a Benediction Whose memory is a Beatitude. 1896: CHICAGO. In JflRpsnoriam. BY REV. ELIJAH STONE. ELIZABETH SKELTON was born in Southowram, Yorkshire, England, April 30th, 1843. She came to Chicago in September, 1855, and immediately entered the Public School, graduating from the Chicago High School in 1860. The succeeding nine years were spent in teach- ing, for the most part in the Brown School, Chicago. June 9th, 1869, she was married to Isaac Newton Dan- forth, M. D., whose home she illumined by the loveliness of her character for twenty-six beautiful years. She died August 1st, 1895, and her mortal remains were laid to rest in Graceland cemetery on the following Sunday, August 4ih. Her husband and two children William Clark, born July 30th, 1878 and Sarah Esther, born November 2d, 1879, mourn her untimely death. Mrs. Danforth was for twenty-five years a member of the choir of Centenary M. E. Church, and was zealously active in all departments of church work. She was the chief organize* of the Wesley Hospital Ladies' Aid Association, and was its president until failing health compelled her to resign. For several years f-he was vice-president of the Northwestern Branch of the 8 IN MEMORIAM. Woman's Foreign Missionary Society, was chairman of the Medical Education Committee, and gave to it her best thought and her best efforts. She was a member and one of the founders of the West End Woman's Club, and a member of the Wo- man's Club, both of Chicago, and was recognized as the peer of the ablest of the many able women who compose those unique organizations. Her life was the outgrowth and illustration of her re- ligious experience. She was consecrated to God from her earliest recollection; could recall no time when she did not lead a life of prayer; when she did not love God, His law r His people and His work; nor could she remember a period when she did not trust in Christ as her personal, present and all-sufficient Saviour. She grew up "in," rather than "into" Christ, thus becoming assimilated into His likeness, permeated with His Spirit, and "having escaped the cor- ruptions that are in the world," was made a "partaker of the Divine nature." That this was an unusual experience is true, but it is recorded substantially in her own words, and is, apparently, the only explanation of the Christ-like life she lived; and when joined to her clear and cultured intellect, developed in her an ideal character. She was not what would be called a "society woman," yet she possessed a warm social nature, and yielded to its promptings as far as the more imperative demands of her life work permitted; was intelligent, unassuming, kind and cordial, made warm friends and retained them to the end of life. She realized very fully the value of higher de- velopment of the social element, and hence her efforts to advance the interest of the women's clubs already re- ferred to. She was an ideal wife and mother. ''A woman owes her first duty to her'family," was the unvarying rule of her IN MEMORIAM. 9 life; and her bereaved husband might well say, as he did a year before she died, "She has been my right hand for twenty-five years." She watched over the interests of her children with all the care a mother's love could inspire, and did all in her power, both by precept and example, to develop in them strong and symmetrical characters. Next to her family duties were those she owed to the church. These included the claims of humanity at large, for she recognized the church as God's appointed agency for revolutionizing the world; bringing it into a subjection to His will, and raising it to purity and virtue. Down to the organization of the Woman's Foreign Missionary Society her church work had been limited, for the most part to Centenary Church, of which she was a member nearly all her life. When, however, about 1870, the Northwestern Branch of that society was organized, she felt that a door was opened which offered her an opportunity for effective work beyond the limits of her local surroundings. She became a charter member, and soon a leader in the blessed work it had undertaken. Officially she held, at different times, several important and responsible positions. She was secretary of the Branch; secretary of the Rock River Conference Society, member and chairman of the Medical Education Committee, vice-president and acting president^ By far the most important position she held was that of chairman of the Medical Education Committee. This committee had the supervision of the medical education of the young ladies who were being given a medical educa- tion by the society as a special preparation for the work they were expected to perform in the foreign field. Of course, this supervision was exercised almost exclusively by the chairman of the committee. She was eminently fitted for the position. Her cultivated intellect, her innate kindness, and her unflagging zeal commended her to them 10 IN MEMORIAM. as a friend and counselor; and her remarkable familiarity with the varied phases of character and work in the foreign mission field made her a special instructor in the peculiarities and surroundings of the people among whom they were preparing to labor. But