Albuquerque morning journal., 1910-12-05
Mrs, Mary Baker Glover Eddy
Passes Away at Her Boston
Homej Was in Her Ninetieth
ear,
WONDERFUL W0MAN'S
MIND CLEAR UNTIL END
No Physician in Attendance
When Grim Messenger Came
but Death Is Officially De-
cIared Due TO Pneumonia,


IBy Morning journal Special Leased wireI
Boston, Dec. 4.-Mrs Mary Baker
Glover Eddy. the discoyerer and
founder of Christian Science, is dead.
Announcement of the passing of the
venerable leader which occurred late
last night at her home at Chestnut
Hin. was made at the morning SER
vice Of the mother church in this
city, today.
Natural causes" explained the
death, according to Or. George I.
West, a district medical examiner,
who was summoned few hours af-
ter Mrs Eddy passed away Later
Or. West added that the more inn
mediate cause probably was pneu-
monia.
The news of Mrs. Eddy's death WAS
made known simultaneously by Judge
Clifford F. Smith. first reader of the
mother church, at the close OF the
morning service, and by Alfred Far
low, or the Christian Science Publica-
ton committe, in statement to the
press.
According to Mr.. Farlow, Mrs,
Eddy passed away at quarter be-
fore Ii o'clock last night.
"She had been indisposcd for about
nine days" said Mr. Farl"v' state
luent. "but had been up - 'ressed,
and as late as Thursday transacted
sc7,1n business with one Of the otft-
ciais bf the church she took her
daily AFTERNOON drive until two days
before death. saturday night che
fell quietly asleep and those around
her could al first hardly realize that
she had Eone Her mind was clear
until the last, but she left no final
message.
No physician was in attendance.
huf she had the assistance of the
students who comprised her house
hold. With her at the time Of her
acpnrturc were Mir. Calvin, a friend
Mis-, Laura +. Sargent, MIS-. Ella >.
Rathvon, the Rev. irving c. Tomlin-
son, her corresponding secretary;
william Il. Rathvon, and her secre-
tarv Adam II. Dickey.
mo arrangements regarding the
time or tho place of her burial nave
been decided upon 1t Is wei known
to her household that she believed in
simplicity on such occasions ana IN
compliance with this knowledge, II Is
expected the service will be private
and of a simple nature, probably con-
sisting of prayer and reading from
the Bible with scnc brief selections
from the Christian Science text BOOKS.
only her relatives her household ana
the officials Of the church are ex-
pected to he present
There having been no physician IN
attendance, DR.. George L. west, OF
Newton Centre, medical examiner
for the district, WAS called carly sun
day morning. DR.. West after lnVes-
tigation, pronounced the death que 70
natural causes and issued the GUS
tomary certificate
"A telegram was sent to her son,
George ". Glover. of Lead. $. D., APP
prising him Of his mothers demise,
and requesting information as TO ms
attendance, and that OF his family,
Mrs. Eddy was born in Bow, \. H.
July l6, 1921 and was therefore III
her ninetieth year
Few of the congregation at the
morning service of the mother church
today knew of Mrs. Eddys death.
The service was as usual, and the TWO
readers. Judge Smith and Mrs. -
land T. Powers, presented the sermon
Of the day
The routine service. which closes
with a hymn. the reading oil the
scientific statement Ct being, any
the benediction, was strictly Followed
but lust before the benediction. Judge
smith changed the form, saying:
Il shall now read part of a letter
written by our reverend leader, anu
reprinted on page lS5 OF Mlscei-
laneous Writings
NV Beloved students: You may
he booking 70 see me in my accds-
toned place today, which YOU mus
no longer expect. When l retired
from the field of labor IT was
departure socially. publically, ana
finally from the routine. and IRON
such material modes as society aiu
our society's demand. Rumors All al,
rumOrs-nOthing more. am sun
with you on the field OF battle tax
ing forward marches. broader an.
higher views. and with the nope tha'
you will follow.
"All our thoughts should ne sf'l
to the absolute demonstration y
Christian Science. You can wen o.
ford to give me up. since you nave II
my last revised edition OF Scleh'
ana Health. your teacher and guide.
although these lines. said Judge
smith. were written wears ago, thcl
are true TODAY. and viii continue ts
De true. But il becomes my duty I,
announce that Mrs Eddy passed
from our sight last night NJ quar-
ter before eleven O'Clock AT het h''''
on Chestnut Hill"
only those who sat through IN
service with the knowledge ot the mo
mcntous event OF q few hours peioi'
heard the hcncdiction. Tncn ~.
great part Of the coneregauon lei
their seats in silence. There were 10
words Of sorrow. although many
tear was shed The strains Of the re-