Maud Elliott

ELLIOTT, LAKE

Posted By: CJeanealogy (email)
Date: 4/30/2018 at 21:08:50

The Marion Register Friday May 17, 1901
Maudd Lake Elliott In Memoriam.
The restful quiet of last Sunday's morning hours was broken by the sad news of the death of Maud Elliott. Many hearts grieved, through the preaching service, finding therein their text; while the sabbath school hour brought together the young whose low voiced tearful comment thereon showed how crushing to them had been death's cruel blow. The day was beautiful, with all the charms of early summer, but the sad intelligence flashed over the wires, made it gloomy, and depressed the heart which leaped responsive to the call of an awakening year. Grief was deeper and more persistent that he came unannounced by long sickness,
"The light of her young life went down,
As sinks behind the hill
The glory of a setting star,
Clear, suddenly, and still,"
Maud Lake Elliott was born in Marion, April 10, 1877, and was a resident of Grand Rapids, Michigan, at the time of her death, May 11, 1901. Her broken body became a tenant of Marion's beautiful city of the dead, Tuesday, May 14th, 1901, but her pure spirit had gone from the home in Michigan, to the "House not built with hands, eternal in the heavens." Twenty-four beautiful years--a short life we say, yet almost a quarter-century of blessing for this old earth of care and sorrow:
With Maud, the writer formed one of his earliest friendships in Marion. That friendship abided to the end and death left him desolate as though the King of Shadow had taken his own daughter. Thus it was with many: her charming personality had stolen into their lives and made their grief personal, real, enduring.
"The blessing of her quiet life
Fell on us like the dew;
And good thoughts, where her foot-
steps pressed
Like fairy blossoms grew."
Of aristocratic birth, she was essentially a democrat and loved the folks of humble estate with a love that would lift them higher. In the Marion High School from which she was graduated with high honor, in 1894, all were made glad by her kindness; none, teachers nor pupil, remember with regret any act of hers. She was a queenly girl who exemplified the truth of the poet's familiar line: "There's nothing so kingly as kindness." She was the most gracious girl of my remembrance, and I doubt not that a heart as kind made friends with Jesus, the friend of man. With maturity, came a deepening desire to help the needy, and at Grand Rapids she became a veritable Dorcas whose busy hands and kindly voice were given up to help the poor. In the Bissel House at Grand Rapids, which, like the Hull House of Chicago, is a refuge for the waifs of the city, she was a teacher, and her love made of her acquaintances in the refuge guests, in her own beautiful home.
Her funeral, like that of scholarly George Howe, in "The Bonnie Brier Bush," was attended by those she had served in life. One has said: "In as much as ye did it unto the least of one of these, my brethren, ye did it unto me." "Come, ye blessed of my Father inherit the Kingdom prepared for you from the foundation of the world." Who can doubt that He said it, also, to Maud?
She knew death was coming, and said he would be welcome after pain which promised no respite. She went into the world with a confidence born of that faith which God has promised to honor, and honor in her. He called her and she went willingly to his welcome.
"Alone unto our Father's will
One thought hath reconciled:
That He whose love exceeded ours
Hath taken home his child."
J.J. Dofflmeyer.

Mr. and Mrs. Elliott desire to extend their thanks to their old time Marion friends for the many kindnesses shown them and words of sympathy expressed since their arrival on the sad mission which bought them to their former home.

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