The sun. [volume] (Morris, Stevens County, Minn.) 1882-1895, 1889-06-27
A TRUE WOMAN.
Death of Mrs. Rev. John 3. Fairbank'
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Jacksonville, H., Journal.
With saddening force came the It'd
ings yesterday that during the hours
of the night the spirit of Mrs John IS
Fairbank had passed beyond the reach
of mortal joys and sorrows. a trouble
patiently borne for years, finally de-
manded critical operation; hours OF
anxiety followed, but at last the slen-
der thread of life was broken. With
| her husband near and after many eV-
| licences Of untiring friends devotion,
Mrs Fairbank laid aside her earthly
mission, able to say cit is finished,
and to claim the heavenly reward.
Ruth A BOyce was the maiden name
of the woman now so deeply mourned
Born in Onondaga county, New York,
on tina 28th day of November, 1884,
she was at the age of six years taken
by her parents to Brooklyn, Wiscon'
sin. There, within Il year the little
girl was left an orphan and later at a
time when many are i'll the midst or
student life, she was instructlng
others. The teacher of Il years grew
into pure, strong WOmanh0Od and on
Agust 3lst, 1858, she became the wife
of a devoted minister of the gospel,
Rev John b. Fairbank, whose high
calling led his wife into still larger
and nobler sphere.
In five states, Wisconsin. Michigan,
Indiana Minnesota and Illinois, have
Rev and Mrs Eairbank labOred to.
gether for the upbuilding Of the Mast
er's kingdom. The formers work is
allowed to continue bat the latter is
now finished, and her friends may re
view it with loving pride. Hers has
been a life of blessed activity among
the sick and the afflicted of many par
ishes she has gone with tender and
helping hand. But3in the organic
atiOns of church and society her fine
qualities of mind and heart have sh0ne
most brightly through the obstacles
which confront a pastor wife. Ter
| executive ability was remarkable. NO
task was too great for her to undetake;
| no society too unruly for her to man
age. Wherever Mrs Fairbank has
been, her influence has perVaded the
community and many individuals bear
| the impress of her character, both
pure and strong. A social queen in
parlor, an undiSputed leader IN the
church, an untiring worker in many
difficult fields she has planted and
reaped abundantly but the full har-
vest is not yet.
Her family life was sweet and hal
lowed. An inspiration and counsel
or for her husband, she was her chill
dren's best friend and constant guide.
A daughter, Marian, and a son, Ar
thur, tell in their lives how much she
has done for them. and mere words
can do no more. Father and children
are bowed down by grief, but realize
that he who has taken away is also he
who gave the loving and strong WON,
an who was to one the true wife and
to the others all that can be expressed
by the one word "mOther."
In WaverIy whittier Rev Fairbahk
was called a few months since, the
loss Will be sorelY felt. Already had
she who is gone endeared to her the
people of the Congregational church
and already she was fOrmOst in every
Christian work. She was looking
brightly out upon the task which
stretched on before her, but from this
new home on earth has thus swiftly
gone to the unchanging abode of the
soul, Beyond.