Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1910-12-15
MRS. eddy IS DEAD
NOTED Christian SCIENCE
LEADER Is NO MORE.
Remarkable Woman Founder of Re-
ligious Movement Now Widespread
Noted Charity Worker-Seclusion in
Declining Years Caused Lawsuit by
Relatives for Proof She Really Lived.

Boston, Mass, Dec. 5.-Mrs Mary
Baker Glover Eddy, discoverer and
founder of the Christian Science church,
is dead. Announcement of the passing
of the venerable leader, which occurred
late Saturday night at her home at
Chestnut hill, was made at the morning
service here Sunday, in the mother
cuhrch
Natural causes explain the death,
according to DR.. George L. West, a
medical examiner, who was summoned a
few hours after Mrs. Eddy passed away.
Medical Examiners Statement.
DR.. West made the following state
ment tonight: 81 was called to the
home of Mrs. Eddy early this morning
and arrived about 4:30. L was met at
the door by Calvin A. Frye, and others
of the household, who directed me to
bedchamber ON the second floor. Here
L met Mrs. Sargent.
g found the body of a woman of
about 80 years, lying on. the bed, her
hands crossed over her breast. The face
was somewhat wasted, but kindly, and
in repose. L talked with Mr.. Frye, who
said: Mrs. Eddy had been in error
about a week and passed away very
quietly.
Mr.. Frye described the symptoms
and spoke of an Inflammation of the
chest which led me to the conclusion
that pneumonia had been the contribu-
tory cause of DEATH"
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 morn
ing service, and by Alfred Farlow of
the Christian Science publication COM
mittee, in a statement to the press.
According to Mr.. Farlow, Mrs. Eddy
passed away at quarter to IL clock
Saturday night. "She had been indis-
posed for 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 church. She took her
daily afternoon drive Thursday, two
days before death. Saturday night she
fell quietly asleep and those around her
at first hardly realized that she had
gone. Her thought was clear until the
last, and she left no final messages.
emo physician was in attendance, but
she had the assistance of students who
comprised her household. With her at
the time of her death were Calvin A.
Frye, Mrs. Laura E. Sargent, Mrs. Ella
II. Rathvon, the Rev. rIving G. Tom
iinson, her corresponding secretary,
William R. Rathvon, and her secretary,
Adam H. Dickey.
Funeral Will Be Private.
emo arrangements regarding the time
or place of burial have been decided.
1t is well known to her household that
she believed in simplicity on such oc-
casions, and in compliance with this
knowledge it is expected the service
will be private and Of a simple nature.
Woman of Marked Attainment.
Concord, N. H.-The farm upon which
Mrs. Eddy was born July 16, 1921, in
the neighboring town of Bow, is short
distance from the Concord line, so that
many Of her childhood days were spent
in this city and she occasionally at
tended the old North Congregational
church. The house in which she was
born was burned in April, 1910.
Mrs. Eddy first took up her residence
in this city in 1889, living on North
State street until 1882, when she pur-
chased the estate subsequently known
as Pleasant View, which is on an emil
nence between the city proper and St.
Paul school.
She made many changes and i'm
provements on her property and lived
there until her departure to live in the
beautiful residence prepared for her at
Chestnut Hill, Boston suburb.
Residence at Chestnut Hill.
Mrs. Eddy took up her residence at
Chestnut Hill, Newton, in large stone
house in 1908, and there her last days
were passed.
For the past three years she lived a
quiet, peaceful life, much of it in seem
ing monotony, with her friends, and
was consumed mostly in constant study.
From a window at, Chestnut Hill could
be seen the white dome of the Christian
Science temple, planted close beside the
little mother church, which she founded
80 years before. Mrs. Eddy's literary
efforts were almost wholly in prose, but
her poems have been set to music as
hymns and are sung at all Christian
Science meetings.
"Jem' Mace Dead.