The Detroit times., 1910-12-05
Alfred Farlow, Head Of Publicity
Department, Announces 0rganlza-
ton Is Complete and No Success
Ii sor Will Be Named
Founder Of Christian Science Church
Passes Away From Pneumonia
and Old Age


ganization would not crumble
"By Mrs. Eddys demise We lose the
counsel of our leader. AS the church
organization l. complete Is II STANDS
today and has stood for some time, II
IS perfectly well understood thai no
successor 20 Mrs Eddy Will be nam
ed" was the statement today OF Al
fred FacioW, head OF the publicity
department OF the Christian Science
Organization.
Mrs. Eddy's death, which came al
lC:45 Saturday night. was unknown
10 any but her immediate household
until Sunday morning. IL was an
bounced about noon in the morning
services at the Christian Science
church Death was due TO pneumonia
and old age.
Arrangements for the funeral or
Mrs. Eddy, our leader, will not be
made until later today, IL then, said
Farlow. this morning.
Word was received today by of
ficials OF the church that George W.
Glover. son OF Mrs. Eddy, and his
family had started for Boston 10 at
tend the funeral OF the late leader.
ID is thought likely that final ar
rangements for the funeral will not
be made until Glover has arrived and
been heard.
Henry NJ. Baker, Mrs, Eddy's
cousin. arrived from Washington, last
nighs. and was in consultation with
the members OF Mrs. Eddy's house
hold today.
No Christian Scientist would dis
cuss any plan for the disposition OF
Mrs. Eddy's private fortune, which
has been supposed to be very large
All merely stated that this was not
the time TO talk of such matters, even
refusing TO hazard a guess as TO the
amount OF her estate.
Mrs. Eddy authorized the statement
In November, 1909, that she had set
tied on her son George Glover, the
sum OF s245.000, partly in trust and
upon her adopted son Ebenezer J,
Foster-Eddy, the sum of $4,000
These settlements were the outcome
OF a situation that threatened Mrs.
Eddy with "a suit in equity.
In 1875. Mary Baker Glover, a
teacher OF healing by the mind, met
( with 10 or II pupils at Lynn, Mass.
T IA tudl tliut MARY NiONtI Was pun
Her pupils paid her $40 week,
which she spent for the rental OF a
hall and for her own support. The
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 TO the tax authorities
Her lawyers estimated her wealth at
x 100000. The public at large be
heved her fortune reached 100000
All OF this fortune was accumulated
after she was 60 years old. and she
stands as a unique figure among sue
cessful women from a worldly point
of view. Her teachings today have
about a 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 10. 1921
at Bow, ~ II. AS a child she was
devoted to the study of natural
her girlhood TO suggest the remark
able and romantic career that was
afterwards hers, ii 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 member OF
.the Congregational church, and re-
manned 4 member until 1879. She
was married in 1913 TO Geo. Wash
ington Glover, who died year later.
She married DR. Daniel Patterson in
1858, but they We're divorced IN 1879.
She married Asa Gilbert Eddy in
lsII. He died six years later
she claimed TO have discovered
Christian Science in 1866. although
her originality has been disputed.
and she once minated herself, aC
Cording TO a biography published in
McClure's Magazine that the ideas
came TO her IN a mesmeric trance
IL has also been charged that she
plagiariZed her ideas from Dr. Quinn
by. mental healer OF Maine.
At any rate she opened college
in Boston for teaching Christian
Science healing, and until the col
pupils received instruction here.
"The Science and Health With
Key ID the Scriptures the text book
OF Christian Science, was written by
Mrs. Eddy in 1875 The book has
passed through many editions. and
has enjoyed wide sale II was
from the sales of this book that h,l
fortune was mostly derived She was
the author OF other miscellaneous
writings, books and pamphlets
Disputes Were Numerous.
The real story OF Mrs. Eddys life
Is the real history of Christian
Science. And the early history ii
Christian Science was troublesome
and many families were involved IN
unarrels. disputes and lawsuits Bu
out of all these Mrs. Eddy alwa,
emerged triumphant.
One of the more recent disrup
tions IN the Christian Science churcI
1.-THE break OH the part Of tn,
mother church" In Boston, with Mrs
Augusta T.. Stetson. leader OF TN,
New York church-ls one OF the las
chapters In the internal descriptions
OF the church, But all these year.
The new religious cult was spreadinl
over all the country. The growth ~
the creed within the past l0 years
has been little short of marvellous
Expensive churches have been built