it was not these young ladies alone who were benefited by her familiarity with the condition of women in heathen lands. Her voice and pen were also enlisted in the same work, and her public utterances were always marked by wisdom and practical common sense. There was a realism in her descriptions of the Zenana homes especially, which stirred the hearts of all who heard her. Her public addresses were not only instructive, but always finished, dignified, scholarly and frequently eloquent. During her long and faithful service in the missionary work she enjoyed the love and confi- dence of her associates in a very remarkable degree, as their tears bore testimony when they received the sad tidings of her death. But her labors were not limited to the mission field, whether home or foreign. Every interest of humanity, temporal and spiritual, was dear to her, and her sympathies went out toward suffering wherever found. It is true that her time was mostly occupied with the absorbing duties of the foreign work; and yet she was enabled, by a rigid Economy, to do a large amount of work in other fields. When the Training School and Deaconess' Home were started she was able to give them somewhat of aid and comfort. When Wesley Hospital and its Training School for Nurses were instituted she was chiefly instrumental in organizing the Ladies' Aid Society in its behalf; was its president until failing health compelled her to resign; and was greatly helpful in raising means to start them on their career of usefulness. Her last public appearance was when she presided at the graduating exercises of the IN MEMORIAM. 11 Training School for Nurses in the fall of 1894, and signed the diplomas of the graduates. It should be added that while connected with these various institutions, and doing the work they imposed, she retained her membership in the local Woman's Foreign Missionary Society in Cen- tenary Church, and exerted an ever-increasing influence until her death. Hers was a very busy, a very beautiful and a very useful life. We have discovered the source from which it flowed. It was "the love of Christ" constraining her. It was a peaceful, cheerful, joyous constraint; one that made her happy, and shed happiness on all around her. And even when the final summons came she hesitated not, but was ready to follow where He led. But oh, what darkness overshadowed that lovely home. True, she passed through the veil and entered the Glory-land; but, for the time, she bore all the brightness with her. It is a dark shadow that is cast by the coffin of a wife and mother, and the darkness is intensified by the brightness of her who is placed therein. But, as time passes, we seem to penetrate the veil, and get a view of the "Glory that excelleth." TRIBUTE OF THE WOIIAN'S FOREIGN SIONARY SOCIETY. BY MRS. F. P. CKANDON. "Peace, be still!" were the gentle words that quelled the tumultuous waves of sickness and suffering of our loved sister, Mrs. Elizabeth Skelton Danforth. What then ? "A flood of light, a seraph hymn, And God's own smile forever and forever." Our hearts repeat, "Peace, be still !" but our blinding tears, our choking sobs will not be rebuked. 12 IN MEMORIAM. Again and again do \ve recall her gentle grace, her strong personality, her faithfulness to duty, her consistency in her daily walk, her uniform kindness and gentleness to all. A pure and saintly woman, a loving wife, a gentle mother, an unfailing friend, her Christ-like influence touched many a soul, and helped it on toward the heavenly city. Though a sufferer for many, many months, no mur- muring word escaped her. Gentle, sweet and patient to the last, her thoughts continually were for others. -"Refined by suffering, like a little child she grew." The world is better for her having lived, more holy, pure and true. When her fruitful life was closed, there ended one of the most active, judicious, consecrated powers in benevolent and religious work that has been among us. But it is as a member of the Woman's Foreign Mis- sionary Society, that she loved and served so long, that I desire briefly to speak. To it her heart was always loving and loyal, her service faithful and generous. Her associa- tions with us have been of the most intimate character, and have been long maintained. Her name is on the roll of our charter members, and appears in many different relations on our official register at one time recording secretary of the Branch, again as secretary of the Rock River Conference, chairman of the Medical Educational Committee, vice-president and acting president of the Society her service has been varied, continuous and important, performed loyally, wisely and faithfully. Numbers of our medical missionaries in the hospitals and dispensaries in foreign lands are indebted to her for assistance during the prosecution of their studies, and for the inspiration which is so essential to the work for which they were fitting themselves, and to none who have known her will the tidings of her death bring more genu- IN MEMORIAM. 