The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1910-12-05
THE CHRISTIAN
SCIENCE LEADER
PASSED away
Mrs. Mary Baker Eddy Breath
ed Her Life Peacefully
Away Sunday
HAD REACHED NINETY YEARS
AND HAD Her FULL FACULTIES

AND HAD HER FULL FACULTIES
Funeral Services Will Be in Keeping
With Her Life and Will Be Simple
and Sincere-Brief Sketch Of Her
Marvellous Life.
Boston. Dec. 5.-Arrangements for
the funeral Of Mrs. Mary Baker Glow
er Eddy, the founder and leader of
the Christian Science church, who
died last Saturday night at her home
In Chestnut Hill, Newton, will not be
made until the arrival here late to-
morrow night from South Dakota Of
Mrs. Eddy's only son, George w. Glow
er. Mr.. Glover, accompanied by his
daughter, Mary, and son, George, Jr.,
started from Lead, s. D., last night on
receipt Of a dispatch announcing his
mothers death. They cannot reach
Boston before tomorrow night, maxi
ing 1t impossible to arrange for the
funeral before Wednesday.
Natural causes" explains the
death, according to DR.. George l.. West.
q district medical examiner, who was
summoned few hours after Mrs.
Eddy passed away. Later DR.. West
added that the more immediate cause
was probably pneumonia.
The news of Mrs. Eddy's death was
made known simultaneously by Judge
Clifford P. Smith, first reader of the
mother church at the close of the
morning service and by Alfred Far
low of the Christian Science publica-
tion committee, in statement to the
press.
According to Mr.. Farlow. Mrs. Eddy
passed away at 10:45 o'clock Saturday
night.
"she had heen indisposed about nine
days." said Mr.. Farlows statement.
"but had been up and dressed and as
late as Thursday transacted some
business with one of the officials Of
the Christian Science church. She
took her daily afternoon drive until
two days ago. s.,5.-
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 message.
"No physician was In attendance but
she had the assistance of the students
who comprised her household. With
her at the time of her departure were
Calvin A. Frye, Mrs. Laura E. Sar-
gent, Mrs. Ella 8. Rathvon, Rev. Irv-
ing, Irving. G. Tomlison. her corre-
spending secretary, William r. Rath-
Won and her secretary, Adam H.
Dickey.
Simplicity in Funeral.
"No arrangements regarding the
time or the place of her burial have
yet been decided upon. 1t Is well
known to her household that she be-
lieved in simplicity on such occasions
and In compliance with this knowl-
edge, It is expected that the service
will be private and of simple nature,
consisting probably Of prayer and
readings from the bible with some
brief selections from the Christian
Science text book. Only her relatives.
her household and the officials Of the
church are expected to be in attend
ance.
"There having been no physician in
attendance, DIR. George L. West Of
Newton Centre, medical examiner for
the district, was called early Sunday
morning. DR.. West, after investigation
pronounced the death due to natural
causes" and issued the customary GER
tificate.
"Mrs. Eddy was born In Bow, N. H..
July 16, 1921, and was therefore in
her ninetieth year"
There were few Of the congrega-
tion at the morning service who knew
that the life work Of their leader and
teacher had ended. The service was
as usual and the two readers, Judge
Smith and Mrs. Leland T. Powers,
presented the sermon Of the day. God
the only cause and CREATOR" with
voices that were 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
benediction was strictly followed at
the mother church but Just before the
benediction, Judge Smith changed the
usual form by saying:
II shall now read part Of q letter,
written by our reverend leader and
reprinted on page 135 Of "Miscel-
laneous Writings"
"'My beloved students: You may
be looking to see me In my accustomed
place with you but this you must no
longer expect. When retired from
the field Of labor 1t was departure
socially, publicly and finally, from the
routine and from such material modes
as society, and our societies demand.
Rumors are rumors-nothing more. I
am still with you on the field of bat
tie. taking forward marches broader
and higher views and with the hope
that you will follow.
"'All our thoughts should be given
to the absolute demonstration OF
Christian science. You can we'll AFFORD
to give me up, since you have In my
last revised edition Of science and
health, your teacher and guide
ALTHOUGH these lines" said Judge
Smith, "were written years ago they
are true today and will continue to
be true. But It becomes my duty to
announce that Mrse. Eddy passed from
our sight last night at quarter be-