Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1875-08-26
A Happy Time.

A pleasant episode in the exercises
of the young peoples prayer meeting
occurred on Friday evening last in
which Mr.. Edward D. Eaton and Miss
Matte Barber, of this place, were
made the recipients of large and
handsomely bound Album testi-
monial of regard from the members
of the prayer meeting class on the oc-
casion of their departure for
Germany. So long and favorably
known are the parties to this honor
that every one will rejoice at the feel
ing which prompted the event. Mr..
Silas G. Harris was selected to do
the honors of presentation, and
at the conclusion of the usu al Friday
evening exercises of prayer, singing,
&c, he produced the gift, assumed
the role of Surprise" party, and as.
tonished the before mentioned couple
with the following bit of intelligence.
We append full report:
Ma. EDWARD EAToS;-You are no doubt
aware Of the fact, that YOU, together with Miss
Matte Barber, possess many warm, devoted
friends in Lancaster-both in and without the
Church More directly, however, would |
speak Of the regrets by the members of the
young peoples prayer meeting in losing you
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YOU that we entertain for you both the highest,
tenderest feelings of admiration, and in giving
YOU up our consolation is, that tGod doeth all
things we'll"
The ladies and gentlemen constituting this
meeting desire to present to you and Miss
Barber little gift of their remembrance, and
have selected an album, the money value of
which is trifing, but when you know that you
carry with it our love, it becomes more valu~
able. We believe you will appreciate
it. The honor and pleasure of presenting
this gift has fallen upon me, and | really
teel unable to do the occasion justice.
Mr.. Eaton and Miss Barber, remember, on
your journey across the ocean, and to your
new home in the Old World, our sympathies,
our kindliest feelings, our love, and our pray
ers accompany you; and, if it is Gods will, we
trust the day may be Dot far distant when we
shall welcome YOU to our home again. May
Your friends continue to increase in numbers
and value, wherever you may cast your lot,
until an hundred albums like this would not
be sufficient to hold their faces This is our
farewell gift. Accept it.
At the conclusion of Mr. Harris re
marks Mr. Eaton arose and as feel
ingly replied; abiding to his many
and pleasant associations in Lancas-
ter, particularly those with the mem
bers of the prayer meeting and the
Church, and thanked them from his
heart for this, one of the many ex-
pressions of their friendship. He as
sured them that in his absence his
thoughts would often revert to his
friends here, and if the fruits of his
labors abroad could be made of mu-
tual benefit he would gladly bestow
them. Miss Barber followed and af-
ter indorsing the words of Mr.. Eaton
kindly thanked the donors on her own
behalf.
The occasion was impressive and
reflected the hallowed regrets and ten
der grief which marked the thoughts
of separating with those whose ties of
sacred friendship bound them to so
many. The few words spoken gave
but a faint glimmer of the feelings
that prompted them, even as an album
can contain but faint semblances of
friends in life-Iike reality whose fleet
ing expressions of face and living
pulse-throbs the artist would convey.
The album presented contains recep-
tacles tor two hundred pictures, of all
sizes, is beautifully yet substantially
bound, and is an appropriate gift from
those whose good wishes will attend
them on their bridal tour and when it
shall have merged into life's more
quiet and changeless journey.