New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1910-12-05
NO DOCTOR IN ATTENDANCE
Veteran Leader of Christian
Science Had Been Indis-
posed for About
Nine Days.
FAITHFUL SHOW NO SORROW
First Reader Announces Departure"
/ After Quoting Part of Letter
Written Some Time

clover EDDY, the d1ScOverer and founder
of Christian Science. is dead Announce
ment of the passing OF the venerable
leader, which occurred late last night at
her home at Chestnut HILL a suburb, was
made at the morning service of the
Mother Church in this city to-day
There were few in the congregation
who knew that the life of the leader and
teacher had ended. The service was as
usual. and the two readers. Judge Cliff
ford p. Smith and Mrs Leland T. Pow
ers, presented the sermon of the day.
God the Only Cause and Creator" with
voices that We're without emotion and
had no suggestion of sadness
The routine service, which closes with
a hymn, the reading of the Scientific
Statement of Being" and the benedic-
ton. was strictly followed until just be-
fore the benediction Judge Smith broke
through the usual form with the follow
ing words:
Il shall now read part of letter. writ
ten by our revered leader. and reprinted
on Page 135 of miscellaneous Writ
ings.'"
looking to see me in my accustomed
place with you, but this you must no
longer expect. When ] retired from tho
field of labor it was departure, socially.
publicly and finally, from the routine
from such material modes as society, and
our societies demand. Rumors arc
rumors-nothing more. | am still with
you on the field Of battle, taking forward
marches, broader and higher views, and
With the hope that you will follow
"'AiI our thoughts should be given to
the absolute demonstration of Christian
Science. You can we'll afford to give m.
up, since you have in my last revised
edition of Science and Health your
teacher and guide
although these Iines," said Judae
Smith, were written years ago, they arc
true to-day and will continue to be true.
But it becomes my duty to announce
that Mrs. Eddy passed from our SIGHT
last night at quarter before II o'clock at
her home on Chestnut Hill"
No Words OF Sorrow Heard.
Only those who sat through the service
with the knowledge of the momentous
event of a few hours before heard the
benedlctlon- Then the greater part of
the congregation left their seats in
silence There were no words OF sorrow.
although many a tear was shed. The
great organ pealed it's occasional as
joyously and triumphantIy as ever
As the chUrch-goers scattered after the
services, the question of future leader
ship was referred to with great reserve
by the leaders and others Those who ex-
pressed a view said that there would be
no change in the methods of carrying
on the work, that Mrs Eddy's teachings
and instruction would be implicitly fol-
lowed and that the Church that she
founded would continue 10 grow in the
future as it had in the past 1t was
pointed out that with the exception of a
few routine matters the actual direction
of the Church work had been relinquished
to a great degree by Mrs. Eddy for some
years previous to her death. although
she continued TO keep in close touch
with those to whom she had entrusted
the work and had clear understanding
of how it was being performed.
Notice Repeated at Evening Service.
The notice which was read at the
morning service of the Mother Church
was repeated at the evening service be-
fore an unusually large congregation.
and was also read at many OF the other
Christian Science churches in this Sec
ton of the country
Natural causes explain the death. ac-
cording TO DR.. George l. West. a dis
trict medical examiner, who was sum-
moned a few hours after Mrs. Eddy died.
Later DR.. West added To his statement
by saying that the more immediate
cause was probably pneumonia
The finding of the medical examiner
that the death of Mrs. Eddy was due to
natural causes and the signing OF a GER
tificate by him to that effect. completes
all the legal formalities required in Mas
sachusetts in cases such as this. where
the person was not attended by a ply
sician. No inquest is necessary after
the pronouncement of the medical ex-
anniner in the case
The news of Mrs. Eddy's death was
made known simultaneously by Judge
Smith and by Alfred Farfow, or the
Christian Science publication commit
tee. in a statement to the press
According to MIR Farlow. Mrs Eddy
passed away at 1915 o'clock last night
she had been indisposed for about
nine days" said Mr.. Farlow's statement.
.put had been up and dressed. and as
late as Thursday transacted some busi-
ness with one of the officials of the
Christian Science Church She took her
daily afternoon drive until two days be-
fore her ping. ON Saturday night she
fell quietly asleep. and those around her
could at first hardly realize that she had
gone Her thought was clear until the
last. and she left no final messages.
Had Assistance of Students.
mo I,2ysician was in attendance. but
she had the assistance of the students
who comprised her household With her
at the time of her departure We're Mrs.