The weekly intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1891-1901, 1892-04-02

Died, Tuesday, March 20, 1892, at Cen
trail College for young ladies, of pneumo-
mia, after an illness of two weeks, Miss
Mary Pitman, aged 10 years.
This is the second death which has oc-
CURED among the students at Central dur
ing its existence of twenty-three years,
and the third in the Lexington colleges
for young ladies'. Miss Pitman resided
with her father, DIR. j.. Pitman, at
Kirkwood, and entered school in
September. Three weeks ago she was
taken with pneumonia, but Mt first she
was not considered dangerously i'll. On
Tuesday h appeared better, and a few
minutes before death came she said she
was hungry, and was given u little beef tea.
Miss Pitman was u member of the Kirk
wood Episcopal church, and the memorial
services in the chapel were conducted by
Rev. H. A.. Duboc, rector of Christ church,
in this city, assisted by Elder Goode. of
the Christian church, and Rev. Gordon,
of the Presbyterian church. The body of
the young lady was taken to Kirkwood
Wednesday morning, and funeral services
were held on Thursday.
MEMORIAL AT THE CHAPEL.
The deceased young lady was a member
of Argonia society, and one OF the literary
editors of the Central College Gem. AT
1880 Wednesday afternoon memorial SER
vices were held at the college chapel. Miss
Pitman's desk was draped with white and
black, while potted plants and trailing
vines were shown. The rostrum and organ
were decked with the emblems of mourn
ing, and many OF the young lady students
were clad in black.
Rev. Duboc conducted the services, read
ing a portion of scripture beginning,
"Let not your heart be troubled" DIR.
Gordon offered a m os fervent prayer, and
the congregation sang Nearer, My God,
too Thee"
Following this Mr.. Duboc delivered a
most eloquent address of thirty minutes,
referring to the remarkably low death
rate at the Lexington colleges for young
ladies, the rate being less than one in u
thousand of pupils. After a prayer by
Rev. Goode, and the beautiful hymn,
"'Mid scenes of confusion and creature
complaints" DIR. Gordon arose md paid a
high tribute to the mcrcies of God and the
beauties of His kingdom above. The
audience sang SPY cool Siloam's shady
rill," and Elder Goode closed the exercises
by referring to the death and resurrection
of Lazarus. II never saw the young
woman in whose memory these services
are held" he said, ''but | know how well
you, her companions, loved her. When
Jesus heard of the death of Lazarus lie
wept, n some ~bystander remarked, See
how He must have loved him. So OF you,
When tell you OF the death of your friend
and companion, although her form and
features are unfamiliar to me, / can say OF
you as they said of Him, How you loved
herl'"
DIR. j. Pitman. the young lady's father
and Miss Eliza Pitman, her sister anc
roommate, were with her when she died
her brother arriving only a few minute.
after the sad event. There was great grie
among the students and teachers, Miss
Pitman being a ~favorite with all.
ARGoNIAN RESOLUTIONS.
At n called meeting of the "Argoniar
Literary Society,"" held this day, the fol.
lowing preamble and resolutions wer,
adopted.
WHEREAS, 1t has pleased our Heavenly
Father, in His infinite love and wisdom
to call unto Himself our beloved school.
mate and companion, Mary Virginia Pit.
man; therefore, be it
Resolved, That although we bow sub,
missively to the will of God, we fully APP
p~reciate the fact that we have lost n sister
who by her amiability and high menta
attainments, had won our love and es-
TEEN, and that the Argonian Literary So
ciety has lost one of its ablest and mos
active members; also,
Resolved, That we tender to the bereav-
ed family, and especially our beloved as
s~ociate, her sister, our sincere sympathy
and pray that the God who has wounde
will bind up their broken hearts, and en-.
able them, with loving submission, &c
'render back the lovely and beloved tc
Him who gave"
Resolved, That n copy of these resolu-
/, tons be sent to the sorrowing family,
that they be spread upon the minutes OF
the society; that they be printed in the
Gem, and in the Lexington papers.
GERALD EPEs,
GERTRUDE CAFFERY.
MARY TRENT,
Committee.