Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1899-02-08
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dedicated to the Memory of Miss Amand;I
Nelson, Born March 26th 1878; Died. Jan. 5th,sff
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A friend whose memory long Gngersa
in the mlnd with d fragrance Of pleas
ant recollections. Strong and fe1.VentsIi.
was her affection, but truth and sin-7
cerity were the most beautiful f1oWersE
which blossomed upon the tendrils OIL
love which grew towards her assos1E /
ciates. Frank, outspoken and stout i
hearted, she did not fear to rebukeI
wrong, nor to caution friends at the
forkings of the, road through lief
where ahead the path of error seemedI
most attractive. Weak in the physicalsIE
body but strong in spirit, her missions
on earth was soon accomplished.I
EARLY, far too early we mortalsl
thought, did the Master call her, butl
she responded gladly to His beckon-I
ing. Calm in the confidence Of her re-
demption, brave in the assurance .<ofa
her salvation, she fell into the deepI
sleep. Had our ears shared with hers
the heavenly sounds as the spirit lefti
the clay, no doubt we would haVeI
heard the glad acclaim of the spiritually
hosts and the Masters voice, ''wenl
done, good and faithful servant, come
into the joy of the Lord.
Amanda Lydia Nelson was born on
the homestead on the Nest Lake pratt
rie in the township of New London,
Kandiyohi county, Minnesota, March
26, 1878. Surrounded by a number OF
brothers and sisters, her early lifes1
was of the same uneventful kind as
that of any girl raised on a farm, re-
lieved only by a lengthy stay with an
aunt in Washington county while a
child. Later, while yet :young,>, she
acted as housekeeper for a brother at
New London for brief periods. Her
school advantages were few, but she
improved them we'll. She attended
the New London school,, and made
rapid progress while there. In 1896
she came to Willmar, and entered the
Tribune newspaper Office as an assist
ant, where she rendered diligent and
conscientious service until forced to:
leave by Sickness While yet a child
she met with an accident the effects of
which followed her through life: She
fell through an open cellar trap door
and, struck k.her. chestsa gainst the edge
sofs asbarrel
suited which crajnped her lungs when
she developed into won anhood. In
the autumn of 1896 she was taken with
typhoid fever and a touch of pneu-
monia, from which she never fully re-
covered. She was a member of the
Swedish Lutheran church of New Lon-
don, having been confirmed in the
faith under the tutorage of the Rev.
G. j. Collin. While at Willmar she
taught class in the Swedish Lutheran
Sunday school. She also became
member of the wv, G.. r. u. at
Willmar. Nature had endowed her
with sweet voice and instiIled love
Of music into her soul. To sing sa-
cred songs was her delight, and be-
fore disease spent her. powers she joy
ously gave vent to her emotions in
singing Her character was devoid
of the hippaucy and carelessness SO
often found in young people, Even IN
the midst of gayety and enjoyment
she would keep the serious side of life
in mind. Being strong Of mind and
keen in her appreciation of right and
wrong she was prone to be hasty in
her criticism Of the acts of others, but
her many true friends learned 10 ap-
preciate even this trait of her char
acter.>,. 1t may seem that hers was
strange fate to be taken far from home
to die among strangers, but who will
undertake to say ofwhat great imports
ance even her short sojourn~ among
the mountains may have been. She
had her mission in life, and brave,
true girl that she was, she did not
shirk her duty. Il IN
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