Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1880-04-15

aud they loved, and cared for, her ms ic she had
been their only child. Willie was a bright,
merry, happy child and had every prospect of
growing up into beautiful womanhooi. But il
was appointed otherwise. Fell disease laid hold
upon her aud after some two wcoks Of intense
suffering her gentle spirit entered into rest.
Every attention was shown her during her pro.
tractcd illness. All that medical skill and kind
hearts could lo were done with unwcarIcd zeal
Her parents and also her grandmother camc to
watch beside her bed ana soothc her weary
spirit The bereavcd friends have the tcn,crcst
sympathics of tho people of Walalla in The
days Of their sadness and sorrow
The baby wcpt,
The mother took il from tho nurses arms
And soothed its gricfs and slilcd its vain alarms,
And bnby slept
Again it wceps,
and God doth take it from the mothers arms
From present pains and future unknown harms,
And baby sleeps.
The body Of little Willie Hodges was carried
| 70 Greenwood on Wednesday morning where il
will be deposited in the family burying ground at
that place.
csits
Death Of Krs. AMMO IIaxwell
Sloan.
When tho children of Israel we're journey
ing through the wilderness to tho Promised
Land. the ever moving pillar Of clond by day
and of fire by night gave them no rest. Each
| morning they Tcie compelled by an inexoru-
bic decree to strike their tents aud follow tLe
moving cloud, though during tho night, thcy
had been compelled to consign to the ca,,h
| father, mother, husband. wife or child.
Moses realizing our natural affections, and as
consolation, then broke out in that ma.nii.
cent Psalm, which will live forever. "Lord.
Moa hast been our dwelling place in all gene
| rations." While they had no fixed habta-
tion on earth, Moses looked beyond this life
to that glorious habi,ation," whittier We
arc all jnnrncying, and drew consolation
from it. Who. however, can realize this?
"hcn hc Gear partner Of our joys and sor.
rows, our trinls and temptations is sui,icniy
cut off, there is mourning aud lamentations
over the lost one.
These views arc suggested by the death Of
that estimablc, Christian lady. consort Of
Professor Benz. Sloan, which occurred sud.
denly ut Walhalla last Sunday, about S
o'cluck p. NJ. Mrs. Sloan was kind aud
gentle mother, an alfccionatc wife md had
been n member Of the Baptist Church for
many years She illustrated in life those
Christian graces, which showed she had been
with Jesus and walked with him in spirit.
She was daughter Of Mr.. John Maxwell,
long and favorab!y known to our people for
his sterling integrity through II long and
useful life. Maj Sloan. her husband. was n
graduate with distinction Of West Point, IL
Professor in Adgcr College and considered
one of tho best scholars in our State. always
genial and pleasant. but kindly firm in the
discharge of all his duties. They Ind one
child, daughter, who mourns dear mother
in whose death they have tho dccpcst sympn,
thy of this entire community, f,v Mrs. Sloan
was beloved and respected for her true worth
by ali who enjoyed her acquaintance. What,
however, is the sympathy Of man to the
broken honrted? II cunnDt restore tho dead
nor heal the wounded, but there are mcssnpcs
from beyond the Jordan of death which can
console. Divine prophecy says: blessed are
the dead who die in the Lord, from hence
forth. Even 80, saith tho Spirit, that they
may rest from their labors. and their works
do iolow them. These arc they which camo
out of great tribulation, and have washed
their robes and made them whto in tho
blood Of tho Lamb. Therefore, nro thoy
before the throne Of Cod, and serve Him day
and night in his temple, and Ilo that sittcth
on The throne shall dwell among them. They
shh. hunger no more, neither thirst any
more, neither shall tho sun light on them,
nor any heat. For the Lamb which is in tho
midst of tho throne, shall feed them. and
shall lead them unto living fountains of
waters and God shall wipc away all tears
from their eyes" Considering her gontes
ness of disposition, her kindness of heart and
hor chnritablcncss havo we not every reason
TO conclude sho is to-day bnsking in tho
sunshine of her Saviour's lovo and presence?
This ia tho only consolation man can have in
tho loss of thoso dear to him. Her funeral
services were conducted by Rev. G. Il. Gres-
ham ut Pendeton last Tuesday and her
remains wero thero deposited in the family
burial ground, where they will rost until the |
last trump shall summon tho dead to lifo.