Los Angeles herald., 1910-12-06
Son of Christian Science Founder
and Followers Disagree on
Location of Grave
SIMPLE SERVICES PLANNED
Glover Thinks Body Will Rest Be-
side Husbands Others
Say in Mother Church
tAssocIated Press,


Mary Baker Glover Eddy, founder and
head of the Christian Science church,
who died Saturday night, will find it's
last resting place in the crypt under
the altar of the First. or Mcther,
church in Boston is the belief tonight
of many leaders in the denomination.
No official intimation to that effect
could be had, but as far as learned
no arrangements have been made to
take the body to Mrs. Eddy's birth
place at Bow, N. H.; or to Concord, N.
H, where she long resided.
When it was known, at the time the
new church was built, that crypt was
built in it's fouidation walls, it was
generally reported it would eventually
hold the body of the founder of Chris
tian Science.
Arrangements have been completed
for the funeral on Thursday morning
at IL o'clock at the late home of Mrs.
Eddy at Chestnut Hill. The services
will be simple and the attendance lin
tied to the family, the household of
Mrs. Eddy and leading officials of the
church.
MESSAGES FROM ALL OVER WORLD
kilograms have been flowing in from
tion of the news of the death of Mrs.
Eddy and containing many tributes.
No crowds gathered in, the vicinity of
the house today.
The retieence of the Christian Science
leaders and officials as well as nearly
all members of the denomination to
comment on the death of Mrs. Eddy
continued today, and no official state
ment followed those given out yester-
n ~ -
her passing away was made public.
The fact that her last words. God is
my life,'' were written by her on a
pad of paper Thursday was confirmed
today, and also that her son, George w.
Glover, had started east from Lead, s.
D., and probably would arrive here
Wednesday morning.
The church will continue to be man
aged by board of directors, which at
present consists of A. B. Stewart
Archibald Mcclellan. stephen B. Chase,
John Dittemore and Adam H. Dickey.
These men were all chosen by Mrs.
Eddy, but the bylaws of the church
provide for the filling of any vacancies
by the board itself. There will be no
successor to Mrs. Eddy.
BURIAL PLACE IN DOUBT
"Only her relatives, members of the
household and the leaders of the church
are invited to attend the burial" said
Alfred Farlow of the Christian Science
publishing committee, who made the
public announcements concerning the
death.
Before leaving his home in South
Dakota Mr.. Glover said he believed his
mothers burial would be at Tilton, N.
H., where her husband, George w.
Glover, is buried.
A woman in high standing in the
Christian Science church in Concord,
N. H, who refused to consent to the
use of her name, voiced what has been
understood by many Scientists here
that Mrs. Eddy's remaiRs would be
buried in the Mother church.
I'VE of the Concord church had ex-
pected Mrs. Eddy to return to Concord
and pass her last days here. Now,
however, it is improbable even that her
remains will rest here, as there seems
to be general understanding among
the church at large that her body may
rest in the crypt of the Mother church
at Boston"
Ebeneezer ]. Foster Eddy OF Water
bury, VT, Mrs Eddy's adopted son, is
expected to be present at the funeral.
When asked last night who would
succeed Mrs. Eddy as the head of the
church Mr.. Farlow said
NONE TO SUCCEED HER
81 don't know that any one will sue
ceed her. Everything will go on as
usual"
The statement given out by Eugene
r. Cox for twelve churches of this city
says the work will go on smoothly.
Mrs. Eddy" said Mr.. Cox, never
preached that there was no material
death, although she had predicted the
ultimate conquest of death in times to
come. and there need be no difficulty
in the. minds of Christian Scientists in
reconciling the physical fact of her
death with their disbelief in death it
self The church of Christian Science
in this city and elsewhere will run on
smoothly ON it's own momentum. Mrs.
Eddy gave it such an impulse and
placed it on such an enduring basis that
1t can adequately guide itself
"There can be no question of who Is
to succeed. Mrs Eddy. She can have no
successor. Christian Scientists the
world over universally regard her as
the discoverer and founder of the re-
liglon she taught, and there cannot be
two founders of a religion"