The Washington herald., 1906-10-30
MRS. EDDY TO APPEAR
Head Of Church Will Give
Interview to Reporters.
MYSTERY CLEARS UP TODAY
Aged Founder of Christian Science
Cult Goes Driving and Arranges tn
She Is Seriously HI or Suffering
from Cancer-BOWs TO Followers.

Concord, X. H.. Oct. 3.-Thc mystery
that surrounds the health Of Mrs Mary
Baker G. Eddy, founder Of and supreme
head of the Christian Science Church Of
the world, bids fair 10 be dispelled If her
personal encourage keep the pronlise they
gave this afternoon and grant a personal
interview with newspaper correspondents
It is not disputed that Mrs. Eddy has
mot been personally visible, excepting for
q brief period daily as she rode by in q
closed carriage, 10 any Of Der former in
tlmates IN Concord for more than a year
.l3til she yesterday stirred by5 .he csrcs-
latiOn Of the report that she was dying
Of cancer. sent for two OF Concord $
best-known citizens and talked with them
for a brief space OF time.
They came away from the Interview
and issued lengthy statements that she
was as well as she ever had recently
been 10 their knowledge" This state
ment. while apparently frank and dis.n-
terested. was somewhat ingenious. In
asmuch as neither OF the two gentlemen
ever had extended conferences with Mrs
Eddy in recent years. and their interview
with her lasted but three minutes. and
that neither are physicians, they are
hardly in a position to give expert evi-
denCe as 10 the state OF Mrs. Eddys
health
Mrs. Eddy Takes a Drive.
Your correspondent. after a complete
and careful investigation and conversa-
ton with those who know, state that
Mrs. Eddy is far from being a well
woman. Nor is this to be wondered at
She Is long past the allotted Biblical age
Of three score and ten. being eighty-five
years old.
Mrs. Eddy took a drive today. It was
the Mother Of the Science Church" that
catered the brougham at the homestead.
two miles outside Of town. If the evidence
Of ones eyes are TO be believed There
was no mist2s-ing the face and figure, as.
leaning heavily on the arms Of a male
and a female attendant she was half
carried. half tottered across from her
front door TO her carriage, and was care
fully slowed away inside.
Three times during her hour and a half
drive did your correspondent range along
side the carriage and closely note its oc-
cupant
Only once did she display even the
slightest degree Of interest. and that was
when the two vehicles came dangerously
close together. Then she Ianguidly raised
her long ey6lashes-she was half-huddled.
half-reclining in the corner of her carriage
and looked out of the closed windows
in semi-appealing way.
Bows to Her Followers.
1t was plain that the outside world in
terested her but little, and it was not un-
I'll she was well into the heart of the city
that she sat up, as best she could. and
bowed TO certain of q faithful" at
various points along the route 1t was
self-evident that she was doing her best
to appear well and strong, but the effort
was pathetic, rather than convincing.
The heavy pink rouge on her checks,
was all too evident under her profusion
of snow-white hair and hardly in keeping
with the wearied-looking eyes and Ian
guild manner of the aged lady.
When 2trs Eddy returned home she was
helped across the veranda again into her
home and then the promise was made
that she would see your correspondent
Tuesday at noon.
But a personal interview can reveal but
little not already known. Her physical
strength is waning fast and she. only
shadow of her former self, realizes il, as
well rs any one else.
Interviews Mrs. Leonard.
While she was absent on her drive
newspaper man called and asked for Mrs
eonard. She gave him an interview, so
not Mrs. Leonard in the car
D made the affidavit
ay such a thing IS
iensi0n said Mrs
- me well. as do
Concord. They could
/ TO take Mrs. Eddys
l n there. l have not
this house for three
yed here off and on
ht years. the last visit
February. During the
is 10 that time l was in
iouse in Clinton avenue,
Temple Bar Building"
a tumult all day Little
ted artisans and citizens
the back rooms of the
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