River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1901-01-24
DIED.

Saturday evening, Jan. 10, 1901,
Lyman N. Chapman, aged 20 years,
I months and IA days.
The deceased was born at Dam
ariscotta, Me-, June 5, 1927, where he
passed bis youth. In 1919 influenced
by the prevailing gold fever resulting
from the announcement OF the dis
covery Of rich gold fields in California
he and four other young men char
tered a boat and sailed around Cape
Horn to San Francisco, the trip oc-
cupying nine months. After remain
ing in California two years Mr.. Chap
man returned home by way of the
lsthmus of Panama. He moved to
Hastings, Mimi, in 1855. Here his
first wife, whom he had married in
Maine, died in 1856. She had borne
him two children, both of which died
ia their childhood. After residence
OF three years in Hastings Mr.. Chap
man moved to Hudson. In 1862 he
married Miss Mary Scott aud iI 1865
moved to the farm in Troy where he
lived until 1893 when he moved to
this city. Mr. Chapman was a wagon
maker by trade and followed this in
dustry until he took the farm. He
united with the Methodist church
when fifteen years Of age and remained
constant and consistent Christian
to the last, eXemplifying his religion
in his daily life. He had been a mem.
Der Of the Methodist Episcopal church
in River Falls for thirty-six years,
giving to it whole-souled sympathy,
material support and the example OF
an active, useful and blameless life.
He maintained also worthy and hon :
ored membership in the Masonic
lodge of the city of River Falls, his
former confreres of which took charge
of the funeral over his remains and
inferred them with the impressive
burial ceremonies of the Masonic Or
der. To those who knew the deceased
in the modest activities of his every
day life any encomium of his conduct
and character is a superfluity. His
upright character and kindly DISPOSE
tion enforced upon all the constant
impression of his worthiness as a
husband, father, neighbour citizen
and Christian.
The life of this good man, extend.
ing over so many years, unassuming,
undemonstrative, pursued with an
even tenor of uprightness, honor anC
charitable intention, is demonstra
tion that the Golden Rule and the
doctrines enunciated in the Sermon
on the Mount are not mere theories
but may be successfully exploited in
the lives OF men.
Mr. Chapman was man Of vigor
Gus constitution and had until a com
paratively recent time enjoyed robust
health. During the holidays between
Christmas 1899 and New Years he
was amusing himself with trapping
below the lower falls and Thursday
Dec. 26, while walking on the ice he
slipped and FELL striking on his hip,
sustaining an injury resulting in par
tial paralysis. From the result of
this injury he never successfully raj
lied, and for the most part of the
year past was practically helpless.
Mr.. Chapman left wife and eight
children:-Arthur E., John L., Wal
ter A., Frank A.; Amy NJ, Eta M,
Cora E., and Ella X; One daughter,
Elizabeth l., died when six years old.
The funeral was held from the
Methodist church at 2;30 2. NJ, Jan.
%, large concourse of friends attend
ing. Rev. Snodgrass preached the
funeral sermon, Rev. G. II. Mcintosh
assisting in the services.
"Why death and tears are ours,
We can not know,
Why all this pain and woe,
We can not know.
Down deep the heart is pierced,
Outward there 8 only grief,
Why all this sorrow now,
We can not know.
Why darkness came by day
We can not know:
Why all our joys have fed,
We can not know.
Jesus upon the cross
Suffered for you and me;
Why he should suffer so,
We can not know.
Why God should hide his face,
we can not know;
Why Christ should plead In vain,
We can not know.
Gods ways are not our ways,
His thoughts are not our thoughts,
Why he should say US "Nay,"
We can not know.