13 ine sorrow than to those girls to whom she so fully com- mended herself as counselor and friend. The list of the "loved and lost" of our Society grows apace. I could not, if I would, recall the names of those who so enthusiastically took up this new line of work twenty-five years ago. Some of them were then near to life's close more of them, like Mrs. Danforth, in the glory and promise of maturing womanhood. One after another they are falling by the *way. The hearts of those who remain are oppressed by these frequent partings. The number of those who have passed over the river will soon outnumber those who continue in the ranks. Others take up the work "dropped from hands grown weary with life's toiling," but we are ever and anon reminded of some com- rade with whom we were accustomed to keep step, but who is no longer by our side. And so "It seemeth such a little way to me Across to that strange country, the Beyond; And yet not strange for it has grown to be The home of those of whom I am so fond. They make it seem familiar and most dear, As journeying friends bring distant countries near. I never stand about a bier and see The seal of death set on some well-loved face, But that I think 'One more to welcome me When I shall cross the intervening space Between this land and that one over there- One more to make the strange Beyond seem fair." " The tender thoughts and memories of those who loved Mrs. Danforth will be sweeter and of more lasting fragrance than these beautiful flowers that cover her casket, and may the incense of her faith and prayers ascend, out of which shall be born a new devotion and inspiration to follow her as she followed Christ. "God's way was best, with reverent lips we say, God's way is best, and praise our God today." 14 IN MEMORIAM. The Ladies' Aid Association of Wesley Hospital held a meeting September 10, 1895, at which time the following papers were read: A TRIBUTE OF LOVE. [Read before the Ladies' Aid Association.] I knew Mrs. Danforth well; more intimately it may be than many who had been associated with her a greater number of years. It was the intimacy of pastor and wife with a willing worker. That she was pre-eminently. She never shrank from any task assigned her. There was no questioning of time, or ability, or fitness. If there was work to be done she rather coveted the privilege of doing it. It was her delight to serve her friends and the church to the utmost of her powers. Centenary Church is poorer today because she is no longer one of her visible members. Her voice will be missed in prayer and praise; in song and service. But she belonged not wholly to Centenary Church. Her sympa- thies were with every good work. In the Woman's Foreign Missionary organizations she was eminently at home, and her thoughts and prayers were world-wide. But as much as she was to these various departments of work, it seems to me she was more to this association. She belonged to the others; this, in a large measure, be- longed to her. I believe she thought, and planned, and prayed for its success, as for no other work. We can ask no greater success for Wesley Hospital than that her vision of its coming glory and greatness shall be prophetic. She has been taken away before the realizations of her hopes. A year before the death of Phillips Brooks he made an engagement to preach for the people of another denom- IN MEMORIAM. 15 inational faith. He said, "I will come if I am living here, and if I am not I will send a message from the other world." Is it not more than fancy that she who was so much interested in this work may still have a message for us? I am sure, with more fervor than ever before, she would plead that we labor with unceasing diligence; that we improve our present opportunity, ere the night cometh when we can no longer work. I saw her but a short time before her translation. She was hopeful then of restored health. I am glad of the little talk I had with her. It showed that infinitely above and beyond all other interests was her own home life. She expressed regret that she could not be a help to her children in their school work. It was suggested that they had learned to be more self-reliant, but this did not satisfy the yearning of her mother heart. Great as is our loss and sorrow, greater still are the consolations which were hers, and are ours. Her beautiful and useful life was a rich blessing, and its memories are an abiding treasure. "We sit beside the lower feast to-day, She at the higher; Our voices falter as we bend to pray; In the great choir Of happy saints, she sings and does not tire. We break the bread of patience, and the wine Of tears we share; She tastes the vintage of that glorious vine Whose branches fair Set for the healing of all nations are." Truly "Blessed are the dead which die in the Lord; yea, saith the spirit, that they may rest from their labors; and their works do follow them." MRS. A. C. GEORGE. 