The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-12-06
The End Of Mrs. Eddy Was Just Like
That of the Thousands Of
others Who Pass
Away.
HAD NO MEDICAL RELIEF
Church Affairs VIII 90 on UndIsturb.
ed With Board Of Trustees In
Charge Of the
Workings. :

BOSTON, Mass, Dec 6.-Mary Ba.
ker G. Eddy died consistent in her
. belief in the adequacy of faith to
| triumph over death. In the last
shadow she did not waver or ask for
aid outside the prayers of her pupils
The advance of pneumonia strangled
her as she prayed.
Not one of the usual stays against
death which medical science interpos.
cs in desperate moments was requisi-
toned. The members of her secluded
household in Newton stood about the
bedside. their hands folded in prayer.
The pangs OF dissolution, which
physicians say are terrible in pneu.
monia, had their course and left the
corpse OF an old woman whose face
showed no mark OF agony.
Then there were no mechanical or
medical aids given Mrs. Eddy when
she was dying?" was a question put
to Alfred Farlow,, one of the heir
archy of the Mother Church of Christ,
Scientist
No; there was nothing beside the
aid which Christian Science provides y
Mr.. Farlow answered.
And Mrs. Eddy simply became sick
and died?"
Yes" the head of the Publication
Committee answered.
From the official statement made
by Mr.. Farlow it is evident that hence.
for'h this church of over 900. 600 souls
is to be governed supremely by the
self-perpetuating board of directors of
the mother church of Boston
The mouthpiece of this ecclesiasti-
cal hierarchy, which will in the future
arbitrate doctrines and temporal pol
icies, made it clear that the death of
Mrs. Eddy brings no shock other than
natural sentimental one to the foun-
dations of the church, disturbs in no
way the policy of its government
board. and serves only to remove one
whose wise counsel had always been
valuable"
Il also was emphasized that the
members Of the directorate wish
as much as possible to minimize, even
to deprecate any discussion and spec
ula ion arising ont of the fact Of Mrs.
Eddy's death.
In as much IS the board of directors
of the mother church can see no ne.
cessity for successor to Mrs. Eddy,
1t does not even contemplate the con.
sidera.ion of logical candidates. If
such there should be. The board also
is distinctly not in sympathy with
such possible discussion Oh the part
Of any member of the Christian Sci.
ence Church.
Mr.. Farlow laid emphasis on the
fact that Mrs. Eddy had never been
member of the board of trustees,
and that, although her advice had al
ways been potent, she had not taken
very active part in the administra-
Ton of church affairs for many years.
As to Mrs. Eddy's fortune, of the
amount of which Mr.. Farlow professed
himself unable to give an estimate,
every dollar had been devised to the
mother church.
That Mrs. Eddy's body will find its
last resting place in the crypt under
the altar OF the First, or Mother
church. in Boston is the belief Of
many leaders of that denomination.
No official intimation to that effect
could he had, but so far as was learn
ed no ARRANGEMENTS have been made
to take the body to Mrs. Eddy's birth
place at Bow, n. H., or to Concord.
n. H., where she SO long resided.
woman in high standing in church
circles said that there was a general
understanding among the church at
large hat the body would rest in the
crypt of the Mother" church
It is known that, at the time the
new church was built, few years
ago. the crypt was built In Its foun-
dation walls and 1t was generally re-
ported 1t was for the purpose of
eventually holding the body OF the
founder OF Christian Science belief.
Arrangements have been completed
for The funeral Thursday morning at
I o'clock at the late home Of Mrs.
Eddy at Chestnut Hill. The services
VIII be simple and the attendance
limited to the family. household OF
Mrs Eddy and the leading officials OF
the Christian Science church. The
public will not be admitted and there
WIZ be no public viewing of the
body