The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1888-12-06
A MEMORIAL
Pronounced Over the RemAius OF
Ruth Wright-A Fitting
Tribute.

~ lhb leluunt oi lflphuh tho luhplh
address Of Rev, Muller over tho Te'
mains of Mrs, Ruth Wright, NOV, 81
is published by tho NRwa' DmooRAT'
After reading OF tho Scripture lesson
and tho singing Of a beautiful hymn
by tho quartette, Dr, Muller with great
deliberateneas aud |diRtinetneaa address
cd the great eOnoourae Of people, gath
cred to hear the character OF the de-
ceased, as follows
ave have met IN the hash OF q great
bereavement II We arc wise aud
teaohable, wa will hear ii say, 'be allent
and beam, The value OF this service Ia
seen Ia giving voice 10 tho general
feeling OF appreciation and o6teem for
the character OF tbs departed Ia the In
stanetion md comfort 10 the stricken
hearts, The latter are received from
the truths OF Christianity, tho former
arc created by tho qualities possessed
by the dead, We are limited by the
brief moments allowed this service and
not by poverty Of material In the maxi
ing OF an inventory OF the wealth OF
character, which enriched this elect
lady, who went hence In the gray dawn
Of Sunday last, Nov 20,
Mrs, Ruth Wright was born 6s years
ago in Maryland, OF a people dis
tlnguiShed for gentllty hospitality and
w~armhearted friendship; OF o people
who cheriaAed ohiyalrio pride for honor
and integrity In man, and held In
knightly regard the beauty and purity
OF woman, Could stronger evidence OF
this high respect for w%omanhood BIO
| given than Ia the namee, tho virgin
land and Mary land, with which tho
founders OF those atat0h,orOwned them,
| None other OF the thirty. eight states OF
the Republic, save these Two, are 30
| hOnOred. Herh wal q Cody ancestry
and noble stock, with family and rellg.
Gus associations OF historic worth and
and fragrant memory which we're pro
motive OF typical womanho0d and OK
allied character, beautiful IN features
and from which disease and death hath
scarcely married. winBome Ia spirit
and conversation: robust in intellect
and ardent 10 love; tender In sympathy
and OF thoughtful, quiet deme NOR
! generous In mlniatration 10 the sick
and needy; liberal In glfta and beneyo'
ent by nature and act-her years were
a benediction 10 earth and her life q
hymn OF JOY, lnheriting u sunny ten,
permanent, cultivation and grace, did
not permit any passing cloud " BoTr0w,
pain or bereavement 20 eclipse II, she
was a child Of cheerfulneBa and bright
nesB, whose ahining the years did not
dim, but made more radiant with
this spirit her marital life was blessed
a spirit whose light which the grave ~
u hid In lis darkness, the forms OF
parents and hnamen, yea, the husband
OF her pride, and the of spring Of her
heart; and even the sickness aud oil
mentg OF the body, INJECTING their suf'
fering, could not quenGh.
She was blessed with eight children,
four Of whom, like the disciples OF old
were left 10 gaze into the opened
heavens, through whose portals passed
the ascending spirit OF their noble
mother, while four children, with hus
band, parents aud kinsmon gave her
greeting m she looked upon
her first Sunday In the Heavenly
City, and united In the wor'
ship Of that immortal congregation
that no'er breaks up, whose song Is q
measureless d~oIology, and whose str
vice N an endless bonodiction,
Twenty four years ago, she came "a
this city with her family, and won by
the beauty OF her true, Womanly life
an abiding place In the affections OF
this people. Here she exempllAed thu
spirit and precopts OF the Christian TO
ligion In trial, and In good works abund.
ant, and departed In pence, 70 DO lament
I'd In death. Here her worn body
away from her native State-but al
near Heaven -iinds a grave, and 70 hel
weary spirit came u rest IN that sun
mer land which broodg no winter
storms,
Like Ruth, In sacred stoiy, for whom
she was lltly named, she made five dis
t!nct choices. She chose the Christian'l
God when 10 years OF age; tho Chris
tian's path, which she trod for over u
years; the Christians companions. hel
home ever the shelter OF many weary
itinNants; the Christians hnbitatlon
loving the church OF her early love; the
Christians death, her prayor-let me dil
the death Of the righteous, Truly, q
Ruth, vert thou rightly named-"A
friend Thou vast the friend of God
30 conscientious: the friend Of home, "
consecrnted, sell. ~forgotful, devoted
broOding with ny large mother hear
over thine own; the friend Of The
church, 80 consistent, active, fruitful
the friend Of thy friends, so constant
gentle, true; the friend OF the poor, 80
charitable with open hand. Here II
this chapter of n true heart We read To-
day o stOry-beautiful as an epic, touch
ing as q pathetic drama; inlmitable fol
its sweet simplicity and crystalline
clearness, This elect body had the i've
points Of u true woman. ShC
was large.minded, broad, gener
Gus, mngnanimous, large.hoarted
with lion.hearted courage and doye.lik,
timidity; with martyr heroism and
sanity m%eekness: l%arge-souled, sincere
transparent, honest, genuine. No pre-,
tense, cunning or artiice lurked within
her bosom; large spirited, delicate
chaste, refined, modest; large.lifed, with
the hemisphere OF the earthly united
TO the hemisphere Of the spiritual, max.
ing the rounded globe Of q blameless
Cody life, moving IN lis appointed or.
bit orderly, regularly, diyinely obedient
The centrlpetal force from the sins OF
Righteousness held her to the Heavenly
centre: the centrifugal force of human
relations held her 70 time, each Law
kpanino hpr hpinU In hArmOnv with