The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-02-08
THE LITIGATION OVER
WILL OF MRS. MARY
BAKER EDDY ENDED
Heirs of Christian Science
Founder Join Church
Trustees in Seeking
Settlement
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Boston, February 7.-Litgaton over the
bequest of 100000 made to the First
| Church of Christ, Scientist, of Boston hv
Mrs Mary Batter G. Eddy, ended today
when her natural heirs Joined with the
| trustees of the church in proposed de-
c-ees entered in the several courts in
volved.
coincident with this action the Massa-
chusetts house this Afternoon concurred
with the senate in an enabling act which
permits tho mother church TO accept and
use the money for the advancement of
/ Christian Science as directed by its
founder
Four stipulations compose the decrees
which were entered simultaneously in the
courts of Massachusetts and New Hamp-
si.ire and the federal court for the dis
trict Of New Hampshire.
! In these George w. Glover of Lead
S. D., and H. j. Foster Eddy of Water
bury VI, son and adopted son of Mrs
Eddy, abandoned their suits for share
II, the estate and renounce their claims to
money left the church
Tho trustees consent that the admlnis-
traitor shall pay 5000 for the assignment
CT the sons contingent right to renew in
their life time the copyrights upon their
mothers published works. They further
consent that the trustees holding sl75. 600
which Is the trust fund portion of the
$4,000 settled on them by Mrs. Eddy in
! 1868, in lieu Of their share of the estate
I shall not further claim that their rights
| In that fund We're forfeited by their ac-
ton in subsequent court proceedings
As one of the attorneys representing
Glover and Foster-Eddy. Herbert Parker
| tonight said.
1.-The stipulations from the viewpoint
OF the heirs finally and conclusively ter
inmate all present litigation and preclude
the possibility of further litigation nv
them with respect TO the disposition of the
| estate
1.-THE termination OF this litigation has
been brought about amicably and voIun-
tarly on the part of the heirs and all
parties have Joined in mutual consent to
the entry of the proposed DEGREES in the
several courts"
1t is maintained by both parties that
no consideration other than that shown
in the stipulations influenced the retire
nlent of the heirs from contest that has
occupied the courts for more than two
years.
Mrs. Eddy died at Newton, Mass. De-
cember A. 1910 Her WILL which disnosed
of an estate Of about So 10000, left approx
imately 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 5000 :
600 in settlement of all claims against her
estate, attacked the bin in January, 1911.
invoking statutes of New Hampshire and
Massachusetts. which limit requests TO
churches to sums returning annual IN
comes of not more than 5000 and 5000 in
the respective states. Eventually the
question of the validity of the will reached
the supreme courts of both states
In New Hampshire the will was upheld.
The supreme court of Massachusetts ruled
that the 100000 bequest could not be
received by the mother church, but at
the same time declared that the wishes
of the testator should be respected. That
this might be accomplished the trustees
(Canfluuel