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Show KIND-HEARTED HELPMATE PASSES AWAY. Mrs. S. C. Ewing Died at Holy Cross Hospital Received Re-ceived Into the Faith Funeral Services. J Mrs. Leonora N. Ewing, wife of S. "'. Kwing, proprietor of the Cullen hotel, j died at tlie Holy Cross hospital Tuesday j morning from malignant tumor of i the stomach, from which she has been la sufferer for more than two years past. While her death was not entLe-j entLe-j !y unexpected, it came as a sad and j severe blow to her family and friends. , he was a woman well known and be-i be-i loved by people throughout the state, j and their heartfelt sympathy will be extended to the bereaved husband, j For about two months past Mrs. Lvv-ing Lvv-ing had been confined to ln-r bed most of the lime, and last Sunday, at her i own request, she was taken to the Holy j Cross hospital to undergo an operation. I While under th" gentle care of the I sisters at the hospital. Mrs. Ewing, j I who. it is said, had i ontempiated join-; join-; ing the Cathalic church, expressed her desire to embrace the faith, and became be-came a member of the church on her deathbed. Rev. Father Curran baptized her, am administered the last Sacraments Tuesday Tues-day evening. She died without a struggle, strug-gle, at peace with all, and her beauti ful resignation was most edifying. J Mrs. Ewing, who was before her 'marriage Miss Meyers, was born in j Wheeiing, W. Ya.. Jan. 7, JS37. In 1856 !she removed with her father to California, Califor-nia, and while visiting her uncle in Nevada Ne-vada in met and married Mr. i Ewing. The couple came to Utah in j 1571, and for a number of years lived in the mining camps of the state. For the past twenty-four years she has been a resident of this city. The funeral took place from St. Mary's cathedral on Thursday afternoon after-noon at 2:30. A large crowd of .old friends attended the services. Te casket was surrounded with large palms and was covered with beautiful floral offerings. Rev. Father Kieiy of-ticiated of-ticiated and delivered the funeral sermon, ser-mon, which was a beautiful tribute to the life and character of the deceased. The large number of friends that attended at-tended the services was evidence of the worth of the good woman, who was a devoted wife, and a kindly, cherished friend. For her, life's cares have vanished, van-ished, and her night has turned to day: May her last long sleep be blest! FATHER K I ELY'S TRIBCTE. "Well done thou good and faithful servant." Of Christ alone could it be truly said that all His works were perfect. He alone could defy the Pagan world, and comfort His false accusers to point out wherein He did anything wrong or deserving de-serving of censure. In life we can only make a feeble effort to imitate Him. Some, by natural instinct, and full of charity, find their happiness in doing good, thy striving to make others happy, hap-py, while others, for opposite reasons, find their happiness in sowing the seeds of discord, and becoming disturbing elements in society. The former, tranquil tran-quil and ever hopeful, like the gentle rays of the sun peering through the thick mist of a big storm, bring peace and happiness to many unhappy and improvident souls. They are the true Oood Samaritans, who, without favor or hope of any earthly reward, devote their lives to the cause of suffering humanity. hu-manity. They are in reality the hid- den sainti whose "goodness is enterred with their bones." To thjs class did the deceased belong. be-long. Who could truly eulogize the merits of Mrs. Ewing' s private life and character? Who can tell of h-r de-votedness de-votedness and fidelity, her prudent counstls wile n consulted, her great patience in adversity, her kindness to a 1, and her chaiity to the poor of Christ? Jt is out of my power to do so. I hear her praises lisped by him v. ho knew her best. "There w as never a better or more devoted wife," says the sorrowful husband. In them Untrue Un-true idea ;f tlie I'hristian marriage was verified. "They were not two. but one." In al) business transactions they consulted together, and having mutual- : ly agreed, Wiey acted as one person. ! She was a real 'helpmate,-' whose ; womanly inetlnets in sunshine would j restrain excessive hope, whi'e in ad- J versity that same instinct would en- . courage, by po'nting out the bl ight side ' of lire. Tested in both pnases of life, she was ever the same r.atierit and : tranquil soul who forgot herself for ; the sake of him whom she promised to i love till death. Need we witn-ss ol her kindness to all? If so. consult the I reg'ster of the Cullen hotel, and every I guest who made it his home will tell I you that her ever, disposition, motherly mother-ly care and solicitude made them all j happy. Never ruffled by complaints or i dissatisfaction', h r kindness was the oil, which oiii-ted the troubled waters j of dis;:oij:ent. The helping hands I treated the same as the guests will bear the same testimony. Both are j-ep-' resented here today. Do I speak the i truth? I tell you what I have heard repeated hundreds of times for the past ; twenty years by guests and helping hauls who shared In her kindness. I Who can tell of her charity to the poor of Christ? They may not be here, but we know they are man v. The little 1 1 arefooted urch'ns. the poor families who were without food or shelter, the j old and feeble miners who had no j home nor fiiend to sympathize wdth 1 them now sing the praises of Mrs. Ewing, for they never appealed to her in vain. Her good deeds are the meas-I meas-I ure of her true worth, and the public pub-lic are the ones who could truly eulogize eulo-gize Mrs. Ewing's private life and j character. ! There was one predominant trait in her character to which I would direct attention. She loved truth, and convinced con-vinced of the truth, was every ready to embrace it. In life she belonged to no creeJ. Inwardly conscious that the Catholic faith was true, when she realized real-ized that death was near at hand, she i sent for the priest, who baptized her, and prepared her for her journey to eternity. Full of new hope for a happy eternity, the Joy of her soul was de-. picted in her countenance. Resigned to the will of God. her death was holy and precious' in His ught, and a source of Joy and gladness among the angels and saints in heaven. "Peace to her ashes nnd may perpetual light shine upon her" are the parting words of the Church. In thse let us unite in pray- er, and ask God when our time on earth Is finished, that we may be worthy to Join her in her eternal abode, where all is sunshine and happiness. |