The sun., 1913-10-13
mrs. STETS0N'S OLD
CHURCH ASKS HELP
Mr. verrall Admit Appealing
for Funds as Ires>ur,
Huns Low.
S3,50o 4 MONTH NEEDED
There Always Was PLENTY In.
der Former Leader, who
Left Sl3.O00 Cash.
s3,50 4 MONTH NEEDED

Richard ? ver-ail hrs: reader Of IN.
Frat chureh ot Christ scientis' :inety.
flxth street. and Central Park "est has
eeer appealing -ec4nty from me rilrit for
fundt 70 maintain the church Though he
made no appeal az the SERVICES yesterds%
morning he admitted last evening th4t such
appeals had bean mid. He added that
/, ~as nothing unusua!
The requests Tor donations from nae m
tiers have contained the explanation tina,
the treasury has only ,ooo on hand
and that az least $500 month IS
needed 70 pay the running expenses Of
the church and IT'S reading rooms.
The appeals have aroused comment
smong the followers OF Mrs. Augusta E
steteon who attend the church or who
vent there up 20 the time OF Mrs. S'et.
eons accommodation b. the mother
aurch in Boston and her resignation
from the Firs' Church. which she built
after rafting 81 81" 600
Partisans Of Mrs. stetson ssid emphsti-
cally ves'erdav that when Mrs Ste,scn
was At the head Of the church up TO No
vsrlher. lana. no appeals ever ware made
for money TO meet running expenses.
Mrs. stetson Lett $4,000.
One OF Mrs Stetsons followers who
formerly had 10 DO with the First
Church financial AFFAIRS said that when
Mrs Stetson turned the church over AZ
the time Of her accommodation there
was SIS 0oo cash in the treasury and
ample pledges Of support to keep the
treasury full fer years
When Mrs Stetson held sway over the
FiYst Church she was surrounded BY
wealthy men and women who were ready
TO give freely not only for the consuuc-
rion 81 the ed,hce but for its main
tenance, MANY OF those persons With
drew their support when Mrs Stetson
iost In her conflict with the directors Of
the Boston CHURCH. and was eXoommuni-
,cated At the time the question ot Mrs
'Stetsons supremacy in the First Church
va. ralstd she had at least 400 follow
ers who stood frrnlY By her on a test
vote There Vas an enrolmen, of al.
most 1000 members
Mrs Stetcons supporters say tina. when
she withdrew from, the FIRST Church her
adherents refused TO give as liberall,. as
before. Several of them left the church
cccaslonally.
Sentiment IL ChanEtuE.
eeveYsl persons a. Yesterdays ser,1ce
esid that sentiment was changing ~ favor
Of Mrs S'efsor. nho has insisted tina.
che Is the srlri'ual head # the church.
5ust ae Mrs Eddy Is the spiritual head
of the Mother Church and of tho entire
Christian Science cult Thev expires ed
hone that eventually the supporters Of
'he Boston boards Interpretation of ths
teachings ot Mrs Eddv as against Mrs
Stetsons visws would weld the First
Church - us founder and builder In
other words the Stetscn faction remains
intact and is waiting quietly. under the
leadership OF Mrs Stetson, for any un-
toward Developments IN the church
Mr. Nsrrall and his associates. how.
ever are confident that the church never
again will fan into the hand. of Mrs
stetson Under the rules of the Christian
Science Church. Mr. Eerral sad. Mrs
Stetsors only hope for reinstatement Il
through the Bos ton board of directors
The Church ls IN splendid condition.
aid Mr. Nerril, and Ii prosperinG /,
l. rue that an appeal "ss made for
FUNDS, buy the usual rule has been to
~ rhc members NJ the church know
he condition ot the treasury from time
- time When The tun1 dropped to 4
certain hsure the members were told
Usually that vas done by letter. but ~,
the last case II was announced from the
pulpit