| Show MRS 1 16 0 EAD FOUNDER AND LEADER OP OF THE CHRISTIAN SCIENCE CHURCH SUCCUMBS TO PNEUMONIA k surrounded by members of her household when the end came but no final message was left to her followers boston mrs mary baker glover eddy discoverer and founder of the christian science is dead announcement I 1 no of the passing of 0 the venerable leader which occurred late saturday night at her home at chestnut hill was nas made at the morning service of the mother church in this city sunday natural causes explained the death according to dr george L west a district medical examiner who was summoned a few hours after mrs eddy passed away later dr west added that the more immediate cause probably was pneumonia the news of mrs eddys death was made known simultaneously by judge clifford P smith first reader of the mother church at the close ok of the morning service and by alfred farlow of the christian science publication committee in a statement to the press she had been indisposed for about nine days said mr barlows Far lows statement blit had been up and dressed and as lite late as thursday transacted some business with one of the offic officials bals ot 0 the church she took her daily afternoon drive until two days before death deahl 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 fan and d sho she left no final messages ala no physician was in attendance but she had fiad the assistance of students who comprised her household mrs eddy was 89 years old sho she was married three times but divorce severed one of these unions A fall on the lee ice from which she said she recovered in one day led to her promulgation of christian science at this period she had become considerably sider ably impressed by the teachings of dr quinby a mesmerist although she afterward denounced them dy by degrees christian science grow grew until it spread over the civilized globe mrs eddy will probably be burled buried at tilton N H her son george W Glo glover verI is s expected to start a fight for her estate although it is reported he compromised former litigation by accepting a trust fund of her adopted son dr E J foster eddy is not expected to make any legal claim for her millions former senator chandler mrs eddys counsel estimates her fortune at and says ho he believes it w was as all bequeathed to Christ christian lai science |
