The Newtown bee., 1906-04-27

Gus by Tuesday morning and addition
al medical Skill pronounced her cas-
erys,pelas and already beyond help
For 40 hours Of the most constant AM
excruciating suffering, with traine'
nurse In attendance, it was LOSING
battle with the grim monster, who i
on the trail of each one of us, as h
was after our fathers and mothers be
fore US. For some hours after tn
pulse had failed at the wrist, th'
stout young heart fought on until thu
ing. How true it is that God Otter
uses the sufferings of those whom W,
love to reconcile us to their departure
Such wealth of affection as held uE
the sorrowing family, from Rev d.
Haywood and the First Baptist church
Of Waterbury,, the church of JULIA
faithful devotion! Such floral tributes
from far and near and words Of conSol
alton and hope!' Let the tribute from
Principal S. W. Wildly of the Crosby
High school, Waterbury,, speak for
others of like character:
MY DEAR MR. ANp.MRs SMITH:
The teachers oflthe High school
join with me In extending to you
both our heartfelt sympathy.
Feeling how powerleSs we are to
alleviate your sorrow, we can but
bow our heads In reverence and
accept Gods decree. Your daugh-
ter performed well the work allot-
ted to her and lived such strong,
blameleSS ana noble life that it
has been an inspiration to her as
sociates. May you find rich con-
ISOLATION In this and may He who
took her to Himself make less
h0 nf
grief.
Editor Chaplin of the Anne rican
whose own heart is yet panied by the
sad affiiction and death of his wife
wrote these words:
Miss Smith has always been
blessed with good health and had
happy disposition. An affec-
tionate cheerfulness was spontan-
eous within her and all who knew
her loved her. 1nsschool, she was
popular and her Sunday school
class found her always helpful and
stimulating. In her home, her
sudden death is the rending of
tender family Ties and the disap-
pointment Of bright hopes.
Miss Susie HaZen, the elder sister,
Is proof reader on the American.
Perhaps the tribute most valued by
those who knew her evangeliStic spir.
it was the fact that the last two non.
church members of the Sunday school
class taught by her united with the
church on Easter Sunday and, on the
evening of that day, Ben, the brother
to whom she was devoted, took the de-
cisive step that leads to public profeS.
sion of Christian faith.
Rev DR. Haywood, the pastor of her
love, conducted the funeral. services on
the afternoon Of Good Friday, ami.
versary of the Masters cruel death, at
the First Baptist church, Waterbury
He paid loving tribute to life that
bad won it's way to many hearts,
knowing none too high for its serene
spirit to clasp hands with and none
too low to be beyond the bounds of a
sweet charity, capable, too, of the
noblest adherence to rigid, but ex-
allied Puritanism, while winning its
most bitter enemies by humble gen.
tleness. DR. Haywood read at length
from Bryant's beautiful Thanatopsis
and j. H. Trip led the hymns OF
which she was fond. Plymouth
friends lined the grave and gathered
for the burial, beside an infant broth
er and sister whom she never saw
Julia being youngest OF the seven chill
becca Webb Smith.
Let us quote from Editor Chapin's
report of the funeral services:
Although the ceremonies were
without ostentation, there was an
impresSivenesS about them that
was unusual. Three groups of
young people participated in the
exercises. There was first Miss
Smiths Sunday school class, eight
little girls bearing flowers. Then
there was delegation of her near
est mates in the church, eight in
number. They acted as honorary
pallbearers. There was congrega-
tional singing Of the hymns, 81
Am Praying" and Sweet Peace
the Git of Gods Love-" One
hymn Of especial appropriateness
was omitted, "Where He Leads,
her sickness she had said: II did
family lot at Plymouth, where
the deceased, had lined the grave.
The family dog, Rupert, the affec-
tionate companion and guardian
of Miss Smith, was one of the
mourners at the funeral and, at
the grave, the last thing he did
before the mOurners withdrew,
after the coffin had been let into
the ground, was to walk to the
edge of the grave and peer into it
with what feelings we may not be
able to more than guess, but with
pathetic effect upon those who
witnessed his dumb sorrow.
DR. Haywood's tribute, in bis
meaty church paper, the Courier:
1t was a sad, beautiful day when
we laid to rest the mortal form of
our young friend and sister, Julia
Smith. She has won the victory
before the battle and entered into
peace. She proved by her living
that faith and purity and lowell
ness are compassionate toward the
ungodly.
"For thee no fond farewells. N
words of thine
For us to treasure in the heart
deep shrine
OF parting love. God took the
| from our sight
With sudden stroke; but o, to the
how bright
That wondrous waking on the bliss
full shore!
To find the cold, dark river SAT