The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-12-05
MOTHER EDDY DEAD Ar LAST.

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MOTHER EDDY DEAD AT LAST.
Mrs Mary Baker Glover Eddy has
departed this life. Her death. which
occurred Saturday night at her home
in Chestnut Hill. a suburb of Boston.
was announced yesterday morning
at the Mother Church. greatly 10 the
distress of the congregation. There
would be weeping and lamentation
throughout the sect which she founded
but for the fact that it believes there Is
no such thing as death, and that what
seems so is only translation into the
higher life.
Mrs Eddy was one OF the most re.
nnarkable. women in the history of the
world. She was born al Bowe,' New
Hampshire, July 16 1921, and was,
therefore. in the ninetieth year OF her
age. her earthly age; but in the appre-
hension of her followers she was older
than the hills by virtue of the divine
attributes she had assumed. she was
married three times. Her first hus-
band was George Washington Glover
who died in 1874. her second husband
was DR.. Daniel Patterson, a dentist,
from whom she was divorced in 1895,
and who died in 1896. and her third
husband was Asa Gilbert Eddy, who
died in 1883 She was baptized a Con-
sregationalist and remained member
of that Church until 1879. She dis
covered Christian Science in 1855; began
TO teach the Science OF Mind Healing
In 1857: established the Massachusetts
Metaphysical College in Boston in 1851
founded the first Christian Science
Association in 1876 and the National
Christian Science Association in 1886;
preached in the Baptist Tabernacle in
Boston in 1875; organized The First
Church of Christ. Scientist, in Boston In
1879. known as THE Mother Church.,
from which has grown over one thous-
and branch churches and societies. she
established the Christian Science Jour
nal in 1883, the Christian Science Senti-
mel in 1898. and Der Herold der Chris
tan Science in 1902 She was awarded
s.s.ne. grand prize and diploma of honor
by the French Government, and was
also decorated as Officer d'Academie IL
1907 She wrote a large number OF
books. the greatest of which was ''Sci-
ence and Health, With Key to the
Scriptures" the textbook of Christian
Science, and amassed a large fortune
by her religious activities.
We have always thought that she
was a fraud, but there are thousand:
who have thought otherwise, and tina
she exerted an enormous influence upor
thousands of rational men and women
not only in this country. but in many
parts OF the world, cannot be aues-
toned. The most Illuminating boob
that has been written about her ant
her claims was written by Mark
Twain, in which he explained Will
pitiless logic mt'ny of .the things about
her and her work. II has been denied
that she was the real author of hei
greatest book, Science and Health
and there have been signs at times OF
revolt against her teachings, and par
ticularly against her assumption o.
papal powers. She has been reported
to have died good many times; bu
it was never acknowledged until yes
tcrday by her own people that she ha,
passed on.
1t is assumed that she provided 70
it will so on in some shape; but no,
that its founder has departed 1t woul
not be surprising IL there should b
many divisions and other sects founde
tian Scientists oy this most unusua
creature. The malicious animal mag
netism' which has caused so niue
disquiet in the Church in New Yorl
coyerer. and that it will be cultivate
now by those who possess it, or VIII
are under Its spell, there is not niue
room for doubt,
rule, very well-to-do people. The
have built great many churches
large cost. and there are endowment
and funds of one sort and another hi
must be administered. AS long as mt
and women have nerves, and hume
suffering from the ills OF the body e.
dures. there will be virtue in the cult
walton of the idea that what is is M
In Mrs. Eddy's case, certainly, wh
was is no more, and so IT is that I
fashion of this world passeth ava
ii is hoped that the good she did v
not be buried with her: as for the eN
that will be taken care of without o
help.
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