The Jackson standard. [volume] (Jackson C.H., Ohio) 1847-1888, 1876-11-09
OBITUARY.

FLowERs.-Leannah Flowers was born Au-
gust 90 1893, and died October 20, 1876, in her
seventy y-secOnd yeai.
Her birthplace was Georgetown, ID. G.; but
she removed 10 the West quite early in life,and
had been a resident fthis county for about Ii
years.
Three ch ildren from her first marriage, and
one from her second marriage, survive herrand
are to follow her TO the quiet restiBg-place o.
the dead; but glad in the assurance that she i
fully and forever happy. and that their moth
ers society will be to them, il faithful, an ever
| lasting boon.
Besides these who are here, there four who
precede her; and grandchildren and great-grand
chl.dren-living here ana living "Over there
who have all been In greater or less degree
bless cd in her life.
OF the character of one long and 50 well
known in the community, IL is scarcely neces-
sary TO speak; but some few facts Of her Ielig-
ious history may be of interest.
Her membership i'm the church dated back TO
her 10Th or 10th year. and covered a period of
over so years. Her conversion was clear and
perfectly satisfactory to her. Not always did
she rejoice with the 'joy unspeakable," but she
ever tried to maintain an honest, humble walk
before God
She was not deTnOnstratiye i'm her religious
life, but nevertheless Methodist OF the old
type in all her views and prepossessions. She
was never known 10 shout aloud but once, and
that was when, some ye,rs since, she thought
she was in sight OF the New Jerusalem; when
her friends believed her TO be dying, and when,
perhaps. she was really 80 nearly over the river
as to catch the mr-ecnoing harmonies OF the
heavenly land.
She dreaded formality, despised hypocrisy, do
plored trifiing-all, doubtless, because she read
her Bible. She hated caste everyw herein the
church or outside oft. 1t viii long be "A pleas
ant recollection 10 some Of her grandchildren
that on occasions OF their childhood visits TO
her home ia the country, years ago, she would
take the family ,Rible upon her knees, i'm the
hoy quiet OF the Sabbath afternoon, and rad
by the hour, slOud-heT voice following them
in house or yard, aud follow NJ them still to-
day as those memories are 50 vIvidly recalled. I
THIS was her rule-heT practice tor many years.
Perhaps her richest experience, however, was
duIing the last, painful years OF her stay on
earth. Her illness protGacted for a most /
1--WE years. aud she was often the subject OF
great suffering; but her tain held on 10 the OBJ
lect OF Its early atiachmrnt,iil at last, her nal
trial came. She had often expressed some Diff 1
dence about the pangs Of death, but always I
with the faith that the trial would bring the
grace. And 80 1t was. "Tell them [hrr absent 4
dauZhtersl IL is all right" Il have always I
prayed Tor dying grace aud now have il. / 1
nave not cioud-nOt doubt" Faith's las, I
ind grandest victory!
THESE are they who have come out OF great (
ana have washed their robes aud I
made them white IN the blood Of the Lamb"
~ few days before her departure IL was my
privilege to converse, read the Scriptures, and /
pray with her. she enjoyed the service great
y, and remarked that she was "trusting ia 4
Iesus and waiting his time" The master call 4
ed and found her ready.
"Then let our sorrows cease TO flow
COD has recalled his own,
But let our heart i'm every wo
stlll say-thy will be done"
J. II. WILLIAMS.