Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-12-08
RITE FOR MRS. EDDY
Funeral Services Are Held at
Chestnut Hill Home.
CASKET IN SEALED VAULT
Will Be Guarded There Until
Mausoleum Has Been Built.
WILL IS NOT MADE PUBLIC
Relatives Not Expected to Share in
Estate Estimated at Two
Million Dollars.

BOSTON, December S.-After services
attended by her family relatives. the
members of her household. officials of the
Christian Science Church and Publishing
Society and her personal students resid
ing in Greater Boston. the body of Rev.
Mary Baker Eddy was placed today in
the receiving vault at Mount Auburn
cemetery. The funeral services at the
Chestnut Hill home at II o'clock were
simple and were conducted with quiet
dignity. There were about 12D persons
present.
Long before the time for the services to
begin the holders of cards of admission
began to arrive. At IL o'clock all We're
in the residence ready for the first words
from Judge Clifford z. Smith, first reader
of the mother church. who conducted the
services.
Floral Offering Simple.
A great hall divides the house. At the
left are two parlors, and in the rear par
lor in the bay window, was the casket of
massive bronze containing the body
of Mrs. Eddy. Upon the casket, which
was closed, Mrs. Eddys son and her
grandchildren and her adopted son hav-
ing seen the well known race yesterday
afternoon, was a bunch of pink roses
from the members of the household. This
was the only floral offering to be seen.
In the rear Of the hall Judge Smith was
stationed. Those invited to the services
were in the hall, the front parlor and
the library, to the right of the entrance.
Grouped on the second floor. at the head
of the wide staircase, were Mrs. Eddy's
family, her relatives and members OF her
household. The furniture had been re-
moved from the room where the casket
was. The old rose draperies harmon!zed
with the wall decorations. and the soft
light of day Illuminated the surroundings.
In Attendance at Service.
Among those in attendance were Mrs.
Eddy's son. George Washington Glover OF
Lead, s. D., and his daughter. Mary
Baker Glover, and his son, George Wash
ingt0n Glover. jr.: DR.. E. ]. Foster OF
Waterbury. VT, Mrs. Eddy's adopted son.
and other relatives. including Gen. Henry
M. Baker OF Bow, N. H.. Mrs. Eddy's cou-
sin; John B. Baker Of Concord, n. H., an
other cousin of Mrs. Eddy. and his son.
Rufus; Calvin A. Frye, Mrs. Laura Sar-
gent, Adam H. Dickey. the Rev. I. c.
Tomlinson, Mr.. and Mrs. William r.
Rathven and Mrs. Martha w. Wilcox,
members of Mrs. Eddy'S household;
Josiah E. Fernald Of Concord, n. H., one
of Mrs. Eddy's trustees; Archibald Nc
Lellan, Stephen A. Chase. Allison V.
Stewart and John v. Dittemore of the
Christian Science board of directors; Will
liam H. Baldwin of New York. president
committee of publication of the First
Church of Christ. Scientist, in Boston.
and q number of Mrs. Eddy's personal
students.
Judge Smith began the services by the
reading Of lesson sermon composed of
selection from the Bible and correlative
passages from Science and Health,
With Key to the Scriptures"
Selections From Scriptures.
The scriptural selections included verses
from the ninety-first Psalm beginning
He that dwelleth in the secret place Of
the most high shall abide under the shad-
ow of the Almighty
Other selections were John, 1884, 80, and
John 14:1j to 81.
Passages from Science and Health"
were followed by silent prayer and the
repetition of the Lords prayer by all
present.
The poem by Mrs. Eddy, Mothers
Evening Prayer" was then read by Mrs.
Carol Hoyt Powers, second reader of the
mother church.
This concluded the services and the
casket was then carried out Of the door
to the porte cochere, where the hearse
was In waiting. and the journey to Mount
Auburn cemetery was begun.
The honorary pallbearers were:
John L. Bates Of Boston. Edward P.
Bates of Syracuse, n. Y: Arthur Bris-
bane Of New York. Judge Charles h
Corning Of Concord, n. H.; Frederick
Dixon of London. Samuel ]. Elder of Bos-
ton, Mass: William B. Johnson of Bos-
ton, Albert Metcaf Of Boston and Gen.
Frank 8. streeter Of Concord, N. H.
The active pallbearers were: Bliss
Lewis c. Strang, the Rev. William P. Nc
Kenzie, Thomas w. Hatton Of Boston,
John c. Lathrop Of New York and George
H. Kintar of Chicago.
,. Guard Placed at Vault.
There was no service at tho receiving
vault, other than the reading OF the
twenty third Psalm by Judge Smith and
the last verse in Jude, ITO the only
wise God, our Savior, be glory and maj
esty, dominion and power. both now and
ever" given as benediction.
The casket was then taken within by
the pallbears, the vault was sealed, and
there a guard will be maintained until
a mausoleum has been built on the plots
chosen for the final resting place OF the
body The management OF the cemetery
closed the gates before the arrival of the
carriaRes and excluded from the grounds
ali who were not Of the funeral party.
Nothing Left to Family.
That Mrs. Eddy left none Of her estate
estimated at nearly 100000 to rela-
tiyes was gathered from a remark made
last night by Judge Clifford r. Smith,
first reader of the mother church, who
said:
Mrs Eddy's will Is not to be read to-
morrow. as 1t contains absolutely nothing
which would be Of interest to any Of the
members OF her family"
He made no statement as to what por-
ton Of the estate may go to the church.
Three years ago. at the time Of the
suit by her so-called "next friends" Mrs.
Eddy set aside trust fund Of 3125 900
for the banedt Of the three children Of
her son, George w. Glover Of Lead. 8,
D., while later IN November. 1909, she
made q complete settlement with her
heirs. with the understanding. II was
believed. that there should be
no contest over her Will.
At this time the trust fund was In
creased to $1,000 and settlement was