The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-12-05


what was said. They knew Mrs. Eddy
and he himself had personally talk
ed with her about four weeks ago.
! Medical Examiner West had no way
OF identifying the body other than
what he was told by members of the
household and by the fact that he
ecognized tho face as that OF the wo-
man he had seen in the Eddy carriage
and had been pointed out to him as
| the founder of Christian Science.
George w. Glover of Lead, S. D., Mrs.
Eddy's son, is on the way to Boston,
and he will know his mothers face
beyond doubt.
Arrangements for the funeral SER
vice have hardly been thought of, but
| from intimations made they will be
strictly private, and no one outside
| OF Mrs. Eddy's household and such
! members of her family as come 10
| Boston and few of the leaders oi
| the church will be permitted to at
/ tend or to view the body The report.
ers endeavored to induce Mr.. Farlow
to obtain permission for one or two
OF their number to look at the face,
| but he expressed doubt about his abil-
! ity in this direction, and at the ev-
ening meeting with him did not refer
/ to 1t.
Don't Care for Rumors Agent Says.
! 1t was pointed out to the press
| agent that enemies Of Christian Sci
ence would say that Mrs. Eddy hal
been dead for years, and that the body
WAS that of someone else. To this he
ez.c aimed:
I'VE don't care what they say
The announcement of Mrs. Eddy's
death was made au the close of the
regular service in the Christian
Science Temple Sunday afternoon
and to the newspapers few
minutes before the consrega-
ton heard it. Mr.. Farlow tele-
| phoned to the newspapers soon after
IL o'clock He also sent dispatches to
mis- correspondents in each state
where there is a Christian Science
church.
a. the temple there was the usual
latgo congregation. The regular ser
vice was gone Trough with and then
Jiidge Clifford p. Smith, first reader,
after quoting from Mrs. Eddys writ
| ings. announced her death.
Judge Smith read without trace
of emotion in his voice or demeano,
and the news was taken with almness
/ Ill
show.
Statement of Death.
Mr.. Farlow, after telephoning the
newspapers that Mrs. Eddy had died,
made an appointment to meet the re-
!, porters at /: 80 p. m. at his office and
! give out details. A half dozen men
were on hand when that hour arrived.
Mr. Farlow passed around an Off
cial statement which read thus:
"She has been indisposed for about
nine days, but had been up and dress
| ed and as late as Thursday transact
ed some business with one of the Off
cials of the church. She took her
daily afternoon drive until two days
I before her going. Saturday night she
fell quietly asleep and those around
her hardly realized that she had gons.
Her thought was clear until the last,
and she left no final MESSAGE.
mo physician was in attendance;
but she had the assistance of the
students who comprised her house
hold. With her at the time of her de-
parture were: Mr.. Calvin A. Frye,
Mrs. Laura E. Sargent, Mrs. Ella s.
Rathvon, Rev. Irving c. Tomlinson,
her corresponding secretary. William
r. Rathvon and ner secretary, Adam
Dickey."
No Change Expected.
NEW. YORK, Dec. 5-That there
will be no change in the government
of the Christian Science faith was
I belief of members here today. The
rumors that Mrs. Augusta Stetson.
who was excommuniated, m1gnt seize
upon the death of Mrs. Eddy as an
opportunity to force herself upon the
/ church as her successor. were de-
1 MED by both friends and foes of Mrs.