The sun., 1910-12-09

empty save for the dull bronze casket
which rested upon n drapod catafaique.
the sunshine was riotous IL touched the
pink blossoms on the CLsie. and rayed
from crvs tai and dsliGat" CHINA ia cabinets
The bronze coffin was closed. The
lines OF heads and rules OF the classic rat
tern moulded on i,s surfac, passed over
the tarc OF the dead beneath the heavy lid
While the seats IN the room below tliled
a company OF tho relatives of tho dead
lsade. and OF tho close attendants who had
constituted her secluded household since
ii-sl she moved down from Concord
waited in IL room AZ thu head OF tue stairs
G.crg' Glover hrs tia lighter Mary and
his -on G.orgc. Jr were waI,ins thor"
ais, DR. Ebenezer }. Poster Eddy and
other relatives and friends, including
Gen Henry VI Baker uf bow. y II. Mrs.
Eddy's cousin. John Il Baker OF Concord.
y II another cousin Of Mrs Eddy, and
his son Rufus; Calvin 4. Frye. Mrs. Laura
sar gent. Adam "A Dirkcy. the Rev I.
Tomlinson. AIr. and Mrs William X. Rath-
Won and Mrs Martha W Wilcox. memhcrs
OF Mrs Eddy s household. Josiah T. Fer
nald OF Concord, II one of Mrs Eddy =
trustees; Archibald Mcclellan. stephen 4
Chase Allison v Stewart and John
Dittemorc Of the Christian Science board
OF directors. " Ham ~ Baldwin Of New
York president nj the Mother th,IrCh.
Alfred Farlow. committee on publication
OF the First Church OF Christ. Scientist, III
Boston, and "a number oi Mrs Eddy per
sonsl students
bow nstairs tho pallbcnrcrs and III"
honorary palibclrrrs waited The list
was drawn from wid" circle OF men
both within and outside oi the church.
IN. honorary pallEcarors were tho
Hon John J. Bate u Boston, EdM ard
Rlte, ~ SyracIs". Y ! Arthur Bris-
bans Of New iosk. .IudgcChIrl'-, X Corn
ing Of Concord. Y n: Frederick Dixon
Of london, Hon samuel J Elder ~
Sostpn. Mass William u Johnson II
Boston Albert Mc,calf uf Bosfon and
Gen frank : S,rcet"r OF E"ncord n
The scti, pallbear"rs wer" Bliss Knapp.
c S,rang. the Rev william r Mckenzie.
Thomas W Hatten oI BOSTON. John :,
Tathrcp OF New York and George "
Kinfer OF Chicago
In feS minutes the party from above
descended Archibald Mcclellan sup
ported ,ho arm Of G"orEr Glover. hut tbs.
ar-ct old man with the tanned face and
the wind wrinkles about his eyes neetei
no prop. He walked with shoulders
back and his eyes look ing out through
OF snow fields that dropped down into
the dimness of the ciiy's smoke. There
wss silence
Then soncS her. away OF in an upstairs
room sounded the nervous ciatier OF a
clock striking Peforc tn third stroke
had ring IN" mellow tones Of another
clock hidden ewhcre IN n room aEa-'
added an undertonc tn the excited chirp-
ing aloft Then a great clock IN the hall
with q deep cathedral bell timhrc ln lis
chimes took up III" tai" Of the hours
and the eleven throbbinE notes we're
vibrant in the sil,'nc. of tho sunlit rOonns
Immediately upon the last stroke
Clifford =. smith, first Teader OF tn"
Mother Church. rose from his seat at
the south end OF tho hall He said with
comprise only readings from the 3ible
and from Mrs Eddys Science and
Health thon the repelting Of the Lord 8
Prayer after silent meditation
Then he began reading selections from
the Psalms and from st John = gospel
The verses were all Of faith and 81 the
coming Of comforter 20 the bereaved
The first reader put aside the Bible
and took UP q black vellGn bound copy
Of Mrs Eddy text book From tins he
read Tn. passages ne selected were de-
voted To beauty, the power OF love and the
benefits Of trials that come to men This
is part OF what he read
Love enriche- the nature. enlarglng.
purifying and elevating II The wintry
blasts of earth NAV uproot the flowers
OF affect ton and scatter them TO the winds,
h,,, III. .a,-.r.p,., ~ Aa.hly rias sayvaz
-, -. hu,.kt -. ,I,,.,.i,, a. e.. e.
love supports the r'ru%giinS neaft until
" ceases 10 sign over me worlu ana De-
gins 10 unfold It's wings Tor heaven
The very circumstance which your
suffering sense deems wrathful and af
sic,iva iov. csn make An angel .n,er-
tainad ,,nawnrc
-TraI. Teach mor,als mot IN lean ON a
material STAN broken reed winch
piefces tn" n"ar' W. uo ho' fA" fsH~"
Der this IN IN" sunshine OF Joy anu pros
periiy sorrow N saIuIary ihfoush
Eest 'riDLia'ioh We enter the k,hEnom
irais are proofs on uou cure NpTlua,
sown 10 me SOL o, ina.erial hopes. nuI
when Ine~- necaS "Ne poSaEaute ~ aIrN
me h,sher Joys oI silrit "nch n haNe No
taihl OF "a'n hach succsr-Se sag on
experience unions ne" VIEWS ot n'S'he
socIhrss ana rove
When me nIs. reaner hau nhlshro VIE
Aroi r"Ts. tne eouhu '"anei. rtau ~
rom MITE Eooy 5 5oN o. Ns n,'
Mothers b'eh'"s Traye'' "h'h '"'-
lowe
- gentle presence peace anu 'oN ana po"er
- Nv" divine. mat owns rs'h waiting hou'
Thou love ihat g'isrds 'hr hrNhngs ts'-tihg