The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1898-03-05
w. c. T. u. COLUMN.
Frances r. "

Friday morning. February Is. the As
sociated Press dispatches to newspapers
all over the country announced the sad
intelligence that Frances Willard was
dead, her life being literally a sacrifice
to the cause which she loved and for
which she had worked so long and SO
successfully. Had she counted her life
dear unto herself and taken in time the
rest which physicians advised, no doubt
she might have added years to her life,
but for her rest was impossible. while in
her ears rang the awful boast OF liquor
dealers that the Temperance Temple
should yet be a station for liquor traffic
and that from Willard Hall itself should
flow rivers Of beer.
At the late convention ia Buffalo she
announced her determination to sell
Rest Cottage her Evanston home and
give what it would bring toward raising
the debt % the temple, also to donate
what money she had in a bank-a few
thousand dollars-the present Of kind
friends on her tift,eth birthday, and to
give all the time and service possible
this year to raising money for the tenn
pie. With this end in view che was
going from place to place, pleading with
her wonderful power and eloquence for
the House Beautiful, when the messen-
ger, whom che had no cause to dread,
summoned her to higher service above.
The best physicians in New York City
and trained nurses did what they could
to keep her here. but were Of no avail TO
detain her. At l q. M, February Is. the
portals OF the heavenly country swung
open for her entrance. Her body was
removed from the Hotel Empire to the
home OF her neice. Mrs. Katherine vii
lard Baldwin, where it remained until
Sunday afternoon, when funeral services
were held at Broadway Tabernacle, New
York City. AS the procession, headed
by the pastor Of ST. James Metodis,
church, entered the tabernacle and
passed ~ the aisle, the organ played
Chopin's Funeral March. The caske,
was overed with a white silk banner
studded with golden stars and the in
sigma Of the organization which she
Logged. The sides Of the casket were drap'
ell With broad white ribbon. fastened Will
a bow at the foot with u golden clasp
The church WAS decorated with palms
and flowers. At the close OF the service
the casket containing the beloved form
WAS taken back to the home OF Mrs
Baldwin there to remain until nine
o'clock the next morning when the jour
ney westward was begun.
In response to a request from the cit
liens OF Churchill, n. u, whore Miss
Willard was born. an opportunity WIFI
given the people there to look upon the
face of her who hal brought such honor
to their town. Arriving III ChicaH.
Wednesday morning. the casket was
taken to Willard Hall and placed il
front OF the platform, where "a large
number Of people came to look upon tn.
face OF the great temperance worker
At the conclusion Of the funeral service
she was laid to rest in Rosehill oemeter!
where sleep her parents, her sister Mar!
and her brother Oliver.
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