The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1893-02-09
OBIrU AIRY.

OBITUARY.. I'll
D1ED:-At the residence of Mr.. C. s.
Newton, in WOrtiIin1tOn Township
- on Wednesday evening, February
1st, 1893. Mrs. Lydia Hornell Clarke,
wife of Mr.. J. g. Clarke.
Mrs: Clarke and her husband we.e
among the original settlers Of this
township of Worthington, and from
the beginning OF the settlement unit
the time of her death active and prom
inent in the social life of the commu>
nifty. It is proper and desirable that an
ample sketch of her personal history
should appear for the satisfaction Of
her many friends. The funeral services
were held ou Saturday afternoon at the
Congregational church, of which thu
deceased was an original member,
large audience being in attendance,
"A beautiful arrangement of !. flowers
made by loving hands adorned both
bier aud chancel. 4 choir consisting
OF Mr.. NJ. A. Nichols. Mrs, Durfee,
Miss Eva Oakes aud Mr.. Arthur
Palm sang AL appropriate anthem and
several of the favorite hymns of the
deceased. A scripture lesson was read
and prayer offere by Rev. II. p. Corey,
pastor of the Pre- sbyterian church. Az
address was then delivered by Rev. r.
Mcclure, pastor of the Congregational
church. Rev. II. II. Hart, I. nephew
Of Mrs. Clarke, and for some years her
pastor, gave Il biographical statement,
the substance Of which we append as
giving Il most fitting tribute to the
memory of the deceased-a task for
which Mr., IL. was specially qualified
because Of his long and intimate ac-
qualntance with the deceased. Mr..
Hart, in substance, spoke as follows:
" 1t is my privilege to bringa tribute
to the memory Of Mrs. Clarke. My
acquaintance with her Covered period
of more than forty years. My earlies,
recolltctions are associated with her.
and my pleasantest ideas of childhood
gathered about her. She seemed to me
to personfy Christmas, and Thanks
giving, and the Fourth Of July.
"1n what is here to be said, do not
wish to prest Mt her as a faultless
woman; nothing would have sh ;cked
er more than to be so presented. Indeed
she had so tender conscience that she
was quicker than any one else to blame
herself; but desire to recall, for the
comfort of those who love her and as HI
example to all, the virtues of a devoted
christian, a loving wife, faithful
mother, Il generous hostess, a large
hearted, sweet tempered, and womanl,
woman.
Mrs. Lydia IInrnell Clarke was
born 1T l!ornellsvil,e, NtwH ork, Nov
4th. 1919. Mrs. Clarke was the las,
survivor in America of the Swedish
family of uurnellS. Size was an exam
lie of the race Wsulting~ frcm ,ht
best blood Of Sweden with the New
England stock.
Mrs. ClLlke came from an old Swe
lisl family. Her eraEGfaliier, the late
Judge Hornt)l, WAS the founder of Tit
city Of Ilornel|svillt, n. y The spiri
If her ancestry WAS well exhibited i;
an incident Of Ju:lge tIorn+l!'s life
For a number Of years, lie was the pro
! pvietor OF the only -four mill in tia
region. A season of drouth occurre<
ard Judge uornrll became the pur
chaser Of u'ost Of tile wheat which wa!
produced in the vicinity. When spring
approached many of the farmers fount
| themselves without seed wheat ant
| began to be anxious about y supply
| One such farmer came to Judge HOr
nell and said, II want to buy SIN,
seed wheat.'' ''lIow much do yo,
want?' was the inquiry. want q
bushels for myself and II bushels TO
my neighbor''' Have you the none.
to pay for the wl,eal?" was the mex
inquiry. '' Yes, here is the cash.
Then,'' said the Judge, "you can e
to the next mill, twenty miles down th
river, and buy your wheat there" Th
farmer was indignant and deman lee
an exl lanation. "Y0u have the none,
with which to buy wheat and can &,
down the river and buy it, intend t.
keep my wheat for the poor farmers i,
this neighborhood who have no none,
with which to pay for IT'D
Mrs. Clarke was the eldest daugh
ter of the late Rev, George Hornell
Her father, like President Finney, ha,
a legal education, but abandoned TIL
practice Of law in order to enter tn
ministry. lie was Il man of make,
ability and devoted spirit, who left hi
home and friends in New York abou
1928 to become a member of a mission
at the island Of Mackinaw. The mis-
sion was managed on a very rigid plan
the missionaries believed that it wa
wrong to make any distinction betwee,
their children and the Indian c,ildre
in the mission, and, as a result, Lydia
with her brothers and sister, suffere'
from the scanty fare and the lack o
comforts, which to the Indian children
were luxury in comparison with thei
previous condition..
=" Mr.. Hornell's connection with th
Indian mission was brief. He soon dc
cided to enter home missionary work
and plunged into the wilds of Mich
gan, in Oakland county, about fort
miles from Detroit, where he settle
on the shores of White Lake-one O
the loveliest OF the many lakes tina
ad orn the surface of the State of Mich
Eigan. A log house was built and hi
work was carried on, sometimes in tn
log houses of the settlers and some