The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1920-04-29
new CHANCES :
IN c. S. CODE
ARE REPORTED
Welfare Board Of Mother Church
= UphOlds Mrs. Eddy and Church
After Five Months Probe.

New 1Ork, April LJ.-OuppUIt ing
The manual of the mother church
and the Christian Science organiza-
ton as projected by Mary Baker
Eddy, the church committee on gen.
eral welfare after five months in
vestigation OF the denominations
affairs in Boston, made public a
majority and minority report here
The findings aggregate
$4,000 words and are said to be
encouraging and constructive"
Among the recommendations are:
That no member of the mother
church shall receive for off ciaI ser
vices in excess of an aggregate Of
SIC, 900 a year; that there be closer
and more open relationship between
officials and members; that Off
Gals of the mother church should
class teaching during
their term of office; that "as soon
as present conditions will permit,
rotation in Office and equality Of
the sexes, where permissible. be
applied to all the official positions
of the mother church"
Two Reports Similar.
In the last named recommends
ton much would apply to the direc-
tors, the period of service in par
ticular Office would be limited to
five years and the totality Of Off
cial service not to exceed 10 years.
The majority report was signed by
Richard P. Verrall, chairman, New
York; Martha W. Wilcox, Kansas
City; Jacob S, Shield, Chicago;
Henry Deutch, Minneapolis; Mabel
s.. Thomson, London, Eng; and
Edward E. Norwood, Washington,
D. c.
The minority report, which agrees
with the majority report in many
particulars, was filed by Edward D.
Dickey. secretary, Of Los Angeles,
Calf
The majority report supports the
authority of the board of directors
provided for by the manual, declar-
ing that the latter provides suffi-
Gent checks to prevent abuse of
that authority.
Closer Relations Urged.
The committee declares that on
no subject of the inquiry was there
a stronger or more generally ex-
pressed feeling than on the i'm
portance of closer relation be-
tween the governing officials and
the members of the church.
Investigation Of the Christian
Science Publishing society was
made impossible because of a re-
quest on the part of the trustees
that the proposed examination and
report be deferred until the pend
ing court controversy has been dis
posed Of"
The committee, in summarizing
its report, says that it investigated
seven subjects: viz: Admins
tration; 2, guardianship of church
unions; 3, board of lectureship ant
education; 4, the Christian Science
benevolent association; 5, trustee.
under the will of Mary Baker. Eddy
6, Magma Charta, and, 7, church
government.
o. K. On Treasures Office.
1t says that "the treasurer's of
fee is excellently organized bott
as to personnel and equipment.
The committee says it had full &C
cess to all departments and fount
"a noticeable spirit of alertness, &C
tivity, cooperation, and good will
between all the workers.
The committee reporting on thu
work of the trustees under the viii
of Mrs. Eddy said that from 1871
to 1919 sum in excess of $3.50 90,
was expended in benefactions, in
GLIDING free distribution OF litera
ture and lecture work.
The committee recommended tina
the activities Of the church b
grouped into departments, each de
partment to be presided over by
committee Of three, the Chairman
of which shall be member of tn
board of directors; the committee
to have no executive authority.