The San Francisco call., 1910-12-05
Mrs. Mary Baker Glover Eddy
Passes Away Peacefully
at Her Home on
Chestnut Hill
SERVICES IN THE MOTHER
CHURCH HELD AS USUAL
Congregation Hears Announce
ment of Leaders Loss in
Silence and Mem
bers Shed Tears
FUNERAL TO BE SIMPLE
AS LIFE OF THE WOMAN

DOSTON, Dee. Mrs. Mary
X Baker Glover Eddy, discoverer
- and founder of Christian Science,
is dead. Announcement Of the
passing of the venerable leader, which
occurred late last night at her home
at Chestnut Hill, was made at the
morning service of the Mother church
in this city today.
Natural causes explained the
death. according TO DR.. George L.
West, district medical examiner,
who was summoned few hours after
Mrs Eddy passed away. Later Doc
tor West added that the more imme-
diate cause probably was pneumonia.
The news of Mrs. Eddy's death
was made known simultaneously by
Judge Clifford P Smith, first reader
OF the Mother church, at the close
of the morning service, and by Alfred
Farlow of the Christian Science pub
lication committee, in a statement to
the press.
Indisposed Nine Days
According to Farlow, Mrs. Eddy
passed away at 10:45 o'clock last
night.
"She had been indisposed for about
nine days" said Farlow, "but had
been up and dressed, and as late as
Thursday transacted some business
with one of the officials OF the church
She took her daily afternoon drive un-
til two days before death. Saturday
night she fell quietly asleep. and those
around her could at first hardly real
lie that she had gone. Her thoughe
was clear. until the last. and she lefs
no final messages
mo physician was in attendance, but
she had the assistance OF students who
comprised her household. With her
at the time of her departure were Call
vim A. Frye, Mrs. Laura E. Sargent.
Mrs. Ella S. Rathvon; Rev. Irving c.
Tomlinson. her corresponding secre-
tary; William R Rathvon and her
secretary. Adam H. Dickey.
Funeral to Be Simple
NO arrangements regarding the
time or place Of burial have been
decided. 1t is well known to her
household that she believed in sim
plicity on such occasions. and IN con-
formity with this knowledge. it is ex-
pected the services will be private
and OF a simple nature. probably con-
sisting OF prayer and reading from the
bible with some brief selections from
the Christian Science text book. Only
her relatives, her household and Of
hcials of the church are expected to
be present.
There having been no physician in
attendance. George W. L West OF
Newton Center. medical examiner for
the district. was called early Sunday
morning. DIR. West. after investigation.
pronounced death due to natural
causes and issued the customary GER
tihcate.
a telegram was sent to her son.
George W. Glover OF Lead. S. D.. ap-
prising him Of his mothers death and
requesting information as to hts at
tendance and that OF his family.
Mrs Eddy was born in Bow. n. H.
July 1s. 1921. and was therefore in
her ninetieth year"
Service Is as Usual
Few of the congregation at the
morning service OF the Mother church
today knew OF Mrs. Eddy's death. The
service was as usual. and the two
readers, Judge Smith and Mrs Leland
t. Powers. presented the sermon Of the
day.
The routine service. which closes
with a hymn. the reading Of the
scientific statement Of being" and the
benediction. was strictly followed, but
just before the benediction Judge