The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 1850-1873, 1871-06-16
OBITUARY&

OpHELIA C. PARKS, daughter Of William
II. and Matilda Biant0n, wife OF John W.
Parks, departed this life May 30th ls.i, TO
Heaven. Blessed are the pure in heart for
they shall see God, as now does our sainted
Sister OPHELIA, who has gone up from
earth and has taken her mediatoriaI seat
who bought her with his own precious
blood. But she Is gone, forever gone, from
our sweet circle here, to join the bright most
of saints in the Heavenly Kingdom. What
a glorious thought to know, that when our
affections are ended here, we can have
resting place with Jesus, our friend, as was
the expression of our Immortal Sister WINE
IanRuishing upon her bed of deep afhtction.
Though her suffering was very great and
of long continuance while her anxious
friends and relatives, stood around her,
sincerely hoping that she might soon recoy-
er. to watch over her dear little ones with
that motherly love, which she always paid
the bright little faces, as she often clasPed
each one fondly to her bosom, tmprintfng
sweet kisses ofloye upon her darling ones.
Yet she murmured not. at the hand of God,
INIT patiently bore her sufferings to the last.
with bright hope Of obtaining the prize that
awaits the Christian, in that happy Land,
on earth, upon bright Angels wings into the
pearIy gates Of the new Jeruselum they en-
ter in, bearing the immortal spirit to God,
is placed mon that head. that knows no
aching there, and rejoicing is forever more.
She is happy now, All, who would call her
back to sinful earth. While we deeply
Voice among our kindred association,
among the sweet circle OF ner eartniy nome,
where her voice is forever hushed; her IA
miliar footsteps no longer are neard attend-
ing her daily walks of her household duties,
which she performed with untiripg zeal.
When the rose of health played over her
cheeks, she was always seen performing her
duties with perfect cheerfulnesS. Sne mane
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school girl, and joined the N. r.. Church
in which she lived devoted CHRISTIAN 10
the time of her death: She feared not
death with its sting for II brought no terrGrs s
silent grave where she now sleeps sweetly,
undisturbed. The gentle breezes may float
around her tomb; the green b0ughs wave IN
the sweet singing birds nesting among the
waveing b.anches, Singing tneis SWEEP
notes, as IL they had come to wake her from
her slumbers, but she Will near not, neitner
will repose quietly there, until the resurec-
ton morn, shall call her from her long rest
ing place.
with kird relatives to mourn her loss. She
was not stranger to the duties which she
always owed her kind parents who first
taught her to lisp their fond name while in
her infantile state, yet always paying them
that reverence, that q dutiful child should.
And trained by those pious parents, from
childhood to maturer years, to love Jesus,
She never forgot those dear admomtions.
Rnt II made her, indeed loving wife TO an
affectionate husband, who now is left to
mourn her loss, her Kind voice no longer
falls upon his ear, and though he may visit
the sacred spot where she now rests, and
-she responds not to his calling, yet she
looks down from her spirit homes and
beckons him come up and live with her,
and train those little ones in the way Of
hoIiness that they may meet their sainted
mothe- around the throne of God, and
form dear family in Heaven at last
Though she cannot return to us, II Is con
| ing grace of God we can meet her in Heaven
above where all is love, yes. meet to parl
with her no more, as it was her dying re-
uueSt. Then we can sing with her, "Oh
Heaven sweet Heaven" which were heI
favorite words, and which she earnestly
desired should be sung to her but shOr
| lime before her death. II. Z. s.