The Mena weekly star., 1910-12-08

vices at the Home-Dlrectors De
ternnined to Have Everything Quiet
Boston, Dec. with the leaders
the Christian science church in this
cty declaring in one breath that
Mary Baker Glover Eddy was the
dominsnt power in the church right
nm to the time of her death, In spite
oi the reports of her physical weak
ness and falling mentality that have
uersisted for the past year and in the
next that her death is a mere Incl
dent in the history of the religious
maternity which she founded, it is i'm.
uossible to accurately measure the
effect that the passing away of this
remarkable woman is to have on the
future OF the church.
Directors Talk Freely.
Not in years have the leaders who
make up the personnel of the board OF
directors of the mother church In this
city talked so freely of inner church
matters. All of their talk however,
Is aimed in the direction of minimiz-
INK the effect of Mrs. Eddy's death.
They do not even profess great grief
over It, saying that the church re-
CARDS such things as inevitable and
as merely marking the transition of
It's members from one life to another.
This is the view of the men who
have ruled the affairs OF the church
With All iron hand for years, drawing
/ their power from the woman who has
20 long been practically a recluse.
They deplore the passing OF the
woman who has been a teacher to
hem and the source of their inspira-
ton and guidance, but declare that
Der death cannot possibly affect the
church organization in the least. They
Say there will be no successor to her,
Is she had no Office save the one of
nother which the affection OF her fol-
bwers, not their votes. bestowed up
m her.
Tho Hand That Ruled.
II Is conceded by scientists here
hat the board of directors of the
nother church and the personal cabi-
Mt Of Mrs. Eddy have ruled absolute
for years. crushing insurgency with
ase wherever 1t has manifested itself
ad brooking no interference with
disobedience of its mandates. But
Ehlle the hand has been the hand of
aadirectors, the power in 1t has been
ta power of Mrs. Eddy's personality.
With that gone 1t is feared by many
bat the time will come when the
light OF the board TO exact unswerv-
'g obedience from every son and
Anghter of the church may be ques-
nned
Funeral Arrangements.
The funeral of Mrs. Eddy will occur
II o'clock Thursday morning.
bose who will attend viii be Archi-
Ad Mclean. Allied NARROW. chief of
b publication committee and the fol-
wing members of Mrs Eddy's
1usehold:~ Calvin A. Frye, Mrs.
aura E. Sargent. William r. Rath-
% and his wife, Mrs. Ella 8. Rath-
Vn, the Rev Irving C. Tomllnson and
lam H. Dickey.
Others who VIII have place at the
aeral ceremonies If they get here
lime viii be Mr.. George w. Glover,
- his sen and daughter; Or. r. j.
eer Eddy, the adopted son of
o. Eddy; Gen. Frank s. Streter. Of
acord, N. H.. and Josiah e. Fernald,
executors Of the will that Gen.
leeter drew up for Mrs. Eddy some
as ago.
Virgil o. Stivler and Eugene X.
are expected here from New
NIX for the funeral.
lae ceremonies will be of the
nplest character. Judge Clifford p.
ath, first reader of the Christian
'ence church here, who made the
aouncement of Mrs. Eddy's death
conduct them. There will be
"ers and reading from Science
Health" several of Mrs. Eddys
'0rite poems will be read These
sns have not been extensively pub
asd but Mrs. Eddy was very fond
I ,nem and II has been decided to
y several OF them.
|, hahy OF the minor members OF the
i scn were anxious that the funeral
s ula take place in the mother
i acn here but the directors sat
y nard on this. They are de-
Mned that the funeral shall be
qaiet as possible There will not
q oe memorial sef~'ce for Mrs.