Arizona republican., 1900-07-14
TRIBUTE TO TEE DEAD
A Short Sketch of the Life of Mrs.
 L M. Christy.

Louise Almira Bennett was born in New York September l9, 1S45. She was one of eleven children, eight of whom lived to manhood and womanhoOd.
 She was married to l. NJ. Christy, February g. 1871. in Oswego. H., and located in Burlington. Ia. Her husband, coming to Phoenix in the early part of 1891, she joined him in December of the same year, and has since resided here. Two years ago she spent the summer in Iowa. and was somewhat improved in health, but for the past \ year her condition has been growing worse. A few weeks ago she went to Los Angeles, hoping to be benefited by the coast breezes, when her condition grew suddenly worse and she passed peacefully away Wednesday morning at Il o'clock
 Mrs. Christy has had strong faith in God from childhood, but her conversion was brought about by reading a book which led her to see the necessity If leading a Christian life. After praying and struggling all night, peace came to her soul, and the next day found her telling the good tidings to her neigh bors. She united with the NJ E. church in Burlington, Ia.. in 1885, and joined here by letter and has been m terested in the growth and prosperity of the church.
 The characteristics of her life were quietness, gentleness. self-sacrifice and true devotion to her family and good ness and generosity to her neighbors.
 The following beautiful tribute was paid to her memory by her pastor Rev. C. V. Cowan. at the funeral on yester- day afternoon:
 THE BEAUTY OF A QUIET LIFE.
 Life is measured by it's final and per lanent results. Not by the place one
 ;cupies before the public and the fre-
 uency and loudness of utterances, but
 the benefits and blessings left be-
 in other lives.
 will be seen. in thegreat consum- 1N pn, that these who have wrought silently and without clamOr or fame have in many cases achieved the most glorious permanent results.
 There are great mutitudes of lowly lives lived on earth. which have no name among men. whose work no pen records, no marble immortalizes, but which are well known and unspeakab.y dear to God. and whose influence will be seen, in the end, to reach to furthest shores. They make no noise in the world, but it needs not noise to make life beautiful. Many of Gods most pa tent ministers are noiseless. How silently all day long the sunbeams fall upon the fields and gardens. and yet what cheer, what inspiration, what life and beauty they diffuse,
 How silently the flowers bloom and yet what rich blessings of fragrance do they emit. How silently do the stars move on in their majestic marches around Gods throne, and yet they are great central suns representing incal- culable power.
 How silently the angels work. step ping with noiseless tread through our homes and performing ever their tire less ministries for us and about us.
 Who hears the flutter of their wings or the whisper of their tongues? and yet they bring protection and guidance. and bear the spirits of our loved ones back to God. who gave them.
 How silently God himself works. He gives his blessings while We sleep. lie makes no ado. We hear not his foot falls, and yet he is ever moving about us and ministering to us in ten thou sand ways and bringing to us the