Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1915-10-23
British Chaplain, Who Was
With TeaCher-nurSe Hour
Before Execution Says She
Was CheerfuIIy Resigned,
GLAD TO GIVE LIFE
IN C0UNTRY'S SERVICE
Heroism Of Christian MarBrI
CharacterizeS Words and.
Actions of Woman Slain by
German MiIitanSm,

London oct % UOI5 p. m)--l
Tbe British foreign office this even (
Inc made public the report of the
pey III S. II. Gahan, the British
ehaplain in Brussels, who visited Miss
Fdith Caveu just before her eXecu-
fon and "a letter from Brand Whit-
lock the American minister TO Bel
einm To Walter Hines Page, the Am
erican ambassador i'm London. mi
his letter Mr. Whiuock says he re-
oucsted that the body of Miss Cavell /
be- delivered 10 the school for nurses
of which she was the directress, his
feaucst being referred to the minis
inv of war in Berlin
Miss CayeI Perfectly Calm
The Rev. Nj. Gahan I'm his report
said
"On Monday evening the nth Of
october ! was admitted by special
passport from the German authori-
lies 10 the prison of ST. GILES, where
Miss Edith Cavell had been confined
for ten weeks. The final sentence
had been given early that afternoon
ITO my establishment and relief |
found my friend perfectly calm and
resigned. but this conld not lessen the
tenderness ana intensity Of feeling on
either part during that last interview
of almost an hour.
she said that she wished all her
friends 10 know that she Willingly
gave her life for her country, and
said
No stranger 10 Death.
o1fIAave no fear nor shrinking. ]
-llsAl .tef4~S t3sth So often that d la
f.f n 10
"Sue further said ! thank COO
for this ten weeks of quiet before the
end My life has always been hur-
ried and fun Of difficulties; this time
the rest has been great mercy.
They have all been very kind to me
here. But this / would say, stand
ing as I do in view Of God and etern-
ity ] realize that patriotism is not
enough ] must have no hatred or
bitterness towards anyone
We partook Of holy communion
together and she received the gospel
message of consolation with all her
heart AT the close of the little SER
vice 1 began to repeat the words,
Abide With Me, and she Joined
softly in the end.
Sustained by Christian Faith.
we SAT VNltliN NulhiliH N'ANAA
vas time for me to so. She gave me
parting messages for relations anu
friends She spoke of her soul s.
needs az the moment and she received
the assurance Of Gods words as only
Christian can do.
"Then said good bye, and she
smiled and said. we shal meet
again
IA ys...-.., .;Iit,,,- ,bap1ain WAS
with her at the end and atterWalu
gave her a Christian burial, tie lolu
me
She was brave and bright to the
last She professed her Christian
faith and said she was glad TO die Ior
her country She died like nero
me
Whltlock's Letter
Mr. Whitlock, in enclosing the lot
ter he wrote to Baron Won der Lane-
ken, the German governor at the
request Of President Falder, OF the
court of appeals in Brussels, and tho
president of the Belgian school for
nurses, asking that Miss Caveli =
body be delivered TO the school for
nurses. of which she was the dlrec-
tress says
have not received written re-
ply TO my note to Baron Lancken on
the subject but he came to see me
Yesterday afternoon and stated thaI
.hc body had been inferred near the
piison OF St. GILES, where the execu-
lion took place, and that under the
regulations governing such cases II
was impossible to eXhume the BODY
without written permission from the
minister of war al Berlin.
He added that he had no author-
ity 10 ask for permission 10 exhume
the body but that Immediately upon
the return Of the goyernor-general he
Would request him 70 take the mat
Ter up
II shall hope to be able to tell you
tlat We have at least been able %
accomplish this small service