Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1920-03-02
new PHASE TO
CHRISTIAN SCIENCE
CHURCH LITIGATION

Boston. Mar. THE involved ..ri-
Ga-cn between various factions and
individuals Of the Christian Science
church TO-DAY took = new turn when
Mrs. Emil Huuer OF Brooklyn
through her counsel, Charles ?.
Choate, j.. fled IT. tn supreme cour,
q 1-rIllon for .auve 10 Intervene II
the sun Of the trustees Of The Christ
ian Science PUBLISHING society against
The directors Of The First Church Of
Christ Scientist. She asked the per
mission IN behalf Or herself and al
other members Of the frs. church Of
Christ Scientists Of Boston. known as
the mother church in good standing.
and all other mem bers o. Christian
Science churches and association and
a.lurher Christian Scientists.
Hearing before JudGe Frederick
Dodge have heer completed N me
-rrlTtz,e's su.r III which 1hev seek 70
have the directors restrained from IN
ley~f with their management 01
The publishing society. The nastz.r
ruled INIT he evidence presented ~
these hearings a.sO covered The suit
Of John T. DIr-er1ore against the Gil
~ecto~s seeking n compel them II
"-"ogF1ze his as a member Of their
board 4 draft Of the masters re-
pOl- WIS submitted for al parties "a
Gently and the time for fling the re-
port win the supreme cour. expired
Today
In view OF Mrs. Hu,leu petition
tile master asked tina. lie time for
Hing the report be extended 10 March
I'd and Tins request was granted.
Earlier n the Gay The cnlI-- had -e-
fused mouon by counsel in" the dlrec-
tors that the time pc tended 70
AIarch Is and thai The master be
tI.rac.ed ~ reopen the hearings for
further evidence z the Dir-srlore
suit
Mrs. Fuuen II her pe-ltlcr SAYS she
studied Christian Science with Ms
Ma-y BaAer q. EDDY OF ne church
in 1888 and Is i Christian Science
pracc1rloner and teacher and that she
II IN EnoL standing as 4 First rnenber
Of ne mother church. She claims
tina. the right -n remove 4 trustee OF
the publishing society is vested II the
first man t1e-s ana that bylaw
through Adoption IF which in 1901
they transferred all their powers u
me directors IS illegal and without
.-7't-,~-
She alleges IA: The interests IF I'll
to- whom ner petition is produced are
tn,"a ene.d with serious and i--epa-anie
III u,-,- ~ .har although they have not
le,,.. 3iL--I-s n ne U1.EacIor and huve
not be.n heard b- the master their po-
slrinn may ~ adludged by the cou--
Id ~ 'otner and less favorable 70 them
t..an VIZ provided by Mrs. Edty's 1rust
deed d: ISs> Jlnue- which the plaintiffs
became cr,.stens. she and others. she
SAYS. ara not sufficiently represented IN
ne proceedings ny the directors.
Mrs. Eu.in points 0ut rnaI Z cou--
sh, I'D ruie mat the transfer Of power
rom the tfrst members to The directnrs
vas :: ef1-c-l.aI nut that through acGui-
escencc On their par they MAD render
I'd themselves incapable nj Che power Of
-emoving a trustees, the only way n
which such removal could W. ef1ecJ-4
would ne through -asorf IN cnr--. I.
that event. sn. SAYS such wnoil~ &C
"lesiasnca! instances involved 4 the
Express rur1aa- ~ this crust and II -he
express Qualifications Of i trustee
hereunder wnuld come TO this secular
trinunnl TOR it's discrimination to the u
ter exclusion n the churches. thus inn
posing upon this cour, sole and excil-
sIve 5urtsdiction yf eccesiastical doc
-rines. rules and pnIiry"
The petition rec3js.s that on Fenruarv
last Delegates Of Christian science
churches of View Yorw met a. Alhanr
and appointed a committee 70 take ar
lion TO protect the rights and interests
of the mother church. Similar action.
il says. has been taken by Christian
Scientists in several Other states As
result Mr. Choate was retained by
the committee appointed a. Albany 70
present this intervening petition.
The confidence Of Christian Scientists
throughout the world. Mrs Hulin SAYS.
IN the snnndness. reliability and fidelity
10 principles ef Christian Science II
publicaj tars selIT or: tn the trust ees
is aT-eadx greatly impaired. is rapidly
waning and is In danger Of being who'll
Il destroyed" Thousands of Christian