Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1893-10-27
TO LUCY STONES MEMORY.
Appropriate Services Held Last
Saturday,

| OCTOBER lS, Jne DeauJIul ana nelpiul lie
of Lucy Stone went out to the upper king
dom. She had not been strong for a few
weeks, and suddenly faced the truth that
her time of departure was at hand. 81
have not fear, nor a dread, nor doubt"
she said. 81 like to 90 to the other side
81 look forward to the other side as the
brighter side, and | expect to be busy for
good things" Her last words to her
daughter were, make the world better!"
1t was fitting that for such a life there
should be most appropriate parting serv-
ice. 1t was held on Saturday afternoon,
Oct u, in the Church of the Disciples,
Jamos Freeman Clarke's church, where
Mrs. Stone attended while he lived. The
decorations were autumn leaves in the YES
tibule and about the pulpit, draping the
| space below the casket in branches and a
bank of clear yellow, while rich roses in
white and red, white and yellow chrysan-
themums, ferns and palms hid all but the
sweet, strong face.
In the pulpit were gathered old friends
and comrades: Mrs. Livermore, William
Lloyd Garrison, Col T. w. Higginson,
Miss Mary Grew of Philadelphia, Rev.
Mrs. Anna Garten Spencer of Provi-
dence, Mrs. Ednah ID. Cheney of the New
| England Womans club, and Mrs. Laura
| Ormston Chant of London. Each face
showed deep feeling, and nothing could eX-
coed the pathos and beauty of the addresses
that followed the opening service by Rev.
Charles G. Ames. This service itself sum
med up the consultations for the bereaved
ones. the hopes OF heaven and the reward
for well doing, ending with, "Wheresoever
this gospel (of equal rights shall be
preached in the whole world, there shall
also this, that this woman hath done, be
told for a memorial of her "Such a
beautiful life must go on he said. land
every one who writes of her or reads of her
will help the world to a better estimate Of
her character and work.
Mr.. Higgnson spoke of her marriage
and the protest against then existing
laws: of the great love these two bore
each other, Lucy Stone and Henry Is.
Blackwell; of their ideal home He rec
ognzed the fact that from childhood to
more than threescore and ten, she had act
ed out herself. Wherever she went she
carried herself, her integrity, her sweet
ness her Cheerfulness, her courage He
once took Helen Hunt Jackson to hear Lu-
cy Stone speak on woman suffrage, and she
confded to him that she intended to write
a humorous letter for a New York paper
from what she heard. When returning
:
have plenty of material from which to
write your letter." Her reply was like
honest II. H.: "Do you suppose | could
say anything against what woman with
such a voice as Lucy Stone has wants
done?' Her voice was herself. tender,
sympathetic, true musical. but with pc
culiar ring that came from her sense OF
justice.
Julia Ward Howe sent poem which
was read by Rev. Mr.. Hinckey of Flor
ence, Mass. Then came a touching trib-
ute from Mrs Liyermore. They had been
co-workers so many years, together on the
Woman's journal. together la conventions.
Mrs. Stone concentrated all her energies
on obtaining the ballot for woman: some
called her narrow but it was the mar
rowness Of ST. Paul who said. This one
thing do" She felt that God had called
her to help the women, and while working
for the ballot a a means TO an end, she
had broadened life for women in education
and all avenues of business. Mrs. Liver
more's face grew rapt with her own sure
hope of immortality. and the thought that
Lucy Stones words would come true, I'VE
have been comrades here. We will be com
rades there: sometime. somewhere, We
shall again clasp hands and 90 on with
some of Gods good work
Mr.. GarriSon's address was full of remi-
niscence and appreciation of Lucy Stone 5
work His father, the well-known aboli-
zionist, was her friend, and she had spoken
at his funeral He felt il was an honor to
be selected by her who was gone as one
who should speak on this occasion. He
believed that the future would award her
the rightful place, "among the founders of
the true republic
Miss Grew had been her co-worker in
anti-savery days, and brought a heartfelt
tribute 10 Lucy stones courage and power
of winning the conscience of her hearers.
Mrs. Spencer took as text, Her children
shall rise up and call her blessed" show
ing how young womanhood today was
blessed by what Lucy Stone and her COM
panions had done, appealing to them TO
be worthy of such labor and sacrifice.
Mrs. Chant alluded to the flowers cover
ing the mortal Lucy Stone; for all her
early years there were no flowers; for so
many earnest workers now there are no
flowers. She appealed to each one to send
the rose of their name recorded for the
, high and holy cause of equal rights TO the
Woman's journal, that the hearts so sore
ly bereaved might be strengthened, and ey-
idence of Lucy Stones work still going on
be shown. She tenderly spoke of how the
suffrage women of England loved and hon
ored Lucy Stone; her death would bring
sadness to thousands of hearts. Mrs. Che
ney touched the highest key in her fare
well words. Lucy Stone had worked for
humanity through woman. Years 10 come
the nation would see this; it cannot itself
be higher than level of its mothers.
While arranging all things for her funer-
al Lucy Stone had selected hymns, and
asked that one of Whittier's be sung, and
his verses repeated as her own belief:
Il know not where His islands lift
Their fronded palms in air;
only know cannot drift
Beyond His love and care
And So beside the silent sea
| wait the mufied oar.
No harm from Him can come 10 me-
On ocean or on shore
She was laid away in Forest Hills Gene
terry, the first of that dear home, where the
trio, father, mother and daughter, have led
such a busy, happy life.
Memorial services were held in the First
Methodist church by the Rev. DI. Banks
the Sunday morning following. Below the
pulpit beamed the honest, kindly face of
Lucy Stone, the frame of the picture
wreathed in smilaX; on stand near was
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