Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1901-12-04
A DAY OF MOURNING FOR vIRoQUA.
Funeral and Interment of Miss Troweridge Last
Friday was Sad Occasion.


Congregational church Friday morning
and there gathered large assemblag,
of neighbors and friends of the beres veC
Tsmily To join in their sorrow and Il
pay last tribute of respect snd love tC
Ihe memory of the cherished dead. Mis-:
| trowhridge's lifa and character were sf
useful and exemplary that her unGimely
removal while yet in the morning Of
n''ivi'v that her death takes, on tbs
character of a public calamity and grief
bat 10 the aged parents the blow falls
with crushing effec'. She was their
idol, comfort and cheer In the time OF
iife's lcuy hening shadows. To the
two brothers too, she Was var near 49,: !
dear, and to the entire populace a ,,heer-
tnl friend. She was a young woman
whose very life was a consecration TO
the purest and truest things earthly.
In the home, the church, tht societies
with which she was connected her in
| huence was of the realistic and lasting
kind. Unasuming, unselfish, inteli
gent, patient and self-sacrifcing. Her
everyday life in this her fe-long home.
ls acknowledged perfect and beauti-
full one. She was born in Viroqua thirty
five years ago
The brightness of Friday morning
and the beauty and the purity OF the
floral offerings that buried the casket
and filled the church rostrum. were
| VI emblematic of the life that had
gone out. The services were simple
| two hymns by the choir, scripture read
ing by Rev. G. W. Nuzum, fervent
prayer from Rev. VIM. Haughton and
a true tribute to the life, service and
memory of the deceased by her appre-
| ciative pastor, Rev John A. Stemen
The latter is so timely that it leaves
little for the editor to write. We give
goodly portion of the address below
AN APPRECIATION OF MISS LOUISE
TRowBRIDGE.
We ALL loved Miss Trowbridge aud she loved
us--it Is with this thought that we met to-
gether this meening for the simple and i'm =
presstye service OF the hour before us. We
look upon her face and say. what a queen
she was so ehildlike,iso lure so bright, so
tactful, faithful. so patieEt so even tempered,
such an afectionate dA lighter. such a loving
sister. such a noble friend This city, this
church. and many community where she
let her light shine as u student and teacher
Is poorer teday, for her going from amongus
Here where she was born she lived nearly
all of her years and in her life many hum
dreds have found inspiration aud courage
and hope During these three and half
years there has never been moment nor an
fGCaeluh MHeD SDt mas not been fusDiF-
ing helper In every part of our church work
and in our social and home life Our friend
always seemed TO me to be equally interest
Ing In mind aud spirit, and she was equally
attractive in both. And she had well train
cd mind and heart. She seized upon truth
and upon any new vision OF the Christian
NE with the eagerness OF child and she
never rested until ~ some real sense she had
made that truth her own, Then she had
great powers OF perseverance, 10 standing for
truth that had mastered her. Her some
raj fn hnr EnnA
strong mind and soul And yet near ali
her life long she was the child OF more or less
physical suffering somewhat delicata in
body, but grand and winsome In all else be-
side. We have come here this murning as
friends and so we can talk heart TO heart.
tnusht Il ns 8 a. = true CHRISTIAN. 10 loof Ssi Il
death an life in the spirit OF Jesus Christ
II f. appoiCted unto all to enter into the
1 she Is speaking TO US now calls up some van
tshed form and holds communion with It, A II
that IL tender and sweet and helpful to US
b as come o US from that wi ich we have
| learned through sorrow! We don't know
why it Is, bat we do know that IL Is, that
everything that is sweet and helpful and
beautiful Ia the world has grown out of graves
and hearts that have kept watch over gSAves
All service for little troubled children has
sprung like beautiful Hover ont of some
child's grave. And although she could not
recall the dear little brother and sisters two
of whom went out OF her home the same day
long ago, still how sympathetic she was TO
because she WIS splendid type of a Chris
tian She was IN humble, trusting, child
like Christian. She was always Christtanl
a nd death did no trouble her. On last Tues
day morning as the sun was shining into
her window he said TO dear friend as ne
came To her bedside; ut lisa beautiful morn
Ing but am going 10 life that is far more
beautiful" Aud her mind was as clear and
as s-lf possessed as though she were teach
ing some class In school she said TO her
pastor: II thought was just getting ready
to begin to live and now have Come TO dfe's
close" But there was not the least sign OF
bitterness or rebellion She had such a
boundless faith In our Fathers goodness,
! that she knew she was more needed else.
where In Gods universe.
Then again all o. Us have said and are
sa ring IL now, What an influence she has
oysr me-" And this Is one of her greatest
charms | do not believe that any person
ever touched hec, but that ike from her
daster virtus went 'orth She had an aCmos-
, phere but NO airs, Sac learned In God great
school the ma'terful lcssons of life and Nv
Ing 20 her meant Christ-like words and deeds
| Her life was giorihed life Of service. / fear
that too often she did more than her physi-
cal strength warranted. How her life Is
| associated with all the best things In this
community. To know that Miss Trowbridge
was Interested In any religious, educational,
musical or social work la this community
was guarantee enough for Its righteousness
and purity. Since she has gone from among
us In her mortal FORM ! have gone over our
church and into every room, and | say how
can we do without her. ! look at our Eu-
II
life; cone TO our Sunday school aud as
teacher, associate superintendent an leader
OF our singing how we shall uiiss her; then in
our choir what a large place she has and how
faithful she was, in the audience and In the
MIDI week service what inspiration to her
pastor aud to all OF u.s. Ia social life, 10 the
church and ia our homes hoW her charming
~, pure life was like the perfume OF the sum
mer rose from far of celestial gardens! Aud
now my dear friends IL mains for each cae
OF u.s. over whom she had this beautiful and
holy influence. u see to IL that 10 shall be
more than "a passing regret, simply matter
Is 70 transform our feelings Into deeds %
service Ia this community. And e..y as We
shall live nobler lives ana work harder TO be
OF servic Ito others, can we possibly fulfill her
"Heip by the way" out of which she was
accustomed TO read every day, the verse for
the 27th day OF November, her first day in
her heavenly home, is
I'VE see but dimly through the mists and
vapars
Amid these earthly damps;
What seems 70 us bat sad fonereal tapefs
May be heavens distant Iap IDS.
| There is no death what seet1 so Is transi.
tion,
This Iife'of mortal breath
Is but a suburb Of the the life elyslum,
Whose portals We call DEATH
Then once more. not only was Miss Trow
4 bridge :. grand Christian woman whose iu-
fiuence Tor good we all feel and shall feel, bat
/ she was also one OF Gods purest and most
4 ymmetrical souls. Perhaps the most char
| acteristic thing about her Is her many sided
| even life. She was modest and difBdent under
| all conditions; ana yet her diffidencs did not
| keep her from any work which she felt that
God hau for Eer 10 dol She was ESSENTIALLY
optimistic and her good cheer was conta-
| gIOus. never saw her even when things
we're the darkest that she did not see the
silver lining on the cloBus. And then her
simple. pure, strong faith 10 her saviour