The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1923-04-05
MRS. CYNTHIA KING
AN APPRECIATION
(By Rev. w. H. Evans)

through the kindness of Mrs. o.. Z
johnson. of the death Of Mrs. King
It came as a rude shock and an as
founding surprise to learn that thu
preat-souled and n~oble-hearted Chris
tan oma had passed from her labor
to her reward. As her pastor for 6
period of three and a half years,
wish to voice my appreciation of the
work she has done, not only in hel
own distinctive sphere in the Mission
school. but also in the local church
of which she was an outstanding and
faithful member. Whatever the
need. Mrs. King could always be de-
pended upon to lend her aid, in serv-
ice as well as financial support, to
the cause of the church, which shar-
ed 2 place in her heart with the work
she loved best of all, the training of
the children under her care, the an
gels of God in bronze, so that they
would grow up to be worthwhile citi-
zens of the community and state.
The great Presbyterian church,
with it's millions of members through
out the country who supported her
work. the Treasure State itself as
well as the community of Wolf Point,
they are all the poorer by the passing
of this strong soul, this woman of
God who filled such an illustrious
phase in that little Mission school at
Oldtown. To know her was to love
her; to know her intimately, as I
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stand in wonder at the very achiev-
ments she accomplished in the course
of more than a generation spent in
her chosen life work among the peo-
pie she loved best. 1t is no wonder
that those who knew her best-the
people for whom she gave her all
freely and without stint-it is no
wonder their faces beamed with pleas
ure and deep gratitude when they
spoke of Mrs. King. Even as her
Lord and Master she "laid down her
life for their sake" Like Paul, the
Apostle, with her fine gifts, her keen
intellect, her administrative powers,
her depth of love, she could have COM
manded a large place, an o%utstand-
ing place. back in the eastern states
from which she came. But. again
like the Apostle, she chose to cast
in her lot with those who needed her
the most. :
She turned her back on the posi- !
ton so many of us covet, and in the :
flush of young womanhood, full of /,
talent and culture, she cast in her :
lot, full of missionary zeal and splen- :
did purpose, with these first Ameri-
cans who were as dear to the heart 7
of God as any people on earth. There :
lies her monument, in those Giving !;
e~pistles in bronco boys and girls, 7
now men and women, who went thro
the Mission School, and are today a
credit to the community. During my /.
pastorate I saw children in the school /
parents had been there under :;
Mrs. Kings tuition, and row those T
children and their children's child !
call her blessed. The names of :
McBeth came to mind and the work r
among the Nez Perces, but never did
any woman labor more devotedly and
intellectually than did Mrs. Cynthia
D. King among the Sioux Indians of
Fort Peck. =
The Woman's Board of Home Mis- :
suffers a distinct loss in the "
Transformation of this beloved sister, d
but God will raise up another to take !
her place. For this let us lift up our :
hearts and praise His name.
If Mrs. King had voiced her wish
it would be to pass from her labor
to her reward in exactly this way.
She died as it were Gin the harness.
in the midst of her multifarious act
and she has gone on to that
other life where her activity is more
pronounced than ever.
The tired worker is now at home, !
1T rest with the Master Worker, but F.,
Ter labor is still with US and her !,
work goes on. She abounded in the /.
work of the Lord and her influence !
ives {
DIR. Jewett, once pastor of the fam I
,us Fifth Avenue church, New York ,
City, says he once stood on the Cal /
on hill. in Edinburgh, Scotland. He {
saw the l~amp-lighter going his round. ?
The twilight was coming on and as he :
yazed he saw the lamp-lighter going t
lamp to lamp. He followed him +
with his eyes until soon famous old T
Princess street stood out one I'M /
broken blaze of light
AS 7 sit here today I think of this
lamp-lighter, Mrs. c. D.
King, as she went through your com
serving her Master. She lit 4
amp after lamp with spiritual il !
animation for boys and girls who are Y
low men and women And "she be- 4
ny dead, yet s~peaketh" through them b
heir lips. their actions. Her deeds, v
low gone, are being wrought once V
through their works. She lit t
p the path of heaven for them. r
hanks be to God. She was always Il
bounding in the work of the Lord. I
Her work will 90 on Her inhuenca NJ