The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-08-19
Touching Memorial for Topeka
Girls Lost at Sea.
Rev.JOhn Albright breaches an
Eloquent Sermon.
SKETCH BY FATHER.
His Tribute to Daughters Read
by Minister.
Church Filled With Friends of
Family.

Memorial services were held at Eng
hsh Lutheran church yesterday morn
Ing for Miss Sarah ShuIl and Miss
Cora Shull who went down with the
steamer Columbia off the coast of CAL
nornia on the night of July 20.
Friends and classmates of the lost
girls, together with the older friends
of their parents and family. exhausted
the seating capacity of the church. and
many stood in the aisles throughout
the service.
Rev. John A. Bright conducted the
services, telling of the faithful success
full lives led by the two girls up to
the time of their death. At the close
of his address and after the singing by
the First Presbyterian choir, including
q solo by Mrs. George aPrkhurst Rev.
Mr.. Bright produced the story of the
girls lives and sad death written by
their father, Mr.. Elias Shull.
The paper was the heartbroken story
of his dear children written by low
ing and justly proud father, who even
in an account which he had expected
to keep only for himself, was careful
plishments of his own daughters
He told of the thoughtful devotion
always shown to their parents and how
after the long tedious days at the type
writer, they were ever ready to spend
the evening to copy papers for their
aged father.
The two sisters always were together
whenever it was possible. seldom fail
ing to meet for the evening home walk
after their days work was completed.
For the past three years it had been
their custom to take a trip each sum-
mer and in this way had seen more
of the great cities of the country, than
all of their ancestors put together"
The father added that for himself he
cared not at all for travel, but did
not say SO in spirit of censor to his
children
In closing he told of the going down
of the fated steamer and of the facts
cleaned from officers of the boat and
other passengers that the stateroom
occupied by the girls was on the side
of the ship which was stuck in the col
lision and that death mad come quick
ly and to all in that part of the ship.
But the father, although deeply grew
ing says he soon will join his daughters
when his work here is finished and
that he feels their quick death was to
be preferred to the drawnout agony of
their brother, who died a few years
ago of consumption.
sadie and Cora shall come no
more" were the closing words of the
grief stricken old father in the story
of the loss of his two bright flowers
Rev Mr.. Brfght's sermon was from
the texts Psalm 30-7, Weeping may
endure for a night but joy cometh in
the morning" and Prov. 1917. 1.-The
memory of the just is blessed Rev. |
Mr.. Brights sermon was especially
eloquent and brought tears to the eyes
of many of those in the church. In
referring to the young women who
lost their lives on the Inflated Col |
unbia and addressing the grief strick- !
en- parents, he said:
''In the school, where your daugh- |
tiers were so diligent, and where they |
acquitted themselves so creditably |
their memory is blessed and will be |
bleSt. In the places of business where |
they both served with such remark
able acceptance and proficiency, their |
memory is blessed and will be blest |
In this English Lutheran church, the |
church of their father and mother, to |
which they belonged. and where they |
were such regular and faithful at |
PENDANTS. their memory is blessed and |
will be blest.
and in the home where they lived /
so long, so cheerily and so lovingly |
and lovable, at home. sweet home |
with father and mother. brothers and |
sister, their memory is blessed ar
forever blest. Seasons will come and |
return; bud and blossom and fruit.
each in their turn will come and |
pass; the grass will spring up and |
wither; roses will bloom and die;
Sabbaths will come and go and the |
sweet birds will continue coming to
gladden. us with their spring time
nest buildings and their songs and /
then return again to the sunny south
land; all these things will keep on
occurring as usual; the streets of our
busy feet; the work will move on as
before; but Sarah and Cora Shull will
not be forgotten. Good people are not
forgotten. Their works do follow
them Loving hearts Will keep their
memories green. Their memory is