The Florence tribune., 1898-03-26
Better to hold high belief,
 Though what we hold to, ne'er may be Better to do through life so brief.

Better to do through life so brief.
 Though neble toll no fruits shall sec" On the corner of Monroe and La Saile streets. in Chicago, stands the Temple, ! the most beautiful structure in that | city. It was built by the women of the Temperance Unions of America, at 6 cost of over $500 ,000. Built to be the center of the temperance movement, the pivotal point for all the work. Nearly half that sum remains to he raised, and the organization is work ing hard along every line to procure money for this purpose. Miss Will lard's last days were busy with this work. The crowning desire of her life was to sec the House Beautiful' saved to the canse and uuencurubereds of debt. Placing 1t forever in the hands of the women oi the mutton, thus Tree ing it from the brutal threat of the Chicago brewers, who have boasted that the day will come when they will own the Temple and make beer tun- nel of Willard Hall. God forbid! And we cannot believe that the grand labor and devotion of hundreds of thousands of women, and the noble sacrifice of Frances Willard's life will count for naught, or worse than naught. in preventing such a dissertation. And the most fitting tribute to her memory from us will be paid when we give to- wards freeing this beautiful temple from mortgage, and better than all eulogies will be such testimony to our belief in her and the cause for which she lived and died.
 It was not until the evening of Feb. 17th, that Miss Willard knew that she was near the parting of the ways. When told that it was so, she re- sponded, "It is we'll" Although she felt her life work incomplete, she was weary and would welcome rest. Her last thoughts were for the organization of which so long she had been the ruling spirit, but her last words were, s'How beautiful to be with God" Funeral services were held in New York Sunday. Monday the last sad journey to Chicago was begun, and Wednesday the quiet form was taken to Willard Hall, and lay in state there during that day Thursday taken to Evanston for interment. All the obse- quies were most beautiful. No gloomy trappinrs Of woe, but fragrant, pure and white were all the surrounding symbols of her life. As many of her co.workers stood around the pearl gray caslxet in which she lay they repeated that quaint old hymn, HBlest be the tie that binds, hymn which she had always read at every national conveu- tion over which she presided. This caslet was covered with white silk banner studded with golden stars; the sides sashed with wide white ribbon caught with clasp of gold-giving thus the white and gold, the colors of the Woman's National Christian Tenn perance Union. Lady Henry Somer- sets heart of white roses was laid upon her still heart, and all around were the sweet, pure blossoms of white yiolets and hyacinth, roses and water-lilies, the last the national emblem of the organization. Thus with all the honor and beauty that was her due she was laid away, and "tho' being dead she yet speaketh;" let us testify by making it our work to carry out to some extent her grand object-the uplifting and consoling of all who may need help and consolation, and may we become nobler and truer because of that pure life which we commemorate to-day.