River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1910-12-08
FOUNDER IS DEAD
MRS. MARY BAKER EDDY DIES AT
HER HOME I'M CHESTNUT
HILL, BOSTON.
PNEUMONIA CAUSE OF DEATH
interesting and Remarkable Career
of the Woman Who Founded
a New Re-
liqion.

Boston, Mass. = Mrs. Mary Baker
Glover Eddy, founded and leader vf
Christian Science has passed away at
her home in Chestnut Hill.
Natural causes" explains the
death, according to DR.. George L.
West, 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-
ton committee, in a statement to the
press.
According to Mr.. Farlow, Mrs Ed
dy passed away at 1O:45 o'clock Sat
urday night.
"She had been indisposed about nine
days." said Mr.. Farlow's 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.
Saturday night she fell quietly
first hardly realize that she had gone.
Her thought was clear until the last
and she left no final messages.
mo physician was in attendance,
but she had the assistance of the stud
ents who comprised her household.
With her at the time of her departure
were Mr.. Calvin A. Frye, Mrs Laura
E. Sargent, Mrs. Ella S. Rathvon, Rev.
Irving C. Tomlison, her corresponding
secretary, VIM. r. Rathvon and her
secretary, Adam H. Dickey.
Burial Service to Be Simple.
mo arrangements regarding the
time or place of her burial have yet
been decided upon. It is well known
to her household that she believed in
simplicity on such occasions and in
compliance with this knowledge, it is
expected that the service will be pri-
vate and of simple nature, consist
ing probably of prayer and readings
from the Bible with some brief selec-
tions from the Christian Science text
book. Only her relatives, her house
hold and the officials of the church
are expected to be in attendance.
"Thefe having been no physician in
attendance, DR.. George l.. West, of
Newton Center medical examiner for
the district, was called early Sunday
morning. DR.. West, after investiga-
tion, pronounced the death due to ma
tural causes and issued the custom
airy certificate.
"a telegram was sent to her son,
George w. Glover, of Lead, S. D., ap-
prising him of his mothers demise and
requesting information as to his at
tendance, and that of his family.
Mrs. Eddy was born in Bow, N. H.,
July 16, 1921 and was, therefore, in
her ninetieth year."
Her life began among the granite
foothills of New Hampshire. Her
father, Mark Baker, was a farmer,
and a descendant of revolutionary and
colonial heroes, while her mother was
of Scottish ancestry.
Her education in little schools, and
later at the Pembroke academy, was
supplemented by what she gathered
from discussion of religious matters
at the family fireside, when several
well known clergymen called to talk
over church matters with her father.
In the early forties George Wash
ington Glover became associated with
Samuel Baker, the third son, and as
result Mary Baker and he were mar
ried Christmas in 1843 at Fulton, N.
III. The GlOvers went to the south
where Mrs. Eddy saw slavery in it's
worst forms, and there, the June after
her marriage, she was left a widow.
Returning to New Hampshire she gave
birth to her son, George Washington
Glover. in September.
In Literary Work.
Mary Baker Glover spent the next
few years with her sister, Abigail.
and other relatives in New Hampshire.
and began literary work with several
articles on her observations of slavery
in the South. She also taught school.
About 1850 wave of spiritualism
swept over New England, which drew
her attention to some extent After
nine years of widowhood Mrs. Eddy
was married to DR.. Daniel Patterson,
New Hampshire dentist. This mar
riage was not a happy one. However,
the relationship was kept up for 20
years, when it was severed by divorce.
A notable event of Mrs. Eddys life
was her meeting in 1862 with Phineas
Quinby, mesmeric healer at the In
ternatinnal hotel in PnrtIand M