The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1880-12-25
OBITUARY..


EVANS, in the Goth year of her age.
The deceased was the widow OF
Enoeh Evans, who lived to be nearly
80 years of age and ended his days in
the old homestead, where much of a
long and useful life had been spent.
She who had been long the faithful
and beloved partner of his tolls, his
joys and his sorrows, fingered behind
him on the border of the heavenly
land nearly seven years. She spent
nearly half a century in the love and
service of Jesus, in the bosom and
fellowship of two Baptist churches.
She was received for baptism and
baptized on her profession Of faith in
Jesus, at her own request, by the
Forks of Cheat Baptist Church, and
spent the early years of her christian
life in the Masters service, in the
fellowship and communion of that
body 1t had pleased God through
the operations of His providence and
the preaching of the truth as it is in
Jesus. to prepare and gather materi-
al out of which to organize n gospel
church in Morgantown, which was
done on the first of February, 1912.
Rev. j. w. b. Tisdale, pastor of her
own church, was one of four pastors
who Joined in the council met here on
that occasion to recommend and or
game church. Twenty-Five con
stituent members entered into it's
covenant obligations. Our long es-
teemed, but now departed sister, with
others of her fellow members in the
Forks of Cheat Church, were amongst
the number, having decided to cast
in their lot with Gods people here,
who were of the same faith and order
with themselves. The organization
was blessed and prospered of God,
and here we found, more than thirty
seven years ago, to the joy of our
Christ-loving, youthful heart, a work
ing band of united, loving christian
disciples. We were grateful to the
heavenly Shepherd for the grace that
had prepared us for, and the proyi-
dence that directed us into, the soci-
ETY. of so many Of the best and most
noble christian lives that we have
ever found among men. Prominent
amongst these living witnesses for
God in the gospel of His dear Son,
stood up our beloved sister, and long
and well did she fill her place and
cheer her fellow members by her reg
ular attendance, with other members
of her family, at the meetings of the
church for public worship. We have
watched the weight Of gathering
years resting upon her, and have
looked with sadness upon her vacant
seat. We have visited and wor-
shipped and conversed with her at
her home on subjects connected with
the service of Christ here in the in
terests Of his present and coming
kingdom in this world, and the title
to the inheritance that is incorrupta-
BILE in the perfected society Of the
blessed in the glorious presence OF
the Etcrnal-the home of the soul.
But on Tuesday, December 18th, with
many dear relatives, neighbors and
friends, amongst whom were the gray
heads of over fourscore years and
tender-h hearted, precious youth, we
gathered at the home of her son, Ell
Evans, to pay our last tribute of re-
spect to her who had been gathered
as shock of corn, fully ripe, into
the Masters garner above. Her re-
mains were laid in the burial ground
long best known as connected
with the old log, Baptist, meeting
house, near Stewartstown, where her
dust slumbers, surrounded by her
ancestral, pious dead, to await the
call of the last day. BLESSED are
the dead who die in the Lord"
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