Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1898-02-28
THE MEMORIAL SERVICES.
More Than A Thousand PEG
pie In Attendance.

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DR.. Raymond. - Fine solo by Prof.
EIlenberger.-fhe Quartet the FIn-
est Ever Heard Here. Hiss Gray
neads A Very Touching story Writ
ten BY Miss Willard. the Woman's
Christian temperance Union testify
to their Love for their Departed
Leader.
Since the death of Miss Frances E.
Willard the whole world has been do
ing reverence to her unselfish soul.
These tributes are eloquent, coming
as they do to one of the lowly of the
earth who rose To eminence and re-
nown by the sheer force of her own
personality without the influence of
station or Of wealth. Her death came
as blow to thousands OF devoted
friends in this and foreign lands. The
temperance people have everywhere
held services in her memory and these
have everywhere been the occasion of
great crowds assembling to do her
honor. The meeting here was no ex-
ception and was worthy of the SPLEEN
did reputation of this splendid
woman,
The sketch given below, and taken
from the Pittsburg Post, gives people
some idea Of the extent of her philan-
thropy and the enormous amount of
work she had on hands:
Francis Elizabeth Willard was born
in Churchville near Rochester, N y,
September %, 1899; was graduated at
the Northwestern Female College in
1858, and was professor Of natural
science in that institution in 1862. In
I566-61 she was preeeptress in the
Wesleyan Seminary, Lima, n. Y,
professor Of aesthetics Northwestern
University, and president of the
sWomen's College in 1871; correspond
ing secretary of the National w. G.
Z. u. in 1874; president Of the W. G.
T. U. Of Illinois in 1878; president of
the National w. c. T. u. in 1S79-97.
She was one of the founders of the
Prohibition party in 1884; was the ed
itor of the Chicago Post in 1879, and
later of the Union Signal, the official
organ of the National w. G. T. q.
She wrote ssWoman and Temperance"
0SS3). "Glimpses of Fifty Years"
QS89). nineteen Beautiful Years"
DISCS, 1877, 1880. '.How to Win"
QsSS). Woman in the Pulpit" Q8s9).
ga Great Mother" Q893) and other
purity and reform works. She origi-
mated the Worlds Woman's Christian
Temperance Union, organized in 1883,
and was made its president at its first
convention, in Boston, 1891; con-
ceived the idea of the polyglot petit
tion, against the manufacture and i'm
portation of alcohol and opium, to the
governments Of the world, to which
1000, 900 signatures have been Sc
cured. This was presented to Queen
Victoria and the President Of the
United States. In 1889 she was pres
ident of the Woman's Council in the
United States. Received degree of A.
NJ. from Syracuse University and LII.
D. from Ohio Wesleyan University in
1898.
Sunday night the date which had
been set for the services here found
the commodious Commencement Hall
at the University filled with great
crowd of people to do her reverence.
There were more than thousand in
attendance and they remained closely
attentive to the last of the services.
After the opening hymn sung by
the congregation, DR.. Cameron offered
a most touching prayer and Rev.
Barnes read the scripture lesson.
Mrs. N. II. G. Morrow, president of
the State Woman's Christian Temper
ance Union, then delivered splendid
address about the dead hero She re-
ferred to the personality of the dead
leader in very feeling manner and
described the meeting with her and
the impress she left on every one with
whom she came in contact Her mag
netism and her winning manner were
described at length. The speaker had
been so long engaged in the same
work as Miss Willard and had grown
to love the latter so much from a
study of her personality that she had
loved her deeply and the tribute paid
her was one of the finest things that
lids DScu uedlu uSlc ioi iouS tliuc.
Prof. Ellenberger followed this with
beautiful baritone solo which every
one who knows anything about his
right, pure voice knows it was very
fine treat. He sang sMy Redeemer
and My Lord. !"
DIR. Jerome HI. Raymond next spoke
on the personal character of the be-
loved dead. He was her private sec