Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1910-12-09
Last Services for Late
Mary Baker Eddy.
Reading Of Lesson Sermon Of
Christian Science Church.
Body Laid to Rest In the Beautiful
Mount Auburn Cemetery.

Boston, Dec. 8.-After services at
tended by her family, relatives, the
members of her household, officials of
| the Christian Science Church and Pub
fishing Society and her personal stu
dents residing 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 We're con-
Quoted with quiet dignity. There We're
about 100 persons present.
Long before the time for the services
to begin the holders of cards of adj
mission began to arrive. At the left
are two parlors, and in the rear parlor,
in the bay window. was the casket of
massive bronze containing the body
of Mrs Eddy. Upon the casket, which
was closed, Mrs. Eddy's son, her grand
children and her adopted son having
seen the well known face 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 We're in the hall, the front
parior and the library, to the right of
the entrance. Grouped on the second
! floor at the head of the wide staircase
We're Mrs. Eddy's family, her relatives
and members of her household.
| The furniture had been removed
| from the room where the casket was.
The old rose draperies harmonized with
| the wall decorations, and the soft light
of day illuminated the surroundings.
| Among those in attendance We're
| Ers Eddy's son. George Washington
| Glover, Of Lead, S D., and his dauSh-
ter, Mary Baker Glover, and his son,
! George Washington, Jr.; DR.. f. J. Eos
| ter OF Waterbury. VT, Mrs. Eddy's
| adopted sen, and other relatives. in
| Guiding General Henry Baker of Bow,
n. H., Mrs Eddy's cousin, John B.
Baker of Concord. n. H., another cous-
| in of Mrs. Eddy, and his son, Rufus;
Calvin a. Frye, Mrs. Laura Sargent,
| Adam H. Dickey. the Rev. L. G. Tom
| linson. Mr.. and Mrs. William r. Rath-
Won, and Mrs. Martha w. Wilcox, mem
bers of Mrs. Eddys households; Josiah
E. Fernald of Concord, n. H.. one Of
Mrs. Eddy's trustees; Archibald Nc
Lellan, Stephen A. Chase, Allison V.
v.
Christian Science board of directors;
William H. Baldwin OF New York
president Of the Mother church: AL
fred Farlow, committee on publication
of the First Church of Christian Sci
ence in Boston and a number of Mrs.
Eddys personal students.
Judge Smith began the services by
reading of a lesson sermon composed
of selections from the Bible and cor
relative passages from Science and
Health with Key to the Scriptures
The Scriptural selections included
verses from the 91st Psalm beginning
He that dwelleth in the secret places
Of the Most High shall abide under the
shadow of the Almighty" Other Sc
lections We're: John xiii ,3l and
John xiv, Is 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 read
er of the Mother church.
Ihere was no eulOgy, no Sobbing, eX-
cept from the young granddaughter,
Mary Baker Glover. whose crepe
shrouded hat was the only sombre note |
in the house. The spacious 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
if in decoration We're the only evidences
Of the customary massnS of flowers 1t
seemed more like one of Mrs Eddy's
metaphysical meetings of years gone
by, and one had to glance UP at the
massive bronze casket resting in tn |
rose-tintcd alcove to realize the occa-
sion
There were two intervals of impre ssive
silence. The first came at the beginning. |
The company had gained its seats and as /
the hour approached the whispering |
gradually ceased and silence reigned. |
There was not even a cough or a rustic |
TO break it. until strangely enough, the |
clocks of the house spoke First one,
then another, and finally a third the |
last a tall, dgnifed old hall clock. Chin
ed out the 18th hour. Then Judge Smith |
began his reading in voice that was /
fervent yet unwavering. AS he closed /
the passages from Science and Health"
iie Saiu we Will now engage IN silent
prayer to be followed by the audible
rendering of the Lords Prayer" Again
the rooms were silent for moment,
although it seemed longer. 1t was Judge
Smith who broke the stiffness with "Our
Father, who art in Heaven" All Joined
in the prayer. THE Mothers Evening
Prayer" followed as the closing selection.
Those who wished to gaze for the last
time on the face of the leader, the moth
er and the friend, saw a small delicate
face OF woman who looked 60 instead
of 80. with an expression that was singu-
larly peaceful and showed no sign of
suffering.
This concluded the services and the
casket was then carried out of the
door to the porte-cochere where the
coach was in waiting and the journey
to Mount Auburn was begun.
The honorary pail bearers were Hon.
John l.. Bates of Boston, Edward P.
Bates Of Syracuse, n. Y. Arthur Bris-
bane Of New York, Judge Charles Ar.