The Indianapolis journal., 1904-01-27
LAID TO REST IN Il
FLOWER-LINED CRAVE

Special to the indianapolis Journal.
ELKHART. Ind, Jan. 26-The funeral
services of Miss Sarah Schafer. at Trinity
Methodist Church. were so largely attended
that several hundred were turned away.
although the church seats 1000, as ar
ranged to-day, the choir loft and choir be-
ing utilized. The pastor, the Rev. Somer-
willie Light. was assisted by the Rev. F. T.
Simpson, who read the Scriptural chapter
and offered prayer Mr.. Light drew in
spiration from three texts, finding solace
for the bereaved family in the twelfth
verse of the thirteenth chapter of First
Corinthians: For now we see as through
glass darkly." Alluding to the untimely
end of the deceased, he based his remarks
on the ninth verse of the fifteenth chapter
of jeremiah: Her sun has gone down
while yet it is day." and the twenty-ninth
verse of the thirty-first chapter of Prov
erbs: Many daughters have done vir-
tuously, but thou excellest them. ALL"
Death at best, he said, was a mystery,
and the taking off under such conditions as
Miss Schafer's was an additional mystery.
but the promise of divine Providence of
complete revelation in the future was the
foundation of comfort under such distress.
Her tragic end had brought to mortal close
hope and prospect, but all human life was
incomplete, and there had been but one
exception-Jhat OF Christ. who had accom-
pliShed His errand at the end of a brief
mortal life and was prepared to say. 1T is
finished" The ideal Christian life looks
beyond death for completion.
In concluding Mr.. Light dwelt on the
conspicuous characteristics of the deceased,
her lovable disposition, confiding nature
the absence of ill will toward others and
the corresponding confidence in others her
. a hxrh hsar.
singing on the street in rainstorm just a
few minutes before the death blow-alI re-
fiecting the influence of the Christian life
which she not only professed, but practiced
in all her relations to the world, society
and her friends. They created an atmos-
phere to old and young alike Her respect
for the opinions of her parents in regard
TO social conduct as indicated by her cor
respondence was Indicative of her sincerity
and was part of a nature that was cheer
full, pure. truthful and affectionate.
The singing was by a quartet consisting
of Mesdames Clinton and Shaffer, Maude
Nye Douglas and Vernon Nelson and Miss
Annette Cleland The family requested the
singing of one Of the selections, MY Faith
er Knows" because ii had been a favorite
of Miss Schafer, and another was especial
ly appropriate, Some Day We viii IN
The pallbearers were the following men,
bers of the High School class of '9S: Clyde
Boyer. Fred Wolf, Otto Helfrick, Harry
Smith, John OConnor and Councilman l.
attended i'm a body
The floral tributes were many, and in ad-
dition TO those from private friends were
the following: Wreath from the Indiana
State Normal School, class of 03; Tyre, from
the boys of the Elkhart High School class
of 9S; pillar from the faculty and Board of
Bedford Schools; two emblematic pieces
and two bouquets from the Alpha chapter
of the Woman's League at Terre Haute
sent respectively from members at Terre
Haute. Elkhart. Kokomo and Huntington;
several bouquets and a box of roses from
the teachers of the graded schools here
and similar box from the High School
faculty: a pillow from the Bedford school
a bouquet of lilies from the Latin class at
Bedford; roses from the South Side and
Fourth ward schools here; carnations from
the trustees of Trinity Methodist Church;
twenty-three carnations tone of each year
of her age) from the Senior League. and
roses from the Junior League; blanket Of
carnations and roses for the casket. and
similar lining for the grave. the tribute of
her uncle, Edward Schafer. of South Bend
Among the out-Of-tOwn friends who came
TO attend the funeral were Misses Mary j.
Anderson. Cecil White and Susan Benedict
of Terre Haute, and Miss Laura Shryer. of
Swayzee. The city schools were dismissed
for the afternoon