The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-11-24
THE GLOOM OF SADNESS
Death of Sister Evangelista at st.
James Hospital.
A LONG TIME IN MONTANA
She Came to the State Twenty-Four
Years Ago and Her Sterling Worth
Won The Love OF All Who
Knew Her.

A gloomy sadness o'erspreads the
usually cheerful precincts Of st. James
hospital this Thanksgiving morning. the
occasion being the death of Sister
E~vangeiista. who passed away yester-
day afternoon. The immediate cause Of
death was apoplexy. Sister Evange-
lista had been III for a long time, but
her lines had not been regarded as
critical up to a few days ago. She had
suffered from headaches for nearly two
years. the trouble gradually growing
upon her until. during h past few
months. she had been compelled to keep
to her bed a considerable portion of the
time. Two days ago her condition be-
came so serious hat the attending ply
sicians gave up hope of her cover
About "a hours before death came TO
her relief she passed into a state OF
Inconsistencies and never rallied. She
passed away very peacefully at a quar-
ter OFF, o'clock yesterday afternoon.
with the other sisters at the hospital
at her bedside.
Sister E~vangelista was Agnes Wynn
before becoming a member of the order
to which she dedicated her life at an
early age. She was born in Connecti-
cut 10 years ago the 24th OF last June.
At the x of 10 h entered the
novitiate OF the Sisters of Charity at
~Leavenworth. Kan, n was prepared
for a teacher. After her novitiate was
completed she became a teacher In the
parochial school of L~eavenworth. She
came to the then territory of Montana
"a years ago n entered st. Vincents
academy at Helena, where she taught
for 10 years. n was then transferred
to Deer Lodge to become the superior
of st. Mary's academy. She remained
at the head of this institution IL years,
and two years ago. her health becoming
impaired by long years of constant Ia
labor. she was retired to be given a rest.
She has since resided with the sisters
at st. James hospital. nominally as an
assistant to Sister Superior Mary
Louisa.
During her long residence I'm Mon
tana Sister E~vangelista had become
one of the most widely known and best
beloved Sisters of Charity in the State.
She possessed an extraordinarily bright
mind and was highly educated. The
scope of her reading covered a wide
range and better cultivated women are
exceedingly rare. She was of a most
lovable disposition and even during her
long suffering her CHEEKY nature made
her the sunshine OF the hospital. Mag
netically she drew people to her and
ato1o tttAt y, 49,
and many a one who has been restored
10 health at st. James during her resi-
dence there will remember to his last
day the smiling face or the gentle wo-
man who smoothed his pillow n
breathed words of announcement In his
ear. No sister vas better loved thar
Evangelism, none were more deeply
appreciated for their tru worth: and
could be more sincerely mourned than
she will be by the sisterhood to which
she belonged as well as by all others
who knew her.
The deceased has several relatives in
the state, all cousins. They are John
Wynn. j.. II. McQueeny and Miss Ka:e
Flynn of Butte. n William and Mat
thew Flynn and Mrs. George Elphison
OF Anaconda. The funeral services Will
be held tomorrow morning at 10
o'clock at st. Patrick's. church. when
solemn high mass will be celebrated
by Rev.. Father DE Slere. Many sisters
and fathers from other parts of the
state are expected to be i'm attendance.