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Show MS. EDDY IS DEAD FOUNDER AND LEADER OF THE CHRISTIAN SCIENCE CHURCH SUCCUMBS TO PNEUMONIA. Surrounded by Member of Her Household House-hold When the End Came, But No Final Message Wat Left to Her Followers. Hoston. Mrs. Mary Haker Clover Kddy, discoverer arid founder of the Christian Science, Is dead. Announcement An-nouncement of the passing of the venerable ven-erable leader, tilt h occurred late Saturday Sat-urday night at her home at Chestnut Hill, was made at the morning service of the Mother church In tills city Sunday. Sun-day. "Natural causes," explained the death, according to Dr. George L-Wist, L-Wist, a district medical examiner, who was Riimuiotieil a few hours after Mrs. Kddy passed away. Later Dr West added that the more Immediate cause probably was pneumonia. The news of Mrs. Kddy's death was made known simultaneously by Judge Clifford I. Smith, llrtt reader of the Mother church, at the close of the morning service, and by Alfred Karlow of the Christian Science publication committee. In a statement to the press "She had been Indisposed for about nine days," said Mr. Fewiow's statement, state-ment, "hat had been uptnd dressed, and as late as Thursdul transacted some business with one o:lhe olilclals of the church. She took lV dally afternoon aft-ernoon drive until two dl s before death. Saturday night shell! quietly asleep and tuose around hi could at first hardly realize that she toad gone. Her thought was clear until the last, and she left no final messages. "No physician was In attendance, but she had the assistance of students who comprised her household. Mrs. Kddy was 89 years old. She was married three times, but divorce severed one of these unions. A fall on the Ice, from which she said ahe recovered In one day, led to her promulgation of Christian Science. At thla period ahe had become considerably con-siderably Impressed by the teachings of Dr. Quinby, a mesmerist, although ihe afterward denounced them. Hy degrees Christian Science grew until it spread over the civilized globe. Mrs. Kddy will probably be burled t Tllton, N. II. Her aon, George VV. 31over, is expected to atart a fight for ier, estate, although It la repo-ted he :onitroniUed former litigation ac-eptlnV ac-eptlnV a rust fund of 250oOYNior( idoptek B(.U)r. E. J. FosUyf Xf lot expacttV V make anyV( or her njlll V Former fr Ch Cddy'a counseV pa it $.2.000,001 as all " bMueaTTicu" "11, " T-r-iw. icience. t |