Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1910-12-08
FOUNDER OF THE CHRISTIAN
SCIENCE CHURCH is DEAD
Mrs. Mary Baker Glover Eddy Had Been in
ment Made at Morning Service.

| Is dead Announcement of the passing OF
| the aged leader, which occurred late last
| night at her home at Chestnut HILL q
| suburb, was made at the morning service
| of the mother church In his city to-day
! Natural causes" explain the death, ac-
| cordiug to Or. George l.. West dis
trict medical examiner who was sum
moned few hours after Mrs. EDDY
! passed away. Later DIR. West added to
his statement by saying that the moro
immediate cause was probably pneu-
monia.
The news Of Mrs Eddy's death was
made known simultaneously by Judge
Clifford +. Smith, first reader of the
mother church, at the close Of the morn
ing service, and by Alfred Farlow Of the
Christian Science publication committee,
in statement to the press. According to
Mr.. Farlow, Mrs. Eddy passed away at
quarter before eleven o'clock last night.
She had been indisposed for about nine
DAYS" said Mr.. Farows statement but
had been MP and dressed. and MS late rs
Thursday transacted some business with
crc Of the officials OF the Christian Sci
tnca church She took her daily after
noon drive until two days before her 60
in~. Saturday night she fell quietly
asloop and those around her could 81 first
hardly realize that she had gone. Her
Thought was clear until the last and she
left no final messages.
SHE HAD 80 PHYSICIAN.
$50 phrsician was in attendance but
she had the assistance of the students
who comprised her household. With her
ut the ,inc of her departure were Calvin
\. FRYE. Mrs. Laura f. Sargent, Mrs
Ella s. Rathvon. the Rev. Irving c.
'ronlinson. her corresponding secretary
william Il. Rathvon, and her secretary
Adam H. Dckey
There having been no physician in
attendance. Dr. George l.. West of
Newton center medical examiner for
the district, was called early Sunday
morning. Or. West. after investigation,
pronounced the death due to natural
causes and issued the customary certi-
acatc.
Mrs. Eddy was born in Bow, n. H,
July Is. sci. and was therefore in her
e0th year"
There We're few of the congregation at
tic morning service at the mother
church to-day who knew that the life
Of the leader and teacher had ended
The service was as usual and the two
readers. Judge smith and Mrs Leland
T. Powers, presented the sermon of the
day, God the only Cause, and Creator
with voices that We're without emotion
and had no suggestion Of sadness.
The routine service, which closes with
a hymn, the reading of the scientific
statement Of being" and the benedicton,
was strictly followed at the mother
church to-day until just before the bene-
I've
usual form with the following words
Il shall now read part of a letter.
written by our revered leader. and re-
printed on page 1875 of Miscellaneous
Writings.
" My beloved students You may be
looking to see me in my accustomed
place with you. but this you must no
longer expect. When I retired from the
field Of labor it was departure, socially.
publicly and finally from the routine
from such material modes as society
and our societies demand. Rumors are
rumors, nothing more. l am still with
YOU on the field of battle. taking forward
Marches broader and higher views, and
WITH the hope that you will follow.
" An our thoughts should be given to
the absolute demonstration of Christian
Science. You can we'll afford to give
me up since you have In my last re-
yised edition of Science and Health,
your teacher and guide
ANNOUNCEMENT OF DEATH.
although these lines" said Judge
Smith, were written years ago they
are true to-day and will continue to be
true. But it becomes my duty to an
nounce that Mrs. Eddy passed from our