River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1915-04-01

with pride TO many things accom-
plished while she was its presiding
| officer. She had the courage and
the confidence that made her lead.
err. She saw the end from the be.
/ ginning, and no work that she I'M
dertook ever failed through any
fault of hers Her feeling of deep
responsibility to whatever work she
was engaged in may be likened to
the traits that go to make up the
reliable soldier. The soldier who
sleeps on sentry duty is a traitor,
however patriotic b S intentions
may be. The best purpose in the
world will not help him when the
line he was set to guard is broken
and the enemy has pressed through.
He must not only mean we'll, he
must keep awake.
But we realize that she would
have US say that her best strength
was reserved for the work of the
Master in the various activities of
the church. During the years of
her childhood and girlhood that
we're spent in Milwaukee her name
was always on the list of active
members either as pupil, teacher or
worker in the many lines of work
that city church has to do. Nov
ing to Chicago after her marriage
to Mr.. Julius II. Forsyth, on Feb.
"a, 1886, she Immediately took up
similar work and many friends there
testify to her zeal and ability. Soon
after coming here she began work
in the English Lutheran school but
when it later seemed best to merge
this with other schools she engaged
in work with the Congregations
church, although still holding to
her Lutheran faith and mem bership.
AS the leader in the Mothers Glass
in the Sunday school for several
years and later as teacher for a
class of boys, she was both loved
and respected. In tn ; Ladies Aid
she has been helpful in so many
lines that we cannot hope to fill her
place.
If asked for the keynote to her
character the one word helpful
ness" would seem to cover it all, and |
we can offer no more sincere tribute
to her life than to say that it seemed |
to answer the supreme test as out
lined by a recent writer:
THE supreme test is not how
closely nor how far behind the Mas
ter one trudges and stumbles, but
whether ones life is motived by
will that is good toward men; wheth-
er ones words and influences are
cast on the side of social service
rather than that of self-aggrandize-
ment If such be the life, then that
life will be a redemptive one in the
world; one that touches other lives
with saving power and makes for a
sweeter and nobler society. 1t will
be Christian.
The last services were held In the
Congregations church w h ere a
large concourse of friends had gath.
cred to pay tribute Of respect.
The wealth of flowers, the music
and the aporeciative words of the
pastor, all showed the deep esteem
in which she was held.
For her 1.-The storm and stress of
life is over, her work is done. her
record closed" But as few friends
stood about that open grave in
Gods Acre beside the husband, the
daughter, the two brothers, the rel
atives and friends who had come
from away, we could not but feel
that in the going out of that life a
portion of the joy and brightness
had gone out of the lives of many
in River Falls.
Her memory will be a blessed
heritage, and if the memory of her
kindly helpful nature will be an in
SEPARATION to higher ideals in other
lives. then it will indeed be true
that THAT life is long that answers
life's great end"