16 IN MEMORIAM* Resolutions passed by the Ladies' Aid Association of Wesley Hospital: Whereas: Mrs. Dr. Danforth, the organizer and, for several years, the Presiding Officer of this Board, has been taken from us by death; therefore Resolved: That we hereby express our appreciation of her services so kindly and wisely rendered, and the great helpfulness of her counsels, and of her inspiring enthusiasm for the success of Wesley Hospital; and we gladly place on record, not only our appreciation of her services, but also of her kind and loving spirit and gracious leadership. Resolved: That we extend to the family our sincere sympathy in their irreparable loss and great sorrow. Resolved: That these proceedings be entered upon the records of our association and published in our hos- pital paper. MRS. A. C. GEORGE. MRS. L. L. BOND. MRS. B. F. HEAD. IN HONOR OF MRS. DANFORTH. The following remarks were made by Mrs. M. E. Cole at the memorial services of Mrs. I. N. Danforth, held by the Ladies' Aid Association of Wesley Hospital, Sept. 10th, 1895: When, on my return home from my summer outing Saturday evening, I found a note advising me of this me- morial meeting, and with it a request that I say something as an intimate personal friend of Mrs. Danforth, I could but congratulate myself that I had been found worthy to be accepted and known as an intimate personal friend of so beautiful a character and womanly woman as was she. IN MEMORIAM. 17 When I left my mother and home twenty-two years ago to set up a home for myself in our fair city, it was my good fortune to have had Mrs. Danforth as one of the first to give me a welcome among strangers and manifest an interest in me and mine, and that acquaintance ripened into a warm personal friendship, not as intimate a compan- ionship as some friends might enjoy, for we each had our cares and responsibilities; but my admiration for her and her gifts and personal worth made her a friendly load- stone which drew me to her and made me glad to be ad- mitted to her sacred circle of friends. Mrs. Danforth was a beautiful character wherever seen; in the home circle she was the central sun; as a wife she was ideal, never too occupied to be a companion; as a mother she was beautiful, never too burdened with cares to want in time to listen to the calls of her children, and offer the aid and consolations that only a true mother can bestow; as a friend she was true as the pole star, always approachable, interested, sympathetic, rich in thought and tenderly considerate, whatever she undertook. No place was too great for her, and no duty too exalting to find her wanting in the performance. She was a leader among women, not from her seeking, but because she was born to lead, and did it unconsciously. She was the personification of simplicity, but it was a simplicity which generated hidden power and moral forces about her. The most timid could approach her and be greatly strengthened in their purpose, and none were too far up the hill of difficulties or achievements to find themselves above her station. Her life was woven into the history of our church, and her influence and the result of her work will stand as a perpetual monument to her as a woman and a Christian. 18 IN MEMORIAM. She wrought into her fifty years the work of many longer lives, and finished her task in her prime. Yester- day she was in the vigor and beauty of magnificent womanhood, today she bowed before the relentless hand which said her life work was done, and went to her reward. Who can and will on the morrow take up that work and fill the large place she occupied among us? IN LOVING MEMORY. [From the Wesley Hospital Messenger for August, 1895.] "There is no death! What seems so is transition; This life of mortal breath Is but a suburb of the life elysian, Whose portal we call death." LONGFELLOW. To the many friends of our Hospital, The Messenger this month bears the sad news of the death of Mrs. Eliza- beth Skelton Danforth, wife of Dr. I. N. Danforth, Presi- dent of our Medical Board. When the first plan of a Methodist Hospital was sug- gested, she became a firm advocate of its practicability and usefulness. Early in its history the co-operation of the Christian women of the church was elicited, to assist in providing necessaries for the hospital and delicacies for the sick. The Ladies' Aid Association of Wesley Hospital was then organized, and Mrs. Danforth became its first president. This office she held until last November, when she insisted upon resigning the chair, which for a year or more she had not been able to occupy on account of failing health. Interested as she was in every good work, both public and private, burdened with duties at home and abroad, honored with positions of trust and responsibility, she IN MEMORIAM. 19 always found time to devote to the work of the hospital caring for its needs as though it was the specially loved work of her heart. Her time, her strength, her excellent judgment, her wise planning and rare executive ability were given to this beloved work, and her generous heart and open purse were ever ready to supply the wants which she was always first to recognize. In all her decisions she never forgot that our hospital was a Christian institution, and belonged to our beloved Methodism, and therefore its good name must reflect honor upon the church which founded and supported it. Every officer had her firm support; every nurse her kind appreciation and encouragement; every patient her loving sympathy and help. To the ladies of the Board she was a tower of strength, a model presiding officer, an enthusiastic worker, a wise counselor. Realizing