Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1913-02-13
L|T|CAT TON OVER
EDDY WILL ENDS
Waterbury Man Abandons Suit
without FORGETTING Rights
to Trust Fund.

Boston, Feb. 7.--Litigation over the be-
quest of s. MO. 0cO. left to the First Church
of Christ Scientist, of Boston by Mrs
her natural heirs Joined with the trustees
Of the church in proposed DEGREES entered
i'm the several courts involved.
Coincident with this action, tho Massa-
chusctts House this afternoon concurred
with the Senate in an enabling act which
when signed by the governor, will permit
the Mother Church to accept the money
and use It for the advancement of Chris
tan Science as directed by its founder.
-Four stlpulatlons compose the DEGREES
which were entered simultaneously in the
State courts Of Massachusetts, and New
Hampshire and the federal court for the
district of New Hampshire Tho attor-
neys-general of the two States join IN
the DEGREES.
In these George W Glover or Lead.
:. D, and II. J. Foster eddy OF Water
bury VT, son and adopted son of Mrs
Eddy, abandoned their suits for n share
in the estate and renowned their claims
to any part Of the money loft to the
church
Tho trustees on their part, consent that
the administrator OF the estate shall pay
the sum of 5000 for the assignment OF
the sons CONTINGENT right to renew In
their life time the copyrights upon their
mothers published works. They further
consent that the trustees holding the fund
of $4,000. (Which is the trust fund por-
ton Of $4,000 settled on them by Mrs.
Eddy in 1870 in lieu OF their share of the
cstatc), shall not further claim that their
rights in that fund We're forfeited by
their action IN subsequent court proceed
lngs.
It is maintained by both parties to the
. agreement that no consideration other
than that shown in the stipulstions nfiu-
onced the retirement OF the heirs from a
contest that has occupied the courts for
more than two years.
Mrs Eddys home was a. Concord y.
H.. but few Years before her death she
removed to newton this state. where she
died on December I. 1910. Her WILL which
disposed Of an estate of about $2,5D0c,
left approximately 100000 to the First
Church OF Christ Scientist. of Boston
as a trust for tho advancement of Chris
tian Science. Tho two sons had already
been provided for a year before her
death. when they received from MFS.
Eddy sa0,ooo in satisfaction Of all future
claim against her estate.
In January, 1911. Glover and Foster
Eddy attacked the will invoking the
statutes Of New Hampshire and Mas
Sachusctts, which limit requests to
churches to- sums returning annual in
comes Of not more than 5000 ana s2.08
! in the respective states. Soon after
wards a friendly suit was instituted
in Massachusetts where also copy
of the will was fled, and eventually
through various litERtions the ques-
tions of the validity Of the will reach
cd the supreme court in both New
Hampshire and Massachusetts.
In New Hampshire the will was up-
| held. The supreme court of MassaCh hui
! sets ruled that the $2.000!0o0 hcquest
/ could not he received by the MothcI
/ Church. but at the same time declared
! that the wishes of the testator should
! be respected. That this might be a.
complishcl, the trustees OF the church
obtained the Introduction in the Leg
! islature of the enabling act passed to-