Los Angeles herald., 1910-12-05
PHYSICIAN CALLS
AFTER ENDCOMES
TO NOTED LEADER
Announcement to Church Men,
bers Tells of IndiSposition
That Continued 9 Days
REMARKABLE CAREER CLOSED
Followers Learn of Loss While
Attending Morning Service
at Mother Church
REMARKABLE CAREER CLOSED
TAssociated Pressl


BOSTON, Dec. 4.-Mrs. Mary 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 mornig service
of the Mother church in this city to-
| day.
Natural causes" explained the death,
according to DR.. George L. West, a dis
trict medical examiner, who was sum-
| moned a few hours after Mrs Eddy
passed away. Later DIR. West added
that the more Immediate cause proba-
| bly, 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 F'arlow
Of the Christian Science publication
committee in statement to the press.
According to Mr. Farlow, Mrs. Eddy
passed away at a 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 one of the officials
of the church. She took her daily af-
! ternoon drive until two days before
death. 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 messages.
NO PHYSICIAN IN ATTENDANCE
"No physician was in attendance, but
she had the assistance of students who
comprised her household. With her at
the time of her departure were Calvin
| A. Frye, Mrs. Laura e. Sargent Mrs
l a In To,
linson. her corresponding secretary;
William r. Rathvon and her secretary,
Adam H. DickeY.
mo arrangements regarding the
| time or place of burial have been de-
| cided. 1t is well known to her house,
| hold that she believed in simplicity
| on such occasions, and in compliance
| with this knowledge it is expected the
| service will be private and of a simple
nature, probably consisting of prayer
and reading from the Bible, with some
| brief selections from the Christian
| Science text book. Only her relatives,
| her household and officials of the
church are expected to be present.
There having been no physician in
| attendance, Dr. George W. L. West
| of Newton Center, medical examiner
! for the district, was called early SUM-
| day morning. DR.. West, after investi-
| cation, pronounced death due to nat
ural causes and issued the customary
| certificate.
| "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 his at
! tendance and that of his family.
Mrs. Eddy was born in Bow, N H..
| July 16, 1921, and was therefore in her
ninetieth year."
MEMBERS LEARN OF DEATH
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
| II. Powers, presented the sermon of
! the day
The routine service which closes
! with a hymn, the reading of the Sci
! entific Statement of Being" and the
benediction, was strictly followed. but
| Just before the benediction Judge
Smith changed the usual form by
| saying:
'I shall now read part of letter.
written by our revered leader, and
printed on page 135 OF Miscellaneous
! Writings:
"'My Beloved Students: You may
| be looking to see me in my accustomed
place with you, but this you must no
| longer expect. When 1 retired from
the field of labor it was a departure,
routine and from such material modes
as society and our societies demand.
! Rumors are rumors-nothing more.
am still with you onlthe field of bat
! tie, taking forward marches, broader
| and higher views, and with the hope
| that you will follow.
"All our thoughts should be given to
the absolute demonstration of Chris
| tian Science. You can we'll afford to
give me up, since you have in my last
revised edition of Science and Health
your teacher and your guide
although these lines,'' said Judge
Smith, were written years ago, they
are true today and will continue to be
| true. But it becomes my duty to an
nounce that Mrs. Eddy passed from
| our sight last night a quarter before
II o'clock at her home on Chestnut
hill"
ONLY those who sat through the SER
vice with the knowledge of the mo-
mentous event of a few hours before
| heard the benedictton. Then the great
part of the congregation left their seats
| i'm silence. There were no words of sor-
row, although many tear was shed,
The strains of the recessional on the
great organ were as joyous as ever.
| AS the churchgoers scattered after
the services the question of the future
| leadership was referred to with great
reserve. Those who expressed view
| said there would be no change in the
methods of carrying on the work, that
Mrs. Eddy's teachings and instruction
I