that the work must go on, though the work- ers fail, may our loss bind us closer to each other, closer to the work she loved, closer to Christ, who gave and has taken away, that we may receive strength to carry forward the work which she has left in our hands. MRS. A. G. LANE. FROM THE MEDICAL BOARD. Whereas: In the course of human events, under the control and direction of an all-wise Providence, a noble woman, true always to that sacred term, has been removed from our midst, and from a loving family home, of which she was the sun and center, a woman whose broad sympa- thies extended the light of her life far beyond the circle of her home, and whose interest in our hospital was a large source of its success; be it 20 IN MEMORIAM. Resolved: That we, the Medical Board of Wesley Hospital, hereby express our keenly-felt sorrow and our deep sympathy with our friend and colleague, Dr. I. N. Danforth, husband of our friend, and to her children who are called upon to sustain the loss of a devoted and Chris- tian mother. ELIZA H. ROOT, M. D. L. B. HAYMAN, M. D. ANNIE W. SAGE, M. D. Aug. 2, 1895. Committee. FROM ANNUAL REPORT OF WESLEY HOSPITAL TRAINING SCHOOL, NOV. 25, 1895. "In behalf of the nurses I desire to express our sorrow for the great loss we have sustained in the death of the President of our Training School Committee, Mrs. Dan- forth. Deeply interested as we all knew her to be in the hospital, she was like a mother to the Training School. Her last appearance in public was to grace the platform of Oakland Church, as she presided at the nurses' gradua- tion, to encourage the graduates with her sweet womanly sympathy, and cheer and bid them God-speed in their noble work. Her last signature was on their diplomas. Her words still ring in many ears, and we will ever hold her memory dear and precious. "Make her to be numbered with thy saints, O Lord, in glory everlasting." ANNIE S. HEWITT, Superintending Nurse of Wesley Hospital. IN MEMORIAM. 21 FROM THE WEST END WOMAN'S CLUB. Death comes on unwelcome wings, and bears from the West End Woman's Club here one, and there another, casting a shadow athwart our otherwise happy and cher- ished circle. His last visit, made after a long and insidious approach, took from us our highly esteemed and appreciated sister, Mrs. Elizabeth Skelton Danforth. Mrs. Danforth was recognized as one of the foremost women in our city, engaged as she was in many organiza- tions having for their object the up-building of society, and the bettering of the conditions of mankind. Though ill health had prevented her from being much among us, she had made her impress, and will take a place in our his- tory. Always unpretending and modest, and being so thoroughly equipped mentally, her good judgment and womanly gentleness bespoke for her opinion consideration and confidence; and, with all the claims made by the pub- lic upon her time and energy, she was never so occupied as not to be an ornament in her home, a helpful wife, an ideal mother and a Christian friend. To express our sympathy with Dr. Danforth and his children a son and daughter of promise is our sincere desire, and we ask that such expression be spread upon the record of this club, and also sent to the family. MARY E. COLE, EVELYN A. FRAKE, Com. for W. E. W. C. Read before the West End Woman's Club Friday afternoon, October 4th, 1895. 22 IN MEMORIAM. IN MEMORIAM. CONTRIBUTED BY SAMUEL PARKER. [Taken from the Centenary column of The Chicago Methodist,] Mrs. Elizabeth Skelton Danforth, beloved wife of Dr.. Isaac N. Danforth, closed a beautiful, useful Christian life on Thursday, August 1st, and entered on the blessedness of the life eternal. She was born in Southowram, England, April 30, 1843. She came to Chicago when but a girl and attended the public schools here. For nine years she was a teacher in the Brown School, and in 1869 was married to Dr. I. N. Danforth, now one of the oldest physicians in Chicago. Mrs. Danforth sang for twenty-five years in the choir of the Centenary Methodist Church, of which she was a member. She was one of the organizers of the Ladies' Hospital Association, in connection with the Wesley Hospital. For a number of years she was vice- president of the Northwestern Branch of the Woman's Foreign Missionary Society. She was one of several young persons who, years ago, organized and maintained a Sunday school west of Western avenue, until it was absorbed by the Park Avenue M. E. Church. Centenary Sunday School ever found in her a valuable teacher and effi- cient worker. The funeral was held at the family residence 903 West Monroe street, Sunday at 2 p. m., the venerable Dr. Stone, her former pastors Jackson and Swift, and Rev. R. H. Pooley, taking part, while a sister member of the Missionary Society, Mrs. F. P. Crandon, bore loving testi- mony to her work in that organization. The large num- ber in attendance attested the loving regard in which she was held, many old-time members coming long distances to show their respect and sympathy. The flower- laden casket was borne by six nephews of the deceased, a sad but appropriate duty. IN MEMORIAM. 