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Show IS. EDDY'S SUCCESSOR There Can Be None, Says Eugene Cox of Boston Boston, Dee. 3. The reticence of the Christian Science leaders and officials, of-ficials, as well &i nearly all members of the denomination, to comment on the death of the leader, Mrs. Mary UakerG. Eddy, continued today, and no official statement lollowd those given out yesterday. The fact that her last message or words, "God Is my life," were written writ-ten bv her on a pad of paper Thursday Thurs-day was confirmed today, and alo that her son, George W. Glover, had started east from Lead, S. D, and probably would arrive here eWdnes-day. eWdnes-day. Some sort of a funeral service-will service-will be held, and It was intimated today to-day that it might take place Wednes day afternoon, probably at her late residence. The church will continue to Im man aged bv a board of directors, which a present consists of A. P.. Stewart Archibald B. Mclxllan. Stephen B Chase, John V. Dlttemore and Adam H Dickey. These men were all chosen cho-sen by Mrs. Eddy, but the bv laws of the church provide for the filling of any vacancies by the board itself. There will bo no successor to Mrs Eddy. Boston, Dec. 3. Arrangements for the funeral of Mrs. Mary Baker G. Eddy, founder and leader of the Christian Science church, who died late Saturday night at her home In Chestnut I fill. Newton, will not bo made until the arrival here late tomorrow to-morrow nlghc from South Dakota of her only son, George W. Gloer. Mr Glover, accompanied by bis dnnhtcr Mary and son George Jr., started from Lead, S. D.. last night. Mr. Glover cannot reach Boston before tomorrow night, making it Impossible to arrange ar-range for the funeral before Wednesday. Wednes-day. In his statement of the death of Mrs Eddy. Alfred Farlow of the Christian Science Piblisljlng company said neither the time nor the place of tho funeral had been decided on. He admitted that In deference to Mrs. Eddy's well known tuste for simplicity. simplic-ity. It was likely 1he services would be private, consisting probably of prayer and reading in the Bible, with selections from "Science Rnd H'-alth.'' 'Only her relatives, members of the household and the officials of the church are expected to attend the funeral." fu-neral." said Mr. Farlow Before leaving his home In South Dakota Mr Glover said he believed his mother's burial would be at Til-ton, Til-ton, N. H , where her husband, George W. Glover. Is burled Ebcnezer Foster Eddy of Wat en ; bury, Vt., Mrs. Eddy's adopted son, la expected to Ik? present at the funeral. fu-neral. When asked last night who would succeed Mrs. Eddy as the bend ol the church, Alfred Farlow said: , 'T don t know that any one will . succeed her. Everything "will go on as usual.'' The statement given out by E.:gene Cox for the twelve churches in this city sas the work will go on smoothly. smooth-ly. "Mrs. Eddy," he said, "never preached preach-ed that there was no material death, although she had predicted the ultimate ulti-mate conquest of death in times to come, and there nefd he no difficulty In the minds of Christian Scientists in reconciling the physical faith ot her death with their disbelief in death llseir. 'The church of Christian Science in this city and elsewhere will run on smoothly of Its own momentum. Mrs. Eddy gave it such an Impulse and placed It on ouch an enduring basis that it can adequately guide itself. it-self. "There can be no question of who Is to succeed Mrs. Eldv. She can have no successor. Christian Scientists Scient-ists the world oer universally regard her as the discoverer and I'o'.-ndT of the religion she taught, and there oaa not bo two founders of a religion." |