The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1910-12-08

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DEATH or MART BAKER EDDY.
Wa. the Ds~ro.~rwr and Founder Ct
Christian sesenre-was IN kr~
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oa.iy III No rhysician Was Called
Boston. Dee s.--Mrx Mary Baker
Glover Eddy. the dGseovsrer and
founder CT Chrtstian Science Il dead
Announcement Of the passing OF The
venerable leader. which occurred late
last night ~ her home. Chssinns
Hill. a suburb. Was -sds 1t the
morning service Of the Mother
church In this city today.
Natural causes" explains the
death, according to DR.. George l..
West. a district medical examiner.
who was summoned q few hours AZ
ter Mrs Eddy died Later DR.. West
added that the more Immediate
cause was probably pneumonia
The news or Mrs. Eddy's death
was made known simultaneously by
Judge Clifford p. Smith. first reader
OF the Mother church. 1t the close OF
the morning service, and by Alfred
Farlow. of the Christian Science pub
LEGATION committee. In . statement to
the press.
According to Mr.. Farlow. Mrs.
Eddy died at quarter before II
o'clock last night
Did Not Call Physician.
''She had been indisposed for
about nine days." said Mr.. Farlow's
statement, but had been up and
dressed, and as late as Thursday
transacted some business with one
of the officials OF the Christian Sci
ence Church. She took her daily
afternoon drive until two days be-
gore her going. Saturday 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
students who comprised her house
hold.
mo arrangements regarding the
time or the place of her burial have
yet been decided upon. 1t is we'll
known to her household that she be-
lieved in simplicity on such occasions
and in compliance with this knowl-
edge it is expected that the services
will be private and of simple ma
ture, consisting Of prayer and read
ing the Bible, with some brief selec-
lions from the Christian Science text
book. Only her relatives, her house
hold and the officials of the Church
are expected to be in attendance"
A telegram was sent to her son,
George G. Glover, of Leads, s. D.,
him of his mothers demise
and requesting information as to his
and that of his family.
No Emotion Over Her Death.
There were few of the congrega-
Mother church today who knew that
Mrs. Eddy was dead. 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 were without emo
ton and had no suggestion OF sad
ness.
The question of future leadership
was referred to with great reserve
by the leaders and others. Those
who expressed a view said that there
would be no change in the methods
Of carrying ON the work, that Mrs.
Eddy's teachings and instructions
would be implicitly followed, and that
the Church which she founded would
continue to grow in the future as it
had in the past.
DR.. George L. West, the medical
examiner who was called to the home
Of Mrs. Eddy and who filled out the
death certificate, made the following
statement tonight:
81 found the body of a woman of |
about so years, lying on the bed, her
hands crossed over her chest. The
lace was somewhat wasted, but kind |
y and in repose. I talked with Mr.. |
Calvin A. Frye, who said: Mrs. Eddy |
had been Gin error" about a week |
and passed away very quietly Mr. |
Frye described the symptoms and
spoke of an Inflammation of the
,hest, which led me to the conclusion
hat pneumonia had been the con-
.ributory cause of death"