Missouri Valley times., 1901-08-22

come 1t possible"
Secretary's report includes 10
deceased old settlers.
Come and enjoy the day.
A M FYRANDo, Sec'y.
Mortuary.
Let there be many windows to your soul,
That oil the glory of the universe may bean.
tify it. Not the narrow pane
OF one poor creed can catch the radiant rays
That shine from countless sources. Tear awsv
Tho blinds of superstition; lot the light
Pour through fair windows broad ~ truth il.
self
And highas God.
Why should the spirit peeY
Through some priest-curtained orifioe. and
grope
Along grim corridors of doubt, when all
The splendor from unfathomed seas of space
Might bathe it with the golden waves of Love?
Sweep up the debris of deoaying faiths;
Sweep down the cobwebs of worn-out beliefs,
And throw your soul wide open to the light
Of Reason and of knowledge. Tune your car
To all the worldless music Of the stars
And to the voice of Nature. and your heart
shall turn to truth and goodness, Is the plant
Turns to the Sun. A Thousand unseen hands
Reach down to help you to their peace.
crowned heights.
And all the forces of the armament
Shall fortify your strength. Be not afraid
To thrust aside half truths and grasp tho
whole.
Views of Ella Wheeler Wilcox given In Chi
cagu American.)
Mrs 81 II Bonney died Aug. l8,
1901, at her home in Little Sioux
and her funeral obsequies were
held yesterday. The above broad
sentiment with reference to spirit
ual life so beautifully expressed
by Ella Wheeler Wilcox, was
what this truly good woman be-
lieved, acted and lived. This was
her ritual, as it were. Mrs Bon
ney was one of the best women it
has ever been the writer's privi-
lege to meet. She possessed many
virtues, not the least of which was
which being Interpreted in
the broad sense, is love; not only
love with worldly motive behind
it; not only love for human kind,
but a care and unselfish consider
alton for all of nature's beings.
This righteous woman has been
and will be condemned by many
for her belief, but, her lips were
never opened, her voice was never
raised to censure those with whom
she differed. She was too noble
to act 30 narrowly.
The funeral services we're Of
the simplest nature, in conformity
to her ideas on such matters. Mrs
r E Boyd rendered an instru-
mental soul-dream from one Of
the old masters, and the Hon Thos
Arthur of Logan, a life long friend
Of the deceased, delivered an ex-
cellent address and paid q glow
ing tribute to her many worthy
qualities. Mrs Boyd then played
''Then You'll Remember Me-"
and all that was mortal of duti-
full wife, an affectionate mother
and an exemplary citizen was
borne by loving neighbors to the
city of the dead, there to remain
rs she verify believed, until the
natural processes of Gods uni
versal plan shall resolve into the
earth from whence it sprang.
Mrs Bonney did not believe in
The resurrection of the body, al
though having q firm conviction
chat there existed an immortal
soul, and she had the honesty and
courage to say So. Nor did she
think that Jesus Christ was of
divine origin, but she lived, not
only one day in the week, but al
ways, according to the most beau
tiful teaching that the meek and
lowly Nazarine ever taught, which
was the Golden Rule. Dare any
one assert that such beautiful
character merits everlasting con.
demnation?
Besides her husband, Fl H Bon
ney, Mrs Bonney leaves two
daughters, Eva who holds posi-
lion in the Pension Agency at
Des Moines, and Alice, at home,
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