The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1905-03-03

III tUlS lneD new country.
but which he was prevented from do
ing by q severe attack OF nervous
prostration. CaIl, her Youngest
child, vas born in this city. and we
feel concerning him. that he is in a
special sense one OF u western BOYS.
and pray that great and good things
may come of him. as the inspiration
of his precious mother shall Gene up-
on him. in strong desire to he more
than worthy of her and meet her in
heaven.
When tney resolved to come west.
she OF hel own motion, without a
word OF suggestion from her husband,
proposed that she leave the Luther
an church and join the Methodist
Episcopal church. which was his re-
ligiouS honlp. because it brought him
forth and by its instrumentality was
he horn again. She did not leave the
church of her parents because she
was dissatisfied with its doctrines
or usages, Tut she did this i'm wifelv
loyalty to her husband, and that she
might be in perfect accord with him
in her religious activity. that there
might not be even so much as a SEEM
ing difference in their religious devo-
lions: so she came to this city GER
titled tc by the Methodist church in
her eastern home, Akron, Ohio.
She began TO serve the church as
organist when she was only 10 years
of age, in which capacity she has op-
Grated ever since. When she was
married to our brother she presided
at IA magnificent pipe organ in a
great church AS soon as she came
to this city she was appointed
o1ganist OF this church. which
sphere of service she has filled for
TWENTY-FIVE years.
During ten successive years neither
pleasure, sickness nor weather,
caused her to be absent one day.
There were ten Years in which she
had no vacation, but vas present at
her appointed place every day.
Two weeks AGO. when only half re.
covered from a severe attack of sick
ness she presided at the organ, which,
in the providence of God. proved to
be her last act of public service.
Poets sing Of the devotion and faith
fulness to duty of the Roman soldiers,
but we can match that in this willing
slave of the church, this ever ready
handmaid of the Lords. We do we'll
to drape that organ with Grape. If
! could, | would make it vail its
ems of loss, and then cause it to
utter poems that would make this
house vibrate in token of her tri-
umph. Others, perhaps, more skilled
in the technique of modern music
may, but others o faithful, or
unseltishly devoted to her ant, will
never touch those keys, for she served
through ali these years without fee
Or reward. But this is Tot all that
a he truthfully said Ct her. She
was a faithful member of the Won-
ans Foreign Missionary Society, a
charter member of this society, as
also of this church. In the Ladies
Aid She vas ever willing to bring the
choice things stored in her larder
and the best things the market
could afford. In labor she was more
abundant. being never unwilling to
wash the dishes and to do the drudg-
cry Of the society. She was pre-
eminent us an entertainer. Her
house was never SO full that there
was not room for another, and many
a time she has slept on the floor or
the lounge, that she might provide a
bed for a delegate, or a member of a
conference, or a reform committee
man or woman. Further, she was a
whole look out committee. a Strang-
er could hardly come to church twice.
but she would see him, or her, and
dSk GiIt pdSlUI ) Wit, lJlu you SIZE
that lady, who is she, where does she
live? We must look her up" And
before another Sabbath, She with
her carriage would take the pastors
wife or some other lady of the
church to call on the stranger. The
pastor vas made to feel that she did
more OF this kind of work than any
other member or this great church..
She never recovered from the extra
ordinary burden which came upon
her last suiLiner. She was also ready
for all ilr 9ular and special work.
Time and titne again have ] gone to
her. as Der pastor. for music Tor var
ions occasions, and though ] would
sometimes find her up to he1 neck in
%llOusenold work. and telt ashamed
thai | had to burden her, she would
always. and most cheerfully do all.
and often more than | asked. She
would leave eVorythinp. all tnjnpS