Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1879-11-20

REDUCTION In the retail price Of anthracite
coal. AT the reduced figures It l. equaL in
economy with coke or any other fuel, and
Is certainly superior and much more sntis.
factory to handle when used for family
purposes buy the beet quality Of Wilkes.
barre coal and guarantee that il will be
carefully screened, correctly weighed and
| promptly delivered
LAWRENCE l.. Bows.
! IN MEHoRIAH.-Tbe following obituary
notice, which We have received, though
long, is 70 beautifully and tendery er.
pressed and 70 well bestowed that we pub
lish #, knowing that II will prove interest
ing to many Of our renders
The papers have chronicled the death, on
tho 23d of October, Of Mr. Mary Barn
hart Of NittAny Valley, in the s7th year
0i her age. But ii seems r. If some more
extended tribute fhould bee paid 10 the
memory Of thF most worthy and faithful
Christian woman Fcw women have lived
% whom those words Of inspiration could
be more app. opriatcly applied, "She open
eth her mouth with wisdom and In her
tongue l. tho law of kindncss She lookcth
/ well tothe wAys ofher household and cateih
not the bread of dlencfs. Her children
rise up and call her blessed, her husband
also aud he prRiseth her. Precious shall
her memory be when she goeth down into
the gave, and the remembrance o. her
goodness shall be IA healing medicine"
Mrs. Barnhart belonged 70 a family 81
quite remarkable women. There were four
sistors--d. lighters of Col. John Holt. Of
Rev oluiionAry history. One Of the sisters.
. Mr. Jane Antcs, noted for her beauty and
goodness, died in Bald Eagle Valley many
years ago. The other three Mrs Nancy
Patterson, Of Crawford county Mrf Isa-
bel Barnhari, wife Of the late judge Barl-
hart, Of Nlicsburg aud the subject Of ihis
notice, wife % the late Jacob BHrnhart. Of
( Niiiany Valley, lived far beyond the
allotted years of man. Mr.. Patterson
! pnsscd on 10 the higher life, little more
than a year ago, aged niuety-hye YEAR,
Mr.. Judge BAruhhri finished her course
year OF two earlier, aged eighty-scyen
And now the last member Of the family
is gathered TO her Father like shock 81
corn Whose care are fully ripe Il wa
the pleasure Of the writer of this sketch D.
zee thcsc three sisters together, somc fifteen
/ or sixteen ycArs ago. They were then in
decrcpitudc which iu later year, wrote iis
I lines upon them, had not touched them
I then al all. Their cycs were clear, their
hands were steady, their gait wAs iru- and
strong. And three Hohlcr look ing mAtrona
I wcr" never seen. They had al been fair
women 10 their youth, aud aec had only
touched them with q richer iullncss af
beauty. While their forms were the per-
. guon Of wofnAuIy grace and their aged
faces fair - look upon. 1t WAs not the
. beauty of outward expression which espcc-
/ tally won you. II was the spirit light
( from within, which touched all their faces
/ with kind 81 Thanksgiving glory. IL wAs
sald Of Christ that "Whilc lie prayed the
fhshIon - his cogHtenance va altered
. l. not this the casc with al v ho sincerely
and truly pray And these women had
20 long been women Of faith and rraSer,
[ that this ;rAnsfgurcd look seemed fixed
I upon their cuuuieuAncc-. The serenity,
. the peace. the kiudncss, the perfect love
I and trust, which rested on their bruws like
- halo of glory, were the natural result Of
the lives which they had lived when
they were little more than children, they
E all gave Themselves TO Christ 1t was not
a partial but an entire surrender And
with these women, 90 give ones sclt e.
. Christ was more than saying. Here Lord
+ ] give myself away. IL wAs TO cunsccrate
every power Of body and soul 70 his ser
vice. II VA to repress the hAsty word 30
cultivate kind and generous feelings, 10 be-
. friend others IN spirit of entire self-fur-
/ render, 70 remember IN word and deed the
I golden rule, "All things Whatsoever We
would that men should do unto YOU do We
even 20 unto them - IL was in ali the great
things and In all the little ihings Of life, to
put Christ IN their place, in thought and
/ do Just what they believed He would do
T In their situation. Accordingly, IN far
greater measure than IL obtained by the
average Christian, they realized 81. james
I ideal Of "Iure and undofled religion"
/ Through all the years Of their prime and
( far into old age, their hands were most
tender in ministering 20 The afflicted, and
/ their feet were swif 10 run on errAnds Of
mercy. But while their sympaihies went
out to every home, they were never neg
lcciful Of their own homes. Happy the
/ men who were privileged 20 call them
/ Wife Blessed the children who called
1 them mother Patterns Of order and neat
ness, their homes were always places of
4 physical comfort and rest And spiritual
/ influence seemed 10 eXhAle from their very
/ presence. which made those homes places
Of spiritual rest - well. Even the tones
Of their voices suppressed anger, quieted
/ nervous irritation, and brought peace.
/ Their admonitions were always on the side
Of purity and goodness, and their words
were rendered doubly effective by their
consistent example.
One OF the sons Of the dear saint Just
passed away, resident Of a western State,
writing Of his mother, saws "a more con-
scientious Christian | think never lived.
] do not believe that she ever committed
willful sin. She may have made mistakes,
but they were Of the head and not the
heart never knew time when desire
TO live for Heaven was not preseni--never
knew time when kindly sdmonition in
the interests Of that better world, was not
uppermost in her thoughts and actions
And 90 she lived in peace, as did all the
sisters, almost worshippcd by her children,
and beloved by all who knew them. God
| ya xo oa~h Of stns1s a F,sn har s,f Il.