The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1910-12-05
VENERABLE LEADER
LEFT NO FINAL MESSAGE
Announcement Of Death Made
al Morning Service al
Mother Church

fBy Associated Press,


Boston. Mass, Dec. 5.--Ms. Mary
Baker Glover Eddy the d dcpgvFer
and founder Of Christian Science. Is
deal. Announcement of ths passias
g. the venerable leader, Which &c
cured late Saturday night III tel
home at Chestnut Hill. sas ma,ie
20 the morning service OF the mtlier
oinrc hin this city sunday
Natural causes, explained the
death. according TO Dr. George l.,
West, district medical sAalsfsst,
WHO was sunmoneda few hours aster
Airs Eddy passed aw3-t L1ls9 br.
West aided that the y Ore Immediate
cause probably was p,eumo.lii
The news Of Mis Edd, teaFh
was made known sImuItaney iiy
Judge clifford r. Smith. II Il reader
of the mother church at clcse Of THE
morning service, and by Alfred Ear.
low, Of the Chrlstlan Science p'lbiieN4
lion committee, IN a Statement 10
the press
She had heen inalsposed fai lhoat
nine days said Mr. Farl1Ns Stste
ment, but had been lp AM dressed
ana AZ late as Thursday tsansacged
some baiiness with one OF The etii-
elaIs 81 the church. She took he'
daily ar,yes until two days be.
fore her death. Saturllf ghi shp
fell quietly asleep and thJse ae Hnd
her c0nh at first hardly realize
that she nal gone
Left No Final Message.
. IA
last. aai che left no iinal nessaee.
No physician was IN lt' snuanFe.
but She hai the ass.s' inc OF tie asn..
deuts who composed hci noes HI
With her at the time Of htr ilepaftaFe
were Calvin A. Frye, Mrs Laura r
Sargent. Mis-, Ella s. laihycr thy
Rev IRVING G. TomllseD. her ccrrtzs.
lionding secretary; william T. Rat:ls
.son aud her secretary, Adam II uielss'
ty
There having been no physician In
attenlance, DR. George A. West. OF
Neaton Center. medical examiner for
'he district was called early Sunday
morning. Dr. West. altcs inyestisa;
tion. pronounced the ieata lllc IL
natural causes ara issied the cnsto-
mary certificate
"a telegram was sent to her son,
George w Clever Of Lead 5 d., ap.
prislng him OF hi smokers death and
requesting confirmation a. o his at
tendance and bis family
Few Knew Of Death.
Few OF the congregation al iIae.
morning servle@--oi the mother cAufeQ
knew Il Mrs. Eddy's death. Tie atis+
Vice was as usual ard The TWO feas
eIs. Judge Smith and Mrs. ..eIlild ~
Powers presented the . ln3n Of tht
day.
The routine service. which closes
ilfth hymn the re lditg of Ehs
Scientisiic statement ef being md
Che benedlcttioa, Judge Smith cnln%
ed the usual form BY saving: shlll
5w read part Of letter. written BY
cur reYered leader. an reprinted on
page i35 OF "MiScellanc rs Writings
My Beloved StudeEss You ia1f
be looking to see me In ms accnst5n-
ed place with YOU. but this jn sdass
nl longer expect Wiel | .eilfed
from the field 81 labor L wis a-ee,
partire, socially pubIlc.y and tiuallg.
from the routine and from such inat.se
Ia m0aes as niir sociciies tema13
There may he runors apth'sg nlert
am still with you 9r lhe Held ~
battle taking forward ma ehcs, brnad-
~ and higher views and 2sth lise shsie
lhat you viii follow
All our th aghts shonld be sifen
to the absolute demonstration q
Christian Science Yoa ean we'll at
ieid to give me na ,iuee yoI aavs
IN ny last feVsed edsfien 81 seIeslse
aad health. yeur teacher aud 1ul.le.
Although these HISS said Judge
Smith. were written years aso, they
are true today ani Hil. 1oasla = To-
be true But Il becomes my duts 10
announce that Mrs. Eday JasselI
away from cur sight last aisat nc q
quarter before eleven o'cl et, at A,f
home on CheslWi. Hill.
Only thcse who sat through ihe
services with the knew leGsA the
nOfnentuous event ol feS hours he
fore. hoard the beleiictlon. Iu*a
the greater part of the congregations
left their seats In silence. There wer0
t no words Of sorraa. although Hlsny
a tear was shed The strains ef HE
recessional on the great organ we're
as ioyons as ever
Az fhe church goeEs scattered attes|
the services. Che question 81 future
leadership was referred 70 with ssea L
reserve.
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