The central Presbyterian. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1856-1908, 1877-06-27

once contributed her full share of time an
gifts"
"Early consecrated to the service of Chris
and united in marriage to one who was
cordial sympathy with her in every work an
labor of love, endowed with strong intelle'
tual powers, sound judgment, and with Se'
rarely associated with such gifts, she entere
upon life of marvellous activity in Christia
benevolence.
1t was truly said at her funeral, to enr
merate all the objects of her benevolence W
must mention all that have blessed our cit
and the world"
In 1928 she set on foot the mission to tn
suffering Greeks; she was the soul of tn
City Prison Association for Women, of tn
Nursery and Child's Hospital, of the Hous
and School of Industry. She was the righ
hand of Madame Feller's Mission at Gran
Ligne. The City Bible and Tract Societie
enjoyed her constant support. ssr DR.
Sims went with his noble idea Of "Hospita
for Women" and when it seemed impossible
for her to add another to her labors, she tool
hold and carried it through, and served i
while life lasted, and on her dying bed gav'
directions in regard to individual patients il
it's wards.
But perhaps the crown of her life-wOrk wal
the organization of the woman's mission tt
the women of the East-the Woman's Unior
Missionary Society, out of which grew thu
great associations of women as auxilisries tt
the general Missionary Boards of the church
es. Mrs. DOremus conceived this great Sys
TEN, and has watched and worked it with 6
mothers care. By this agency the Word Of
life has been carried by women into the
homes of the East which no man could enter,
with the light of education and religion
With these devoted female missionaries Mrs.
Doremus maintained constant personal cor
respondence, SO that their work in Japan, and
China, and India, and Africa, was as familiar
to her as the work at home.
When others in the heat of summer were
refreshed at the seaside or the mountain, she
was at the prisons and the hospitals of the
city, ministering to the miserable, in whom
she did it unto Him whom she loved. Like
Him, she went about doing good. Winning
by her life the highest confidence of the COM
munity, means and facilities to remarkable
extent were placed at her disposal, and in
this way her efficiency was multiplied hun
dred.fold.
During our civil war Mrs. Doremus was
most active in distributing supplies to all the
hospitals in and around the city, regardless
of the different States from which the suffer
erS came. A large detachment of wounded
officers came unexpectedly one warm day
when she was at work in the city hospital in
the Park. She saw their distress for hand
kerchiefs, and Immediately purchased and
hemmed with her own hands dozens, for their
supply.
Her devotion to the young and her won
derful attraction for them, was one of the
most charming features of her whole life
She kept store Of fchildrenS toys and pic
lures to amuse her little visitors, and was al
ways doing something for their pleasure. In
the over-crowded days she found time to
take many missionary's children sight,see-
ing, entertaining them for hours. One of
her favorite occupations was that of planning
work for the young, for, as she often said, it
was "dOing double good"
In addition to her own family of nine, she
not only adopted several children into her
heart and home, caring for them like a
mother, but she also secured means for the
thorough education of others. With all her
worldwide usefulness, it is peculiarly sweet
to recognize that her home was the scene Of
her tenderest cares. No outside duty was
undertaken until that first claim had been
faithfully discharged. The mind that could
have ruled kingdom, gave it's very best en-
ergies to the ordering and beautifying Of
that dearest realm of true woman. Not
only was she the sunshine and soul of her
home, but each individual taste of every
member of her family was habitually remem-
bered and cared for. Few things were more
touching than her acts of personal minister
ing to their comfort, or that of her guests,
from heart, however occupied in great
works, always sat leisure from itself to soOthe
and sympathize."
She would paint with her children, using
her own skill and beautiful taste to incite
them to exertion. She designed her own
patterns for embroidery. With marvellous
rapidity she could model in wax, and wa:
skilled in all the accomplishments of her day
even to the latest hours of her active life
enjoying the old-fashioned occupation o.
sewing.
One of her most fruitful means of doing
good was by giving books, of which she hac
choice store, selecting them with careful
discrimination for each recipient
Always having very delicate health ant
for many years an active difficulty with he
lungs, she habitually said, 81 do to-day, fO
fear tomorrow may never come"
Her triumphant faith, which outrode al
obstacles, was marvel to all who knew her
If she came to prominent barrier in an.
work she felt was an important one, she neve
hesitated; at must yield, for she never woulC
retreat one inch from her determinations
Amid all her trials, and she had long lif