The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1906-10-31
TALKED TO
MOTHER EDDY
Newspaper Men Interview
Great Christian Scientist
GOD HER ONLY PHYSICIAN
Audience Revealed a lettering Old
Woman Weak Almost To
helplessness.

CONCORD, n. H., Oct. 3i.--A com.
mlttce OF eleven newspaper correspond
onts were admitted 10 see Mrs. Mary
Baker q. Eddy nc her home In Pleas
antylew, near here. Through spokcs.
woman. selected by II. Cornell Wilson
OF Mrs. Eddy's publicity stan they
we're permitted 20 ask her n few qucs.
lions. the interview lasting less than
minute.
The intervIewers. II il said. saw In
Mrs Eddy tottcring old womnn. who
chung 10 the door jamb 20 keep herself
In an upright position during the brief
tune she looked lnto the parlor where
her callers were assembled. They saw
a woman whose voice was strained
and wnyerlng Her face was thin and
drawn aud wrinklcd. Her checks
showed unnaturnlly red. Her eyes
were notlccably deep sunken. Her
hands. with which she supported her
self by grasplng the sides OF the door
way. were small and thin. The In
armlties OF n woman OF elghty-six
were phlnIull! hppdTtht.
The Interview with Mrs. Eddy con-
sisted Of questions prepared In advance
for Mrs. SybIl Wilbur oBrien. repre-
senting n magazine. 10 ask her. The
Grst question put TO Mrs. Eddy was.
Mrs. Eddy. are you I'm perfect bodily
healthr'
"whatr' said Mrs. Eddy In a high
pitched voice, common 10 those who
are hard OF hearing.
Mrs. O'BrIen repeated the question,
raising her voice n couple OF tones.
"Yes." said Mrs. Eddy In her high
pitched voice. II am we'll"
"Mrs. EDDY" said Mrs. o'Brien,
'have you any other physician than
GodY
"whatf What's thatT querled Mrs.
Eddy, still with her voice pitched high.
Mrs. o'BrIen spoke much louder In
repeating the question, and Mrs. Eddy,
momentarily releasing her hold on the
door jamb, made a gesture with her
left arm and said in quayerlng voice:
mo, / have no other physician than
God. / am In tile 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 drab colored suit OF
livery with metal buttons, stood d.
rectly behind her. AS she turned
about the voice of Mrs. Eddy was rails
ed again In "That is enough; II Is
enough"
Mrs. O'Brien had some more ques-
tlons all prepared to 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.
Mrs. Eddy" began Mrs. O'Brlsn on
her third question, and this time the
questioners voice was raised very high
and strong so that Mrs. Eddy need not
have 1t repeated.
do you drive yourself every day In
your carriageT
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
rage, which was att 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 his 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 her going away
hat, the general ensemble being ire
sistibly suggestive OF a girl bride, all
but the kindly old face of the woman
swaying back and forth in the door
way, for 1t seemed impossible for Mrs.
Eddy to remain upright despite the
support which her hands on either
lamb Of the door afforded her.
Mrs. Eddy was present in the door
way less than one full minute.