The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1910-12-05
MRS. EDDY's Death
WON'T WEAKEN
CHURCH
Alfred Farlow, Head of Publicity
Department, Announces 0rganizz-
ton Is Complete and No Successor
/ Will Be Named.
Founder Of Christian Science Church
Passes Away From Pneumonia
and Old Age.

"A
BOSTON. Mass, Dec. 5.-Followers
OF Mrs. Mary Baker G.. Eddy today &C.
cepted the news OF her death In sor-
row. but Christian Science leaders In
Boston, declared that the church or
ganization would not crumble.
BY Mrs. Eddy's demise We lose the
counsel OF our leader AS the church
organization Is complete as IL stands
today and has stood for some time, It
Is perfectly well understood that no
successor 10 Mrs. Eddy will be nam
ed, was the statement today OF Al
fred Farlow, head OF the publicity
department OF the Christian Science
organization.
Mrs. Eddys death. which came at
1O:45 Saturday night. was unknown
to any but her immediate household
until Sunday morning. lt was an
nounced about noon i'm the morning
services at the Christian Science
church. Death was due to pneumonia
and old age.
Arrangements for the funerol OF
Mrs. Eddy, our leader, will not be
made until later today, II them" said
Farlow, this morning.
In 1875, Mary Baker Glover.
teacher OF healing by the. mind, met
with 10 or II pupils at Lynn, Mass.
All that time Mary Glover was poor.
Her pupils paid her SO week,
which she spent for the rental of
hall and for her own support. Tho
same Mary Glover, who later became
Mrs. Eddy leaves behind her an
estate valued at from $4,000 to 3d.
900 900
! The lower figure was Mrs. Eddy's
statement 10 the tax authorities.
Her lawyers estimated her wealth at
$300,0 900. The public at large be-
lieved her fortune reached $3.000.00o.
All of this fortune was accumulated
after she was 90 years old, and she
stands as a unique figure among sue
cessful women from a worldly point
OF view. Her teachings today have
about Il million followers In the
United States, including not only
those who are professed Christian
Scientists. but those who in some de-
gree practice her precepts, and re-
gard her as one OF the great re-
ligious leaders in history.
Philosopher AS a Child.
! Mary Baker was born July 16, 1921,
at Bow, n. H. AS a child she was
devoted TO the study of natural
philosophy. There was nothing in
her girlhood to suggest the remark
able and romantic career that was
afterwards hers, if one excerpts the
fact that she occasionally claimed to
have heard mysterious whisper
ings," which she thought might be-
the voices of angels.
In early life she was a member or
the Congregational church, and re-
manned a member until 1879. She
was married in 1S43 10 Geo. Wash
ington Glover. who died year later.
She married DR.. Daniel Patterson in
1853. but they were divorced In 1873.
She married Asa Gilbert Eddy in
1877. He died six years later.
She claimed TO have discovered
Christian Science in 1866, although
her originality has been disputed,
and she once intimated herself, ac-
cording TO a biography published In
J McClme's Magazine. that the ideas
came 10 her in a mesmeric trance.
II has also been charged that she
pla CARRIED her ideas from DR.. Quinn
! bv. a mental healer of Maine.
AT any rate she opened a college
IN Boston for teaching Christian
Science healing. and until the col
lege closed. eight years later, 1000
pupils received instruction here.
The Science and Health With
Kew 10 the Scriptures. the text book
of Christian Science. was written Dy
Mrs. Eddy in 1876. The book has
passed through many editions, and
has enjoyed wide sale. 1t was
from the sales of this book that her
fortune was mostly derived. She was
the author OF other miscellaneous
writings. books and pamphlets.
Disputes Were Numerous.
The real story of Mrs. Eddy's life
is the real history OF Christian
Science. And the early history 81
Christian Science was troublesome,
and many families were involved IN
uuarrels. disputes and lawsuits BUT
out of all these Mrs. EDDY always
emerged triumphant
One of the more recent dlsrup-
lions in the Christian Science chuIch
the break on the part OF the
l"nother church" in Boston. with Mrs.
Augusta r.. StclSOii, iSouSA "
New York church--is one OF the last
chapters in the internal disrupuons
of the church. But all these years
the new religious cult WAS spreading
over all the country. The growth OF
me creed within the past 10 years
hes been little short OF marvellous
F,xpensive churches have been ouii..
and thousands have hocked TO the
new standard. 90.
All of this is interesting at TINS
time because OF fits reflex light on the
leader OF the new creed. Mrs. Eooy
herself. For several years she allow.
ed pilgrimages to be made annuaig
20 her home at Concord. N. H.. anu
she used TO step onto balcony %
her home and shower benedicuons
down upon the barred heads OF me
reyerent pilgrims below. Among 1T
own followers she has De enn sms
short of canonized, and on the VAN
of the mother church Ia boston
her savings are displayed WITH :
commence equal to the ouofations
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