Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1910-12-07
funeral Of Late Mrs. Mary
Baker G. Eddy
VIII Follow Lines Of Regular
Sunday Service Of Church.
ldouted Son, Or. Eddy, Will Not
Be Invited to Attend.

po.,on Dec. 6.-The north of a
beautiful little sheet of water known
os Halcyon lake in an exclusive sec
Jim OF Mount Auburn cemetery in
cambridge will he come the last rest
inc Mace OF Mary Baker Glover Eddy,
,,nnder and late head of the Christian
Science church.
Three lots, the only ones remaining
in the circle about tie lake. have
heen purchased by the friends of Mrs.
rddy charged with that duty, and
mans VIII be made 1T once and work
beeun N the spring on a suitable
tOrlb.
Tn, site is in the northeast corner
of the cnrnetery and one of the, most
beautiful in Mount Auburn. Directly
across the little lake may be seen the
;ombs Of James l.ussell Lowell and
Oliver Wendell Holmes. While many
o.her names famous in American let
tArs and professional life may be read
in the fronts of nearby memorials
The funeral services for Mrs Eddy
will he held at II O'Clock Thursday at
the Chestnut Hill home. Immediate
member, Of tie Clover family and the
Chestnut Hill household and leading
officials of the church will be present.
Only a brief service will take place
and the body will Their be taken to
Mount Auburn. where it will be placed
in the general receiving tomb to re-
main until the tomb is erected on
Halcyon lake.
II Is understood while no official
statement has been made in Christian
Science circles that a special guard
Will ne maintained over the remains
alter the body is placed in tho re-
eeVlhs tomb, and Will be continued
until mai intcrmcnt is made.
!" 'ne meantime the directors of the
'hrlstan Science church, Archibald Nc.
le''ah' stephen y. Chase. Allison Y.
stewart John V. Dittemore and Adam
H. DlcKey nave taken full charge of the
church management. They are supreme
III the Mother church and control branch
churches. All were the personal nominees
Of Mrs. Eddy and they are self-per-
petuating body.
All expression " opinion from two
scores Of prominent Christian Scien-
1StS throughout New England has been
"'aifed on the future of the church and
Is unanimous that the church will in
10 way be affected by the passing of the
reader The expression comes from the
headS OF the branch churches in nearly
al The large cities and many of the
towns
Those Scientists were also asked for
'nelr opinion on the greatest thing Mrs.
E''dy accomplished. and while the re-
pies take wide range. most of them en-
phaslze Mrs. Eddys return to what they
peleve to he the primitive teachings of
Christianity
Al the mansion at Chestnut Hill, where
the body lies in an upper chamber. there
ore no outward signs of grief. There is
no crepe on the door, the window shades
are up and the household comes and goes
as usual. The undertaken has performed
his duties with the exception of laying
Inc body in casket.
The directors of the church and Sec
Dittemore in particular. are nearly de-
'he world and it was stated that few
might be made public when they had
been sorted
Unless George W. Glover. the son OF
Mrs. Eddy interposes an objection it
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