Cedar Falls gazette. [volume] (Cedar Falls, Iowa) 1860-1895, 1867-08-16

lWltn III OO0le8tlc lltes
When Lflrst CONF to lien dwelling,
she observed that there was one book
to which she often looked for comfort.
She had just beer reading 1t. Many
persons read N to find feoffsh objections
but she read 1t to discover its hidden
goodness, its broad, deep, everlasting
truths. She was holding on to- Christ
by trembling faith, but 1t WINS her eff
fort 10 hold ON to- Christ firmly,
hopefully. She had a deep desire to
connect herself with the Church. She
had hoped to get able to be brought to
the Church tn partake of the ,Sacra-
ment of the Lords Supper, here,
kneeling at this altar. This cherished
wish could not be granted. The out
g0ings of her heart were toward God.
She loved her friends with deep, abb
ding love. Her heart yeariied toward
them. Towards one dear friend, to one
in particular, one who Is here to-day,
she felt a deep and abiding love, and
manifested great an xiety that lie should
be brought to Christ. The awakened
and saved one will always cherish this
occasion; the impression will be deep
and lasting. s..a @.aei2sl Ea1
And how much beauty, truth and
pathos is concentrated In the following
expression: ''If / had been Chris
tian through all my life, how great a
support / might have been to my hus-
band Who would not have q wife
and mother whose deepest thoughts
and most abiding love should be, of all
things earthly, concentrated upon her
own family. III there is a Christian
mother here, she will appreciate this
sentiment ~ i1s s'f tE'1 s.'ssss SD
The dear friends separated far from
her, occupied much Of her thoughts
How her heart yearned for them. One
or her deepest and most vital wishes
was for the salvation of her llouseho
She whispered into the ear Of her pas
tor, Ell believe my children will listen
to this last pleadings of fond mother,
and go to Christ as their truest friend
i Now, my friends, when there Is go
deep feeling emanating from the 'bo-
som of dying Christian mother, I ask
IL we can doubt that God will hear and
answer this last earnest prayer? /
have no doubt of it. .ts'.
She had no especial preference for
one form Of Christianity over another.
To lean upon Christ a. the Savior of n
fallen race, and upon the cherished
word of God-the Holy Bibie-was her
aim. An earnest prayer from q Chris
tian, though uttered In an unknown
tongue to her, was just rs comforting
as though every word were understood.
This fact she illustrated on her DEATH
bed. - 2 @ss e.ll#' stH s1& - Fa9a
She wished m aged brother belong
Ing to a different branch of Christ's
Church, to close with prayer at the
time of administering the Communion
of the Lords Supper. Her heart was
large, her views were broad and liberal
looking upon all of Gods creatures
| upon the Earth as upon q family, with
the great Creator as a Father, and
Christ as the Mediator, through whom
only salvation could come. 97s" -
Her mind learned to rice on the
wings of faith and hope, and to see the
bright future beyond the grave; and
though .sny flesh and my heart faileth
me, the hope of that final rest with
God and his Angels, where sickness
and pain cannot enter, was her support
during long days and nights of suffer
ing and WEAKNESS, the only supper,
that will not fail US in the last trying
hour. tasl & ..ref4s- 2ae-as - af.>
Time wearing on, sickness making
Its mark upon her already feeble frame
illustrative of the text, she did not fol
one moment loose sight of the deal
friends aud neighbors around her. Sht
was to the last inspired with super
natural power to call upon God to re-
member her friends. f..ss,f Tf.-,.s
During intervals i'm her sickness sht
was made to suffer severely. During
one of these paroxysms, when nature
seemed just giving way, and her friend.
believed the final struggle was abou
over, she said, II am going home, 1 an
going home. Extraordinary efforts
were made to instill new life into hel
circulation, her heart responded feebly
and she said "back again, back again.
Her views aud feelings just at that tim.
were illustrative of the great chang,
that comes over the mortal frame as i
passes over the dark river. WheI
asked how she felt during the struggle
she said, "All around me grew dark
but beyond / could see Light ..asy
These dying ones tell us some grea
truths. We may not act wisely to Iool
lightly upon the admonitions furnish
ed at such times. AT that eventfu
moment when tho mortal spirit il
about to be released from its earthl,
tabernacle, when the shadow of dealt
comes upon us, If our hope is wei
founded, shall any one say that w,
shall not sec that "bright light beyond?'
But God was not ready to let he
spirit go quite yet. Perhaps he had (
work yet for her to perform, and Their,
were days of suffering yet before her
and the frail body became yet NOR,
frail. Finally, conscious of the comm,
event, she asked to be turned upon he
side. "There, that's right; now an
not to be moved any more. ~ After !.
few moments rest she said in q clea
voice, II am gone now--I am gon,
now, and her spirit took its flight.
She, had large warm heart as ,
friend, as a wife, and as mother
Those who knew her best, knew her {,
have deep warm love for friends, ant
she often regretted that her poor health
precluded the possibility of more ex
tended friendship, and while thus rem
dered unable to mingle with the world
she told her friends that her own do
nestle hearth was the most becoming
and delightful place to her, that hel
home was her earthly palace.
When the sun sinks lower aud lower
in the Western horizon, its rays become
more and more feeble. So with her
the flame burned weaker and weaker
she went down as quietly as though
she had lived the longest day allotted
TO mortality, though her age was only
80 years. g -sH add -, t.tt4
| Now, what can we say to the affiict
ed family. We know our sympathy i.
weak, and but feebly indicates the deer
silent stream of grief which flows In
your hearts. You will remember tina
all that affection can do now Is to maxi
the green sod, and the beautiful rose
grow at her tomb. But while you de
this, do not forget that only the morta
portion of the loved one is there. All
that remains to live has escaped it.
earthly prison house. She awaits you
in the world where no pain reaches heI
now. No aching pains rack the body
Loving friends are not now asked ia
soothe the, last throes of mortality, to
alleviate the last pangs of this earthly
exiAtenca As n dear nna said 10 nnn