The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-01-04
GRANDMOTHER EDDY"


Everybody In and about Pettaconsctt
for miles around know of Grandmother
Eddy, whose funeral was solemnized
yesterday afternoon at o'clock In the
Franklin Congregational church I'm
Cranston. So IL was not surprising
that the church was filed at an early
hour by relatives and friends, nearly
every one OF whom had been the reci-
pient of some Christian favor from rhe
good woman whose life's work closed
with the opening of the new year
She was born In this city little more
than ninety-six years ago. Her span
of life reached back almost to the death
OF Washington. With the exception OF
a few years spent in her childhood i'm an
adjoining state, all OF her life was pass
ed I'm the neighborhood where she closed
her mortal career.
She found her Saviour quite early i'm
life and united with "A Free Baptist
church i'm Auburn, from which after u
time she took letter 20 the Franklin
congregational church. OF which she
remained a consistant and very eff
cient member until her death. She was
at one time superintendent Of the Sab
bath school and was for many years a
teacher therein. No pastor came To the
church but what he soon found u CO.
worker and helpful adviser in Mrs.
Eddy. She was united i'm early woman
hood i'm marriage to- William Eddy,
who died many years ago, and out or
their fiye children, but two are now
living.
She was sort OF natural nurse and
restored many an invalid TO health by
her simple remedies.
And while prescribing for bodily ills
"A 90 a laaf
great physician OF whom we all stand
in need.
She smoothed the pillow for the dying
and made luminous the some times
called dark valley" by her strong reli-
gious faith.
She was often a mother to the newly
made mother as well as to the new born
babe She was Christian of the old
school and near lived long enough To
be troubled with the higher criticism.
She never had a thought that in the
near or remote future some prophet
would arise whose words should have
I'm them more of love and tenderness,
more OF redeeming power than Him
who was born in Bethlehem. She was
abundantly well satisfied with the gos-
pei of Jesus Christ and regarded the
sermon on the mount as the high water
mark of spiritual attainment in the
long ago, and the years since have not
seen its equal
Mrs. Eddy died at the residence or
Deacon X. +. King. where she had been
tenderly cared for during the last years
Of her life with willingness born OF
lxinship and Christian appreciation. Ii
seemed emnently fitting that the fune-
raj services should be held in the
church she loved so well. The day
school just opposite was closed and IL
was a touching sight TO see the little
children march in and later look once
more on the dear grandmother whose
name they had heard spoken so often
reverently i'm their homes. The floral
tributes were many and after singing
by a uuartette Shall We Gather at the
River" Pastor II. Il. Wicket spoke
with much feeling of his knowledge OF
the Christian character of the deceased.
He was followed by Rev. H.E. Johnson,
a former pastor. but now of East Prov
idence. Mrs. Eddy was a relative of
his and had been at times an inmate
of his home so that his remarks had
much OF personal experience in them
and were listened TO with reverent at
tention.
Daniel A., Cook and Joseph ii. Ken
drick. both of this city, spoke feelingly
as occasional visitors to the church or
their meetings with Mrs. Eddy and OF
the delight she took in religious work.
Interment was I'm the cemetery near
the church. where now rest side by side
husband aud wife. G.