The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1912-08-01
IN MEMoRIAM-mRs. MITCHELL
HY REv. N. D. HENRY.

her house, and yet the building of her
house often makes il possible for her
husband 10 build his which is made Of
wood, stone, hardware, paint etc. When
this material house has been prepared
for occupancy then IL is that the wise
woman" begins to build within it. Of
this inner house "house within a
house she is queen. There are ma
terial phases Of il TO be sure. The ar.
rangement OF ever piece of furniture,
the placing of every utensil, the dispo.
sition OF every garment, the care Of
every department, the regular daily
grind, all these and more are hers, and
the success with which she performs all
these duties or superintends their per-
formance, is OF no inconsiderable value
to her husbands success, rs we'll as to
the proper training Of her household
and the happiness of her home.
But importan, as these things are,
they pale away into nothingness when
compared with her functions as social
architect. Every builder of whatever
sort, must have plan. A house built
without plan, is i house without
builder, or no house nj all. 1t is never
finished for the simple reason that, be
ing without plan, ii cannot be finished.
So with the building of social struc
ture. Everything about it must be
planned before the work of building is
begun. Let il not be forgotten that the
plan of the building will be fashioned
in accordance with the purpose for
which it is intended. A kings palace
is not built for horses, neither is
sanctuary built as rendezvous for
thieves and gamblers. So with all so.
cial architecture. II built by a wise
woman, IT will be planned for the best
ends. Ii will not be planned with ref.
| erence to the glitter and show, the
evanescent, of the social life; but with
regard to those things which possess
permanence, and qualify for service. A
wallficwer has its proper place, but its
place is on the wall. II serves its pur.
pose, and serves that purpose well,
which is to answer TO the call for
aesthetic qualification. But n mere wall
| flower has no place whatever in the so
cial structure, for its appearance there
always mars the building, The social
flowers do not hang on social walls,
but are part and parcel of them. II the
wall flower is taken down, the place il
occupied is bare, but the wall itself Is
as It was. II the social flowers are re-
moved. the whole social aspect is
changed. The social ornaments are
gentle manners, graceful movements,
sweet toned voice. kindly speaking
eyes, elegance of diction, an appropri-
ate recognition of iavors shown, a tact.
full adjustment to environment. etc.
Much more complex and dificult is
the building of the social structure than
is that of the material house, and just
in the proportion to the complexities
and difficulties is the former not only
more beautiful but also more useful than
| the latter. The wise woman brings to-
gether the various materials which she
has selected, and blends them in due
proportion in order 10 make the life
true, and beautiful and good. Her wis
dom is shown in the development; Of
those qualities in each member OF the
home that would contribute to the
strength, comfort and beauty OF the
whole, and in the repression Of those
that would have a tendency to mar it.
How fittingly the text applies to the
| builder whose mortal frame lies before
us. She possessed those qualities OF
mind and heart and acquired those
! qualities and habits Of wisdom which
enabled her to build her house to meet
the necessities and supply the comforts
her family required. With only one
daughter and she, believe the young
est child, she skillfully taught her
eldest son to perform many of the du-
ties that fall to q daughter. Beginning
her house building at time when
many wooden fabrics were made at home
from liome-produced material, she be
gan when the wool was clipped from the
sheep, and working all her forces ia
that end as there would come breaks in
the regular routine OF work, she had
the carding, the spinning, the cutting
and the making done. and the garments
ready for husband and sons when cold
weather called for them. How much
more easily she could train her boy moi
only in the work in which they were
engaged. but in other things, especially
in moral precepts and social qualities
than il these times had been given ul
to idleness.
George W. aud Sarah Day, was born
where Leadwood no" stands, the goth
Of February, $50. Her mother was the
lauRnttT Oh Ut. IlSlCI. oH tHG IYll
OF January 1851, she was married to
U. Mitchell who survives her. She he
gan her married life ON the farm on
which Mitchell Town now stands and
lived there until the farm was sold "a
wears ago, when they moved tn Bonn,
'rcrre where they resided twelve years
Two years ago they went TO live viii
their son, Judge J. d. Mitchell. Or
Sunday morning, July al at O'Clock
after suffering for nine weeks from Z
broken hip, she answered the summons
OF the Father above. When visitet
her two weeks ago today, said to her
"Of course the Lord is near You anc
helps you in your afiliction." "Oh
YES. yes, she replied, God is Rlway'
near me and always helps me- Sh,
enjoyed the scripture reading aud pray
> er, and ii is a pleasant memory tina
/ visit affords your speaker.
r Sister Mitchell was converted between
30 aud so years ago, joined the Metho
dist Church at Randolph Chapel con
tinuing her membership there until th,
class was broken up by members goini
, to the towns nearby. when she and he
husband transferred their membership
to Centenary Church, where IT has re
NAMED.