullng Their
Ability To- Interpret Church Law.

BosroN. Dec 10 The directors Of thu
Mother Church of Christ. Scientist. here
hay. reason tn b.ll-v. that Mrs. Augusta
T.. St.tson. the -NcosnminiCated leader
III IN. First Church in New York. ~ to b.
the first To test their power ~ spiritual
and temporal leaders Of the Christian
sci.ncs Church This belief. which wss
limited "a, in The SrS this morning. ~
backed. 50 It il learned. with t2ngibi.
evidence. Of r-b-llious activity on the part
of Mr. Stetson now in tn. hands al IN"
Mother Church directorate
In. five member, az tn. board know
that Mrs S'-tson has = following ia New
Norx and outside Of between 3oo and iD
PERSONS and thai she has established u
I p,Iblicitv bureau in New York through
which she has recently circulated letters
and literature designed To prov. that sh-
IL IN. spiritual successor OF Mrs. Eddy
and the. only On. caDAbls Of constituting
-Scienc. aud Health according To the
precepts Of Mrs Eddy
Word has come to Bos ton that since
Mrs. Eddy = death Mrs. Stetson has been
particularly active in drawing her stu
dents attention 20 the unfitne~s OF
the board of directors tn rule in Mrs.
Eddys place saving that they were no
more qualified to expound the higher
thoughts of Science and Health than a
pr,ma-, scholar would be- 10 tutor IN
loxarithms Tn. directors represent only
the material mind. which IL subject TO
error 30 Mrs Stetson IL reported TO be
teaching her following. whereas sh" has
never been reprmauded personally by
Mrs Eddy for her interpretation Of the
doctrines Of Christian Science. and must
therefore bcliev. that she rather than the
directors - fitted TO lead.
IN. directors have heard that Mrs,
St.t son teaches her pupils To believe tha'
the accommodation which was passed
upon her by the board lest November
canno, and does not bar her from Chris
t,an Science. inasmuch Is thr directors
hav. no power 90 debar her from the
pursuit Of her own religious thought,
| I, has also been reported to the heads
of tn. Church that within the lest fcw
DAYS Mrs. S,.tson has mode preparations
publicly to launch her claims to success
1 sorShip
II Mrs Ste,son should bring court
proceedings TO test the authority "f tho
board 81 directors To continue to conduct
RI. offices Of cha Mother Church under
m. restrictions imposed IN the Church
manual hv Mrs Eddy II IL believed that
~. hoard would hav" rrcours" 10 f'StAh-
lsh.h judicial decisions concerning IN"
, imnn,arialitv II minor restrictions IN
tn. government Of trIsteeshliS when
I unavoidable circumstance prohibit strict
, Aih.r.nC, 10 tho letter Of the provisions.
| Tha, provision III tho deeds 81 trust
60 much 81 the Ihurch property gwen
over by Mrs. Eddy ." m" hoard OF dlr"c-
tors acting ~ trustees which STIMULATES
rhn, no amendment or addition To the
b?-lIXs 81 the church should he made
without her consent would be covered
hy judicial precedent. the directors he
lieve.
Euaen. p COX chairman Of the Chris
tan ScicnCa publication committee in
New York sad YESTERDAY thai he had not
heard Of anv in''urgent activities on IN"
part 81 MIR, St"'~'n sine" MT. fdhy :
death
Il will rar 'h.' do NOT heliev" that
the diror,prS rf IN" Mother 'rurrh would
he =, all alarmed II Mrs St.'-on should
max" IN attempt 20 question th.!r power,
ss,id MIR cox think that they would
welcome IN" opportunity to have that
mater ..n,tlad hatween themselves and
MIR. St.;-on ono" and for all urn"
Mrs Ste'rnn could not p. seen ~ her
home West Ninety sixth street which
Il. the house provl-.ed for her a pastor
emeritu. by The congregation OF the First
church before her eXcommunica'iCn last
wear 4 close friend Of the former leader
of -ha FIRST Church who spoke for her
said last night
Mrs Ste,s0n will he IN. fret publicly
70 d.nv that she harhors anv such inten.
ton a. thar credited - her by IN" ave
directors Of tn" Moth"r Church she
believes that God l. rho great Judge and
lawgivrr and that He controls the board
If directors and herself Glk" and all who
follow IN 'he foot-'ep, ~ our great and
beloved leader
SHE. does not aspIr" - succeed - the
temporal or spiritual pow"r that vas
Mrs Eddys II is her belief that M HER
works people shall h." Judged BY their
works the hoard ~ directors IN Boston
will prove thor fitness ~ rule or other
wise Mrs ~,aison believes that she -
no, called upon to ,nrerv.n"
since no accommodation from the
Mother church IN NoNa'nl or. 1910. Mrs
S,a'son has issued repeated d.nials of
statements a'rrIputtng ~ h"r d=loyaliy
- Mrs Eddy and ~" design '" head
neg sort ~ lately n. fast month runo-
that NIr. S'"'gon was ie"ing plans TO sue
coed N-s Eddy upon IN" lat'"-'s detih
dr"S from her further expression If her
loyalty
In "A published statement she SAID that
sh. wished again - d.riP-" my 'InsUe-v-
ING allegiance - th. prel leader Of
Christian SCIENCE Mrs Eddy; my rnfa'
,aring adherence 70 her teachings as se'
forth IN oiIr text hook. Science and
Hearth and INV impIlci' respect for and
Dl.d,encn 80 the rules and regulations 81
her Church a. contained IN The manual
81 the Mi her Church. nor will my a''I-
dents ever u" found to b. working IN oppo-
Sition to anything sh. has directed or NAV
hereafter dirac'