The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1878-05-08
From the Southern Churchman.l ]
ORITUARY.

I Virginia, the residence OF her nus
band, George Moore, Esq, on Mon
day, March IL, 1878, after a severe
and painful illness, Mrs. Frances
Harness Moore, in the 10th year Of
her age,
Thus has passed from earth anoth-
er landmark Of the olden time: thus
| has fallen, with her armor on, anoth.
er true and faithful soldier from the
| phalanx of the Christian army; thus
has fallen asleep in Jesus a tried dis
ciple of his love.
While in her name, we would for
bear all empty words Of eulogy, we
cannot forbear Offering something Of
her life to the public in the hope that
itmay lead someother5 to follow her,
as she followed Christ
Mrs. Moore was the daughter OF
Joseph and Rebecca Harness, and
was born at High Bank, Ross county,
Ohio, on the 1lth day Of December,
in the year Of our Lord, 1903, She
was married to Mr.. George Moore, of
Mason county, Virginia, in August,
1885, and moved to his home. Soon
afterwards the Rev. James B. Good
win came as Missionary OF the
Protestant Episcopal Church, and To-
Gated in the neighborhood; aud hay
ing obtained fom Mrs. Bruce hand
some donation towards that purpose,
proceeded to solicit further contrihu
tions to enable the building of a
house of worship to be called 'Bruce
Chapel" and being encouraged in
that vicinity, located the bnilding in
"NIercer's Bottom" and on beauti
full piece of ground, large and com,
modiousigiyen by Mr.. Moore and his
neighbor, Mr. Stevenson. This church
vas built in 1912, Mrs Frances
Moore was one of the first fruits of
the ingathering effected by this en-
terprise, and having been raised an
Episcopalian, formally professed her
faith in Christ, and renewed her bap.
tismal VOWS in this little chapel
Thus began u most wonderful life
of active devotion; and though in
terosted in the welfare of the Church
of Christ everywhere, and though
loving all His children, she and her
husband became peculiarly interest
ed in Bruce Chapel and all that per
tained to il; once and again assisting
largely in its repairs, and once indeed
they lad It entirely covered at their
own expense, and only a few months
before her death they were interest
cd, in their advanced years, in once
more assisting in the repairs Of -tlG.
venerable house Of Cod yenerabl.
for. this section and historic in the
sifsctfit l;fts a centre, e'ttiing
a widening influence fpE good This
much is said, because The abriefest
sketch of her life woIla'bo Imperfect
without some mention Of Bruce
Chapel, so well known to the pre- ent
and the last two bishops of Virginia
so intimately associated, and which
they have delighted to visit.
Such was the devotion of Mr.. and
Mrs. Moore to Bishop Meade, that, in
building q large and elegant man.
sion, ,.which they did just before the
war, they had Il room specially built
for Bishop Meade; and it is known
is "the Bishops room" to this day
And their devotion to his memory
was so great, that, apart from what
they had heard Of his talented grand
son, the Rev. Wm. II. Meade, Of
Charlestown, they had hoped that he
would be bishop of West Virginia,
that to another Of the name and lin.
cal doscendent they might show, in
their declining years, some of the
kindness they so loved to bestow up
IN the venerable grandsire; though
they cheerfully acquiesccd in the
action Of the council which made an.
other choice,
This Bruce Chapel she loved in life,
and in death requested that her last
resting place on earth might be be-
meath the shadow of its walls, and
there kind friends, with loving
hands, have laid her, to await the
glorious transformation at the resur-
rection morn, Surely no more beau
tirul spot could be found-tho lovely