The Jackson standard. [volume] (Jackson C.H., Ohio) 1847-1888, 1879-01-16
OBITUARY,

KELLEY.-Catharine Jones was born in Con-
nelsville, Fayette Co., Penn, June 27, 1927 was
married to James Kelley, June 1, 1915, by the
Rev. Isaac Francis and departed this life Dec.
"a, 1873. She united with the NJ. E. Church in
which she lived a consistent member % years.
During all her Affections, which were surely
severe and protracted, she was never heard to
complain, but with patience and Christian
meekness, bore all her trials without mur-
muir. She was the mother of six children, all
boys.
Her motherly affections will ever be remem-
bered by her bereaved family. Before her
death she eXhorted each one of her friends to
meet her in heaven. OF the services rendered
by her friends during her illness, she was very
grateful and though, as she expressed it, sur
rounded by the kindest and dearest of minis
tering friends, yet she realized in Jesus, the
best friend of all. Of her six boys, the youngest
Is years of age, four belong to Church. At one
time, while conversing with one of them, she
made allusion to the "crown" that awaited
her coming, and eXhorting him to be faithful,
poin ted to his own ''crown OF rejoicing" AT
another time, taking her youngest son in her
arms (the one not yet identified with the
Church) she said to him that whenever he was
tempted to do any wrong, to remember a
mothers counsel. In request for her friends
to sing, her last audible words were, GAIL hall
she desired them to sing, "An hail the power
of Jesus name" Thus passed to Her long
home, a sainted mother.
Sleep on dear Mother, sleep sweeply on,
No more disturb thy peaceful rest;
And in the bright Beyond of God,
Well meet VIII all the saints are blest.
CLIFTON, WEST VA, Jan. 10, 1879. |
D. Macl1ley, Esq:
DEAR SIR viii you have the goodners to irI
Sert the following ObitnarU frio ri
the deceased live in your county. 1 preached
his Fathers funeral twenty-three years agoI
and his, last week, both being in January.
AS ever, yours with high regard,
WESLEY PRETTYMAN. |
D1ED.-December so, 1873, at Clifton West Va
Charles Lasley Taylor, step-son of Sheriff D. L
Stevenson, in his 2Sth year.
Our young friend has suffered from constant,
ly declining health, for many long, weary
months yet his final disease was acute and ran
a very rapid course He had resided in Clifton
ten years, was extensively known, and held in
very high esteem for his quiet, kind, and gen.
erous disposition. The very deep and general
sorrow of his sudden death, the shock to the
community, the multiplied offers of kind at
tention, and christian courtesy to the bereaved
family, the thronged church and cemetery on
the day of burial, all attested the strong hold
he had on his companions and the public gen.
orally.
He was member of the Methodist E. Church
having experienced a bright clear conversion,
two years since under the labors of Rev. w. c.
Wilson. His religious life had glowed for a
time and then been allowed to decline, but for
weeks past, as disease had made inroads upon
his system, he had been very prayerful and
much comforted. In his last hours he was
abundantly cheered and sustained by the Di-
vine presence. His testimony was that the
Holy Spirit strengthened him in his contest
with the last enemy and very peacefully he
passed to the realms of Immortality.
On the Heavenward side his early death is
glorious indeed, though on the Earthward it
adds another example to the melancholy rule
that as the parting rays of the evening sun
swiftly and suddenly leave the green and glow
ing spots of the valley, while they seem to
pause and play around the bleak and solitary
mountain top, so
"'Tis thus with young and kindly hearts
And eyes where generous meanings burn
Early the light oflife departs,
But fingers with the cold and stern.'
WESLEY PRETTYMAN.