The north Mississippi herald. (Water Valley, Yalobusha Co., Miss.) 1888-1929, 1910-12-09
10 vn.
MOTHER Of CHRISTIAN
SCIENCE IS DEAD
Mrs. Mary B. Eddy Passed Away At
Her Home In Boston, Sunday
Was 80 Years of Age

WIS " 1 ears OI age
Boston, Mass, Dec. 4-Mrs. Mary
Baker Glover Eddy, founder and leader
of the Christian Science cult, died
Saturday night at her home on Chest
nut Hill.
Natural causes" explains the death,
according to DR.. George l.. West, a
district medical examiner, who was
summoned few hours after Mrs.
Eddy had passed away. Later DIR. West
added to his statement by saying that
the more immediate cause was probably
pneumonia.
The news of Mrs. Eddy's death was
made known simultaneously by Judge
Clifford P Smith, first reader of the
church, at the close of the morning SER
vices, and by Alfred Farlow of the
Christian Science publication COM
mittee, in statement to the press.
According to Mr.. Farlow, Mrs. Eddy
passed away at quarter before IL
o'clock last night.
''She had been indisposed for about
nine days." said Mr.. Farlow's state
ment, ''but had been up and dressed
and as late as Thursday transacted
some business with the officials of the
Christian Science church. She took
her daily afternoon drive until two days
before her going.
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 message.
mo physician was in attendance,
but she had the assistance of the stu
dents who comprised her household.
With her at the time of her departure
were Calvin A. Erie, Mrs. Laura E.
Sargent, Mrs. Ella S. Rathvon. Rev.
Irving G. Tomlinson, her corresponding
& secretary, William Rathyon, and her
secretsky, Adam H. Dickey. il.
There having been no physician in
attendance, DR.. George L. West of
Newton Center. medical examiner for
the district, was called early Sunday
morning. DR.. West, after an investi-
CATION, pronounced the death due to
natural causes and issued the custo-
mary certificate.
"Telegrams were sent to her son,
Geo. W. Glover of Lead, S. c., appris-
So. h;~. of b;c v,,o+har,c davvn;ca orI ra
questing information as to his atten-
dance and that of his family.
''Mrs. Eddie was born in Bow, N. H.,
July 16, 1921, and was, therefore, in
her Goth year.
There were few of the congregation
at the morning service at the mother
church today who knew that the life of
the leader and teacher had ended.
The service was 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 were without emotion
and had no suggestion of sadness.
Former Senator William E. Chandler,
of New Hampshire, who was counsel
for the children of Mrs. Baker G. Eddy
in the litigation over her estate, said
that her fortune nearly $4,000, 600
has been given to the cause of Christian
Science.
MRS. Eddy's difficulties with her son
George w. Glover, and his family, and
with her adopted son, DR.. E. ]. Foster
(Eddy), were, under my direction as
counsel for them, adjusted in family
settlement in 1909, and doubtless all
her large estate of nearly $1,000, 600
has been given to promote Christian
Science, as well as the perpetual use
as religious ritual Of her books,
Science and Health and the Key to
Scripture, :" said Mr.. Chandler.