humanity in the hospitals at home and beyond, 

 for the comfort of the bereaved and afflicted, 

 for the lonely stranger in a strange land, in 

 the building of churches, and hospitals, and 

 schools, and habitations for the poor, in the 

 skillful embellishment of her beautiful home, 

 in her exquisite handiwork, in the promotion 

 of patriotic and social endeavor for the bet- 

 terment of our people, in her loving loyalty 

 to her family and friends, in her winning 

 endearment for children, in her uncomplain- 

 ing endurance of suffering, in the divine 

 majesty of a mother's love, in all things that 

 were worth while, she did with her whole 

 heart and mind and strength, with never an 

 idle, misspent moment, with an eye single to 

 the glory of God. 



"The only visible link between this life and 

 the next and the only work of our hands that 

 does span the grave and follow us into the 

 unseen world beyond is what we accomplish 

 in endeavoring to imitate Him who went 

 about doing good. Doing good is unselfish- 

 ness in action; it is work for others, and its 

 field comprehends the smallest kindnesses of 

 every-day life as clearly as the noblest exer- 

 cise of public charity. The cup of cold water 

 marks it, as well as the church, the asylum, or 

 the hospital, or the college. The loving 

 smile, the cheering word, in this service may 

 be more worthy of remembrance than all the 

 world calls great outside of it." 



