The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1875-04-01
A Grange Funeral.

On Sunday last, near Tinkling Spring, in
this county, the first burial of lady member
of the order of Patrons of Husbandry that has
taken place in Virginia was attended by a
large concourse of citizens. Mrs. Sarah J.
Calbreath, wife of Mr. Zachariah Cabreath "a
member of Baskerville Grange, No. II, died on
Friday, having had very perilous surgical
operation performed few days since. She
was about forty years of age, and was much
beloved and esteemed by all who knew her,
and her funeral brought together large num-
Der of citizens outside of the order to which
she belonged who testified by their presence to
the high esteem in which she was held. She
was the mother of Miss Jennie Calbreath, who
fills the position of "Flora" in the Grange.
GATHERING OF THE GRANGERs.
Early in the morning the Changers, each
wearing small bouquet in his coat, commenced
arriving at the Presbyterian church at Tink-
ling Spring, where the funeral was to take
place, and of which the deceased had been a
consistant member. Among those who arrived
were the designated pall-bearers of the Grange
wearing white baldrics, and the marshals of
the procession, who wore the orange-colored
baldrics of their Office. Among the members
of other Oranges who were present were a
large number from Barterbrook and Waynes-
boro Oranges. The funeral sermon was
preached by Rev. G. B. Strickler, after which
the concourse of persons, numbering over 500,
proceeded to the cemetery.
THE GRANGER CEREMONIES.
The pal.bearers of the order bore the coffin
decorated with flowers to the gate, followed in
order by the family of the deceased, the lady
members of the Order, the male members, and
last the procession of citizens. At the gate
the coffin was stopped and the members of the
Grange opened ranks and passed on each side
of it to the grave, around which they formed
circle, the coffin being placed at the side of the
excavation in their midst. The Master of the
Grange, Mr.. Samuel B. Brown, of Fishersville,
then made brief address, followed by the
chaplain, w. b. H. Lynn, of Staunton Grange,
who oficiated in place of the Chaplain of Fish.
ersville Grange, who was absent on account OF
sickness, who repeated the Lords Prayer, the
repetition being followed by all the members
of the Order. The Chaplain then read from
the
BURIAL SERVICE
of the Order, some words of comfort to the re-
latives of the dead and brief address to the
members of the Order, in which they were
told that "Heaven and God are best discerned
through ICaIS-SCdICciy, pciAIPo az nii VIC
cerned without them. The constant associa-
tion of prayer with the hour of bereavement
and the scenes of death, suffices to show this.
We must be made perfect through suffering
but the struggle by night will bring calmness
of the morning. The prayer of deliverance
calls forth the power of endurance, and while
to the reluctant the cross is too heavy to be
borne, it grows light in the heart of those who
will trust"
A hymn was then very sweetly sung, the
singing being led by Mr.. Frank Bell, of the
Granger choir, and Mrs. Woody, lady choris-
ter of the order, during which the grangers
passed around the yet empty grave and break
ing their bouquets apart dropped in the
flowers. The chaplain then read the. beautiful
burial service which ends with the 23d psalm,
during which the coffin was lowered into the
grave and the lady members of the grange then
passed around it each breaking her bouquet and
scattering the flowers on the coffin; very
sweet hymn being sung during the time. The
master of the lodge and the pall-bearers then
advanced to the grave and threw in their bou-
quets, the master saying: ga good name is better
than precious ointment and the day of death
better than the day of ones birth. He shall
20 as he came and take nothing of his labor
which be may carry in his hand" He then
took up handful of earth and sprinkled it in
the grave, saying, "In the name of Fishervlle
Grange, I pronounce the words, Sister Cal
breath, farewell"
After prayer by the Chaplain, to which all
the members of the order responded "Amen,"
the grave was filled.
MEMORIAL.