Knoxville weekly chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1875, 1872-12-11
THE LAST TRIBUTE.
Funeral Services of Mrs. ANNA Howard
Fleming.

| On Sunday afternoon the fsneral services O
Mrs. Fleming took place at the NJ f. Church
South, which was densey crowded with rela-
tives and friends of the deceased The church
was festooned with Grape and the pulpit draped
with the same sombre emblems of mourning.
AT two O'Clock the procession entered the
church, the berea,e ed husband supporting his
aged mother followed Immediately after the
bier, on which reposed the mortal remains OF
her who had been his loving companion for
more than half n score of years. As the pro
cesslon entered the organ played funeral
rge,aiter which the choir sung as voluntary
Come ye dsconsoate. whereer ye langush,
- Come to tn mercy seat, fervently kneel;
mere bring your wounded hearts. here toll your an
Earth hath sorrow that heaven cannot heal"
Rev. Geo ID. French then read appropriate
selections from the Scriptures when Rev. r. Ii.
Parker gave out the hymn
There is q land Of pure delight"
iavGrite or the deceased, when prayer was of
feared by Kew. James Park. Rev. James A.
Lyon then in a most feeling manner read the
hymn
Just as am. without one plea" &c.
The funeral sermon was preached by Rev.
Mr.. Parker from the 9Th verso of the Goth chap
ter of Acts why should it be thought n
thing incredible with you that God should raise
thO dOhu III bne seTUlOn Tue general SUBJECT
OF the resurrection was eoquently treated. He
stated that his acquaintance with the personal
character OF the deceased was brief and he n
comparative stranger, would not attempt to por-
tray those beauties of character which were the
pride and Joy of her friends, but leave that SUBJ
ject to those who had known her best
Mr.. Park then made some remarks on the
subject OF Mrs. Fleming's early life. with which
he had been familiar from her girlhood. He
knew her pure Christian character and recalled
with fpplinps of Qualification tho finn hot
worshipped at the same altar, in church of an
other denomination, her resignation in aflliction
was noted and was not the least conspicuous of
her many virtues,
Rev. James A. Lyon followed, In voice
fsultering with emotion, he alluded to
the turning point in his own life when the de-
ceased was the first to take him by the hand and
bid him welcome to the fold of Christ. He
paid fervent tribute to the zeal of Mrs. Flem-
ing in the Sunday school work, wherein her
devotion was most strangely manifested. She
would be missed from the home circle and the
church but none were better prepared for death
than she.
When Mr.. Lyon had concluded his emotion
had proved infections and manyrof tho au-
dience aside from the family of the deceased
were bathed in tears. The occasion was most
touching and impressive, There lay the friend
many mad known for years as child wife and
mother, and Christian to crown all. and they
had assembled TO pay their last tribute to the
memory of their friend who had gone before
to that "far better land"
Rev. j. L. Lloyd then followed He had the
pleasure ofacquaintance with the deceased, and
1t had been his privilege to witness her CONVEX
sion at the old Methodist Church years ago and
her Christian armor was as bright during her
life after that memorable event as at the mo-
ment she first essayed to wear it.
AT the conclusion of the exercises at the
church the procession was formed and proceed
ed to the cemetery, where the final services
were held, Rev. Mr.. French officiating, follow
ed by prayer by Rev. Mr.. Parker, when the
remains were lowed into the grave and in few
moments all that WAS mortal ofAnns III. Fleming
were hidden from view beneath the clods of the
valley and the silent city of the dead" num-
bercd another sleeper