New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-01-14
Teddy TRUSTEES To
FIGHT FOR REQUEST
Attack on viii Alarms Officials
of Mother Church in
Boston.
HASTY CONFERENCES HELD
Two More Bills Declaring Gift
Invalid Filed in Courts az Con-
cord-Science Leaders
Plan Legal Contest.
nv Telegraph 70 The Tribune. !

| Boston, Jan. i3-Alarmed by the attack
on the will Of Mrs. Mary Baker q. Eddy.
| the board Of trustees OF the Mother Church
OF Boston held 4 hasty meeting this after
noon, which was followed by conference
with their attorneys, at which plans were
laid for their fsht in opposition to the heirs
of Mrs. Eddy.
| This conference will be continued to-
morrow, when the board Of trustees Will
go over the petition filed by George w.
Glover and DR. E. J. Foster Eddy in which
they allsge that the 100000 bequest Of
Mrs. Eddy 10 the Mother Church Is in yio-
lation Of the law. The contents OF the VIII
also are 10 be fully discussed.
The hasty action of the trustees Of the
church was stimulated b. word they re-
ceived while in session that second bill
had been filed in the United States Circuit
Court at Concord. n. H., by De Witt Z.
Howe. attorney for Z. j. Foster EDDY, also
seeking q construction Of the law and al
legIng the bequest of Mrs. EDDY 70 the
Boston church 10 be null and void.
When announcement of the filing Of this
second bill was made there was great ex-
element among the leaders Of the Scien-
lists In order 10 draw their forces moro
tightly together, Calvin A. Fry, former Sec
rotary Of Mrs Eddy. was sent 70 Concord,
where he was closeted for hours with Gen
srsl Frank 6 streeter. ths leader Of the
legal representatives Of the Scientists OF
that state.
Both the petitions fled in Concord, ons
in the Merrimack County Superior Court
and one in the federal court, allege that
the 10000 beduest is invalid on the
ground Of a. violation OF the statutes or
both New Hampshire and Massachusetts.
The New Hampshire law sets forth that
no bequest shall be made to a single church
b. resident Of that state, the income
Of which. independent NJ parsonage land,
exceeds $500 q year Tho Massachusetts
law says that no single church shah re-
ceive a Request the income OF which shall
exceed 300 4 year. Independent ~ par5on-
see land
Both bills name George W Glover, of
Lead. E n, and Dr. z J. Foster Eddy
a the only heirs az law, and state that
Mrs. Eddy was a resident Of Concord when
the will was made, and that u was made
under the laws Of that state
Adding 10 the disquiet which now prevails
in Science circles Is the rumor, as yet un-
tempt will he made 10 establish claim
that Mrs Eddy was Of unsoGnd mind when
the will was made This new turn IS eX-
peCted TO materialza when the will comes
up FOR probate next Tuesday. and the
trustees and their attorneys are preparing
70 be in Concord when the time comes for
the probate hearing
The trustees present AZ to-dsy's meeting
were Archibald Mcclellan. stephen a.
Chase A Y. Stewart. Adam DCkey and
John V. Dittemore. The Boston attorneys
ara Samuel J. Elder and William W. Morse
With the dliug OF a second bin In the
federal court at Concord this afternoon
there were added three exhlhlts-a copy OF
the Will Of Mrs. Eddy. with all the codicis
attached; copy Of Che trust deed eXecut-
cd from Mrs Eddy 10 \. Mcclellan. Henry
~ Baker and Josiah G.. Teruaid aud
copy Of the agreement with l. J. F. Eddy
which was signed with tho closing of the
suit of the next friends"
TIE trust deed was made when Mrs EDDY
turned over all her publications and per
sonal proner'y IN trust 70 the trustee
named.
An order IS asked restraining the EDDY
trustees from removing from Merr.macS
County any OF the personal property OF the
EDDY estate. estimated 10 be 10000 in
value other matters. some covered IN tue
bill fled by George W. Glover. and IN other
documents already published, arc taken
up. as well az details necessary TO be al
legged 70 bring the matter within jGris1ic-
ton Of the federal court