Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1879-09-18
OBITUARY.


past o'clock, the soul of Mrs. Agnes
Pollock, ST., passed into its Eternal Rest
and the body, aged 81 years, was inferred
in the Cemetery of Unity Church, or
Tuesday. When an announcement OF
her death was made there was sorrow
throughout the entire locality, and Oh
the morning of burial friends and neigh.
bors assembled until there was not room
to receive them, and all desirous of pay.
ing their last tribute of respect to one
so universally esteemed. A beautiful
burial casket was furnished by Mr.. B. R
Johnston, who had charge of the funeral
arrangements, and the religious services
were conducted by her pastor, Rev. R
G. Campbell. Revs: w. S. Moffat and
Fitzgerald, were also present. After
singing the 23d Psalm, Rev. Campbell
stated that a funeral sermon would be
preached at Unity Church, by Rev. DR.
Vincent, and that the services at the
house would necessarily be. brief. He
prefaced his remarks by saying that il
would not be necessary to speak of the
christian character of the deceased-she
was well known-"Her life was living
epistle" she loved the Word OF
God and the ordinances of His house
He then read some comforting selections
from the Scriptures among them the
beautiful texts which composed the Sab.
bath School Lesson on the day of hel
death, viz: Thess. ", 1918. After
prayer by Rev. W. S. Moffat, and after
the relatives had bade adieu to all that
was mortal of one whom they so dearly
loved, the casket was placed in the par.
lor, and the vast throng of people passed
through to look once more upon that
face that they would never see on earth
again. SOFTLY and sadly they passed by
and many tear dropped silently above
the form that rested there, so lifelike
and with such look of rest and peace
The funeral cortege was one of the
largest that has followed the dead fol
many years.
On arriving at the Church, a large
number was also in attendance there
As stated, DR.. Vincent, who had known
the deceased intimately for forty years
preached to the people, his subject
Preparation for DEATH" Prayer was
then offered by Rev. L. J. Milford, and
all that was mortal was laid in the grave
W oh olG GhO VI blO
We do not wish to intrude upon the
privileges of others more competent in
making the above notice, but as trib-
ute of regard and respect for Christian
woman, who was onr friend from early
youth, for one who was true to her re-
to her expressions of friend
ship-kind to little children--to the sick
to the poor-one who never denied rest
and shelter to the wayfarer, and who
never refused aims to the beggar, one
who stretched out her hands to aid the
oppressed. But she is gone-gone down
the "dark valley" but the lamps were
lighted on the watch-towers, and the Sa-
vior was with her-gone over the "cold
river of DEATH" but the shining ones
met her on the shore, and glory illu-
minated the waters from the windows
of the Celestial City" She is gone from
her home and her hearthstone-her
chair is vacant, her seat in Church is
nnOceupied- is passed from our
sight away into a state of blessed i'm
mOrtality-gone to dwell forever with
the Lord.
ave bent to-day Ger a coffined form,
And our tears fell softly down,
We looked our last on the aged face,
With its look of peace; its patient grace,
And hair like silver crown.
ave touched our own to the clay cold hands
From life's long labor at rest,
We pictured blossoms white and sweet
We fancied bunch of golden wheat
Clasped close TO the silent breast.
''The blossoms whispered of fadeess bloom
Of a land where fall no tears;
The ripe wheat told Of toll and care,
The patient watching, the trusting prayer,
The garnered good of the years.
We knew not what work her hands had
found,
What rugged places her feet
What cross was hers, the darkness, the night
We sac but the peace, the blossoms of white,
And the bunch of ripened wheat.