St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1885-05-14
The Silent Tomb Holds All That is Nor
tai of a Beloved Mother in
Israel.
The Grand Jury Returns Twenty-Five
Indictments, But Makes No Express
sion on the Boomerang.
Meetings of the County Commission
ers and Board of Public Works
Important Business.
A New Bank for the west Sfde---
Two Accidents and a Sud-
den Death.
IN MEMORIAM.
Funeral OF Mrs. H. 8. Hal1s--Beau-
tiful and Impressive Tribute
fn Nnhle Life.

Il1uk ana 1MA PEcsSAtc AAAOtAtC
to a Noble Life.
The funeral of Mrs. Elizabeth S. Hall,
wife of Lyman w. Hall of this city, the
founder and for many years the editor OF
the Portage County Democrat at Ravenna,
O., was held at the family residence, 1OS
Western avenue, at Q o'clock yesterday,
large concourse of relatives and friends be-
ing present.
The casket was beautifully decorated
with floral elnblemS, the flower cushion
bearing the name Mother at its head
being presented by her children, FL. 7.
Hail. formerly editor of the GLOBE; III. X.
W. Hall. Joseph Vance and wife. and Miss
Laura w. Hall. Other beautiful floral
tributes upon the casket were from Myra
and Katie Geist, Mrs. Maier, Jennie Patten,
Mrs. James Humphrey, Mrs. George Bentz,
Mrs. George Quincy and the ladies OF the
Park Congregational church.
A quartet sang, "Cast Thy Burden On the
Lord" "Oh, Paradise" and Nearer My God
to Thee while the sons and male relatives
of the deceased acted as pail bearers. :.
Rev. DR.. II. G. Woods of the Woodland
Park Baptist church conducted the
very impressive service, taking his
subject from the seventy-third Psalm,
in which Abraham, after his
Wanderings found that his abiding city was
not of earth, but a city builded by GOD
eternal in the heavens. After some very
touching remarks concerning the eHortS
and struggles of humanity to secure homes
on earth and the ever changing affairs III
life which robbed these homes OF their cher
ished ones who were taken hence, the
pastor proceeded to give biographical
Thn NO
more especially to citizens of Massachusetts,
and Ohio as a lady of rich intellectual at
tainments and a Christian mother OF the
highest type of that character.
A WORTHY LIFE.
Mrs. Hall, who was born in Lanesboro,
Mass. in 1904, in early years enjoyed the
advantages of the best schools, which she
so improved as to become a fine scholar.
She was at home in the Latin and French,
as well as in the other branches of a liberal
education. On removing to Ohio she be-
came the rstprincipal of female seminary
at Hudson. the seat of Western Reserve
college. She was admirably qualified for
the position, meeting its responsibilities
with rare faithfulness and unQuestioned
soccess.
She was converted to Christ in early life.
and became one of the constituent MEM
beers of the Baptist church at Lanesboro,
Mass. An enthusiastic Christian and an
accomplished singer, the little church found
in her most useful member. There being
no church of her choice at Ravenna, Ohio,
where her home was to be, she united with
the CONGREGATIONAL church. At the organi-
cation Of the Park Congregational church
of this city she united by letter with her
husband and family. Her Christian
life, till health was broken, was
one of great activity, lending a
willing hand to every useful work.
Till it's very close it was life most dey0ut
in spirit, intelligent in faith, strong in con-
viction and confident in trust. Mrs. Hall
welded also
A GRACEFUL PEN.
She was not only great reader, but also a
versatile and vOluminous writer. In spite of
exacting household duties she found time
for study and writing. She never knew
what loneliness was till her health failed,
her books and papers being choice COM
panions. Some of her poems have been
published, but the larger number remain in
manuscript form. These are mostly re-
ligious, revealing devout spirit, cultiva-
ted mind, and often real poetic genius.
We read in the New Testament that when
Dorcas. one of the sanity women
of the apostolic age, died, they
brought together and showed to each
other the garments she had made to
relieve the needy, while they wept and be-
walled her departure.
So have these friends brought and laid
here on this table the books, the manuscript
poems, the fugitive pieces into which the
almost idolized wife and mother wrought
I,a,. What 1lroaiO1iC 1nronx
could she have left to them, save the mem
DRY of pure noble unselfish life?
AN ORIGINAL POEM.
In connection with his remarks on the
writings of Mrs. Hall, Dr.. Wood read a
touching poem written in her 10th year, de-
scribing her feelings as she approached her
final end in beautiful language and thought
interviewer, as also the following, written
few years earlier:
JESUS wEPT.
We challenge all the beautiful
In earth, in heaven or air,
The rosebud in its loneliness
And dew drops shining there,
We challenge all sublimities,
That ere DER ether swept,
And nothing seems so wonderful
AS tears that Jesus wept.
We've seen the gold of Ophir's mine,
And gems of beauty rare,
We've watched the golden canopy,
With coronets so fair,
We've felt the power of eloquence,
Where not an eye-lid slept,
But nothing seems so glorious
As tears that Jesus wept.
We challenge all the symphonies,
With all their power to charm,
And life-giving principles
With every healing balm:
We challenge all the affluence
In Natures stofehouse kept,
And these have no comparison
With tears that Jesus wept.
Yea, there's balm in Gilead,
And Physician there;
Our great High Priest in holiness,
Who yields His tender care;
His heart is full of sympathy,
And will our prayer accept,
We need not be disconsolate,
Since for us Jesus wept
And mays st thou find in early life
Those tears were shed for thee,
And may thy hope be centered there
For all eternity;
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