The Newtown bee., 1906-04-27
JULIA JOHNSON SMITH.
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Tonsilitis followed, from which she
rallied and went to school, though
weak, on Friday, April 6. A cold class
room, in which the windows were
open, gave her death chill, yet she
went to church and Sunday school,
Sunday, April 8. Before Monday
morning dawned, she was very sick,
yet the doctor called thought it but a
temporary attack that would quickly
yield to treatment. Julia was deliri-
Gus by Tuesday morning and addition
al medical skill pronounced her case
eryslpelas and already beyond help.
For 40 hours of the most constant and
excruciating suffering, with trained
nurse in attendance, it was losing
battle with the grim monster, who is
on the trail of each one of u.s. as he
was after our fathers and mothers be-
fore us. For some hours after the
pulse had failed at. the wrist, the
stout young heart fought on until the
end came at a. m. Thursday morn
ing. How true 1T is that God often
uses the sufferings of those whom we
love to reconcile US to their departure!
Such wealth of affection as held up
the sorrowing family, from Rev DR.
Haywood and the First Baptist church
of Waterbury, the church of Julia's
lAlUulu uctOt ouSA llOA al
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. AND 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 we'll 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
heavy the bitter burden of your
grief.
Editor Chaplin of the Anne rican,
whose own heart is yet panied by the
sad affection and death of his wife,
wrote these words:
Miss Smith has always been
blessed with good health and had
a happy disposition. An affec-
tionate cheerfulness was spontan-
eous within her and all who knew
her loved her. In school, 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 a 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 nom
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 profess
sion of Christian faith.
Rev DR. Haywood, the pastor of her
love, conducted the funeral services on
versary of the Masters cruel death, at
the First Baptist church, Waterbury.
He paid loving tribute to life that
had won its 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 it's
most bitter enemies by humble gen.
tlenesS. DIR Haywood read at length
from Bryant's beautiful Thanatopsis
and J. Fl. Trip led the hymns of
which she was fond. Plymouth
friends lined the grave and gathered
er and sister whom she never saw,
Julia being youngest of the seven chill.
dren born to Reuben Hazen and Re-
becca Webb Smith.
Let us quote from Editor Chaplin 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
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 Gift of Gods Love-" One
hymn of especial appropriate ness
was omitted, "Where He Leads,
I'll follow" In the delirium of
her sickness she had said: II did
follow" The burial was in the
family lot at Plymouth, where
school girls, former associates Of
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 his
meatv church paper, the Courier:
r 1t was a sad, beautiful day when
we laid to rest the mortal form of
our young friend and sister, Julla
Smith. She has won the victory
before the battle and entered lnJo
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
or parting love. God took the
from our sight
k With sudden stroke; but o, to the
how bright
That wondrous waking on the bills
, full shore!
To find the cold, dark river Sal