Luella Beveridge (1898-1920) Alternate

BEVERIDGE

Posted By: Eileen Reed
Date: 2/10/2024 at 13:06:52

August 17, 1898 --- January 27, 1920

Death invaded the Junior class of the college the night of January 27, 1920, and summoned Miss Luella Beveridge, who had been ill for a week and had been taken to the hospital for care a couple of days before the end came. Miss Beveridge was prominent in several branches of work in the college and was also a member of the choir at the Second United Presbyterian church. She was born at Sandwich, Ill., in 1898, but the family had moved to Goldfield, Iowa, and her remains were taken there for burial. She was survived by her parents, and one sister and two brothers, who were also students in Monmouth college.

Monmouth College -- Monmouth, Illinois
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Luella Beveridge Passes Away

A telegram received yesterday by Mr. T. R. Beveridge announced the death of his eldest daughter, Luella at Monmouth, Illinois, at midnight Tuesday. The cause of her death was cerebo spinal meningitis. The remains will arrive in Goldfield today for interment here. The community is inexpressibly shocked to learn of this sudden passing of this beloved girl in the full bloom of lovely young womanhood.

Goldfield Chronicle --- Eagle Grove, Iowa
January 29, 1920
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GRIM REAPER EXACTS TOLL

Student Volunteer Called lo Work in the Higher Field

FLU EXACTS TRIBUTE

Several Released from Their Toil in This Vicinity

Luella Beveridge was born in Sandwich, Illinois, August 27 [17]th, 1898. In January 1900, the family moved to Goldfield, lowa. In this community Luella grew to young womanhood, having a part and place in that trinity, of community good: the home, the church and the school.

In the teaching and example of the home was laid in her life the foundation of a great love for her Saviour. On February 7th, 1909 she declared her love for Christ and her acceptance of Him as her Master by a public profession of her faith in the Lord Jesus, being received into the membership of the Church at that time.

She received her early educational training in the local schools. Here she was forward in all her work. She was graduated from the High School with the class of 1916 with honors.

In the autumn of 1917 she entered Monmouth College to further prepare herself for the work of life. During her freshman year she became a Student Volunteer thus answering the call of God to prepare herself for service in the foreign field. Her purpose, had her life been spared was to go out as a medical missionary.

Luella was one of the delegates representing Monmouth College at the great Student Volunteer Convention recently held at Des Moines. Twas a mountain top experience in her life. Little did she dream that soon she would be called from the mountain tops of earth to the celestial heights of the redeemed.

She had returned into the valley of life’s service and was busy with the carrying out of present plans when the summons came from her Lord. She obeyed that summons last Wednesday morning, January 26, 1920 and entered into the higher service of her King. To what ministry of mission He called her we know not but He knoweth.

Luella was faithful and painstaking and conscientious in all that she undertook. She was devoted to the church and loved its sacred courts. She was devoted to the Great King and Head of the Church and gave Him all.

She will be greatly missed. In the home, in the local congregation, in the community, in the circle of college life, in a wider circle of friends and relatives. We mourn her departing, but not as they who have no hope, for she died in the faith having inherited the promises. The fullness of her surrender is set forth in the following poem which she copied from the fly-leaf of her bible:

WHAT CHRIST SAID
Poem
Leo MacDonald

She is survived by her father and mother, Mr. and Mrs. T. R. Beveridge, five brothers, Wiley, Hugh, Reid, Glenn, and Paul; and the little sister Janette.

Funeral service were conducted from the home by Rev. W. G. Comin, on Friday afternoon at 2:30 o’clock and the body laid to rest in Glenwood Cemetery.

Goldfield Chronicle --- Eagle Grove, Iowa
February 05, 1920
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Luella Beveridge died Wednesday, Jan. 28, at Monmouth, Ill., from septic spinal meningitis. She was attending college there, when she was taken ill. The remains were brought home Thursday morning and a short funeral service was held at the home Friday afternoon. The sympathy of the entire community goes out to all these bereaved ones.

Eagle Grove Eagle --- Eagle Gove, Iowa
February 12, 1920

[Transcriber’s Note: Obituaries transcribed as published.]