Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1906-11-03
TALK TO MRS. EDDY
Newspaper Men Interview
Great Christian Scientist.
SAYS GOD IS HER ONLY PHYSICIAN
Audience OF About One Minute, 1t
Is said, Revealed a lettering Old
Woman Weak Almost to
HelpIcssncss.

CONCORD, n. H., Oct. 3i.-A com
mittee Of eleven newspaper correspond
ents were admitted TO see Mrs. Mary
Baker g. Eddy at her home IN Pleas
antview. near here. Through a spokes-
woman. selected by II. Cornell Wilson
OF Mrs. Eddy's publicity stan they
were permitted TO ask her few ques-
tons. the interview lasting less than
a minute
The interviewers, 1t Is said, saw Ia
Mrs. Eddy a lettering old woman, who
chung to the door ianb to keep herself
in an upright position during the brief
time she looked into the parlor where
her callers were assembled. They saw
a woman whose Voice was strained
and wavering Her face was thin and
drawn and wrinkled. Her cheeks
showed unnaturally red. Her eyes
were noticeably deep sunken. Her
hands. with which she supported her
self By grasping the sides Of the door
way. were small and thin. The In
hrmities Of woman Of eighty-six
were painfully apparent.
The Interview with Mrs. Eddy con-
sisted OF questions prepared ia adynnee
for Mrs. sylYiI Wilbur 0'firien, renre-
sentng d magazine to ask her Tue
FIRST question put g Mrs Eslly WIS.,
Mrs Eddy, are you Ia perfect bodily
healthy
"Whatg said Mrs Eddy 10 9 high
pitched voice, common 70 those vile
are hard of hearing
Mas 0'BrIen repeated the question
rMslng Ter Voice couple % toaes
.Yes," said Mrs Eddy ln her high
pitched voice, 4 san well"
@Alrs Eddy said Mrs 0'Brien
havc you any other phys eian than
Gedfa
what? Whats thatw queried Alrs
Eddy, sttll with her voice pitched hjgh
Mrs. O'Brien spoke much louder In
repeating the question and Mrs. Eddy
momentarily releasing her hold Oh the
door iamb, made gesture with her
left arm and said in a quavering voice:
mo, L have no other physician. than
God. / am In the supporting arms Of
the ever living God"
As she uttered these words Mrs. Ed
dy turned halfway around toward
Calvin A. Frye. her private secretary
who, dressed in a drab colored suit OF
livery with metal buttons, stood di-
rectly behind her As she turned
about the voice Of Mrs. Eddy was rails
ed again in "rhat is enough; it is
enough
Mrs. O'Bren had some more cues
tlons al prepared 70 ask Mrs. Eddy
stepped forward and at the same time
Mr.. Frye having grasped Mrs. Eddy's
arm, gently turned her face toward
the front parlor, In which the inter
viewers were standing.
''AIrs. Eddy" began Mrs. 0'Brien on
her third question. and this time the
questioners voice was raised very high
and strong so that Mrs. Eddy need not
have itfepeated
do you drive yourself every day in
your carriage"
Yes. yes she called out. and then
she turned from the door leading to
the parlor and supporting herself by
putting one hand against the wall and
the other against the door jamb start
ed with feeble steps toward her car
riage, which was at the front door
ready for her to take her drive about
town
AT the very threshold of the door Mr..
Frye. who had preceded with hts out
stretched hands over the two or three
feet Of distance, threw out his arms
and grasped Mrs. Eddy on one side
on her hair there rested round, small
bonnet, with white trimmings ON it.
like bonnet that bride Of twenty
years might covet for herr going away
hat. the general ensemble being ire
sistibly suggestive of girl bride. all
but the kindly old face of the woman
swaying back and forth in the door
way. for it seemed impossible for Mrs
Eddy to remain upright despite the
support which her hands on either
jamb of the door afforded her
Mrs. Eddy was present in the door
way less than one full minute.