The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1921-11-24

Tho Christian science litigation upon
which the fun bench # the Na9Sa'AU-
sets supreme court rendered Us u"-
cision today, started on March -. IVY.
One wear later. in March l92h. to" mas
ter appointed 10y tn" court 10 d";"ii"ih'
the facts n; isSue hlCd his r"nori IinAI
Vrrunnnts were completcd an De. ''!lh"r
l. 1870. and since that tim" "a" ;N!i
bench has had IA" matter nrd"r con-
sidcration.
The original suit WAS petition hr
the trustees OF the Christian S'i"n'"
Publishing society FOR an luJlpcti"N 20
restrain the directors OF -" First
Church Of Christ. Scientist, OF Boston,
tthe Mother Church,, from interfering
in the manat ement uf tho affairs of tie
rrhlishins society or from ruEaEinS In
a connecting business. This resulted
from Il ,o," Of the directors 10 remove
Lamont Rowlauds. Of l1cayunc, MISS
from the board Of directors.
Five other actions were hronGh; stun
srGu"ntly John V. D!t'cm"rr, al Tree
tor. whose fcilcw directors had removed
him. sought to compel his E"insta'e-
,ncut. Mrs Emilir r. liUlIn. or Brock
lvn ~ Y ASKED lsaV" 10 int"rNcn" III
the trustees suit as one OF tfc nr:Hli'll
so called First Members Of the thur'h'
hut subsequently, withdrew her petition:
Daisy and Edwin A. kTauth"it asked
the court 10 rUls that III" 'hurch
Manuel was the supreme authority OIL
the church. The trustees asked that IN
divi,lunl mcmhcrs Of the church DE re-
strained from influencing other mem
hcrs to cancel subscriptions 10 thrlS-
tlan Science publ, atoms.
Finally Attorney General ]. weston
Allen. of Massachusetts asked thai inc
Issues raised In all the other suits h'
tried out IN an information whl'h u"
filed asking that tho court declare 'A''
In establishing the Christian S'ich'r
church Mrs Mary Eaker Eddy created
a puhllr charitable trust AMI tha' III"
directors wcr the governing body OF IN"
church and had powr~ I" declare va
an ;es IN the trUstrrships Of the pub
fishing society and 10 determine what
literature should be published.
frederic Dodge. a former judge OF
tho United States circuit court, was ap'
nojn,cd master 10 dr'crmju" tn" facts
=, Issue I'm tho trustees original suit
and 10 interpret two decIs OF trust mad"
hv Mrs. Eddy He also heard the lht-
temore case In part.
In his report. fled In March, W."
Mr. Dodyc held that tn" directors mad
no legal right to rrm"N" R"wiands
from the board Of directors. Concur
rcrt action by the First Members. he
said. was required NY one Of Mrs. l.ddy
firms, deeds TO make lawful the removal
NJ u trustee. He held that pltemorc
could be removed only by court oil
couIty as a director under the trust
deed OF 1892 and only for CauS" as q
director under church bylaws adopted
later.
The master said he was unable &c
and TINT Mrs Eddy intended al
branches OF Christian Science activities
| N he carried on under unified smperTi
! sion Of the constituted authorities OF
the church or TINT she intended I" SUD
| icrt the trustees to supervision ny any
! other constituted authority or me
| church The trust deed Of 1898, he said
sccmcd 70 him 10 contemplate a pup
! fishing society in close alliance wiz
hut not under the rule OF the Church o'
It's officers"
Ho held. therefore. that Rowiand'
was "stiii n trustee" and that Dittcm"t'
. continued To be member OF the Doart
: Of directors instead Of Mrs. Annie VI
Knott. whom III" other directors h"'
! elected to sucCCcd him
Numerous collateral suits followed
tho publication Of the mns'"r report
/ In the course o. the final argument:
borore the court. begun lat" IN NUN"nr
! her 1870. Mrs ilHlIn Withdrew iron
| Tho LITIGATION. The princ.p pal arguments
warc mad" Icy charles - Hughes. nov
secretary o. sta. on behalf or IN
trustees; by former Governor J"hn l.
Rates OF Massachusetts for the d'rcS
! tors: by William @. Thompson for lht
! ,cmorr; 10y Edwin y. kr"u'h"H In Ill
own behalf. and by Charles r. 'h'a;'
f IF for Attorney General Allen. Ar
rrmorts were romrlc;cd on h"'rmh"
/ 1920. md tho court took the matte
. under CuSidcrariUn.