Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1899-04-20
In Remembrance OF Mrs. Belinda Woodruff

For God now accepteth thy works.
Mrs. Woodruff died April 5, 1899
The long struggle is ended. An
guished days and sleepless nights are
passed away. Tortured breath and
racking cough shall be hers no more.
Rest. welcome and sweet, has come at
last. After thirty wears OF inyalidism
aud seven weeks and day Of untold
suffering the freed spirit took its
Hight to brighter spheres just as the
first rays OF the sun tinted the eastern
skies. She is again united to the
husband Of her youth. lonely never
more, and ''at home with God"
The home where pain and signing.
Where sin and sorrow are never known,
Where the hearts dear idols. dead and
dying,
Belinda Scofe.d was born Oct ii.
1919, at Stockton, Chatauqua Co., n
Y, of Christian parents. She was
converted OF the age Of II. and when
she was eighteen, united with the
Baptist church and remained until her
death consistent member. She came
to Wisconsin ia 1912 and became the
wife of James L. Woodruff in 1913.
and went to live on the farm north OF
Beetown, now known as the VIM.
Gates place. For twenty-three years
Mr.. and Mrs. Woodruff were highly
esteemed residents of Beetown. In
1866 the farm was sold and residence
secured in Bloomington. The wise
couple had sought first the kingdom
of God and in accordance with the
promise many other good things were
added unto them.
After a most exemplary life in all
its details. Mr.. Woodruff was called
from the Bloomington home May 10,
1892, to the higher and surer life and
the bereaved wife was left alone No
children had been born TO them but
there was the comfort of the adopted
daughter, Mrs. Lincoln Abrams And
in her illnesses she received the kind
lv and unceasing care OF her niece
Mrs. II. L. Sprague. who left her own
home in response to her aunt's call
and shared the vigils with Mrs Abrams
until the end. Mrs. Woodruff would
have no other nursing but theirs.
Mrs. Woodruff was woman of fine
intelligence, high integrity and large
heart. She possessed a noble Chris
tian character and was bountiful
contributor 20 her beloved church and
her presence and counsels will be sad
" missed in its circles. She gener-
ously left some provision for its sup
port. She likewise made every pro-
vision for her departure and when the
final summons came nothing was left
undone She talked of death as tran
GULLY as she conversed upon the af-
fairs of her household and she longed
to be at rest. In her last illness she
had frequent and terrible spells of
heart suffering and in one of these,
when it was thought she was dying,
she cried out. Joyful with all the
strength have -
The face in the casket bore no trace
of the prolonged agony but spoke si-
lently of inexpresslble calm and
peace. The manifestations at the
home of the deceased where the fun
eral services were held bespoke the
deep respect of all who had known
the venerable lady. In Difference to
Mrs. Woodruff's wishes, Mr.. Ingram,
her former pastor, came from Elroy
to take charge of the obsequies. He
preached beautiful and fitting SER
mon from Feel. u, z. Rev. Sweet
added some fine and touching remarks
on her Christian experience and ex-
ample The following hymns were
beautifully rendered by Rev. and Mrs.
Ingram, Rev. and Mrs. Schoenfeld
and Mr.. Monroe with Mrs DR.. Gla
sier at the organ. ''Oh, for an Over
coming Faith, only waiting for the
Dawning'' and "Home at last" The
house was filed with the fragrance
and beauty of many blooming plants
contributed by DR. Glasier and Mrs.
Holford The beautiful coffin was
covered with roses, carnations and
smilax.
Mr.. jerome Pullman. d nephew,
came from Michigan to pay the last
tribute of respect to the good woman
who had given him in his youth a
place in her benevolent heart. inter-
ment was beside the husband in the
Bloomington cemetery.
BeUuiQR bEEcALtl the Wei ltL OF 81 fiL+ tiiL-
Spent win the noble strife
OF victorious life.
We watched her fading heavenward through
our tears.
Bat ere the sense of loss our hearts had
Wrung.
4 miracle was wrought,
And swift happy thought
She lived again-brave beautiful and young
-B. D :.
.Iudne Garter Well Hq7iD.