The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-10-25

Who Fed on Sleep" at kanaga ia
pan December. 1892.
Tho following article was read at the
Wofi1's Womau's Christ an Temperance
Union anniversary.
When decd IS done for fr,edon,.
- Through The wlde oarth's aching breast
NMEs tnrlA of JOY prophetic,
Trembling en- frcm East 70 West"
bring you today brief sketch OF one
whose whole liz" was an unhroken effort
to bring hcr fellow men into the truth
which should make them free"
! would touch reve.enlly the record Of
this cogsecraied / fe, lest my touch sh 'ui
lessen Us beauty or take from the force of
the impress it should leave upon the mind
brought face to face with H.
| doubtless but call to mind what is al
ready known. so widely has Miss West
been known a.ong the various lines N
which sno has engaged, We hear OF her
trSt AZ child who hrst saw the lignl
III July, lA'. ia little town II knoN
county, III, tho1 called Log Ctty, after
wai ialcsourg Her fa,her, with o,h> -
OF q christian colony, had come from New
! mere was mGch educational ana ms. ion
| airy work OF d -I.rent KINDS needed, aud
/ thh .;ttio sirl lived continuity n an at
nrsphtrr at hlgh aDt unscitisa Christian
! purpose u,NN She became nied with "A
missionary zeal that increased with her
/ Years. and be anne the ruling motive of her
As a school RI she was not only OF a
| appN tasPoNio1. but ph enomeHdly alert
/ age, being ready for college at l3-youncer
( than the prescribed age Tor ulier,aS. As
( soon a. sue was GA enough she entered
4 upon t'r CoNeE'afe course at Knox col
hEc Wnore the Enthusiasm aQl tons'i-
4 vntloU7 d"NNtina 10 whatever she under
/ me- there marked her course as
! II stu t5tst. She is canel the most
celebritad OF all the brilliant graduates
| vi en- hnoN college has rttlueel she
= iualed At the age OF IS and then hogan
/ heart a.d hrs,a Ia do iarg., Things. she
| went forth ami was not found wanting
| w h"lht. as ass. tuNt IN tf' preparatory
! dena' Ineni al NnoN COLLEGE or Us, for
| 81 NA.eshurg' or now giving Of her best
| to improve ana elevate the con- rabanI
negroes, Of whom there was an influx into
| haleshutS durHG the early years OF the
| vi war or Yet through two terms as
| county superintendent OF public schools.
organ ng building up AMI bringing orde c
| preN2Ned IN the schools, and mednw nile
olsaged IN an the great charitat
! lhluSs she was ever ready, e"r5est, en-
! thus4asto. efficient.
ctuoatonal calccr and she. entered Upon
Il St'll w.L,r nr.d OF activities, whore her
n1tur4l characteristics, developed i'm
lCofei AMI strong hen.d by Etr pre- Gus
labor, made her power Tor Ston.
To the general publ, she best Known
as a q. lous worker in n. ause 81 tenn
lcrnucc rtfoltn, and SO much has she nc
compished Its Nar.luS depart meats that
tho account is almost brwilde:ine. She
worked very rapidly with perfect system,
| was 50 tireles, an was pap, Of a vast
amount az work in gwen time.
she declared h srself I'm favor ~ TIE hal-
| lot for women In 1881, before the annual
meeting OF the Ill nos Woman's Christian
| Temperance Un.on. doubtless bringing TO
| decision Macy who vera hating between
TWO opiniors Tor hers was no half hca rt ~
,spousal OF the cause. She said that up
| to this T. me she nal not seen f'r Wav
clear 10 Ge,lare n favor Of wcman's RICH s.
bun now it haA come 20 her as a NNo'ce
! from a. high to take sides with this un-
popular cause, and thai she tolt a. she
did when she was converted to Christian
ity. Nor did F,rr conviction or enthusiasm
cferNesce with that conrcntoa, as her
| work bears testimony.
| She was for yelrs editor OF the tA!ol
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