The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-01-23
FUNERAL SERVICES FOR MRS. TAYLOR AT
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W. c. A., perhaps. where Mrs. Fay lors influence for good was widest The board of directors of this irsti- tuition is composed of about 30 ol the strongest and most influential women of this city, but when this little vom- an came before that board and mod estly asked that her recommendation be made law, that board of directors always listened and almost invariably made it law.
 "A Spiritual Dynamo"
 "Every department of this institu- tion is under the direction of efff- cient, consecrated women, and they are looking as best they know how aft CT the financial, literary social, edu- cational and religious welfare of young women. but believe I can safely say that there Is not one of them who will not agree with me that while sho was connected with the work and gave 1t her time and talent. she was the spir- itual dynamo behind the machinery of that splendid institution, and it stands today one of the silent monitors point ing Godward, loving tribute to her who has passed beyond
 At the age of IS years Maypelle Sloss came as a friend into my life, and through these intervening years I lave been grateful for her influence over it. Since my early childhood l had faithfully tried to be true to my con. victions as Christian. but after know ing this young girl first in the Ep- worth League work of the first Meth odist church for a number of years, together with other young people of that church, notable among whom was Miss Mabel Wheeler, now deac oness nurse. in the Vanderbilt hospital al Nashville. Tenn, I got new vision of things spiritual, and it was in large measure from Mabelle. whose abso- lutely consistent Christian life and purity of motive and purpose, stand out Nin beautiful relief in my memory today.
 "I recall an illustration she used in one of her reports as an officer of the league. She concluded 1t by saying: This Is the beginning of new year let us pattern our work after the form of a lily-our deeds of love the psrals of white. and Gods love in our hearts for a needy world the calix of gold. When they bear her away today, and 1, pay loves last tribute to her, While scores of friends, with streaming eyes stand by. I will have flowers to place l on her grave but in my sad heart will feel it were more fitting that ] place there these words as my last 1 deed of affection for the girl I have l loved long since and lost awhile Her life to me was a lily white.
 l Her deeds its petals to mold
 Its bloom unfolded. untouched by blight l Revealing it's calix of gold.
 Incident of Her Girlhood
 "The following incident of her girl hood has been an index to her life to me The young people of her church wen
 regularly to the prisons, almshouses ol other places of confinement to hold re. liRious services on Sunday afternoon Crowded with the many things she had Iunselfishly tried to do for others dur. ing the week. she overlooked providing | for herself funds she might need dur. ling the Sabbath. When the afternoon
 came she was surprised to hnd herself
 without car fare to so to meet the committee for the Sunday service Shs | remembered for an instant that she hal | money in her missionary bank, pu, l quickly she said, No, will not use that for 1t has been set apart for my Lord and will not use what Is His It ma,
 be thought by some that this was ex. ! treme, or fanatical. as such things ars
 sometimes termed. Nay verify. Early IT
 her life she set apart herself unto hel
 Lord. and in consistency thereafter hsl means her work. her all to Him. shs had . conscience about spipitual thing