The Hardin tribune-herald. [volume] (Hardin, Mont.) 1925-1973, 1937-07-09

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WOMAN ?
Eulogies at Funeral Wednesday,
BY Supt. Robert Yellowtail
And Two Ministers.
Mrs. Lille Stewart, wife of Joe
Stewart, died Monday at the fam
lily home at Crow Agency at the
age of 62 years.
She came into the home of Pref
ty Eagle Feather and Scrotch
just a year before the Custer bat
tie. AT the age of 16 she married
Joe Stewart, Major Wyman, then
superintendent of the Crow In AN
reservation, performing the cere-
mony. Four boys and a girl
Frank, Robert, Fred, Johnnie and
Fanny were born to them. At
the age of 10, Robert died. Dur
ing his illness a Mrs. Miller, lead
er of the Pent of Billings, was
visiting in the Stewart home, and
it was through her teaching and
influence Of Robert on her life
that Mrs. Stewart accepted the
Christian faith.
In 1929 Mrs. Stewart, with a
number of other Grow Indian pee
pie went to Los Angeles to hear
Mrs. Amy Semple Mcpherson in
the Angelus temple, and while
there Mrs. Stewart and Victor
Singer, now the onlv survivor of
that party, were baptised by Mrs.
Mcpherson at Angelus temple. On
her return to Crow Agency Mrs.
Stewart became active in church
work and four years ago, while
attending a convention at Sheri-
dan, Wyo., was ordained as a mill
lister in the Four Square church,
in which she has since been an
ardent worker.
Besides her husband she leave;
three sons, a daughter, Is grand
children and a host of friends to
mourn her passing.
On Wednesday, July Z, the last
rites for Mrs. Stewart were held Ill
the Crow Community Baptist
church at Crow Agency, one of
the largest funerals that ever
took place on the Crow reserva-
ton. Practically the entire Crow
Agency community and the In
dams from all over the Grow res
ervation were present to pay
their respects at the passing Of
one of their best women.
The arrangements consisted Of
a joint service between the Indian
Baptist Mission at Crow Agency,
with Rev. c. A. Bentley officiating,
and Rev. Allan Phillips from the
Four Square Gospel church in
Hardin assisting with appropriate
remarks in eulogy of Mrs. Stewart
by Supt. Robert Yellowtal of the
Crow Indian reservation and Vic
tor Singer, fellow worker with Mrs.
Stewart In the Four Square Cos
mel church on the Crow reserva-
ton.
A choir composed of both mem
bers of the Indian and white
churches, directed by Supt. Robt
Yelowtail, sang three songs, first,
Safe in the Arms of Jesus" Sec
ond, Pass Me Not, Oh Gentle
Savior" third, the fauorite song
of Mrs. Stewart, Jesus Is All the
World to Me-"
MRS. Stewart lived a life of rigid
conformity to the teachings of The
Bible. Everybody who knew her
respected her highly as testified
by the tremendous crowd that
came to pass by her bier for the
last time and in the extolling Of
her virtuous life by all of tile
parent that this community has
lost a woman OF the highest char
acter and that the bereaved fam
lily certainly will miss her as the
years roll by.
The pallbearers were composed
Of members OF the -Four Square
Gospel church. being all Indians.
namely: Howell HOOPS, Allie Nor
rison. Victor Singer, Otto Bear
Cloud, Leslie Not Afraid and Bear
Ground. Burial was in the Crow
cemeteru under direction of the
Bullts-Crilly Co. Members of the
Indian church generally assisted
with the offering Of prayer and
other parts of the service. Per-
haps to better understand the
kind Of q life Mrs. Stewart led
while in the flesh, the remarks of
Superintendent Yeliowtail touch
ing upon this point will be n
tightening to those who did not
KnoW her. They are as follows:
TN all the languages spoken by
man, there Is no word more dear
nor none more internretive of
the love that binds us closer to-