The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1910-12-09
SHORT AND SIMPLE
CEREMONY FOR
MRS. EDDY
Head Of Chris tian Science
Church Laid to Rest.
PROMINENT MEN AS BEARERS
Man Placed on Guard and Telephone
Established in Receiving
Tomb

Boston, Dec 9.--The funeral of
Mrs Mary Baker Eddy, founder of
the Christian science church, was
held yesterday morning at her Chest
nut Hill home with a ceremony mark
ed by its simplicity and lack of os-
tentation that brought no expressions
of sorrow, at least not from her fol
lowers, that was surrounded by no
trappings of mourning, but which
nevertheless was sufficiently impress
sive to linger long in the minds of the
six score of persons who attended.
Judge Clifford p. Smith, first reader
of the mother church, read the great
er part of the service prepared by
himself, and which consisted of selec-
tons from the Bible, correlatiye pas
sages from Mrs Eddy's book,
Science and Health, and a prayer.
He was assisted by Mrs. Carol Hoyt
Powers, the second reader. who rem
dered Mrs. Eddy's poem, Mothers
Evening Prayer" with sweet and ten
der expression.
There was no eulogy, no sobbing,
except from the young granddaughter
Mary Baker Glover whose crepe
shrouded hat was the ony somber
color note i'm the house. The spaci-
GUS parlors where the little gathering
sat for Is minutes in calm, grave
thought, were .bathed in sunlight,
while a spray Of roses on the coffin
and here and there bouquet as ii
for decorative effect were the only
evidence of the customary massng
of flowers. 1t seemed like one of
Mrs. Eddy's metaphysical meetings
OF years gone by, and one had to
glance up at the massive bronze cof
fin resting in the rose-tinted alcove
to realize the significance of the oc-
casion
Those who wished TO gaze for the
last time on the features of the lead
er saw the small, delicate face of a
woman who was 60 instead OF 90
and whose expression was singularly
peaceful and showed no sign of suf-
fering. Eighteen carriages followed
the hearse across the snow-clad hills
to Mount Auburn cemetery in Water
town, the resting place Of many fam
Gus men and women There. before
the open doors of the receiving tomb,
Judge Smith finished the service OF
the day by reading the 23d Psalm
and pronouncing the benedction from
the verse of Jude. The heavy bronze
coffin was slipped into its niche, the
door was shut and sealed and man
placed on guard. AS measure OF
protection and warning the guard
has access to telephone which the
directors Of the church have placed
temporarily in the vault II is eX
pected that Mrs. Eddy's will will be
filed today ut Concord, n. H.
Among those in attendance were
Mrs. Eddy's son, George Washington
Glover of Lead. S. d.. and his daugh
ter, Mary Baker Glover, and his son
George Washington Glover. Jr.; Or
Il. J. Foster Of Waterbury. VT. Mrs
Eddys adopted son. and other rela
tives, including Gen. Henry NJ. Baker
OF Bow, n. H., Mrs Eddy's cousin
John b. Baker of Concord, n. H.. ano
Their cousin of Mrs Eddy. and his sol
Rufus: Calvin A. Frye, Mrs. Lauri
Sargent, Adam II. Dickey, Rev. l. c
Tomlinson. Mr.. and Mrs. William r
Rathvon and Mrs Martha w. Wilcox
members of Mrs. Eddys household
Josiah II. Fernald OF Concord, n. II
one OF Mrs. Eddy's trustees: Arch
bald Mcclellan, Stephen A. Chase, Al
lison V. Stewart and John V. Ditto
more of the Christian science boar
OF directors; William H. Baldwin o
New York. president OF the mothe
church; Alfred Il. Farlow, COMMITTEE
on publication OF the First church o
Christ Scientist In Boston, and
number of Mrs. Eddy's personal stuC
ents
The honorary bearers were: job
l.. Bates of Boston, Edward z. Bate
Of Syracuse, n. Y, Arthur Brisban
OF New York, Judge Charles r. Corr
ing OF Concord, n. H., Frederick Dii
on OF London, Samuel J. Elder {
Boston, Mayor Charles Il. Hatfield {
Newton, William b. Johnson OF Bo
ton. Albert Metcalf OF Boston an
Gen. Frank S. Sueeter OF ConcorI
n. II. The active bearers We're Bills
Knapp, William Farlow, James
Neal, Lewis G. Strang, Rev. Willial
p. Mckenzie. Thomas w, Hatten
Boston. John C. lathrop of New Yor
and George II. Kinter OF Chicago.