The sun., 1910-12-09

,nnn ~ rr.. a.lr.h Il wAs -.Iil. To-day
when ,h.. ft.f WI yoru."si ont ~ Nr
Mcclellan aui VI pIr'"m'rr that IN.
hrst clause ul rn- uurch bylaws oh
rrcted tl.,r Il i.,-'.r ,m~ritus should he
one Of he o''.c,.r- ni the Church Mr..
Dittsnor, ,.It Well. how arr We soins
To havr = rt-.u- emeritus when We have
no pastor
That VA, hI- only answer
when Mr. Mcclellan and Mr. pittemore
w.r. found together IA the latt-r'> oftice
IN the church hulding several hours after
IN. funeral thl> afternoon they were
asked II the time had been set for reading
Mrs Fddy's will Mr. Mcclellan replied
that It had not,
L. there any way ~ determining when
the will l. To be Tead.- h" was asked,
Lam sur. don't know the chairman
of the directorate answered. That IS
a matter which - as vet entirely in nhey-
ance.
Can you say whether nr not there Is
in Mrs Eddy : will any definite h-'Quaathnl
Of her lights a. pastor emeritus Ia any
per-pu IN th" Chyrch'- WIS rh" next qr!es
tIou
i cannot replied MIR Mcclellan i
do not SNOW What - m IN" will. | have
nss ar seen II
Then POSSIBLY there T.. some other
document Il r"-aSc or SON" direct with
drawal hv Mrs Eddy of IN" rights she
re-er, ai under III Mammal IN participate
IN important church matters II was
suggested
know Il no such act on her part.
Mr. Mcclellan answered II Nrs Fddv
ever took such "a step sh. sand nothing
about
Nr Mcclellan was then ash ed II Mrs
Eddy had ever given tbs. board any sI.'cihc
permission To- change IN. by laws swithOut
her consent
Tn" bylaws as they stand need no
amendment believe asn~r-oi IN"
church authority
B The attention of ia" two church officers
was then called 10 the article II the hy
laws quoted above which furhid- tn"
change. the adoption or m" annulm"nt
OF bylaw withouJ the written Consen,
~ Mrs Eddy
believe that - thc way II stands,
MIR Mcclellan a-seu'..d after tn. bylaw
had been quoted. You ar trying to
drive at our attitld" toward the possible
selection nf a successor 10 Mrs Eddy. !
are you not
The director was reminded that the ,
announcement had b-en made that there /
was no thought II selecting successor 3
He said that such was the cas.
p -HIv. not IT." directors at the sugges- B
MON of Mr. tdiv made great many :
change IN IN" manual from tim. TO time
including III" recent ruling directed To
prevent the Influence OF Mrs SIetson IN ,
the afsiG~ at IN" First church IN New .
York" he was asked. and aIso II by the I
rule f"rbldding tn" changing of the by
laws without Mr. Eddy'S signature the .
present manual must not necessarily /
remaia the Sam"
i suppos. mat - 80 answered Mr. !
Mcclellan. w,'h seeming perplexi,y.
The attention ( tne wo directors was I,
then called To- a copy Il the rust deed
shown on psc" l3s - ihs manual. This
10 a d",.i Conveying land for church pur- |
poses. a. il SOS forth, and it IL from Albert |
Metcaf Ira - Knapp. for many years
a director, and q her trustees represent
ing tha MoIher Church
The property - conveyed on the siipsila-
ton -,ha' no new tans, or 10y law shall he
adopted. nor any tenet or nv law amended
or annulled bv the grantees unless writ en
consent NJ said Mary Baker q Eddy. !
the author nj n" text hook Science and !
Health" be- givcn therefor. unless at
the written request Of Mrs Eddy the !
executive members II the FIRST Church Of !
Christ, scientist Nv rwo-thirds vote
OF all their number decide 40 TO do "
Would Won not render this trust void |
IL you should now amend or annul any
present bylaw or adopt a new one'-
Now. that - very deep matter Mr. !
Dittemore broke IN. Z don't think W.
had better go into things so far a. that
this afternoon
The two directors had their attention !
drawn 70 article ~. which stipulates |
concerning the committee on publica-
ton OF tn" Mother Church and which reads /.
There shall be- appointed bs the Mot her !
Church "A committee on publication which /.
shall consist Of one loyal Christian Scien- |
tist who lives IN Boston. and h. shall be /
manager Of the committee on publication !
Throughout the United States. Canada |
Great Britain and Ireland He shall be
the Christian Science hoard Of directors
and the consent Of the Pastor emeritus |
given in her own handwriting
We'll. that IL a matter which will not |
come upuntil n" annna rneeting in June.
Mr. Mcclellan -aId We will find some
way, guess
Mr. Di'temore who il clerk Of tho, |
church. was asked n he had read Arricl. |
~ the bylaws. which sriDulat.s tina !
The clerk Of IN" church can only b- selected |
to serve "A years term after the conssn I
Of the pastor emeritus has cen received |
in writing
Attention was called - the clause in the |
same section which stipulates that to |
remove a reader of th. First Church |
the permission IL the Ipasior emeritus |
unjust be- obtained
The notice ~ the directors was also !
drawn IN that section regulating the
qua rdisnship II church funds which |
stipulats.- that none Of tine thre., members
Of the all important finance committee
which audits all church expenditures can
he chosen without tn. consent ~ the
pastor emeritus.
Is It not true. the final question was
put that Mrs. Edcly's personality - 80
bound 90 the whole II thu. church manual
for the regulation of ecclesiastical and
administrative" functions that the whole
structur. must fall when she ceases to
livs?@
Il must ask Won not to urge me 10
answer these questions said Mr. Nc
Lellan vi=ibiy agi'ated They touch
upon - critical and a very grave quest ion
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