MRS. EDDY'S FUNERAL.

Dominion, Volume 4, Issue 1061, 25 February 1911, Page 7

MRS. EDDY'S FUNERAL.

ARMED MEN GUARD THE BODY. 1

Tho "New York, nerald" gives spmo interesting particulars'regarding the funeral of Jlrs.. Eddy, tlio, founder of Christian Scicnce. ' . • "Tho funeral," it is stated, 'was held in the Chestnut Hill homo in tho presence of 120 persons, most of whom were uiticors of, the Church or wero closely associated with Mi'?. Eddy up to the time of her passing away. ; , "Those who were expected assembled a few minutes before tho hour appointed. The collln,;Of massive bronze, was placed in tho rear parlour, from/which all the furniture had N been removed, so that it was, in> effect, a chapel. Her followers woro no eriiblems of'mourning,, and, in accordance with her teachings, they shed no tears.. - : . ; , , ' "The body has been placed in a tomb pending tho erection of a mausoleum. "Four adherents of her faith will.guard .tho coffin night anil day until'it is removed to.'the great mausoleum to •bo erected on tho marso of tho lako within the. grounds, lhside the vault a telephone has been installed and - electric lights arc,in cjrcuit, and all the precautions deemed needful'against an attempt to. steal the body havo been taken. Tho 'guards would in such a case bolt the doors and call for assistance. Stall' already have been taken to erect-as'soon as possible tho permanent structure in 'which will; rcposo tho form of -the' beloved loader.' '< "With •,the gimrdiroomitJHiil mortuary vault flooded with electric lights from five' chandclicrs and a \desk telephono connected by special wire to tho Cambridge exchange, two men. one niiddlo nged, the other a'youth of twenty years, later in the" day began their vigil. ' A permit for them to carry arms has been issued by tho town clerk of AVatertown on application from David IV Oeden on behalf of tlio Christian Science Publication Company. • "Tho-watch was set. as'soon as tho services at the tomb were ended. The last carriage- of the . funeral party liitd .scarcely doparted when tlio two guards stepped up to tho tomb, entered the outer gates, closed and locked them from the lnsido, and then sat down to begin their rwateh; 1

'• "Four clusters of ek-ctrio lights, which woro installed some : days, earlier, : flood 1 :the vault ,in which . Mrs. Eddy's -body' rests with a daw.ling- brilliancy, .whilo another cluster lights tho guard-room.