Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-02-08
EDDY LITIGATION
BROUGHT TO END
Heirs Abandon Claims to Es-
tate Left by Founder of the
Christian Science Church.
ENABLING ACT IS CARRIED
Sons Join With Trustees In Decree En-
tered in the Several Courts
Involved.

Boston, Feb. S.-Litigation over the
bcquest OF S2.OOO.OOO made to the First
Church of Christ, Scientist, of Boston,
by Mrs. Mary Baker G Eddy, ended
yesterday when her natural heirs ioin-
ed with the trustees of the church in
proposed DEGREES entered in the sew
raj courts involved.
Coincident with this action the
Massachusetts house yesterday
concurred with the senate in passing
an enabling act which permits the
mother church TO accept and use the
money for the advancement Of Chris
tian Science as directed by its founder.
-Four stipulations compose the de-
crees which were entered simultan-
eously in the courts Of Massachusetts
ana New Hampshire and the federal
court for the district of New Hamp-
shire.
HEIRS ABANDON SUITS.
In these George W. Glover Of Lead,
s D.. and E. J. Foster Eddy of Water
bury. Vt. son and adopted -sem-oNlBple
Eddy, abandoned their suits for
share in the estate and renounce their
claims to money left the church.
The trustees, on their part, consent
that the administrator shall pay 5000
for the assignment Of the sons con-
tirgent right TO renew in their life
time the copyrights upon their moth
er's published works They further
consent that the trustees holding
$4,000 (which is the trust fund por-
ton Of the $3.50 600 settled on them by
Mrs Eddy in 1909 in lieu of their share
OF the estate) shall not further claim
that their rights in that fund were for
fe!ted by their action in subsequent
court proceedings.
ALL LITIGATION ENDED.
AS one OF the attorneys represent
ing Glover and Foster-Eddy, Herbert
Parker last night said:
The stipulation from the viewpoint
OF the heirs finally and conclusiyely
terminate all present litigation and
preclude the possibility of further liti-
CATION by them with respect TO the
disposition of the estate"
1t is maintained by both parties that
no consideration other than that shown
in the stipulations influenced the re.
tirement of the heirs from a contest
that has occupied the courts for more
than two years.
LEFT ESTATE OF S2.5OO,OOO.
Mrs Eddy died in Newton. Mass. Dec
4, 1910. Her will, which disposed OF
an estate OF about S2,5OO,OOO left ap.
, proximately 100000 in trust to the
First Church of Christ, Scientist, OF
Boston.
The two sons. who a year before
her death had received from Mrs Eddy
S29o.0OO in satisfactio Of all claims
against her estate, attacked the will in
January. 1911, invoking statutes OF
New Hampshire and Massachusetts
which limit bequests to churches tc
sums returning annual incomes of mo-
more than $4,000 and $4,000 in the
respective states.
Eventually the question OF the va
r lidity Of the will reached the suprem,
3 courts Of both states.
: In New Hampshire the viii was up
held. The supreme court of Massachu
setts ruled that the $1,000, ,O90 beQues
could not be received by the mothe
' church, but at the same time declared
Z that the will Of the benefactor shoult
Z be respected That this be accom-
e plished the trustees Of the church OF
u tained the introduction in the legisla
+ ture Of the enabling act passed today.