Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1910-12-05
SCIENCE LEADERS
VERY RET|CENT
Mrs. Eddy's Followers Not In.
cIined to Make Any Comment
On Her Death.
NO FUNERAL ARRANGEMENTS
Burial Probably VIII be In tho Crypt
or the Mother Church
In Boston.

Boston, Dec. 5.--The rcticcncc Of TIL,
Christian Science leaders and officials
as well as nearly all members of the
denomination to comment on the death
Of the leader. Mrs, Mary Baker C.
Eddy. continued today and no official
statement followed those given out yes
terday when the first announcement of
her passing was made public.
The fact that her last message. or
words: God is my life," were written
by her on pad of paper on Thursday.
was confirmed today and also that her
son. George w. Glover, had started east
from Lead, S. D.. and probably would
arrive hero Wednesday. some sort OF
funeral service will be held and 1t
was minated today thai II might take
place Wednesday Afternoon, probably
at her late residence.
The church will continue to be
managed by board Of directors
which at present consists Of A, Il.
Stewart, Archibald i. Mcclellan.
stephen b. Chase. John y. Dittemore,
aud Adam II. Dickey. These men were
all chosen by Mrs Eddy, but the by
laws of the church provide for the I'LL
ing of any vacancies by the board it
self.
There Will be no successor OF Mrs.
Eddy.
FUNERAL ARRANGEMENTS,
Tho officials OF the mother church Of
the Christian Science denomination de-
cided this afternoon that the funeral of
Mary Baker 6. Eddy, founder of the
church, would take place at her late
residence on Thursday forenoon at II
O'Clock The services will be simple
in Difference to Mrs. Eddy's wishes. q
Although the officials did not an
nouncc what the service will consist of.
il is understood there will be prayers
and Bible readings, with selections
from the Christian Science text book.
Alfred Farlow, chairman of the pub
LEGATION committee of the church, said
that many sympathetic kilograms eS-.
pressing fidelity and loyalty to the
mother church We're being received
from branch churches in all parts of
the world. sfA
Mr.. Glover. accompanied by his
daughter, Mary. and son, George. Jr,
started from Lead. S. D., last night
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the services would De private, consist
ing probably of prayer and reading III
the Bible with selections from Science
and Health"
only her relatives. members of
household and the officials of the
church are expected to attend the bur-
/ .nl.H said Mr. Farlow.
Before leaving his home in South.
Dakota, Mr. Glover said he believed
his mothers burial would be Mt TIL
ton, New Hampshire, whore her hus-
band George W. Glover, Is buried.
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A woman in high standing iii the
\. I'll. who refused 10 consent to the
use or her name. voiced what has
been understood by many Scientists
here that Mrs. Iddys remains would
be buried in the Mother church.
1--WE of the Concord church had
expected Mrs. Eddy TO return to Con-
cord and spend her last days here.
Now. however. it is improbabIc even
that her remains will rest here. as
there seems to be n general under
standing among the church at largo
that hcr body will rest in the crypt of
the Mother church at Boston,"
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