The Intermountain Catholic. (Salt Lake City [Utah] ;) 1899-1920, 1903-11-14

was one of those beautiful characters
who went along quietly, doing hel
duty, ard never seeking for the praise
or the applause of the world. She was
a thoroughly consistent Christian, wo-
man of strong faith, noble disposition
and charitable heart
The last words she said to me-and
almost the last she said while on earth
! were: Bishop, / am going home. -
And she said that just the same as if
met her in New York on a visit there
and she was going back to Salt Lake
City. The beauty of the expression
struck me- There was no falterirg, but
a smile upon her lips as she said, 'Bish-
op, | am going home Going homei-
what beautiful expression that was
for Christian. What lesson it is
to us ALA human being, in full pos
session of her senses. about to leave
this world, saying. I am going home.
Yes, that is the whole end and aim of
the true Christian life. The time should
come when you, also, in similar circum-
stances, should be able to say. cheer
fully and calmly. as she said it, I am
going home. | am going home to my
God That is the real home and that
lis enough. Secure that, and you have
secured everything
She had been endeavoring to secure
that home for years. She had with
drawn herself from everything in this
life for years, especially since the death
of her grand and noble husband. She
withdrew herself from the world. and
she knew that it was only a question
of time until she would be called home
And she wanted to go home. She told
the family that she wanted to die:
wanted to leave this wicked world. She
had done her duty as a mother. as a
Wife and as citizen. She had accom-
plished her work, and she calmly said
/ am going home She knew that the
promise of Christ TO his true followers:
There are many mansions in my Fa-
theirs home, and I am going to pre-
pare one for you, you who are faithful
to me, you who are my true followers;
l am going to prepare home for YOU
That was her faith ard ia that
home she constantly raised her eyes:
for that home she constantly labored.
She cared not for the things of the
world, for she knew that in few years
she would be called away from these
things. When we come to certain
period in life, we all know that We
are like prisoners awaiting our eXecu-
ton. 1t is not worth while to glue our
selves to the things of earth. We know
that a few years will separate us neces-
sarily from them and in spite of our
selves. Consequently we are insane.
the loose hold we have upon
the things of the earth, and that we
move in it for so short a time-we are
mad, TO sacrifice our eternal home, our
eternal salvation, for these passing and
tritiing things.
Taught Beautiful Lesson.
That is the lesson, that she taught
us-the beautiful lesson of taking her
self away from the world and centering
all her thoughts upon her real home. L
am going home, she said. Yes, just as
If she was on a visit and wanted to go
home-loved to go home. There she
would see her friends again. and would
await the friends she left here on
earth. That was her idea of death.
And then she died full of peace, after
having lived the most beautiful life,
and left US the most beautiful example
IF how to live and how to die.
My deepest sympathy goes out to
hose who are left behind-those dear
mes. Let them remember that their
lay will come, too. 1t is not so long
lgo since her husband was buried from
lere. The time slips rapidly by. 1t
seems but Yesterday and the time will
ONE for you who are young, too. and
,ou will not feel it pass by. You have
10 lease of life, and in the days of your
'outh remember that the time will come
When your body viii be here, and then
Tod grant that it can be said you led |
he life she has, and that you are going |
Tome; that you led lives worthy of that |
ternal home which Christ has gone to |
Prepare for those who love and serve !
i'm on earth. Let those who remain |
ehind, and who loved her dearly, and |
Who made the evening of her life as |
eautiful and as calm and as happy as
was possible for a human being to
e-let them remember that she lived |
life that was honorable life Of puri-
", life without speck or stain
E any way, and went spotless to the
rave after long life of over seventy |
ears.
What a grand legacy to leave tc
If people only followed her
fe, and if only every woman was like
er, what a beautiful world we would
ave. Let them remember and think Of
leir mother. The mothers example
the most powerful for good or evil.
You'd to God that we had more good
lothers. Woman should understand
nat the whole welfare of society de-
ends upon her to a great extent. That
the reason that the church is so care
II about the marriage tie, and she
rings all the blessings and safeguards /
lie can around the home because she
nows it is the source of all evil or of
] good to society, and that in order
reform society and renew civilization
e must go up to the fountain source.
If you would purify river you
ust go to the source of the river and
atch the stream from the beginning.
} it is to the families that we look for
| our hopes, our civilization, our
our charity our grand
everything comes from the
mily, ard more from the mother than
ON anybody else. All the good that
er has existed in the world has come
ON good mothers And she was one; :
Id | say to those whom she has left
hind, let them never forget the beau
.ul example that she left them. 1t
Ill cheer them on in their way, and (,
III nerve them TO continue life, not :
all the obstacles they will
set, until in the erd they can say that 7
ey have led lives worthy of this noble \
d faithful woman"
Risley.
Thomas n IPiclov a wall I-roI1,r, Calf .