Show DUAL SETS OF TRUSTEES VEX Christian Science Church Management l Problem Taken to Court Boston March 20 Litigation Litigation C. has been started In the Massachusetts su supreme su- su preme premo court to determine which of ot two sets of ot trustees appointed by the late Mrs M Mary Mar ir Baker Haker G. G Edd Eddy has authority author author- it ity 0 o er er the tho Christian Science lenc Publish Publish- p Ius society On Un petition of ot tho the trustees of or tho the society the court has Issued a temp- temp rat injunction restraining the directors directors directors tors of oC tho First l church of oC Christ Bel- Bel from trout taking t any intended to with the tho trustees In tro tto discharge harj c of oC their duties and fron at- at hIi to compel an any of tto iia trustees to resign Tee Tro bill sets sots forth that thal Mrs E Eddy d as cf thy the th Christian U movement movement move move- ment determined to put lilt lilt into the tiro Ita hands of ot nt sots sets of or trustees th this organization organ org 0 of Christian Science cL and tho ho work of ot circulating of Christian Christian Chris Chris- tian Science publications it declares that the trustees of the tho publishing society society so so- have ha hold and mana managed ed the property property property prop prop- erty which came cam to them theta under the deed of oC trust of 1898 1598 exclusively for forthe tho the purposes declared and defined therein and solely for tor the thc promotion and extension of oC tho thu religion lon of Christian Science as nJ tu taught ht b by Mrs Irs L Eddy The plaintiffs assert that tho the affairs of the tho society have been highly prosperous prosperous prosperous pros pros- and successful and that they havo have paid over o to th the th defendants In their capacities as directors and trustees trus tees teete more than as earnings and profits from their conduct of oC tho trust t for r a period of ot six months ending October October Oc Oc- Oc- Oc tober 1 l 1918 HilS They point out that the tho defendants are directors only of the First church known as the Mother church and have no official control of ot the tho moro more than 1800 other Christian Science Science ence nce churches find societies They declare that tho the directors since the death of Mrs Edd Eddy have o been gradually endeavoring to assume and ef effect ct powers with regard to tho the publishing publishing pub pub- lI lishing society which the directors never never never nev nev- er as assumed or attempted to exer exercise during tho lifetime of ot Mr Mrs l dd Eddy the tho last few fete months the plaintiffs fin say the directors have re repeatedly repeatedly re- re Insisted that tho the board of or trustees of ot the publishing society should make mako open specific and public acknowledgment g that the tor to i were the and final authority with reference to all of th the affairs of oC the publishing society and tho the management manage manage- ment of the trust created by the trust deed of ot 1898 |