Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1872-08-01
From the Waterman and Rcdcctor'
En YEPmoriaua.


Died in Nice. France, May II. 1872. Mary
Reynolds. aged 81. wife of cN-t'0V. j. y.
Page, of Rutland, Vt
There are many readers of the WutH
1uu11 who will see this notice and recall
4 loving. yivaciOus, dark-eyed girl who
used to attend church in Federal street
as long ago as the time of DR.. Malcolm.
Mary Reynolds was the niece of Mr.
William Reynolds, of Boston, and for
many years member of his family.
During the ministry of DR.. Hague I
found myself surrounded each Sabbath
by a group of unusually interesting
Young ladies, and prominent among
keystone Of the arch. Her mind was
clear and practical and far more logical
in its innocence and simplicity than that
Of many an older person of large cNper-
fence. | remember that we followed
very closely, during one winter, the story
of our Lord tracing step by step the
thorny way He went; seldom leaving
our seats at the close of school without
having first treasured in our hearts some
lesson of love or trust, or some thought
Of duty to be done. | can recall, as |
write, many of those precious hours.
and love to lingcr over memories Of
Mary's growth and development, until
she assumed the duties of wife and
mother. In these duties her character
stood out clear and strong. So tender
was she that the most timid child was
drawn to COnfde its greatest weakness
to her. and she was so wise that 81"
never failed to do her whole duty to her
dear ones without once wOunding or re
pelling them. On the contrary each
new trial, however small, served to
strengthen the bond between them until
as a mother her whole heart was at rest
in her children and they honored her as
few women are honOred. She was al
ways delicate in health and seemed very
frail, and yet she was the strong, brave
wife in whom the noble heart of her
husband could rest and COnfide implicit
ly. She dispensed from her beautiful
home, with an unsparing hand, hospital
tiles to friends and charities to those
whom God had not favored with worldly
goods. | believe that outside of her
own family she is mourned most sincere /
ly by the poor, the sick and the afflicted.
Very soon after her marriage she unit
ed with the Congregational church in
Rutland, and from that time till on that
spring day when, leaning on the arm OF
a loved and loving son, far from her
home, in sight of the blue waters of the |
Mediterranean, with the delicious OdOrs
of multitudes of roses, filling the air,
she went to the bosom of her Savior, she |
lived a consecrated life. The church |
with all its interests, the cause Of mis- /
sions, Gods poor, and her own precious
home circle were never lost sight of for |
an hour. If these few words are read |
by any of that group of Sabbath school
girls | have referred to, | know they
viii be glad to hear of one we all loved
and let me hope they may be stirred by
her pure example to fuller conservation
Of themselves to God. know that if |
she could speak she would say, Be faith
full, 0 mothers, to your children, and |
carry them daily on your hearts to the
throne of grace and leave there your
anxieties and your hopes.
love to bear this testimony to the
loneliness of Mrs. Pages early character,