23 Gone? From society, and school, and church, and home? No. Though no longer seen by mortal eye, In memory she shall still come as a blessing and benediction. Dead? No. They are not dead whose lofty mind Lifts ours on high. To live in hearts we leave behind Is not to diet THE LAST SAD RITES. "Thou hast passed through the valley and shadow, Thou hast entered the fullness of day." The funeral services were held at the family residence, 903 W. Monroe street, on the afternoon of Sunday, August 4th, 1895, in the presence of a great gathering of loving relatives and friends. Mr. Martin E. Cole, for many years the intimate friend of Dr. and Mrs. Danforth, with great kindness, delicacy and efficiency, took charge of all ar- rangements, both at the house and cemetery. A profusion of fragrant and beautiful flowers covered the casket and adorned the parlors and library. In the absence of Rev. Dr. H. W. Bolton, the Pastor of Centenary M. E. Church, the immediate services were conducted by Rev. H. G. Jackson, D. D., Presiding Elder of North Chicago District, and a former Pastor. They were as follows: 1. Singing: Hymn No. 656 of the Methodist Hymnal "Jesus, Lover of My Soul," by the choir of Centenary Church and friends who were present. 2. Scripture reading consisting of Psalms xxiii and xc by Rev. R. H. Pooley of Oak Park. 3. Prayer by Rev. P. H. Swift, Ph. D., Pastor of Oak- land M. E. Church, a former pastor of Centenary Church. 24 IN MEMORIAM. 4. Toplady's beautiful hymn "Rock of Ages, Cleft for Me," was sung by choir and assembled friends. 5. Address by Rev. H. G. Jackson, D. D., an intimate and much-loved friend. 6. Address on behalf of the Woman's Foreign Mission- ary Society (printed in the foregoing pages) by Mrs. F. P. Crandon of Evanston. 7. Address by Rev. Elijah Stone who had known and loved Mrs. Danforth since her girlhood, and for whom she always entertained profound respect and sincere affection^ The remarks of Drs. Jackson and Stone were sym- pathetic, tender and comforting, and they were both much affected by their intimate personal relations with the fam- ily, now broken asunder. As their words were entirely- unpremeditated and unwritten, it is impossible to repro- duce them here. 8. Hymn 654 of the Methodist Hymnal "My Jesus, as Thou Wilt," sung by the choir. 9. Benediction, by Dr. Jackson. At the conclusion of the simple but beautiful and ap- propriate services, the flower-wreathed casket was borne away, in sadness and sorrow, by L. L. Skelton, M. D., Thos. A. Wainwright, Edgar J. Ellis, H. Danforth Skelton, Percy Roberts and R. S. Radcliffe, nephews of Mrs. Danforth; and among those who followed that casket to the cemetery, there were none who mourned her loss with greater sin- cerity. And so, as the sun went westward on that serene Sab- bath afternoon, we left her remains in beautiful Graceland r under a flowering catalpa tree, where, in the language of an aunt who loved her dearly, "she is sleeping the years away." More than one hundred letters and telegrams of sym- pathy and condolence were received by the family. While IN MEMORIAM. 25 it would give the writer a melancholy pleasure to publish them, he remembers that they were not intended for pub- lication; but they will be treasured as sacred mementoes of friendship, manifested in time of need. Personal prof- fers of sympathy and assistance poured in from expected and unexpected sources, and the stricken family realized, as never before, what friendship and sympathy meant. To the members of Centenary M. E. Church in par- ticular, and to the church choir, whose sympathy knew no^ bounds, the thanks and gratitude of the family are hereby tendered. The beautiful, exemplary and fruitful life which Mrs. Danforth lived on earth, did not terminate when her mor- tal remains were hidden in the silent grave. The "Eliza- beth Skelton Danforth Memorial Scholarship" which has. been founded in the Northwestern University Woman's Medical School, for the benefit of needy but meritorious students, and the "Elizabeth Room" in Wesley Hospital, are material evidences of this fact. But such lives do not terminate; they are perennial, they are eternal. They leave behind an aroma which is always fragrant, a richness, of coloring which never fades. Time, the inexorable ar- biter of all things, adds its mellowing touch, but does not obliterate or obscure the memory of the pure and good. "Not upon us or ours the solemn angel Hath evil wrought; The funeral anthem is a glad evangel : The good die not." "God calls our loved ones, but we lose not wholly What He has given; They live on earth in thought and deed as truly As in His heaven." 26 IN MEMORIAM. In the Wesley Hospital Messenger for May, 1896, ap- peared the following beautiful poem from the pen of Prof. Eliza H. Root, M. D.: LINES. (Inscribed to the memory of Mrs. I. N. Danforth, by E. H. R.) A morning glory oped its flower At dawning's chaste and dewy hour; Sweet nectars welling to the brim Kissed morning's jewels on the rim. Its gifts of grace were scattered free For passing bird and honey-bee. The flower felt no sense of loss, Nor dreamed that life might be a cross. But when the morning's hours were run, Ere shadows lengthened in the sun, The flower infolded more complete, To ope next morn at Jesus' feet. BK