The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1880-11-30
OBITUARY.

| WINDHAM He was horn in the State o
Maryland, April %, 1891; resided ther,
with his parents until he was two year,
old; they then came to the State of Yir
ginis, where he remained until the yeal
1911; then came to Belmont County
Ohio, near the town OF Barnesville, and
10 the year 1S46 removed to this county
(Monroe), where he resided until the
Lord called bin home to glory. He
died September "a, 1880, in the S9tt
year Iof his age. He was married iu
1922 and there were IA children com.
mi,ted to his care-seven of them passed
on before him, and he leaves the other Z
and an aged companion, 81 grandchil.
dren and So great.grandchildren, to
mourn his loss. Borwe are glad to be.
lieve that their loss is his eternal gain.
Father Windham joined the NJ. E
Church in the year 1889, and remsined q
member until the day of his death, and
we believe he lived the life OF real
Christian.
He had to endure many trials and
hardships, but he was always contented
and happy, and loved and respected by
all who knew him. His last illness was
very short, but of great suffering. He
had light stroke OF paralysis in the
evening and lost the use OF one side, and
the next day he suffered extremely, but
was calmly resigned to the will of his
Father He said he was ready to GO at
any time the Lord wanted him. About
the time he had the second stroke, the
next evening, ne said his work vas done,
and soon after became unconscious to
all surroundings, but appeared to be in
great pain until 8 O'Clock, and at 10 NJ.
the Lord said it was enough, and he fell
asleep in Jesus.
The funeral services were conducted
by Rev. VIM Dsnford, who addressed
the attendants from the l4th verse of the
j 4tk zchaptcr of I'd Samuslr For Fe
must needs die and are as water split on
the grounu, which cannot be gathered
up again." Father Windham had selec-
tell the 1096th hymn of old NJ. E. se!ec-
tions, which reads,
"And must this body die,
And this well.wrought frame decay1
And must these active limbs of mine
Lie mouldering in tho clay" &C.,
which was used, and after very appro-
pirate discourse to large concourse OF
friends and neighbors-the most affect
ing scene your writer ever Witnessed
there were grayheaded children to pay
q last farewell to the aged father that
had been with them so long; but that
was not the saddest! there came the
bereaved mother, not able to stand
alone, assisted to the corpse, and laying
her hand upon the brow of her departed
companion, with whom she had shared
so many sorrows as we'll as blessings,
she raised her eyes to heaven and said
"Glory to God! it won't be long until
we will meet where parting will be no
more" and exhorted her children to fol-
low Christ, as their father bad done, so
that they all might meet in Heaven. The
Lord grant that the prayer Of that aged
mother may be regarded
He was followed by long procession
of friends aud neighhors to his last rest
ing place in the cemetery at Summerfield,
there to await the coming OF the Son Of
God. when the graves shall all give up
their dead
We all feel the loss Of father Wind
ham; hut as we have already said, "We
believe that our loss is his gain" He
has gone to join his friends on the dther
shore; and it is another warning to the
living that it is necessary that We be
ready. for We know not the day nor the
hour when death may overtake us God
grant we NAV. J. MAssIE
October 18, 1880.
N. Bly, request OF the friends, will
the Monroe Gazette and Belmont Coun-
ty papers please copy. J. ID.