Los Angeles herald., 1907-07-06
FUNERAL SERVICES HELD IN
BEREAN HALL
Rev. Dr.. Burdette Delivers Touching
Address on the Character and
Work of the Departed
Teacher

sheaf and bouquet, sent by the Young
Women's Christian association and the
church choir
Mrs. Louthian had just closed her
years work in one of the Pasadena pup
lie schools, and was stricken few days
ago with an attack of pneumonia. In
her weakened condition, brought about
by her arduous duties of the closing ex-
ercises, she was unable to rally, ana
sank steadily until the last.
Rev. Robert J. Burdette preached
touching sermon mentioning her many
acts of kindness and self-denial. He
said in part:
Or. Burdette's Address
Love is strong as death; love Is te-
nacious as the grave; many waters can
not ouench love; neither can the floods
drown it Death and the graVe-the
two great universal enemies of GODS S
kingdom of light. Enemies of our hu-
man plans, our peace, our JOY. Mighty
conuuerors that since the dawn of crea-
ton have shouted against us, ~ SOILS
of men. We are born to dien Yet over
against these powers of darkness God
has placed a mightier poWer-IoVe'
Sweet as light, and enduring as the
sun. Gentle as the laughter of a tiny
brook ripping between the dlmpled mn
the tides of the sea. Love, that is older
than this life, for human life is born OF
love. Love that will outlast this mortal
life. for love, that Is born of COD, Is
eternal. Love, that reigned before death
was born of sin. Love that trlunpns
over death here and now, in the me
that now is. Love, that one day Will
destroy death, for the voice of God pro
claimed it thousands of years gone by
% death, 1 will be thy plaques!
grave, 1 will be thy destruction!
Jesus Christ, Jesus OF BethleheiIS
Christ of Nazareth, confirmed the proc
laration of his Father here among
men-'Whosoeve liveth and belieVetn
on me shall never die And the exalted
Christ proclaims it from the throne OF
the universe-I am he that liveth ana
was dead; and behold, am allVe 1or-
ever moren o love triumphant through
our mighty Saviour, Jesus CHRIST VINO
hath abolished death! Then is love
than death.
Again and again this phrase OF MIN
gled tenderness and might has sung
itself into my thought since Grace Lou
THAN passed on to the land where Love
is eternal and Youth is immortal. Love
is strong as DEATH For all her life
love was the dominant note of her
heart. Father and mother, bowed IN
sorrow that has no speech but tears,
remember her childhood, happy and
loving. Her cister, heart broken In her
loneliness, knows the unselfish love that
bound their hearts together. her many
MANY friends know what precious
treasure in their lives was the love of
such a friend. And then one day there
came into her heart the crowning love
of woman's life. For a little while,
Love did not count the fieeting Gays
while this new thrilled their souls
they walked hand in hand-the beautl-
full Young wife and the noble young
husband. True-hearted he was; edu-
Gated, refined, highly cultured, ambi-
tious. splendidly equipped for his life
work, attractive in mind and person
"a combination and a form indeed,
Where every god did seem to set his
seal, ,,
To give the world assurance of man.
"A little happy while they walked in
the pleasant ways of life's glad duties,
and then God called him to some higher
work and laid on her the ministry OF
love which had been theirs together.
Her heart went out to little children.
They clustered about her as butterflies
futter in the sunshine. They lifted
their faces for their teachers kisses
as flowers lift their petals for the dew.
They nestled in her woman's heart as
doves in their cote. In the duties of
the public school room, and in the
sweet sacredness of the Sunday school,
love was the only discipline; love was
the teacher. So pure, so loving, so
womanly she was.
"She laid her own heavy heart bur-
den upon the Everlasting arms, that
she might bear the sorrows of her
friends. She cast her care upon him
who careth for US that she might lift
the burdens of the little children. Her
face was a song. Her smile was sun
shine. Her voice was prayer. Her
an inspiration. And all these
happy seeming years her woman's heart
was longing for the love that lured her
to the skies. Her heart was lonely
without her husband. She yearned for
him in the deep silences of her life. For
love is stronger than DEATH"