Omaha daily bee., 1910-12-05
Noted Woman Passes Away at 1a:45
Saturday Night.
END COMES IN QUIET
Continued Daily Afternoon
Until Two Days Before Going
FUNERAL WILL BE SIMPLE
only Relatives, Members of Hous-
hold and Officials of church Are
Expected 60 Attend the
Services.

BOSTON, Dec. 4-Mrs Mary Baker
Glover Eddy, the "discoverer and founder
OF Christian Science" is dead Announce
ment OK the passing away OF the venerable
leader, which occurred late last night at
her home at Chestnut hill, was made at
the morning service Of the mother church
in this city today
Natural causes explains the death, ac-
cordlng TO Dr. George L. West a district
medical examiner, who was summoned a
few hours after Mrs Eddy passed away.
Later Or. West added that the more inn
mediate cause was probably pneumonia.
The news Of rms. Eddy's death was made
known simultaneously by Judge Clifford
+. smith, the first reader Of the mother
church at the close OF the morning service
and by Alfred Farlow OF the Christian Sci
ence publication committee in a statement
20 the press.
According to Mr.. Farlow, Mrs. Eddy
passed away at iO:45 O'Clock last night.
Inaisposed for Nine Days.
she had been tndispoced for about nine
days" said Mr.. Farolw, but had been up
and dressed, and as late Thursday
transacted sUme business with one OF the
officials of the church. She took her daily
afternoon drive until two days before her
going. 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
sho 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 Mi. Calvin a. Frye. Mrs. Laura E.
Mfa pa Irving
G. romiinson. her corresponding secretary,
william r. Rathvon. and her secretary,
Adam II. Diekey
No Funeral Arrangements.
mo arrangements regarding the time or
the place Of her burial have been decided
nponf ~ 81 scli known TO her hpr'sehold
that she believed IN simplicity on such oc-
casions and In compliance with this knowl-
edge II is expected the service will be pri-
Nate and OF 4 simple nature, probably con-
sstng 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 present.
There having been no physicians In at
tendance, Dr. George l.. West of Newton
Center. 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 certificate.
"A telegram was sent to her son, George
w. Glover OF Lead s. d., apprisng him
of his mothers demise. and requesting in
formation as TO his attendance and that Of
his family"
There were few of the congregation at
the morning services OF the mother church
n ~
service was as usual and the two readers,
Judge smith and Mrs. Leland Z. Powers,
presented the sermon OF the day.
Announcement at Church.
The routine service, which closes with a
hymn, the reading of the scientific state
mept OF being" and the benediction, was
strictly followed at the mother church to-
day. but Just before the benedction Judge
Smith changed the usual form by saying:
Il shall now read part OF a letter written
by our revered leader aud reprinted on
page lS5 OF Miscellaneous Writings:
My beloved students: You may be
cooking TO see me In my accustomed place
with you, but this you must no longer ex-
pect When I retired from the field Of
labor IL was a 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 battle taking forward marches,
broader and higher views. and with the
hope tina tyou will follow.
An our thoughts should be given 10
the absolute demonstration OF Christian
Science. You can we'll afford TO give me
UP since you have in my last revised
oduonof 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 II becomes my duty 10 announce that
Mrs. Eddy passed from our sight las,
night al 1885 O'Clock at her home on Chest
nut hill"
M words of sorrow.
tnly those who sat through the service
with the knowledge Of the momento,,s
event Of few hours before heard the
benedicuon. Then the greater part Of the
congregauon left their seats In silence
There were no words OF sorrow, although
many tear was shed. The strains OF the
recessional on the great organ were as
Joyous as ever.
AS the churChgoers scattered after the
services. the question OF future leadershlr
was referred TO with great reserve Those
who expressed a view said there would
be no change in the methods of carrying
vn the work; that Mrs. Bddys teachings
and instruction would be implicitly fol
lowed and the church that she founded
would continue 20 grow in the future as
it had In the past
81 was pointed out that with the excep
tion of a few routine matters the actua
direction of the church work was relin
puished 20 great degree by Mrs Edds
some years previous 10 her death. al
though she continued 20 keep IN clos,
touch with those 20 whom she had en-
trusted the work and had clear under
standing OF how it was being performed
The notice read az the morning servic'
II the mother church vas repeated al IN,