The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1881-08-05
Memorial Service.
Continued from last ,oeek.)

NCOWtHWeu .)TOW tuN tOeeh-
Our beloved VIC. Z. U. meets this
afternoon for their first regular meeting
of the year. We had planned so much
work to do, and SO much business to
transact. But there came over us a
hush, a stiffness, and we come together
with bowed heads and wounded hearts
we come with funeral ceremonies. Mrs.
Rockwell, our loved leader, is the first
member that has deceased since the
organization of our Union. NY friend
ship for her began when 1, girl of six
teen, was here at school. With my
young friends went to her and she
united so heartily in our plans and gay
cites. In after years our plans for life
were of interest to her, and during her
sickness one of those friends wrote her,
after years of absence.
When the clouds came, and we could
not see the light, the silver lining even,
her sympathy was sure. She could see
our blighted lives and she could mourn
with us. She was one of those sure
friends who could laugh when we
laughed or weep when we wept. She
was veteran in the temperance work.
She was one that met in the parlors of
Mrs. President Kitchell and helped to
organize this, our loved W. T.. Z. u,
and she has ever faithfully carried her
part. Twas she, who in company with
our first president, Mrs. Kitchell, visit
ed the hotels, the agencies and vendors
of liquor. Twas she who helped to
plan our literary exercises, and we well
remember the last meeting at Mrs.
Hemenway's. The subject she gave to
us was Hebrew poetry ,and she repeated
the song of Moses in her earnest, quiet
way. 1t was a song of deliverance
from bondage, and it seemed almost
prothetic, that we might sometime
sing like song, being free from the
enemy we are seeking to dethrone.
81 will sing unto the Lord, for he has
triumphed gloriously." She was SO
ready to take up the work of another if
at any time they failed, that there might
be no pauses. She was informed as to
the temperance work all over the world,
and she was so hopeful as she saw the
work widen and deepen. She felt
strongly that this was Gods work, and
she could but wonder that every chris
tian did not feel called to this particular
labor.
We remember her voice both here
and in our ladies' prayer meeting. l
trust that some of the ladies who were
present at the ladies' meeting to pray
for colleges will speak of her earnest
words and her great faith in the future
work of our institution as in the past,
and that its prosperity would be as its
spiritual discipline of life. Her prepar-
alton for herSabbath school work was
thorough, and we hung upon her words
with joy. / usually walked home with
her from Sabbath school, and we con-
tinued the subject of the lesson, and
later in the afternoon we met at Mrs.
Sturtevant's and she termed this little
meeting our Sunday afternoon meeting.
We talked of the lesson of the day, the
temperance work, and the like, and
watched her interest growing in this
work, unfolding into righteousness un-
til felt the sheaf was ripe for the har-
vest. Then came disease, death, and
she has gone from me. Stepped out
into the unknown, or rather from
this life to the realities of those things
of which we talked. Let her own
works praise her in the gates.
Besides the above papers there were
remarks OF great interest by those pres
ent. A message by telegraph was re-
ceived from Mrs. E. G. Greene of St.
Albans and the following notes from
absent members.
MDDLEBURY, July 20, 1881.
To the w. c. T. U.
Mrs. Rockwell was nv Sabbath
school teacher, also an active member
of our Union. feel already our great