The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-11-21
HELEN SANDERsoN.


God gives us love. Something to love
lie lends US, but when love is grown
To ripCness, that On when II throNc
Fails eff, and love il left alone"
Some lives seem sent to earth To show
what a life nay be. to draw all hearts
unto them, To lift uli within their CirClo
To higher atmosphere and then, SEEM
ingly their mission incomplete to go
away leaving wofui void that can noN"r
bc filed. Such life was that of IIcl"u
Sanderson whose influence stopped not
with the break of the silver cord on sat.
urdaN morning. II reaches OUT beyond
the present, beyond al future that human
thought can Cncircle and touches eternity.
Yesterday one who looked down upon the
serene faCC where Il faint little SlnilO
seemed to give a glimpse Of o sweet mys-
terry, said brokonly: "Shc had the whitest
SOUL! The purity, the stainIcsS lovclincs -
OF that soul porvadCd the entire atmos-
phrre OF her life. Such a brief life, only
twenty-five little years. and vet the num-
h"rlcss friends blessed by it's tender grace
arc glad today amid thcir sorrow that
thcN have its memory to hold and to keep
forever. She had that other worldlincss
the living beyond ana above the plane Of
ordinary circumstances that somehow i'm
pressed oven the casual aCuuantancrs
with an unwontcd sense of rcNercntial
glrlish delight I'm the Pleasures of the mo.
m"nt, the thorough cnioymnt of every
thin" about her that never I'm the slight
( '~t degree separated her from tho SYM
pathics ana interests of both young and
old No one ever knew her To say an I'M
Kind thing or hold an ungcutlc thought
of any one in all the years OF that loving
life.
Especially attractive in person she had
I; v-.,I, tot ri.
OF her class at the Scranton high school
@hc entered Nassar at an earlier age than
nut Tow college giIlS find entrance pos
Sibl". Almost Immediately she began 10
take Il foremost place and seemed destined
to also lead. Her great ambition and u
natural dclicaCy of constitution combined
TO bring her college work 10 sudden
pause before the end of her first year
The following autumn she again entered
but it was found impossible for her to
continue the career that promised so
much, and bravclN and sw"ctly bearing
thu bitter disappointment she returned
home to be the light ami bencdiCtion ot
that happy circle.
Gifted with an enthusiasm which seemed
almost inspired. prominent i'm Christian
service, active in an intellectual sphere
and much sought after for her So
cidl attainmcuts, she made for hnr-
self an enviablc place i'm her home
city. Her work i'm editing the college page
of the Woman's Paper will long remain rs
memorial of her capabilities in that line. 4.
while in the church, the Young Women :
Christian association ana other religious
and charitable movements the rich in
ilucncc of her personality will bc felt in
definitely.
The inSidious affection Of the lungs
Crcpt slowly on. and it was thought
a summer in the AdirOndacks might re-
tard the progress of the disease but the
inevitable results seemed only too appar-
Cnt.
During the last few months when weak
ness began to narrow the limits set ror
her feet, little pain ana no depression
have given a hint of gloom To her sur
luundingS. CHEEKY and even merry. Gay
after daV, no one ever left her presence
without feeling comfortcd ana uplltcd.
AS her whole beautiful life was one fair
vista of uSefulnCss-sO her latest breath
was spent in the tender plea. Don't cry,
mother" and thus that life softly peace
fully went out just as she had hoped II
might, since she had said: ~ am not
afraid. oh. no. | am ready, only [ don t
want them all to he 81 sad and mourn
for me when AIN gone" IL, g. Il.