The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-12-08
SIMPLE SERVICE.
Attends Laying to Rest of Chris
tian Science Leader.
The Body of Mrs. Eddy Is Placed
in a Vault.
FEW WERE PRESENT
To Witness the Funeral Cere-
mOny at the Mansion.
The First Reader Of the Mother
Church Officiates.
FEW WE'RE PRESEN'

Boston, Dec. S.-After services attend
ed by her family relatives, the members
of her household, officials of the Chris
tian Science church, and publishing So
ciety 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 IL o'clock were
simple and were conducted with quiet
dignity. There were about 120 persons
present. Judge Clifford P. Smith, first
reader of the Mother church, conducted
the services.
Judge Smith began the services by
the reading of a lesson sermon COM
correlative passages from Science and
correlative 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 place
Of the Most High shall abide under the
shadow of the Almighty
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. This
concluded the services and the casket
was taken to Mount Auburn cemetery.
The honorary pail bearers were J. L.
Bates of Boston, Edward p. Bates of
Syracuse, N. Y; Arthur Risbane of
New York; Judge Charles R. Corning
of Concord, N. H.; Frederick Dixon of
London; Samuel J. Elder of Boston;
Mayor Charles F. Hatfield of Newton,
Mass; William B. Johnson of Boston;
Albert Metcalf of Boston, and General
Frank S. Streeter of Concord, N. H.
There was no service at the receiv-
ing 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
now and ever" given IS benedic-
tion. The casket was then taken with
In by the pail bearers. the vault was
sealed and there guard will be mains
tanned until a 1nausoleum has been
built on the plot chosen for the final
resting place of the body.
Fortune to the Church.
Boston. Dec. S.-That Mrs. Mary
Baker Glover Eddy, head of the
Christian Science church, left none of
her estate, estimated at nearly two
million dollars, to relatives. was gath
cred from a remark made by Judge
Clifford P. Smith, first reader of the
Mother Church.
Mrs. Eddy's will was not to be
read today as it contains absolutely
nothing which would be of interest to
any of the members of her. family
said Mr.. Smith. He made no state
ment as to that portion of the estate
which may go to the church.
Three years ago, at the time of the
suit by her so-called next friends -
Mrs. Eddy set aside a trust fund of
$125,000 for the benefit of the three
children of her son, George w. GLOW
er, in Lead, S. D.. while later, in No
vember, 1909, she made a complete
settlement with her heirs, with the
understanding, it was generally be-
lieved, that there should be no contest
over her will. At this time the trust
fund was increased to $175,000 and a
settlement was made upon other heirs
approximating $225. 900. Since the
death of Mrs. Eddy her son, George
w Glover, has said he would not con-
test the will.