The broad ax., 1919-10-04

1t was very briefly stated in these
columns last week that Mrs. Musadora
Anderson, the beloved and devoted
wife of Rev. J. c. Anderson, formerly
pastor of Quinn Chapel, this city, ex
pired very suddenly while on the op-
Grating table at the Mayo Brothers
Hospital, Rochester, Mimi, late Wed
nesday evening. For the past year the
Rev. and Mrs. Anderson have been re
siding in St. Paul, Mimi, where he is
pastor of st. James A. NJ. f. church
in that city, and he rushed from that
city to Rochester and accompanied the
remains of Mrs. Anderson to this city
arriving here last Saturday morning
and from that morning until Monday
noon her remains were at the home OF
Mr.. and Mrs. William De lacy, 1926
Wentworth Ave, where they were
viewed by many Of her close or warm
friends.
Monday at l O'Clock funeral serv.
ices were held over her remains at
Quinn chapel, which was crowded to
its fullest capacity. E. II. Williamson,
the up-to-date funeral director, was in
charge. He was ably assisted by Sir
James E. Bish.
The white ROBBED members of the
choir, of which Mrs. Anderson was a
member before departing for St. Paul,
met the remains at the door. They
were followed by Rev. II. Z. Stewart,
pastor of Quinn chapel. The choir
slowly marched down the aisle softly
chanting a funeral hymn. Rev. Stewart
in his long black robe came next, read
ing in a soft, low voice:
81 am the Resurrection and the Life.
He that believeth on Ne though he
were dead shall have everlasting life.
We brought nothing into this world and
certainly we will not take anything
out Of it," etc, etc.
Many ministers who were in attend
ance at the annual conference followed
close behind Rev. Stewart. Then came
the members of Household of Ruth
$50, of which Mrs. Anderson was one
of its past high officers, and then the
rare and beautiful floral offerings which
extended across the platform. Rev. T..
L. Scott read the frst hymn, No. sol.
Rev. T. B. Stovall, presiding elder Of
the Des Moines, Iowa, district, offered
prayer; Rev. Timothy Reeves, pastor
of St. Stephens church, read the sec
ond hymn, No. $50; Rev. NJ. H. Grit
fin, pastor of the Hyde Park church,
read the goth Psalm; Rev. R. E. Will
son read the obituary, which follows:
Obituary.
Sister Musadora Anderson was born
April Is, 1875, in the city of Rock
ford, Ill. All of her girlhood days were
spent in her home town, she never hav-
ing been one hundred miles from Rock
ford until she was married. She was
educated in the public schools in that
city.
Her life showed very careful train
ing. She was brought up in the Sun
day school and church and as a young
child became q member Of a Band Of
Hope Temperance Society.
Mrs. Anderson's father ard mother,
Mr.. and Mrs. Isaiah Donley, were
highly respected in the community in
which they lived, both in private and
public life without regard to race. Both
parents died when deceased was quite
young; the mother passing away when
the daughter was about FIVE years of
age; the father not many years after.
Thus their young daughter was left
to the care of a foster grandmother,
who reared and directed the life of her
charge faithfully and well until she en-
tered into a home of her own. Dur
ing the early part of her eighteenth
year Sister Anderson became a Chris
tian. From this time until her death
she was a faithful and conscientious
worker in the church.
When seventeen years Of age de-
ceased met Rev. J. C. Anderson, who
later became her husband. They were
married September "a, 1894, living
happily together until she was called
home on the. twenty-6fth anniversary
of their marriage. This union was
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