The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1894-10-31

Mrs Woodbridge died in the room that had
and husband, he having completed his arrange
ments to go to Chicago with her after the Cleve-
land convention, in November.
Mary A. Woodbridge has left name of
imperishable luster, enthroned with the
mental sovereignty of the age, and radiant
with the halo of Christian grandeur. Hers
was commanding figure in the world of
moral reform, strong in the might of exalted
purpose directed by a genius of no ordinary
capacity. Her high capabilities, estimated
from the single standpoint of technical
scholastics, have been testified to many times
but it was because of her profound spiritual
ity, associated with her intellectual endow
ments, that she left such deep, abiding i'm
pressions in the hearts and minds of
her hearers. Her diction, pure, smooth,
classical; her mentation a triumph of inspi-
ration, and her utterances of majestic poten-
cy, all came from nature of tenderest sym
pathies and a soul of gentlest aspirations.
l. Riches and rank had no place in deter
mining her friendships and associations.
tThe humblest souls of earth were as dear to
her in her noble endeavors, as the most IA
vored of fortunes recipients. She taught
the sweet lessons of impartial charity and
love, and gave the world rare and beauti-
full example of genius consecrated to the
service of the Divine Spirit and the welfare
of humanity. She ever tried to reinspire
fallen natures with the desire of self-respect
and development of themselves into useful
| members of society. In elevating the con-
| dition of every day labor by allying ii with
noble thoughts and aspirations in knight
| ing, as it were, every honorable toiler in the
realms of material activity; in words of
encouragement to the weary and healing
unction to the erring and despondent, she
| wrought work that may not be measured
or told by the feebleness of earth-word ex
! preston. She taught men and women to
aim at higher standard than mere self
to look beyond the petty ideas of temporal
conception, and stimulated to better purpose
by pointing out better objects,
| A high-mInded benevolence Joined with
| wonderful depths of social and moral com
prehension, lent to her words their peculiar
persuasive potency, and crowned her work
with more than mortal fruition.
1t has been truly said of Mary A. Wood
bridge that she was no ordinary woman
And one of the most beautiful evidences OF
her superiority was found in her daily wall
of life. Always the same-quiet, gentle
modest, she yet impressed those whose priv
ilege it was to meet her and know her with
| the depths and refnements of a mind cast il
4 the mold of Gods own fashioning.
| Her powers were as the sun rays that illu
mine and vitalize in the irresistible might o.
their own gentleness.
Self-culture and self-reliance, thorough
| conservation to purpose, faithful work anC
conscientious performance of duty, are les
sons grandly taught by this grand woman
| "She hath done what she could" The
influence of her Christian life and the be
nignant results of her earnest labors viii
shine on in increasing splendor, and as th'
world advances to better realizations, tht
memory of her share in the work will not b.
forgotten.
4 death should come
Gently to one of gentle mould. like thee,
As light winds wandering through groves o
bloom,
| Detach the delicate blossoms from the tree.
| Close thy sweet eyes calmly and without pain,
And we.will trust in
God to see thee yet again"