The Evening standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1910-1913, 1910-12-05

BOSTON, Dec. Mrs, Mary Baker
Glover Eddy, discoverer and founder
OF Christian Science, Is dead. An"
nouncement Of the passing Of the ven.
cradle leader, which occurred late last
night at her home at Chestnut Hill.
was made at the morning services Of
the mother church in this city today.
Natural causes" explained the
death, according to Dr. George l..
West, q district medical examiner,
who was summoned few hours after
Mrs. Eddy passed away, Later DR..
West added that the more immediate
cause probably was pneumonia.
The news Of Mrs Eddy's death was
mnde known simultaneously by Judge
Clifford p Smith, first reader Of the
mother church, at the close OF the
mornine service. and by Alfred Far
low. Of the Christian Science Publ
cation company, In a statement to
the press
According to Mr.. Farlow, Mrs Eddy
passed away at a quarter before ole.
ven o'clock last night,
End Peaceful.
one Dtu Dtfll l1ulSpoSSu lot duDul
nine days said Mr.. Farlow's state
ment, "but had been up and dressed.
| and as late as Thursday transacted
some business with one of the Off
| clals of the church She took her
daily afternoon drive until two days
before death 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 she left no final
messages
No 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. Sar.
gent, Mrs. Ella S Rathvon, Rev r.
| wing C. Tomlinson, her corresponding
secretary. William r. Rathvon, and
her secretary, Adam II, Dickey.
Funeral to Be Simple.
"No arrangements regarding time
or lace Of burial have been decided.
| 1t Is well known to her household
that she believed In simplicity on
such occasions and in compliance
with this knowledge, IL is expected
the service will be private and of a
simple nature. probably consisting of
| prayer and rending from the Bible
with some brief selections from the
Christian Science textbook Only her
relatives, her household and officials
of the Church are expected to be pres
| ent
There having been no physician
in attendance DR. George l.. West OF
Newton Centre, medical examiner for
the district, was called early Sunday
morning. DIR. West, after nvestiga-
ton pronounced death due TO natural
causes and Issued the customary GER
tihcate,
"A telegram was sent TO her son,
George w Glover of Lead, South
Dakota, apprislng him of his mothers
dcmise. and requesting information
as TO his attendance and that OF his
family.
In Nincth Year.
Mrs. Eddy was born In Bow, New
Hampshire. July 16, 1921. and was
therefore in her ninetieth year"
Few of the congregation at the
morning service OF the mother church
today knew OF Mrs Eddy's death. The
services was as usual but the two
readers, Judge Smith and Mrs. Le-
land T, Powers, presented the sermon
for the day,
The routine service, which closes
with a hymn. the reading OF the
scientific statement OF being and the
benediction, was strictly followed. but
just before the benedlction Judge
Smith changed the usual form by
saying:
Il shall now read part OF letter
written by our reySed leader, and
reprinted on Page 80 OF 'Miscellane
Gus Writings
Bids Them Work Hard.
My Beloved Students. You may
be looking TO see me in my accustom
ed place with you, but this you must
no longer expect When I retired
from the field OF labor, 1t was a de
parture, publicly and finally from tho
routine and from such material modes
as society and our societies demand
Rumors are rumors nothing more.
am still with you on the field will
the hope that you Will follow
; All our thoughts should be given
TO the absolute demonstration o.
Christian Science You can well az
ford To- give me up since you hav,
| in my last revised edition OF Science
and Health your teacher and guide,
Sincerely Mourncd.
although these linee." said Judg,
Smith. were written years ago, the,
are true today and will continue t.