Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-12-21
SCIENTIST DIRECTORS
FIGHT AASTY REMOVAL
Publication Heads Ready to Re-
TIRE But IN an Orderly
Manner.


nlsion, pec. si.--Thc controversy
tlvren 'ho directors of the First
thurch Of chris, scicntis, tNothcr
thu,ch,, II this city. and tho trustees
ci the Christian Science Publishing
tuvi.ty, camo hc,or. tho supreme
sNutt again this week. n was this
court which recently returned de-
Slsirn that the directors had power TO
sstnoNo the trustees.
A. counsel Zoe the trustees. Shor-
nnn 1, Mhirplc nlcl petition with
The court iur an injunction to prevent
thr hltertvrs from removing the trus-
tees. pending determination OF issues
that atiil ilo between them. Reference
~as made a. an exchange of notes
t'twuen the parties. Including letters
nuu tho hoard of directors Go Trus-
lfnH Herbert W. Euatnce aud Paul
Harvey, valllnE upon thom To appear
~ q hpsrlng yesterday o. show cause
why lhvir places should not ho de-
sRfud vacant.
in the letter 90 Eustacc it was az.
srrtci that There had boon failure q
OIL the plnce as trustee OF Lamont
nuVhndn. which was ~ issue original
l. That Euntrce and his associates
ind miHmanarcd the affalrs u the so
.iuii to such an cNtcut that tho paid
,iluulatiun 90 the Christian Science
Frntlnol Christian scicnce journal
nnd christian Science Monitor had do
slinvd between january a.. 1919. and
''prvmhur I. 1911, respectively. 90 per
cent 90 nor cent and 40 per cont. The
rol earnings of the fpcl.ty. ~ was said
hnd ihllon flum nearly $500 600 year
a. 'ipsH than nuthinr,' Il was charg-
sd further that there had been waste
Wl hnd Wrunnful uso mnde of tho 40
siuiAa fuudH and that the trus,oca had
'tiuHrd iu pRy uNor tn the treasurer
A. tho church anS profits sincc the
rtild rnding Marrh. 1919
1hu plninun ttustrra iu their noti.
NUn assert that There exists No facts
Nhluh warrant thrh removal from OF
frUI that tho ,harrvs in the letters
pft either frivolous and hasclcss. or
iHniirluui tn warrant such action a.
= threatened that tho defendant AZ.
'trials vnnnut constitute fnir tri-
iHNnl tu dutUrmlne tho question in
NHttd
ihu tfuttuva however lt ia stated.
-,iu nui dvalfp under existing circum-
siahrrH iu continue 60 hold their Of
No.. ihrY lniuud and desire only that
NlN may lsN down their trust IN an
sl'rilN manner under tho Jurisdiction
shh direction of this Court and that
= unpfnn he entered dlscharElnr thsm
fUin ihn tuai ami appointing their
fluHntNnrH N'ipr AN examination az
,htii Stewardship ami accounts"
rho Court ordur~i tho petition st
g. nn eafly hoarrn.
Mr tuHlaru rapllrl Go the directors
hiirr thHt dlnotuOca having aris.t.
tuiNrrn directors aud trustees az 10
phnH tho Vacancy. ho had asked tho
'AuN iu npuuInt A. Co tho allegations
81 lfeHta in circulation in tho several
serluiicala hia letter said.
You know in ,oul conscience. thai
f1ntp iuaHUs have occurred IN snito of
~ni best efforts and iu conscauence
fNpN NJ the thinga you yourselves
ha,a dune ur approved You know in
,ohr hearts. as every christian Sci.nt b
vi knows full well. that tho injury "a
onr leaders splendid publications. lies
~ Nour door that it has boon caused
W che lusidlous proparand which
800 have wholly Inspired ana an
rfuwd'
ilo challenged tho directors to a
prnflnF on thla point.
Tho payments nindr la tho t,,,s,o oo,
rN'f Vac recent Court decision Al,
iutlhcr said, were made ron strict
'hilsimn i"ais, and were similar
~ previous payments in which tho
"ftulutH participated. Tie asserted
''at the directors had, IN their Dos
e''slnn Tire statements ~ certified a..
snnhiehia that the trustees had paid
over to the church not only an pronts
WV 'no.ooo in uNross of such profits.
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