The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1906-10-31
MRS. EDDY is
VIEWED
Head Of Christian Science
Church Sees Reporters
in VERY FEEBLE HEALTH
Interview Brief and Painfui--Mrs Eddy
Declares she Is in Perfect Health,
Has No Human Doctor, Goes
Driving Every Day.

| Concord, n, If, Oct. 3i--I order, as
her followers aver, to set effectively at
Erest the report that her health was 50
undermined that she Is prac-
tically unable to understand the
affairs of Che day, n private
audience was granted ~ Mrs, Mary
Baker q Eddy, head 81 the Christian
Science sect, to the representative Of
the Publishers Press association, and
4 limited number Of newspaper CORE
spondents al her home, Pleasant View,
yesterday afternoon
II The audience was intended As ali
absolute demonstration that the mother
Of the Christian Science cult was in per
feet health, it failed in its purpose.
Of the many out.of-town correspon-
dents 81 reputable newspapers here. only
! limited few were permitted within
the portals Of tile residence, and the
interview was 50 surrounded with safe
guards that it showed absolutely. what
il already known. that the failing health
Of the aged leader IL very much in eyi
dence in both face and manner
I The interview was brief and extremely
I painful to some Of those who partici.
/ pated IN it. Wilson, the New York Sci
enlist who had been called in to ar
range Il, directed the reporters to take
| ny their positions IN the front pallor
Of the Eddy homestead
After the correspondents arranged
themselves about the room, Wilson step
ped forward and told them that Mrs
I Sylil Wilbur OfBrien Of Rideways, VIA
many months ago wrote highly eulo.
CYSTIC account OF Mrs. Eddy's home life
would question the leader and TINT fas
the correspondents are here on tolerance
only, no other questions can be asked
A list Of questions had been prepared
az follows
Mrs, Eddy are you in perfect
! healthP
Mrs. Eddy. have you any other ply
stefan than Godga
Mrs Eddy, do you drive out every
day.
AIRS. Eddy. does any other than
y NNNl -tM NMH anu dQINifliSiti ltE pup
/ erty formerly held by youg"
4 This latter question was only placed
on the list at the urgent request Of
the correspondents, who did not care
TO have stereQsfped questioning and
answers used n the dialogue. For a
time those in charge objected 10 the
question, but finally they announced
that il would be all right Then vii
son made little statement, saying
"Mrs Eddy is to receive you in her
own home at my written request. She
/ is willing 70 meet the newspaper men
because she wants TO set at rest the
stories that she is a confirmed invalid
and unable 60 do anything for herself.
1 You are guests BY her courtesy here and
there must be no undue display
Mrs. Eddy was to walk down the
stairs in the presence OF the newspaper
correspondents and come into the parlor
and greet them Then she was to walk
Il out OF the room. enter her carriage and
90 for her daily drive. But before she
/ put in an appearance the men, who had
! taken up a position inside of the par
lor where they could observe her prog
ress down the stair were surprised to
see her footman secretary, Frye. wills.
per TO the strong armed nurse that stood
| Ii the doorway. and see her draw the
| curtains so that all view Of the hall
and stairs was cut off
After FIVE minutes the curtains parted
and the venerable form Of the elderly
leader Appeared in the doorway.
"A slight, withered form il was, Too.
IL showed all too plainly the weight
Of its many years. She half chung to
the curtain. apnarently supported bv