The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1898-03-10
LARGE MEMORIAL MEETING
MANY TRIBUTES PAID TO MISS
FRANCIS WILLARD.

The County Woman's Christian Temper
ance Union Met in Calvary Baptist
Church Yesterday Afternoon-several
Addresses-All the Unions In the County
Represenped-Origina Poem Read.
A memorial meeting for Miss Fran
els Willard was held yesterday after
noon by the County Women's Christian
Temperance union in the Sunday school
room of the Calvary Baptist church.
There was an unusually large attend
ance. Members Of the several unions
in this city and also Meriden, Cheshire,
Ansonia, Guilford. East Haven, North
Haven and Wallingford were present
The meeting was opened with the sing
ing of "a Charge to Keep I Have"
This was the first hymn that Miss Will
lard ever heard sung. The Goth psalm
was then read by Mrs. S. E. Downs of
Bethany, the county president. Mrs.
c. A. Holmes of Meriden led in prayer.
Mrs. Downs then made a short ad-
dress in which she paid the most
glowing tributes to Miss Willard. She
told of her many lovable traits and of
the great and good work done during
her years of active Christian life.
Mrs. Nellie Ruhl Arnold sang very
beautifully Tennyson's Crossing the
| Bar" Miss Willard said during her
| life that there should be no mourning
| when she should put out to sea. Mrs.
| H. E. Ekmak, president of the Meriden
| union, then spoke for some minutes,
as did also Miss Elliott, county presi-
dent. After Miss Susie Lemon sang
| "Abide With Me" Mrs. Chad
wick gave some personal "reminiscences
| of Miss Willard, and read a letter re-
ceived from her, written at the time of
| the death of Mrs. Chadwick's daugh-
| ter.
The presidents of each Of the w. G..
7. us spoke for two minutes concern
ing the life and work of Miss Willard.
| Mrs. Arnold sang 20 Beautiful Land
of Beulah," after which DIR. Dorman
and Nv. Clark each made few re-
| marks. The congregation arose and
! sang BLESSED be the Tie That Binds
and Mrs. B. H. Morrow read the fol-
lowing poem, tribute to Miss Willard,
which was composed by Mrs. Thomas
| Powell of this city.
We might better have spared another,
But the Master knoweth best,
So He called our tired sister
| 70 His loving arms to rest.
To rest, for with her Saviour
She will never weary grow,
And perhaps she still will minister
| To the ones she loved below.
| Her work. the grandeur of it
VIII not be fully known
Until the time of harvest,
| When sheayes are garnered home.
Her voice to us is repeating,
| In accents loud and clear,
The night of death is coming;
| Our Lord will soon be here.
Shrink not, but fight the BATTLE
| When weak contends with strong,
| Dare to defend the right ones,
When right is miscalled, wrong.
Her Master to us is calling
| And shall we say Him nay?
| Go in my vineyard, labor
| Whilst 1t is called to-day.
Then farewell, our dear sister,
| Gods holy will be done,
| And may we tread her footsteps
Till we meet around the throne.
After five minutes of prayer all join
ed in singing the last hymn ever heard
by Miss Willard, which was Gently,
Lord, o Gently Lead U.s.
| Next Sunday night Union No. of
Fair Fair Haven will hold g similar meeting
in Pearl street M. e. church, and on
March 20 a big meeting will be held in
Grace M. E. church on Howard ave-
nue..