Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1910-12-07
SCIENCE CHURCH
HEAD is DEAD
Final Summons Is Answered
by Mary Baker Eddy
UNEXPECTED By The PUBLIC

Final Words of Woman Who Hao
Fought For Her Faith Half a Cen
fury Were "God Is My Life"-Las'
Whispered Message to Those a
Bedside Dies Away In Her Throat
Really Beautiful In Death
Boston, Dec. 5.-Mrs. Mary Baker
Eddy, founder of the Church Of Christ,
Scientist, leader of a million devoted |
followers the world over, passed away |
Saturday night at 10:45 o'clock. No
inkling of her illness had reached the
outer world and the announcement OF
her death came without warning.
Not until the official statement was
read to the assembled congregation at
the Mother Church" Sunday morning
did the news become public.
For nine days Mrs. Eddy had been
indispOsed She would not give up
her daily ride in her carriage and even
as late as last Thursday insisted on
being taken out for a drive, although
she was extremely weak.
For these nine days Mrs. Eddys
| life had been slowly ebbing away. She
| gave no sign to those of her house
| hold that she felt the end was near,
| and they in turn we're ever cheerful in
! her presence.
| Finally on Friday she was forced to
give up her daily drive Although she
had been up and dressed she was
finally forced to take to her bed from
which she never arose again.
On Thursday last she gave the first
sign that she believed the end might
be near. She called Mrs. Sargent to
| her side, asked for a pencil and pa
per, wrote on the pad, God is my
| life" and gave it to Mrs. Sargent.
These were her last written words.
The household, consisting of Calvin
A. Frye, her former secretary: Rev.
| Irving c. Tomlinson, William r. H
Ruthven, her corresponding secre-
tary; Adam H. Dickey, her secretary:
Mrs. Ella S. Ruthven and Mrs Laura
E. Sargent were at her bedside when
the end came.
Dies In Hour Of Triumph
1t was just after 1O:40 that Mrs
Eddy apparently awakened from
slight sleep. She opened her eyes.
looked at the group around the bed
A faint smile lit up her face and in
ner eyes was the CLEAN of something
afar off and pleasant
She attempted to raise her hand il
farewell, but it fell back against the
pillow, her lips framed a last whis-
pered message, which died away in
her throat. Mrs Eddy was dead
Dead in her goth year and in her hour
Of triumph
She had fought for her faith for
half a century. She had been scorned :,
reviled, attacked with bitter and
scathing weapons, endured hardship
and setbacks amounted She had
been forced to fight with her back
against the wall against enemies from
all sides.
For yeSrs her life was battle
against tremendous odds No chapter
was left unhidden by ruthless search
ers. Even the sunset of her life was
interrupted by the roar of conflict
And then it died away The last
two years have seen Mrs Eddy in
virtual victory. So that when she
died it was in peace, tranquility, firm
in her position as the guiding star OF
a great church.
Medical Examiner West said: Mrs
Eddy's face was that of feautiful old
lady. Death had come very gradual
ly.. it seemed, and her face showed
none Of the effects of suffering There
was a most unusual expression on her
features, rare expression of perfect
tranquility at the moment Of death
which made her, without exaggera-
ton, actually beautiful. -
, Mrs. Eddy's Life Story
Mary Baker, later to become sc
, widely famed as Mary Baker Eddy
was the Youngest Of six children, bOrr
in the little hamlet of Bow, n. H
July 16, 1921
Five miles away was the fiourishins
, city of Concord capital of the state
! and across the river rose the roofs O
, | Pembroke. Residents of Bow had t.
, attend divine service either in tn.
, town across the river or in the large
city.
Mary Baker, unlike many grea
= leaders of religious thought. was no
born in poverty. Her father. Mari
= Baker, lived on his own farm. one O
h the best in the state and comprisin
+ 500 acres.
Mark Baker taught his children t
r be God fearing, to be faithful attend
ants at church. He was for man
A.. years chaplain Of the state militia an
q was a deacon in the church at Penn