The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1891-02-19
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D1ED:-On February 18th, 1891, Mrs
MARY B. MOULTON, wife of Hon
). T. MOULTON, in the 63rd year o
her age.
The funeral of Mrs. Moulton was at
tended ut the Congregational Churcl
in Worthington on the morning of Feb
18th, by large concourse of friends
The choir sang beautifully appropriat,
hymns. Rev. Robert McCune read Sc
lections from the scriptures and Offered
prayer. Rev. F.. T.. Fisk made an i'm
pressive and appropriate address from
the text, "Well done, thou good and
faithful servant, thou hast been faith
ful over a few things. will make thee
ruler over many things; enter thou ln-
to the Joy of thy lord" In conclud
ing his discourse MIR. Fisk paid an elo
q"ent tribute to the christian life and
faitlfulness of the deceased. Through
the Kindness Of the speaker we are al =
lowed to use the following tiographi-
cal sketch prepared by him for tie
occasion:
Mrs. Mary B. Moulton WAS born at
Spencer, New Y"lk, August nd, 1873,
and the silent messenger Of death, in d
kindly way, summoned her from her
Worthington, Minnesota home, on Fri
day, February 18Th, 1891. She Was
the daughter of godly paeents, Rsv
and Mrs. q. X. Clark, of Spencer, New
York. The gospel Of their home never
belied the gospel Of the pulpit. Such a
separation, when it occurs, is repulsive,
sacrilegious, disastrous. The home Was
il stepping stone to the church, an al +
and an honor to the church. A chris
tian home it was. These healthful in
f1uences were share d by two sisters an |
three brothers: Mrs. Ruth Austin, OF
our city, who was the favorite and low
ing ministrant to her dying sister:
Mrs. Matilda Strong, wife of DR.. Ad-
Olson Strong, now buried at Otisca,
N. Y. (Mr, Strong now breaches III
Wisconsin;) Mr. II. NJ. CLARK, of Chat
field, Minn., Mr.. G. F. Clark, of New
York, Manager of Bradstreet's Com
mercial Agency; and Mr.. G. K. Clark,
jr, of New York. Du'ing her sickness
Mrs. Moulton. beside the constant and
loving care of her husband, the person
al aid and tender ministrations of her
brother, Mr. H. NJ. CLARK, and her
daughter and husband. Mr.. and Mrs.
Smallwood, of Omaha, Nebraska.
Mrs. Moulton was married to Hon.
J. P. Moulton April 81, 1851. In 1855,
with her parents, they came to MINES
sofa, settling at Saratoga, in Winona
county. Mr.. Moulton afterward NOV
ed to Marion and Rochester, MINI.
While in business at these places his
wife was his true help meet. During
their residence in Rochester they suf-
fered an almost crushing affliction, in
the death of their only son, Frank.
caused by an accident while huntin '.
Their christian faith sustained them in
this trial. BY the side of her loved
son, the earthly form of the mother
will be laid, and there also. when God :
time shall come, the husband and faith.
er shall peacefully rest.
On March 9Th, 1877, Mr.. and Mrs.
Moulton, and their daughter Flora
now Mrs. Smallwood, united with the
Congregational Church in Worthing-
ton. Their home life, through all these
years is known to most of you. VAL
ued as citizens, in all relations of life,
they elicit from US all sincere sympa.
thy in this hour of their trial. We
bear testimony to her as a woman
whose christian spirit and influence
permeated her home and her home life.
She was q faithful servant, and she
will share the rewards of fidelity in the
life hereafter.
At the close of the services the fu.
neral procession followed the remains
to the station. The family accompa
MED them to Rochester, MINI, where
the interment was made.