Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1873-06-05
profession. She, with him, went abroad

PROFESSION. She, with him, went abroad
and took up her residence in England.
She loved to converse on spiritual mat
tiers and her duties as Christian. She
Invariably observed private devotions.
In letter written in 1872, she speaks
of friends gone, and adds, "God grant
that we may all meet in the morning.
To this prayer of the sleeper we fervent-
ly respond, amen. The night is now
here, but the morning will soon come.
AS friend she was unchanging and
true. To know her was to .ove her.
Sadly will she be missed on both sides
of the Atlantic.
OF Mr. Fisher | cannot speak so par
ticularly as with him | had no personal
acquaintance. He was born April 10Th,
1884, and was but two months his wife's
senior. He is invariably spoken of in
England as having many excellencies of
character.
In the many notices we have seen of
his life, eulogy abounds in every para
graph. He was clear and cool, brave,
cultured, cheerful and generous to a
fault. A true friend and devoted husband,
G. M. Fisher was popular everywhere.
He was highly esteemed for the force
and sublimity of his character by many
able and distinguished men. He was
not a church member, but was a fire.
! quent attendant on divine service. But
man so well trained, accomplished and
cultured as he, and who, when urged to
fly from the wreck and in the face of
the judgment he knew he was going to
meet, could calmly reply, 81 shall re-
main by you. We shall meet in an
other and a better world" must have
had his heart set right in the sight Of
God.
Here the speaker referred to the visit
they contemplated paying to their
hons, and to the history of the " Allan
tic " disaster, with which our readers are
familiar and further said; Mrs. Fisher
had a presentiment for some time pre-
vious that some dire disaster was going
to befall them in the not distant future.
I
to occupy her stateroom, and very often
did not wish to retire. The voyage was
rough and stormy, but they had arrived
nearly home, had almost reached port
of safety. A little delay, thought they,
and home and rest will be ours. The
good ship flies over the water, when a
sudden crash, a quiver and plunge, and
the voyage is ended
Goodbye noble Atlantic. How sad
the disappointments of this life-how
sudden the changes here With theil
anticipations about to be realized -
journeying to their Green 'Mountair
home to capture their friends ny
surprise, happy in the thought
suddenly, in moment, they were jour
neying, still together, in another land.
But is there no silver lining to thi.
dark cloud of sorrow? assuredly yes
look up christian-faith lends her realiz
ing light
u Our only arbiter of life's history is til
system of truth taught in the Scriptures
The ruler Of the world no more repeat
himself in these dispensations than il
other parts of his work. This is not al
e evidence of displeasure or of divin
: wrath, but of love. We see the hand o
e God in strange things here, which W
: cannot comprehend but in the hereatte
T. we will understand them all
n In the manufacture of tapestry il
n France we look on one side of the we
) and it is tangled and confused mass o
. threads, but look on the other side AM
{ you behold picture Cf marvellous per
= fection and exquisite design, brought t
: view by simply changing your position
II So it is in the web of life. When W
y y view it from the right side we shall fin,
! shadow and substance mixed and blend
ed in beautiful perfection and maxim!
0 the whole net of life the perfection 0
I beauty. God is his own interpreter am
He will make this afflction plain i
His own time.
+ No doubt these loved ones made th
J hour one of prayer and faith in Christ
d and as in life they were one, so in deatl
they were not divided This is th
" Christian idea of living and dying
: Christianity was exhibited as much b
those husbands who would not deser
Z their wives as on the deathbed of th
Z greatest Christian. Before such faith a
} this. atheism halts and philosophy
}, dumb. "Be still and know that | ar
God" "Thy way, 0 God, is in the Sc
;, and Thy path in the great waters
: f'And the sea gave up thedead that wer
], in it," "And God shall wipe away a
= tears from their eyes" 1t is enoug
: Lord, we will wait for the summons an
meet Thee and our friends on the othe
shore. Some before me now are on tn
borders. but trust this family will b
Is unhroken there.
Ny duty is now performed. The dea
" are buried and God and the angels a
tended the funeral. Mr.. and Mrs
= Fisher, one in life, are now one
y death. The ''Atlantic" was their hears'
u the ocean their grave and the hal
= frozen fellow passengers the mourner
- 1t was night but morning soon dawnet
y morning to the living, morning to th
dead.
&c After the close of the address Il
q choir sung a funeral hymn and the Sc
3 vices came to Close by Rev h
g, Atwater pronouncing the benedictiol
81 The congregation very appropriate!
d resumed their places and remained
le reyerential silence until the relatlv'
), had all left the church.
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