The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1883-07-27
Death of Mrs. j. A. Knapp.

Departed tins lille, IN West ManEato,
Sunday morning, July 22d, Mrs. Jane
\. Knapp, wife of Mr. Ambrose Knapp,
aged 60 years. The suddcnncss of this
death, occurring from Il condition of
comparative health, spread gloom
over our people rs the news passed from
one tn another in the little ncighbor-
hood where she had lived for SO many
years, and where her charities To the
poor and needy were never withhcld,and
where her unblcmishcd Christian lite
spread II halo along the paths wherever
duty called. Up to the morning Of her
death,cven to in hour before that event.
she was provcrbially attentive to her
household cares, always making her
dwelling "iiomc found" to whose
crossed her hospitablc threshold. AL
though tor some months an uncom-
planning sufferer from acute periodical
pains in the region of her heart, she
moved about with that cheerful look,
and exchanged greetings with her many
friends with warmth and affection
which wclled up spontaneously from II
most generous heart. On tie morning
uf her death she arose cheerful rs usual
and assisted in preparing breakfast. of
which she partoCk with accustomed rel
ish, and after attending to II few house
hold cares appraised her family of re-.
turn of the old pam near her heart, and
took the lounge for II brief rest, but
from which she never arose. Near 10
o'clock she told her family that her end
was drawing rapidly near, and callin.
them one 10y one Ia her side babe them
IN aiiectionatc farewell, and after sing
ing II favortc hymn she offered up Il
iervcnt prayer commenting them inli.
vidually and collectively tOa loving
Savior and invoking tender Providcntial
care to those. then and there surrender
ed to his Keeping. This done, she closed
her eyes and slept the sleep that knows
no waking, Il smile prrvading her coun
tcnancc, dcnoting serene exit and
rounding up of LIES duties done.
Fragant aS are the flowers of Spring
and the early Summer timc-rlcl,, nour
ishin2 and sustaining as are the natural
and garnercd fruits of Autumn, ARE the
clustering memories of the Christian life
and worthy examples scattered all along
the pathway of our dear departed and
deeply mournc,i sister. What Is the
lesson learned from the Illuminated
pages Of her liic-labors and peaceful
death! As the officiating clergyman
appropriately answered. 'Bc yr also
ready, Tor at Il day and in AN hour We
think not of, the Son of Man comcth. "
Mrs. X. was born in the year 1914,
in the county of Cork, Ireland. and
came to this country when only ten
years old, in care of an uncle, landing
at Montreal. July Goth. She was mar
ried to Mr.. Ambrose Knapp, in Litch-
field, State OF Connecticut, and moved
to Minnesota in 1860, where she con
tined Ia reside up Ia the period of her
death. To her were born nine children.
seven boys and two girls, only three
sons surviving her. She united with the
Episcopal church when only fifteen
years, bnt afterwards transferred her ut
tachments Ia the Wesleyan Methodist,
and her model became honest John
Wesley, whose portrait occupied II con-
spicuOus place in her hest room and AN
ever open Bible on her stand, were
among the household goods of Mother
Knapp.
The funeral of Mrs. Knapp was at
o'clock p. NJ, on Tuesday last from hel
old home In West Mankato, Rev. Mr.
Martin officiating. The large number
of neighbors who filled the house ant
listened Ia the touching remarks of tho
Reverend clergyman testified from
bursting hearts and binding tears thu
deep.felt sorrow of this neighborhoot
bereavement; and as one 10y one ap
preached the casket for II farewell looi
! the outbursts were frequent and audible
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