St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1892-03-07
ONE MORE UNFORTUNATE.


seems to have a prosperous future be-
fore it.
ONE MORE UNFORTUNATE.
Rev. William Wilkinson at the
Funeral of Lottie Mitchell.
The funeral of Lottie Mitchell, who
was killed in the runaway last Friday,
took place yesterday afternoon from
Gleason & McAllister's undertaking
parlors. The service was that of the
Episcopal church, and was read by Rev.
William Wilkinson. There was large
attendance, and the flowers sent were
elaborate and exceedingly beautiful.
The casket was covered with black
broadcloth, with silver mountings. In
the chapel at Lakewood cemetery, Mr..
Wilkinson said:
The circumstances under which we
meet are peculiarly sad, and as it is
probable we shall never all meet again
III religious service, take this Oppor-
tunlty of speaking to you in the clear
est words at my command. Every one
of you knows well that as true mill
lister Of Christ it is my duty to preach a
standard of life and duty, l did not
make and have no authority to alter,
change or abrOgate in the law. 1t is
said III Holy Scripture that if the watch
man see the sword come upon the land
and warn not the people, and
they be taken away in their sins,
their blood shall be required at
his hand. /, today, tell you that God
shall be judge OF all men, and unre-
pented sin shall not go unpunlshed, 1t
is not, it never could be my pleasure to
sit in judgment upon any child OF man
who had changed worlds, least of all
upon one who did so under conditions
such as call us here today. Mine is
different duty. 1t is to point the moral
of what we call death, and to incite you
to nobler life. Whatever you remem-
Der, do not forget this: That in the
New Testament it is told our Savior
said, "Blessed are the merciful, for they
shall obtain mercy" So decline to let
My weak, unknoWing hand
Presume Gods bolts to throw
And deal damnation round the land
On each judge my foe.
rather ask for grace, which shall
Teach me to feel another's woe,
To hide the fault | see;
That mercy l to others show
The Lord may show TO me.
/ would have you all take view of
the Savior of Men as He is made known
to us in the Gospels. He had ample
fallen womanhood had such been the
fact; He could have spoken in keen
and blighting scorn of her in her fall,
but He knew too well how that would
degrade her further. SO He appealed
to all which was most womanly in
her heart. The result is known.
When the woman of Samaria
came to Jacobs we'll she was not weep
ing penitent: she was glib. clever, art
full woman of the world, who lived in
sin and who probably loved it. Jesus
called her attention to holy things, and
with such success as we may well de-
sire. Wicked as she was, she yet thought
when the Messiah should come He
would tell her all things. The true
want of sinners is the Savior.
If You turn to the woman in SlmOn'S
house, it is a like treatment of woman
who was known for her open sin. The
Pharisee did not like Jesus to even
speak to her; he was quite sure, indeed,
that if He knew her character He
would not. All this he thought, and
had the grace not to say it. In this, at
least, he was unlike modern Simons,
for they do say it, and worse. But the
searcher of motives knew what His
host was turning over in his mind, so
He quickly called to his mind the posi-
ton of this woman who all the city
knew was a sinner. Here for us is a
lesson. While we do not eXtenuate the
bad, we behold the good, acknowledge
IT, commend it, and thus strengthen
and extend it.
1t is exactly the same with the woman
taken in sin in the very act, when the
self-righteous brought her to Him and
said Moses said she should die. "What
sayest thou?' He said. LET him who is
without sin first cast stone at her.
When they all went away and the
woman was left alone He told her to go
and sin no more.
You, see from this what Jesus Christ
is to those who will be blessed; not so
much quick and keen reprOver as Il
warm sympathiZer, Savior who saves
by love, who cares for US more than we
care for each other, or even for our
selves. tell you now that there is no
man can wander so far, no woman
who can fall so low as to be away from
the love and power of God? We all
may be saved, it we will it; we all may
begin anew, If we desire earnestly to
do it, and we may find The sweetness of
the love of which Christ is the very en-
bodiment. Never any one of you, for
an instant, lose sight of this great truth.
1t is the pole star of salvation. Now,
| we go each our separate ways, to
travel on divergent lines. We can
not know each others hearts. No
one can know all the motives
which prompt to any series of
deeds. We do not know the tempta-
| tionS of the girl we leave, or what led 10
| her fall and shame. We will not make
| deep scrutiny into her mutiny," but,
| Downing to her weakness. het evil behavior,
| And leaving with meekness her sins to her
Savior"
| We go to our homes in sadness and
hope. Let us resolve on new life of
purity and love.
The appropriateness of this address
will be understood when it is stated that
there were large number of women of
the town present. There was large
procession of carriages, and the funeral
| had all the elegance money could give